2018 PJ Livesey Team Challenge

by | Jul 13, 2018 | Community, News & Events, P J Livesey News

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July, 2018

2018 P J LIVESEY TEAM CHALLENGE

It is time to announce the PJ Livesey Team challenge for 2018

Previous years have seen staff from our Trafford Park HQ tackle a Tough Mudder Course and scale the UK’s Three Peaks as we challenge ourselves and also raise money for charity.

This year we are pushing the international boundaries and plan a sponsored cycle from London to Paris.

Fourteen members of staff are now in training for the Arch to Arc trip with weekly cycles around the region and training weekends planned.

We are looking to raise as much as possible with every penny being donated to The Birches school in Didsbury.

The school stands right next door to our latest site at the Siemens campus on Nell Lane and directors Georgina Livesey and Craig Lynch have been to see first-hand the facilities and wonderful work of the staff and their vibrant pupils.

The school caters for around 150 children with a wide range of complex learning difficulties from across the region and while funded by the local authority is always in need of money for extras.

Headteacher Rob O’Hara said: “We have been in communication with PJ Livesey since they started on site earlier in the year and we are delighted to have such supportive neighbours. The sponsored ride sounds a magnificent idea and the school is delighted to be the recipient.

“We are constantly looking to see how we can develop our school, and further enrich the lives of our pupils and their families and please know that every turn of the pedals will have a direct positive effect on what we can achieve and we are extremely grateful to all of you.”

We hope our big effort will be able to make some small difference to the pupil’s lives.

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Deal Completes on Siemen’s New Development

by | Mar 23, 2018 | Current Developments, Featured, New Properties, News & Events, P J Livesey News

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April, 2018

DEAL COMPLETES FOR SIEMENS

We’re completing our agreement with our partners, Siemens, Bruntwood and Manchester City Council.

Work can now start in earnest on 48 contemporary 4 and 5 bedroom family houses and a new apartment block. The homes are part of wider redevelopment of the nine acre site which will also incorporate new offices aimed at medical and technical businesses and improved landscaping. The scheme accessed from Nell Lane in West Didsbury will sit alongside the existing Sir William Siemens House and the new £65m Spire Manchester Hospital.

PJ Livesey director Craig Lynch said: “This is an important milestone for the partnership and we are excited about starting work to deliver a wide range of properties. These will be high quality family homes sitting alongside a distinctive new apartment building and we anticipate the first completions by the end of this year.”

Manchester City Council leader Sir Richard Leese said: “The development will bring new jobs in a strategically important location close to the motorway and only 10 minutes from Manchester Airport. This is welcome news and will contribute to the city’s strategies by creating employment opportunities which Manchester people will be able to access.”

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P J Livesey shorlisted for two prestigious awards

by | Jan 22, 2018 | News & Events, P J Livesey News

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January, 2018

SHORTLISTED FOR TWO AWARDS

In two categories for the prestigious 2018 NW Insider Residential Property Awards

We are delighted to be finalists for ‘ House Builder of the Year’. We also have an additional nomination for our redevelopment of the former MMU Campus St James Park at Didsbury in the ‘Small Housing Development of the Year’ category.

The prestigious awards are made all the more credible as they are judged by our respected industry colleagues. The winners will be announced at an awards Dinner at Events City on January the 25th, 2018.

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Historic England applaud P J Livesey conversion

by | Nov 21, 2017 | P J Livesey News

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November, 2017
HISTORIC ENGLAND APPLAUD PJ LIVESEY CONVERSION

A great example of how to re-use Britain’s industrial legacy buildings

Our conversion of the Grade II listed Holden Mill in Bolton is being held up by Historic England as a great example of how to re-use Britain’s industrial legacy buildings.

More than half of all old mills in Greater Manchester have been demolished and lost since the 1980’s and the group says further demolition should be avoided if possible.

New research by the University of Salford, funded by Historic England, calculates that around 25,000 new homes could be provided if the 1,996,597 square metres of vacant floor space in textile mills across Greater Manchester and Lancashire were converted to accommodation.

Historic England believes that mills can and should accommodate the North West’s growth needs. Mill buildings are also distinctive, character-filled places which offer a connection between past and future generations. Their new publication Engines of Prosperity: new uses for old mills focuses on the North West and showcases successfully re-purposed textile mills alongside other potential mill conversion opportunities.

We are very pleased that our conversion of Holden Mill gets highlighted. It is a vast building for which we found an innovative, bespoke solution creating truly unique spaces for owners.

