👩‍🎓 Our team has been on site at the historic Craik-Marshall building in Cambridge since June, working on the replacement of windows, stone cills, balustrades and balconies. The works are progressing to programme, with the last window being installed today; the remaining stone repairs, internal remediation work, new lead flat roof and balustrading refurbishment should […]
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Craik-Marshall Project Update
Following on from our recent completion of work at the University of Cambridge Centre for Mathematical Sciences, we were delighted to be awarded another contract for the University From June, our team will be on site at The Craik-Marshall Building, located on the historic Downing Site in Cambridge. It is a four-story structure housing the […]
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Another Project Win from the University of Cambridge!
Our Project Manager, Steve James, is a surprise (if slightly reluctant) celebrity! Standing by as a major press visit took place yesterday at our recently completed project at Ipswich Museum, Steve suddenly found himself in front of an ITV camera and microphone. He did very well…bravo, Steve! (Watch out for the paparazzi!). The Museum is […]
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Steve the Celebrity!
A sneak peek of Ipswich Museum as this stunning landmark enters the final stages of its redevelopment. A honeycomb of rooms interconnected by narrow corridors, ancient stairways and limited access has made way for impressive, open spaces with lofty ceilings. Floors have been raised, ramps have been installed, and a new lift is in place […]
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Ipswich Museum – a sneak peek!
Five years ago, in October 2020, we completed construction of the new NW2 Community Space, managed by New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich. The building was constructed adjacent to the main theatre on the roof of the spiral car park in Theatre Square. A lightweight timber-framed structure clad in gold coloured roof sheeting and black rubber […]
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It’s #ThrowbackThursday!
Ipswich Museum has seen many changes in its lifetime, and its current transformation into a world-class destination has revealed plenty of evidence of its previous residents. Part of the building was occupied by Ipswich School of Art before it was absorbed by the University of Suffolk, and during the redevelopment work, we have uncovered reminders […]
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Art comes back to Ipswich High Street!
It’s been all systems go at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, where our team has been busy setting up the site under perfect blue skies. The project includes the removal of existing roof lights and green roof, together with all soil and insulation. We will subsequently construct a new curved rooflight and green […]
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Getting site-ready at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences
Just in time for the May Bank Holiday weekend, we handed over the final phase of works at The Long Shop Museum, Leiston. The project involved an extensive and sympathetic refurbishment of this nineteenth century work house, including repairs to brickwork, major roof timber repairs, strip-off and re-tiling of the main roof, new roof lanterns […]
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Long Shop Museum handed over
To mark Gipping’s latest partnership with Ipswich.co.uk, we invited Oliver Rouane-Williams, Editor and Founder along with his team, for an access-all-areas tour of our site at Ipswich Museum. The visit gave Oliver the opportunity to meet our Site Team: Project Manager, Steve James and Working Foreman, Nick Maslin, as well as our Joint MD, Andy […]
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Gipping making headlines!
The towering temporary roof over Ipswich Museum can be seen from many viewpoints in the town and has protected the historic landmark for months whilst restoration works to the roof have taken place. The scale of the project and the sheer quantity of scaffold and containment material required to shroud the building is vast. This […]
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A bird’s eye view of Ipswich Museum under wraps