Walter Lilly Appointed Onto Restoration Framework
Walter Lilly are delighted to have recently been awarded our fourth contract on London’s premier UNESCO World Heritage Site. The work is part of a six year framework that includes a rolling programme of remedial and restoration work to the fabric of one of the world’s most recognisable structures. We are honoured to be entrusted … Continue reading
Help Inside the Hard Hat with Mental Health Awareness Week
While 1 in 5 people will experience a mental illness during their lifetime, everyone faces challenges in life that can impact their mental health. COVID-19 has had profound impacts on the mental health of people of all ages and backgrounds. Throughout the pandemic, many who had never experienced mental health found themselves struggling for the … Continue reading
Final Concrete Pour Completed at MRC LMS
Walter Lilly’s project for the Medical Research Council’s new London Institute of Medical Sciences building (MRC LMS) has completed another milestone recently with the final concrete pour of the reinforced concrete frame. Between August 2020 and September 2020, split over six separate pours, 2,200m3 of concrete was placed with 470 tonnes of reinforcement to form … Continue reading
24 Communications Launched
Walter Lilly is committed to driving engagement and improving two-way internal communication methods with our staff. Driven by responses to internal staff surveys throughout the course of last year, and with a historic desire to drive engagement with its staff, last week the business launched its new internal communications software to run alongside its existing … Continue reading
Committing to Constructors Declare
For everyone working in the construction industry, meeting the needs of our society without breaching the earth’s ecological boundaries will demand a paradigm shift in our behaviour. Walter Lilly have recently signed and committed to the Declaration on Climate and Biodiversity Emergency. We commit to work with Clients, Designers and our supply chain to design … Continue reading
Immersive 3D Site Surveys
With this year’s UK Construction Week conference being hosted virtually to adapt to the current pandemic circumstances, we reflect on the different ways technology is having a positive influence on our delivery of construction projects. At Walter Lilly we are always looking at ways to improve our methods of working, striving for efficiency. 18 months … Continue reading
Mayfair Project Wins Silver in Considerate Constructors Scheme 2020 National Site Awards
The site team of our Mayfair project were commended for their exceptional site, winning silver in the recent Considerate Constructors Scheme 2020 National Site Awards. A very well-deserved congratulations to our Project Manager and to all the site team for the diligence, commitment and innovation which led to their recognition in these awards. Our Mayfair … Continue reading
Walter Lilly appointed as main contractor for the refurbishment of the Ashley Building at The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
Walter Lilly are delighted to be appointed as the main contractor for the refurbishment of the Ashley Building at The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple. The refurbishment works will carried out across the basement-mezzanine, lower-basement and ground floors of the existing Ashley Building. Extensive structural alterations will create a new common room area including … Continue reading
Walter Lilly’s MRC LMS hoarding art created in collaboration with neighbouring school
At Walter Lilly, working together with and making a positive contribution to the local communities in which our sites are located is always important. It also matters to our clients, which is why the engagement team of the Medical Research Council (MRC) London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS) reached out to their neighbouring school at … Continue reading
Houses of Parliament Restoration Project Reaches Finals in Constructing Excellence SECBE Awards
Walter Lilly were delighted to see the Chancellors Court and State Officers Court of our Palace of Westminster Courtyard Conservation project nominated as one of four finalists in the ‘Conservation and Restoration’ category of the 2020 Constructing Excellence SECBE Awards, as submitted by our conservation specialist subcontractor, DBR Limited. We were the main contractor on … Continue reading
COVID-19 Update
In the face of adversity, Walter Lilly believe in three choices: You can either: let it define you, let it destroy you or let it strengthen you. The challenge is of course to turn a negative experience into a productive one – that is, to counter adversity with resilience. Psychological resilience is the capacity to … Continue reading
COVID-19 Update
Walter Lilly are making every effort to mitigate any potential impacts surrounding COVID-19 and are taking all precautions to keep our staff, our subcontractors and our clients safe as per the current Government and Health Authority advice. We continue to follow Government advice and as of today, have advised those staff that can work from … Continue reading