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On Tuesday the 1st of March, family, friends and colleagues said their fond farewells to Geoff Brown. At a service held at Streetly Crematorium there was standing room only as…

It is with deep sadness that Makers lost one of its iconic characters.  After a brief illness Geoff was surrounded by his wife Collette and his 3 children, Jonathan, Victoria…

The final stage in a stringent qualification process saw Makers receive the mark of approval from Sika/LPL Makers now become one of the handful of contractors able to install the…

Makers will be attending the gala event on the 4th March in London where it's Apprentice Scheme has been recognised and short listed for the "Front Line Award" This award…

To celebrate the heady heights of 50 years old, Makers Technical Director Darren Wootton was whisked away for his birthday celebrations by his good lady wife Wendy for a fantastic…

In 2002 Parking Review launched the British Parking Awards to celebrate and recognise excellence and achievement in the parking industry. Covering numerous categories these awards have become coveted by the…

For over 10 years the ‘Parking Charter’ has been in operation between Bedford Borough Council and Makers.  This year saw the fourth multi-storey refurbished under the partnership and scooped the…

Following a very solid performance the annual get together at the German Market in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, provided the backdrop to celebrate the festive season and see…

Budding drivers dreaming of Karting success gathered at the indoor Teamworks Karting venue at Digbeth, Birmingham.  The past 2 years champion Matt Hewetson was firm favourite at the start of…

Makers gathered its operational delivery teams and function heads to review the year.  Chaired by the Managing Director, Simon Lamb, the review touched all aspects of the business but with…

The Directors and Staff would like to wish all of our Clients, Suppliers and Partners all the very best of the Christmas Season and to thank them for their continued…

Following on from feedback from our clients, Makers has introduced a new work wear range for both its operatives and site management. After consultation with interested parties the range has…

Exor on of the UK’s leading independent suppliers of supply chain management has awarded Makers the Gold Standard for the 4th time. Exor specializes in managing supplier assessment programmes to…

Key members of Makers staff attended the Concrete Repair Association’s AGM and Gala dinner held at the Hilton Hotel in Deansgate Manchester. The AGM elected its new chairman Keith Barrow…

The speedy expo attempts to bring suppliers, specifiers and end users together under “one roof”.  For exhibitors it is an opportunity to show case their latest product range and hold…

In July Makers Managing Director, Simon Lamb hit the heady heights of 50!! And to mark this milestone the staff and directors packed him off to Ballybunion in Ireland! Simon…

Whilst the talk of the town was Volkswagens admission of cheating tests and crib notes, German manufacturers were somewhat surprised by the revelation given the German psychic is on the…

Following the success of the awards Makers team took some time to visit some of the iconic land marks of Berlin including the remaining sections of the Berlin Wall, the…

Works to repair Broadgate car park in Lincoln city centre have been completed, with the facility now fully re-open to motorists. City of Lincoln Council, which operates the car park,…

Makers welcomes Heather Blackwell to the purchasing department.  Heather a confessed foodie and mother of 2 has a passion for gardening and combines both her love of food and gardening…

In front of 501 delegates from around the world Makers were presented ‘runners up’ in the ‘Renovating Parking Structures’ category.             The awards hosted by…

Following the success and recognition by the CIOB of Makers Site Manager Apprentice Scheme, we have been inundated with prospective young hopefuls hoping to gain a place on the 5…

Makers Construction European Parking finalists have been invited by leading German Manufacturers to attend Parken and examine new technology and application techniques. Makers pedigree in car park refurbishment has led…

Allhallows MSCP in Bedford has been shortlisted for the European Parking Awards 2015 which are to be held in Berlin in September 2015. Two British car parks made it on…

On Sunday the 2nd of August, Darren Wootton, Makers Operations Director together with his brother Paul and a few friends set out for a charity bike ride in the nearby…

Despite the usual panic of no cricket at Edgbaston due to rain, this Ashes Series took on a different look with the possibility of Australia being bowled out before any…

  At the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, Makers were awarded gold again for the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2015. The Gold Medal Award was handed to Sean Allsop, HSQE…

We naturally assume cancer affects the elderly and middle age but cancer in teenagers is more common than we think. Young people sometimes get the rarest and most aggressive forms…

Makers Matt Hewetson entered the Iron Man Challenge around the countryside of Staffordshire.  The grueling event which saw competitors take part in a 1.2 mile swim in Chasewater, a 56…

20 members of Makers Construction team and staff were treated to a record breaking display by England at Edgbaston. The ODI against New Zealand saw England put into bat and…

Since its launch in 2014, Makers’ programme of CPD events continues to grow in popularity with building surveyors, property owners & consulting civil & structural engineers with Makers presenting a…

Makers were delighted to be invited to present a paper on ‘Innovative Structural Strengthening’ at this year’s Parking & Property event held in London on 15th May 2015. The paper…

At a packed black tie gala dinner at the Nottingham Belfry, the CIOB held it's 2015 "Committed to Excellence Awards" to recognise and celebrate success and excellence of construction related…

