Leading construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has appointed a new Managing Director for Spadeoak its specialist contracting business.
Victoria Smith, who has been with Aggregate Industries for more than 15 years, will take up her new position as Spadeoak’s Managing Director from November 2nd. She will also be joining the Senior Leadership Team of Aggregate Industries’ renowned Contracting Division.
Working within the construction industry for nearly two decades, Victoria brings a wealth of experience, initially starting her Aggregate Industries career in internal sales. Most recently she was the General Manager of the Express Asphalt business.
Now joining the Spadeoak team, which delivers world-class sports, civils and surfacing products to the education, retail, commercial and residential sectors, Victoria’s role will involve providing a clear direction of growth for the successful business, putting its customers and team at the forefront.
Victoria said: “I’m delighted to be taking on this new chapter in my career at Aggregate Industries and working together as a team to not only navigate the current challenges facing the sector but also capitalise on the exciting opportunities in the coming years. As experts in our field, I’m looking forward to being part of the strategic growth of Spadeoak in which we continue to not only meet, but exceed customer service and expectation.”
Paddy Murphy, Managing Director of Aggregate Industries’ Contracting Division, said: “We welcome Victoria to Spadeoak, and my senior management team, and look forward to her bringing a huge amount of customer focus, expertise and experience to the business. Her understanding of Aggregate Industries, its products and services are second to none. This will only boost and heighten the continuous excellent customer service we provide across the array of sectors we work with.”
For more information about Aggregate Industries, visit aggregate.com
About Aggregate Industries UK
Aggregate Industries UK is a leading company in the construction and infrastructure industries. It produces and supplies a wide range of construction materials including aggregates, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete and precast concrete products. It also produces, imports and supplies cementitious materials and offers a national road surfacing and contracting service.
It prides itself on best practice in sustainability having become the first company to be certificated to BES 6001, The Framework Standard for the Responsible Sourcing of Construction Products, developed by the BRE (Building Research Establishment). Aggregate Industries UK is a proud member of the LafargeHolcim Group.
More information is available on www.aggregate.com
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Planning permission has been granted for an application submitted by Peel L&P and Your Housing Group (YHG) for the development of Patagonia Place, a 31 storey residential development at Liverpool Waters.
The development will consist of 278 homes and marks the fifth residential development at Princes Dock, one of five neighbourhoods at the £5 billion waterfront development.
Liverpool Waters is transforming 60 hectares of historic docklands and is the biggest single regeneration project in the history of Liverpool and one of the largest in Europe. The development offers 2,000,000 sq.m of floorspace which will include 9,000 residential homes, 315,000 sq.m. of business space and 53,000 sq.m. of hotel and conference facilities. The waterfront project will also be the home to a new cruise liner terminal and hotel as well as a new Isle of Man ferry terminal currently under construction as well as the proposed new Everton FC stadium.
Darran Lawless, development director at Peel L&P’s Liverpool Waters says:
“It’s fantastic to have reached this significant milestone, after a huge amount of work in collaboration with Your Housing Group, our advisory team and contractor Vermont, that has gone into securing planning consent.
“We’re delighted with the progress made across Liverpool Waters and this is yet another incredible residential development, adding to the existing schemes delivered at Princes Dock creating more quality homes, securing local jobs and investment in an enviable waterfront location, right here in Liverpool city centre.”
Lorraine Donnelly, development director at Your Housing Group says:
“Your Housing Group has remained committed to delivering this development at Liverpool Waters, and to reach this milestone with Peel L&P is a great achievement for everyone involved. This is a really exciting project for YHG. To have a development on the iconic Liverpool waterfront offering high-quality apartments with incredible views of the Mersey is something that we are extremely proud to be part of. We can’t wait to get started on site.”
The residential development has been designed by Faulkner Chester Hall, with Arup providing planning consultation and Vermont in line to build the project.
To learn more about Peel L&P’s Liverpool Waters scheme including available space or new homes, visit http://www.liverpoolwaters.co.uk.
About Liverpool Waters:
With an estimated value of £5 billion, Liverpool Waters is one of the largest regeneration projects within Europe and the largest single development opportunity in the city. Covering some 60 hectares and spanning 2.3 km of the city’s famous waterfront, Liverpool Waters will see the creation of a new mixed-use city district for Liverpool and bring back to life a swathe of historic dockland.
To learn more about the project, please visit www.liverpoolwaters.co.uk.
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