It’s been another busy year for the Elliotts team, delivering a further 20 modular restaurants throughout 2017. Highlights of the year have included the first restaurant opening in Northern Ireland and completing projects with bespoke interiors by world renowned French interior designer Patrick Norguet. This year has also seen us complete our 100th project for Elliotts & with our partnership well into its 5th year, we’re sure number 200 won’t be too far around the corner.

After a fruitful recruitment drive, we are excited to have been joined by James Cowley. James recently completed his degree in Architectural Engineering at Heriot Watt University and is seeking to develop his passion for creating environmentally conscious buildings – what a perfect fit for our modelling and sustainability team. Outside work, James is a master of circus skills & we know his juggling abilities will come in very handy pursuing a career in construction... Welcome James!

The commitment of Askham Bryan College to breathe new life into a former Victorian stable block and lodge at the heart of a historic Middlesbrough park has received a boost with confirmation that £3million has been awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). This will enable the transformation of buildings within Stewart Park into an agricultural and horticultural education facility. The Park is of international significance as it contains the site of Captain Cook's birthplace.

The Yorkshire-based college has run courses from Stewart Park for some years but the iconic buildings are in need of urgent repair.  Two years ago Askham Bryan College pledged the restoration as part of a ten-year plan and to date, work totalling around £150,000 has been completed.

The major restoration will see an exciting new phase of the College's partnership with Middlesbrough Council which transferred over several buildings last year. The aim is to return the buildings to their former glory, encourage greater public access, and create an educational hub for the region’s young people.

Repairs will include extensive work to the roof and the general fabric of the building, the creation of lecture rooms, a science lab, a learning resource centre, animal handling areas, workshops and a reception area. Heritage features such as the former butter churn dairy and Victorian laundry will be restored, and it is anticipated that the visitor information centre, café and courtyard will become vibrant public areas.

Silcock Leedham has been appointed to provide a full building services design for the restoration works.