HOUSING – THE COTTONWORKS, BOLTON
The Cotton Works (Holden Mill) is a Grade II listed cotton spinning mill dating from 1926 that has been repurposed for residential use. The development demonstrates the importance of a bespoke approach to conversion of a historic building. By removing glass from all of the external windows of the mill, internal terraces could be created for the apartments, set back three metres from the facades of the building. The development comprises 275 apartments and 300 car parking spaces.

WORK SPACE – CASTLETON MILLS, LEEDS
A Grade II listed original flax mill, Castleton Mill has been repurposed as a collection of creative work spaces and studios that are high quality and affordable. Built in 1836, Castleton Mill is one of three remaining mills of its type in the UK.

Throughout the renovation of the mill, the developers’ key aim was to restore and enhance the original features, as well as promote the cultural significance of the building – both past and present. By combining high-spec facilities with an inspiring setting the mill offers an ideal environment for fast growing creative businesses.

LEISURE – HOLMES MILL, CLITHEROE WORK SPACE
The Grade II listed former James Thornber & Co mill dates back to 1823 and comprises a wide range of buildings relating to the textile manufacturing process. In 2015 it was transformed into an exciting leisure destination that employs 180 members of staff. The heritage of the mill has been incorporated into the design of the revived space as much as possible, including the restoration of the Clayton, Goodfellow & Company cross-compound horizontal engine, which was originally installed in 1910. Holmes Mill is now a popular and versatile venue which plays host to weddings, parties, live music events and corporate functions.

ABOUT HISTORIC ENGLAND
Historic England is the public body that champions and protects England’s historic places. They look after the historic environment, providing expert advice, helping people protect and care for it and helping the public to understand and enjoy it. Click here to learn more about Historic England’s mills

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Didsbury Arts Festival Exhibition

by | Jun 27, 2017 | Blog, Community, Current Developments, News & Events, P J Livesey News, Sales Information

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June, 2017
ART EXHIBITION AT ST.JAMES PARK

Our St James Park, marketing suite has been turned into an art gallery open to all

Didsbury Arts Festival at St. James Park

We are proud sponsors of this year’s Didsbury Arts Festival and as part of the creative fortnight we have linked with The Mustard Tree, a charity whose work we admire and support, to turn our marketing suite at St James Park, Didsbury, into an art gallery open to all.

The exhibition is called The Earth Under My Feet and is a collection of work by Lloyd Stephenson, one of the very many people helped by the supportive and inspirational work of The Mustard Tree. Lloyd, now in his 50’s, has been homeless many times, despite having a degree in Fine Art from Salford University and a rare talent.

Lloyd has been rediscovered and encouraged through The Turnkey Trust at The Mustard Tree, in a project where artists who had been in prison were given the space, the tools and the time to make and show work.

The Mustard Tree is based in Manchester city centre at Ancoats with outposts in Eccles and Little Hulton. It is a supportive and welcoming organisation whose aim is to create choice and opportunity for the homeless and disadvantaged supporting hundreds of people through positive action and guidance. You can find out more about The Mustard Tree here.

The Ancoats premises are currently undergoing a much-needed refurbishment with fund raising underway to support The Big Build. All the 12 pieces of framed work on display are for sale with proceeds being split between the artist and the charity.

We would like to say a big thank you to Carolyn Curtis-Magri, an artist-in-residence at the Turnkey Project and regular face at The Mustard Tree who was instrumental in facilitating this exhibition. Carolyn is based at Artsmill Gallery and Studios, Hebden Bridge. Click here to find out more.

We urge you to call in to the marketing suite and support this fine charity.

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Heritage Award for Westwood Park

by | May 19, 2017 | News & Events, P J Livesey News, Past Developments

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May, 2017
HERITAGE AWARD FOR WESTWOOD PARK

Traditional designs, quality materials, and sensitive landscaping

Our sensitive redevelopment of the former Westwood Hospital site in Beverley, has been given the Chairman’s Built Heritage Award by East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

It’s the ultimate local accolade for the development that has saved five protected historic buildings, including a Grade II listed former workhouse and decorative archway.

The judges said: “The development is approached through the listed arched gatehouse on Woodlands, giving a very distinctive and unusual access to the development. The use of traditional designs, quality materials, attention to detail and sensitive landscaping have integrated the old and new and made this a very pleasant place to live, giving a new lease of life to the old hospital buildings.”

The scheme is at the heart of the Beverley Conservation Area and a short walk from the town’s historic cobbled market square.

The Award was collected on behalf of PJ Livesey by Bill Bayliss, Nicola Hennis, and Martin Coward and our grateful thanks go to the organisers and judges.

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