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J T Wilding

Posted on September 10, 2016

J T Wilding is a long established business based in Ipswich specialising in the domestic and commercial boiler maintenance and installation market. The Barnes Group has owned 50% of the business since 2000. Following the retirement of our fellow shareholder, Steve Lancaster, we have now acquired 100% of the...

Further accommodation space for Churchill College

Posted on August 1, 2016

SDC and Bower Fuller have completed the latest accommodation facility at Churchill College, enhancing the College’s position as a centre for academic excellence and one of the city’s leading venues for residential conferences, meetings and events. Cowan Court is named in honour of the Benefactor Fellow Michael Cowan, an...

Ingleton Wood Charity Football Tournament

Posted on July 19, 2016

Congratulations to the Bower Fuller seven a side football team who were triumphant at Ingleton Wood’s Charity Football Tournament on Friday 8th July, all in aid of St Elizabeth Hospice. 12 teams entered including local construction consultants, contractors and suppliers, playing in two leagues of six, with a semi-final...

1MW of boiler plant is delivered to Moreton Hall

Posted on June 1, 2016

The new secondary school for Bury St Edmunds at Moreton Hall will have the heating and hot water provided by an energy centre. Delivery of the 2 wood pellet biomass boilers has just been made along with a 17,000 litre buffer vessel, following a 14 week procurement period. Installation...

Room With A View

Posted on May 3, 2016

Progress on the Hughes Hall Student Accommodation block in Cambridge is going well. This design and build 84 bedroom project stands on Gresham Road, with fantastic views (as pictured) over The Fenner’s Cricket Club where first class cricket has been played since 1848. Starting on...

Alderman House takes its next delivery on Liverpool Street

Posted on April 1, 2016

Following an initial period of enabling and an extensive archaeological dig, we have recently delivered the main air handling unit and main switch panels for this 7 floor new build office development that is retaining its original facade. The poured concrete structure is only up to first floor level...

A tough Sunday morning

Posted on March 22, 2016

Many congratulations to all of the Barnes Group staff who completed the Stowmarket Half Marathon last weekend to raise money for the Barnes Group Charity of the Year, the Woolverstone Wish. Our runners were inspired and followed the lead of our Chairman William Barnes who successfully completed the course....

Suffolk Workplace Challenge – The Results

Posted on March 20, 2016

Congratulations to the various Bower Fuller staff who took up the Suffolk Workplace Challenge in January and February of this year. The idea was to get as many of us moving more than we would normally – this involved the team logging their daily exercise regimes including walking, running,...

Charity of the Year

Posted on February 2, 2016

As part of our giving to good causes that promote the advancement or well being of people, we are pleased to announce that the Barnes Group has a charity of the year that it is supporting in 2016. Following a vote by all staff, The Macmillan Woolverstone Wish was...

New Apprentice

Posted on February 2, 2016

We welcome Jake Wessels who joins us with TrAC, as an apprentice electrician. Jake will spend time with our directly employed installation teams on various sites and learn all aspects of commercial and industrial electrical services. Jake is currently our fourth site based apprentice....