Following the announcement that Poplar Works was runner up for the Constructing Excellence SECBE Awards 2020, Building Project of the Year under £10m, we are delighted to hear it is now Winner of the Pineapple Award for Contribution to Place and Winner of the New London Award Working Category!

Poplar Works has provided collaborative and accessible new workspaces for the fashion economy in East London, regenerating a disused and rundown area. The innovative fashion hub is rooted in the community, providing new job opportunities and supporting sustainable growth.

The SEC 2020 annual conference went ahead virtually yesterday with great success, focusing on the resilience of the construction sector after such a challenging and unpredictable year. Industry leaders spoke in depth both about the difficulties we face and also future opportunities, providing an excellent space for those in our sector to reflect on the last year and find ways to strive forward in 2021.

Niblock were pleased to support #macmillan for the fourth year running with a socially distanced Coffee Morning!

Having annually attended Optivo’s Charity Supporting Golf Days in the past, with that not being possible this year Niblock Building Contractors are pleased to contribute to Fresh Vision’s Domestic Abuse Counselling Service. 

Thrive is a unique domestic abuse counselling service, that is responsive to the individual needs of all domestic abuse survivors – adults, children and young people.

Experiencing or witnessing domestic abuse often leads to a child being traumatised, requiring specialist intervention.

In refuges and community settings across Kent they provide specialist support by highly trained and experienced Counsellors. 

For more information or to find our how to make a donation, please follow this link – https://lnkd.in/dSKX2C4

We are delighted to announce Poplar Works has been shortlisted for Project of The Year at the Constructing Excellence SECBE Awards 2020! 

Good luck to Poplar Harca, Niblock Building Contractors, Calfordseaden and Adams & Sutherland! 

For National Apprenticeship Week 2020, we are celebrating the value and impact that our apprenticeships bring. Last year, Ryan joined Niblock Electrical Services to begin a four-year electrical apprenticeship with one-day release at college. Upon completion he will be a fully qualified NVQ level 3 approved electrician.

We were delighted to attend the official opening today of Poplar Works with John Biggs, Executive Mayor of Tower hamlets and Justine Simmons OBE, Deputy Mayor for Culture and the Creative Industries.

Poplar Works is the new home for fashion in East London!

Please visit www.poplarworks.co.uk for more information.

Following our contribution to the Joan Hughes Residents Association’s Christmas Party, we were delighted to be invited to join them for the festive celebrations!

We were proud to support Sporting Memories and Sussex Cricket Foundation by funding the hiring of the Polegate Community Centre for 40 weeks so that older sports fans can get together to talk sport, promoting physical and mental well-being through reminicsing. Sport is used to try and combat loneliness and isolation, giving those joining in the chance to make new friends.When our works have completed at Joan Hughes Court, it is hoped that the group will be brought to the retirement living in the communal lounge area.

Poplar Works opened its doors to the public on Saturday 8th June. Tours were organised to give local residents, potential end users and funders the opportunity to look around the soon-to-open fashion hub for the first time. Around 45 local people and businesses visited throughout the day to see some of the low cost business units, the manufacturing hall and various training spaces.

Poplar Works is a partnership project between Poplar HARCA, London College of Fashion, UAL and The Trampery. The affordable low cost workspaces and free training programmes have been designed to create a new fashion education hub and to bring fashion back to its home in the East End.