Visitors to the Makers Stand this year were greeted with a full audio visual show depicting the award winning 2015 Allhallows project at Bedford as well as underlining the services…

Makers are again exhibiting at the annual dedicated parking exhibition Parkex 2015, to be held over the 3 days of 21st April - 23rd April at Hall 5, NEC, Birmingham. Makers will…

Makers Construction Limited - Weston Favell Bridge Removal from Tinker Taylor on Vimeo. Standens Barn Bridge, Northampton – a vital pedestrian footbridge link between Weston Favell Shopping Centre and the…

The Awards promoted by the Chartered Institute of Building, CIOB, to celebrate high quality work in the construction industry have selected Makers Site Manager Apprenticeship Scheme representing the category of…

Guests and staff at Makers enjoyed first class hospitality at the home of English Rugby.  In their penultimate game of the 6 nations, England gave an indifferent performance against a…

            At a Gala Dinner held at the Lancaster Hotel London, Makers were presented with the “Best Refurbishment Award”  by Paralympic Ade Adepitan. The highly…

As one of Speedy Key accounts, Makers were invited to the unveiling of their new distribution centre based in the Midlands at Tamworth. The 162,000 square feet facility was unveiled…

After his recent celebrity appearance at Branston Golf and Country Club “Dicko of the Yard” arrives to carry out his duties and the newly acquired logistic facility in Staffordshire. 4…

Ian Dickerson a close friend of Makers Managing Director Simon Lamb, and several other employees at Makers have known Ian for many years as a member of Branston Golf and…

As part of its continuing development strategy Makers has unveiled its Logistical arm, set up primarily to provide service, support and equipment to Makers sites, it will also act as…

After 7 years in residence Makers storage facility fondly known as the “Chicken Shed” is no more. As part of Makers on going development it had outgrown the 55m single…

Makers has just completed the Citipark Flagship MSCP at the Merrion Shopping Centre, Leeds.  Operating through a main contractor GMI, Makers carried out the structural refurbishment, strengthening and waterproofing elements…

The Fully Integrated Management System (IMS) incorporating ISO 9001:2007, 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 are for most companies on their wish list. For most companies having achieved the "9001" accreditation and…

January brings in the New Year and the Directors of Makers would like to wish all their employees, staff, clients and suppliers a fantastic New Year.

The Directors would like to extend to all of our Clients, Staff, Suppliers and Families a safe and festive Christmas. Following the launch of Makers "Lifecare" in November, Makers will…

Guests and staff of Makers enjoyed first class surroundings at Twickenham to watch England against South Africa in an Autumn Series international on Saturday the 15th November. Despite England scoring 3…

Makers celebrated with Parking Review’s team at the Beehive, London to commemorate 25 years of dedicated publishing in the Parking sector. Parking Review launched in 1989 is published 11 times…

Makers Life care was launched at the Parking World Expo in London this month as part of its “heartbeat campaign”. Life care planning is critical to the survival and correct…

Makers are seen as the leading experts in the field of car park refurbishment were invited to address the exhibition on the topic of “Rejuvenate or Replace” discussing the reasoning,…

Invited by Capita, Makers attended the Sutton Coldfield Schools Consortium careers fair held at the Royal Sutton Town Hall.  Attended by over 1500 students, parents and teachers, local providers and…

With the advance of green technology, Makers were invited to inspect the new headquarters of Sika Germany in Stuttgart. The building designed to the German equivalent of BREEAM incorporated 30…

Makers is both presenting and exhibiting at Parking World’s 10th annual event being held at the Kia Oval, London on the 6th November 2014. The event is organised and run…

Mick Stubbs and Dean Hubbard are the successful candidates to be chosen for the 2014 Apprentice Site Manager Programme. The 5 year programme will see Mick and Dean study at…

A year in the developing Makers unveiled its Site Manager Apprenticeship Scheme at the Jobs Fair held at Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Hall. The training programme utilised the latest technology…

Joe Marler a recent recruit on Makers apprenticeship scheme has already revealed his talent for “winning and leadership” Joe, captain of Branston’s junior section lead a 12 strong team to…

Directors and guests of Makers attended the ODI at Edgbaston to see England take on India. Despite the fantastic weather and surroundings, England were unable to raise their game with…

Darren Wootton, Makers Operations/ Technical Director and the team “triumphantly” arrived in Paris despite Darren’s altercation with a kerb and pub car park on the second day of the ride. …

Only a few days after the historic grande depart in Yorkshire of the Tour de France, Meadowhall Shopping Centre witnessed its second in as many weeks.  A slightly less attended…

Makers opened the doors to the Merrion Centre to some 50 invited guests from Engineering and Surveying practices from around the UK. The Merrion Centre is currently Europe's largest Carbon Fibre Strengthening project…

Makers have been awarded a multimillion pound contract to install the largest carbon fibre project in Europe. Using combination of Sika Anchor C strand and carbon fibre wrap Makers are…

Managing Director Simon Lamb takes an interest in the Bird deterrent system discovered at Excel. The Birds are trained to circulate and scare remove populations of unwanted birds on. 'in…