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!
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!
Our Babergh, Hadleigh, project is rapidly nearing the final stages of completion. The heritage buildings have been repaired using traditional materials, incorporating structural timber repairs, lime mortar pointing and plastering, reinstating and repairing timber windows and restoring the original roof coverings with clay tiles. The new extensions have been constructed with modern materials including concrete […]
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Babergh nears completion
Last Thursday was handover day for Building One at our Hadleigh site for Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils. The redevelopment of the former Babergh Council offices includes refurbishment of five listed buildings, demolition of a former industrial building and parts of a 1970s office complex. Listed buildings include a brick fronted, timber framed building, […]
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Hadleigh Handover Day!
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
The final phase of our works at The Longshop Museum, Leiston, are almost complete. We have carried out 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 and roof lights, lead and copper work, gutters, […]
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Longshop Museum, Leiston, nears completion
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
Next Wednesday is handover day for blocks 1 and 2 at our Hadleigh site for Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils. The redevelopment of the former Babergh Council offices includes refurbishment of five listed buildings, demolition of a former industrial building and parts of a 1970’s office complex. Listed buildings include a brick fronted, timber […]
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Blocks one and two at our Hadleigh site ready for handover
We are very proud of our Heritage and Conservation portfolio which includes some of Suffolk’s finest buildings, as well as many further afield. Being awarded the National Federation of Builders Heritage Approved Contractor Mark again for 2025 is something we are equally proud of. Find out more about our Heritage and Conservation work here.
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NFB Heritage Mark awarded again for 2025