Our director, Malcolm was really excited to be at the ‘Spade in the Ground’ event announcing the start of our West Reservoir regeneration project for LB Hackney.

🏅 We did it! Lombard Street Third Floor West has been named Winner of the BREEAM Awards 2025 for Best Refurbishment & Fit-out Project.

Proud to have worked alongside: Developer/Owner: Canada Life Asset Management Assessor Company: L&P Group

This award is a fantastic recognition of the team’s commitment to sustainable, high-quality design. A huge thanks to everyone who brought this project to life!

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Claire Brady, Historic England Team Leader London and South East Office who said during a visit with her team on 15th May that:

‘The completed project is looking really stunning!  Congratulations to you all for achieving so much!’

A grand celebration for the opening of Brockwell Hall! Delighted to receive such a fantastic endorsement of our NLHF project from Councillor Clare Holland, Leader of Lambeth Council, at the 7 May event — full of music, joy and festive spirit.

Brockwell Hall restored: a new chapter begins for a historic Lambeth landmark.

We’re proud to announce that our refurbishment project at 1-6 Lombard Street, 3rd Floor West, has been shortlisted in the Refurbishment & Fit-Out category at the BREEAM Awards 2025.

This recognition highlights our commitment to sustainability and design excellence. We’re also delighted to have achieved an ‘Outstanding’ BREEAM rating across multiple floors of the building.

https://bregroup.com/news/shortlist-for-the-breeam-awards-2025

The new £8.7m history centre housing valuable archives collections from Staffordshire opens today.

The Staffordshire History Centre, on Eastgate Street in Stafford, will welcome visitors on Wednesday after more than three years of work on the project. It will serve primarily as a storage facility for the county’s archives, with members of the public able to book appointments to have a look at the collections.

Staffordshire county councillor Victoria Wilson told BBC Radio Stoke the opening would be a “very exciting moment” for her.

“I cannot wait to throw the doors open to the public so they can look into this little window of the past to see what Staffordshire and history here is all about,” she said.

Click here to read the full article on BBC News

Tilbury on the Thames Trust in Partnership with The Port of Tilbury is celebrating the achievement of securing an incredible £4,478,310 in funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver its ambitious plans to fully refurbish Tilbury’s Grade II listed historic Riverside Railway Station to bring the historic landmark back to life as a vibrant community location.

The funding for the Back on Track* project marks a milestone in the Trust’s efforts over a number of years to secure major funding to transform the railway station into an exciting space for community events, studios for local artists, and a place to enjoy a cup of coffee in a new riverside café while watching the ships go by along the Thames. The transformation will celebrate the building’s rich heritage, from the arrival of the Empire Windrush to its legacy as a key stop for cruise liners today and from a bygone era.

To mark the funding award, a new video has been released today: https://vimeo.com/1017920540/e3f5fb3402?share=copy 

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WINNER OF THE COMMUNITY PRIZE

The project included the complete restoration of the Grade II Listed Springfield House and a stunning new Community Events Building, the Glass House, sitting within the restored walled Kitchen Garden.

Click here to see the announcement 

PRS Architects are delighted to be appointed by the Tilbury on Thames Trust for 'Back on Track: Tilbury Riverside Station' project supported by @HeritageFundUK, Tilbury Port & Tilbury Town’s Fund, transforming the iconic building into a vibrant creative and community hub.

It's great news that The Hold has been approved as a Place of Deposit from @UkNatArchives, who recognised the building as an ‘impressive archive facility’ with a ‘high level of thought and care’ that went into the design. Well done to @SuffolkArchives and the wider team!

"The Hold is a significant achievement and an impressive archive facility. The high level of thought and care that has gone into the design, construction and fitting out of archive accommodation that meets relevant archive standards in a sustainable wayis clearly evident."

- The National Archives

"These exciting plans for West Reservoir will help to make the site more accessible to the wider community, opening up a new public green space for Hackney, boosting biodiversity, and helping to create a greener, healthier borough."

-Cllr Caroline Woodley, Cabinet Member for Families, Parks and Leisure

Plans for a new green space, beginners’ open water swimming area, cafe and changing facilities at West Reservoir have been published by Hackney Council - with residents invited to have their say.

The plans are aimed at: opening up the east bank of West Reservoir so people can walk around it; boosting biodiversity; improving landscaping; and building a new accessible bridge across the New River.

At the West Reservoir Centre itself, proposals include: a dedicated beginners’ open water swimming area; an additional changing area inside the building, with showers, lockers and toilets; moving the cafe so it opens to outdoor seating areas; upgrading the events spaces; and, improvements to the boat workshop and learning spaces.

The plans are funded by £700,000 from the Mayor of London’s Green and Resilient Spaces Fund and £1.6m secured from developers. 

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