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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…

Makers Construction will be attending the Facilities Show 2014 stand number R1450 which is to be held at ExCel Arena, London between 17th and 19th June 2014. Come and visit…

Makers have recently transformed 3 landmark projects covered in the May edition of Parking Review. For more information click on the links below: Eastgate Basildon, Eastgate, Basildon. Eastgate    …

  Makers are again exhibiting at the annual, dedicated parking exhibition Parkex 2014, to be held at Olympia, London.  Makers will be exhibiting on stand B43 and both Darren and…

Makers Strike Gold Again. At the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, Sean Allsop, Makers HSQE Manager received the "Gold Award" on behalf of the company from RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety…

Makers provided a sneak preview to Architects, Engineers and interested parties prior to the re-opening of the Allhallows Multistorey car park in Bedford. As part of the "gateway project" invited…

So close to yet another win in the "Best Refurbishment Category".  Makers received a "Highly Commended" award for the Eastgate Shopping Centre project at Basildon.  The judges particulary liked the…

Peter Cowlard was recognised and honoured at the British Parking Awards at the Lancaster Hotel, London. Referred to as the "Experts Expert" Peters contribution for outstanding performance was recognised by…

Makers is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted once again for the British Parking Awards sponsored by Parking Review. The awards are to be held in London on…

Matrix Solutions entered Administration last week leaving customers and Clients contemplating the financial implications. Formed in 2002 via a MBO from Connaught Group, Matrix operated from three office locations, in…

Makers has re-launched its website to make it easier for Clients and interested parties to navigate and obtain information, download Case Studies and book CPD’s. The website covers the five…

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. Exciting times are ahead…

Staff gathered for Peter Cowlards last day of work at Makers after 28 fantastic years.  Peter had already decided at the start of the year that he would be retiring…

To our clients, Staff and Partners, we thank you for your continued support thoughout 2013 and wish you and your families a safe and Merry Christmas and look forward to…

As part of the Christmas Celebrations and to mark the end to 2013 the staff and employees gathered at Teamworks Karting, Birmingham to test out their racing skills and settle…

Industry suppliers gathered to celebrate the end of an era as Peter Cowlard, Makers Technical Director hanged up his boots after 33 years in the industry. Peter is truly an…

Makers ladies celebrated the birthday of renown celebrity chef, Marco Pierre White at his rooftop restaurant at the Cube, Birmingham. Marco's 53rd birthday was celebrated in style and wrapped up…

Peter Cowlard Technical Director for Makers was awarded the Kevin Coulman Memorial Shield in recognition of his services and dedication both to the Concrete Repair Association and the industry. Voted…

Makers a founder member of the Concrete Repair Association celebrated its 25th year in style in the Strangers Room at the Houses of Parliament. The venue had been sponsored by…

Peter Cowlard, Technical Director for Makers hit the dizzy heights of 65 this month despite looking the same for the last 44 years. To mark this illustrious occasion, fellow Directors held…

Makers has just completed the application of 5000m² of sprayed "Decseal" to replace the existing Tremco system over asphalt. "Decseal" a Stirling Lloyd product manufactured and supplied in the UK…

Makers Construction based locally to Paget High School came to the rescue following a plea from a Summer Intern. A group of sixth form students from Paget High School are…

Nominated by the Cheltenham Civic Society as one of it's top 10 buildings to be replaced in Cheltenham, Makers have transformed this 5300m² office block back to its former glory.…

Makers goes Coast to Coast. Makers Managing Direct Simon Lamb headed a group of novice cyclists to ride Coast to Coast to raise money for a faxitron machine used in…