If like most schools you don’t have a cycle shelter, and due to the budget cuts your worried about being able to afford one, at canopies by Acer we have a cycle shelter to suit everyone’s budget. To help you with the process of purchasing a cycle shelter we have put together a few benefits on why to invest in … Read More
Mersey Gateway
A team comprising Kier and FCC has emerged as the favourite for the £600m Mersey Gateway bridge project, Building understands. The Merseylink consortium is understood to have beaten two rival consortiums to the contract to design, build, finance and operate the new £589m six-lane toll bridge planned to cross the River Mersey. A preferred bidder will be announced in June … Read More
Interserve takes £700m in Q1
Interserve has won more than £700m of new work in Q1 2013 from clients including Jaguar Land Rover and Magnox. Interserve said in its interim management statement that it had won “significant contracts from new and existing clients” and that it continues to invest to drive efficiency gains and facilitate organic growth, as it announced trading is in line with … Read More
Pupils not getting enough sleep
It is a particular problem in more affluent countries, with sleep experts linking it to the use of mobile phones and computers in bedrooms late at night. Sleep deprivation is such a serious disruption that lessons have to be pitched at a lower level to accommodate sleep-starved learners, the study found. The international comparison, carried out by Boston College, found the … Read More
Fund raising tips for school
From the Lottery’s Awards for All to supermarkets such as Tesco and Waitrose, foundations and charitable trusts provide schools grants for a range of different projects. Website Grants 4 Schools has an extensive database of organisations which schools can apply to. The Growing Schools website also has information on groups which fund outdoor learning projects. John Ellery, founder of Ellery … Read More
Improving Cycling to school
LOCAL BUSINESS SUPPORTS OVER 1,000 UK SCHOOLS TAKING PART IN THE BIG PEDAL 2013 A Liverpool business, Canopies by Acer, is supporting a national campaign to encourage school children to cycle to work. Delivered by charity Sustrans and funded by Bike Hub, the Big Pedal 2013 has seen thousands of families ditch the car and do the school run by … Read More
BAM Construction set to build new Schools
BAM Construction has been appointed by the Education Funding Agency as the selected panel member for a £27m new build contract for four schools in Birmingham, Derby and Nottinghamshire. The Midlands 2 capital batch includes one secondary school, Lees Brook Community School; Heathlands Primary School; and Hallmoor School and Fountaindale School, both of which are special schools. Work will now … Read More
Cycle shelter grant for SMEs in Liverpool
Improvement grants of up to £2,500 are available to support more sustainable transport infrastructure at your workplace. SMEs based in Liverpool (who are eligible) can apply for a grant up to £2,500 and for micro SMEs (those with less than 10 members of staff) grants of up to £500 will be available. We will also consider joint bids from more … Read More
Canopies by Acer Sponsor the Big Pedal 2013
Earlier this year we sponsored a national competition that saw schools throughout the UK compete in a nationwide cycling initiative encouraging children to cycle to school. Organised by charity Sustrans and funded by Bike Hub, the Big Pedal 2013 saw thousands of families leave the car and do the school run by bike or scooter from 28th Feb – 20th … Read More
