Category Archives: Case Studies

Build-Lite on track with 21st century ghost train

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Derren Brown’s Ghost Train is one of the most eagerly awaited new attractions in any UK theme park. The multi-million pound ghost train resides at Merlin Entertainment’s thrill park, Thorpe Park Resort, and Build Lite is delighted to have been involved in its creation. The world’s first fully immersive psychological attraction took three years to […]


Build lite helps £50m commercial development open on time

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Build-Lite is pleased to be involved in a brand new £50m retail and commercial town Centre development, in north Sheffield due to open in June 2016. The 29-acre site built on a former steel works, includes the largest Aldi supermarket in the region, Ponti’s Italian kitchen’s only restaurant outside London, and world champion silver medalist […]


A perfect match thanks to Build – Lite

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Build – Lite was pleased to have recently been involved in an External Wall Insulation (EWI) project as part of a major regeneration project for a housing association in Brinsworth, Rotherham. Working in partnership with an existing client, Wet & Warm Plumbing in Sheffield, the scheme involved the refurbishment of 24 terraced houses in order […]


New £1.2m mosque clad by Build-Lite

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Build-Lite recently completed a unique project, the external cladding of an old working man’s club that has been totally transformed into a purpose built £1.2m mosque, able to accommodate 2000 worshippers. The Durul Amaan mosque, in Hulme, South Manchester, has been developed by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, into a much needed facility for the Region […]


Traditional features added to newly built apartments in Hastings

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When the dilapidated Clive Vale Hotel in Old London Road, Hastings was demolished after standing empty for over 15 years, the local residents were delighted that a new development of apartments was being built on the site. Bennett Court, situated directly on the sea front, was granted planning permission on the basis that the property […]


Every Lidl Counts

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Supermarket giant Lidl, one of the largest grocery retailers in Europe with over 600 stores in the UK, recently demolished its store in Grantham, Lincs to build a brand new unit featuring its newest concept, a ‘backnische’ or in store bakery. The new 15,000 sq. ft. unit, located on Watergate, was built using a clay […]


Another Award Winning Project

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A £10m regeneration scheme to upgrade over 500 houses in Hull, has won a regional Green Deal ECO award. The winning of a major environmental award for a project that was almost dismantled because of a funding shortfall is an indication of how Councils and housing developers are now looking at alternatives to the traditional […]