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Virtus Win New Solar P.V. Commission on the Cornbury Park Estate.

Virtus are pleased to have been awarded a commission to provide consultancy services to Lord Rotherwick on the Cornbury Park Estate at Kingstanding, Ascot Under Wychwood.  Lord Rotherwick is proposing to install a circa 100kW P.V array on the roof of a new workshop building being constructed. Virtus Consult have been asked to project manage the […]

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New Student Accommodation

Virtus’s Development Management and cost management expertise was recently called on to provide development appraisal, cost and programme advise on a proposed new Student3 accommodation building in Birmingham to support the growing student accommodation demand in the city.  The building is currently a disused office in the west side of Birmingham and is large enough […]

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Consultancy Appointed to Support NHS Investment

Article from Healthcare Design and Management Magazine, January 2014 Virtus Consult has been contracted to manage a £4m energy sustainability project and provide support for a £70m investment programme at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT). The programme is commencing as part of HEFT’s investment in energy cost and carbon savings across its portfolio […]

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Virtus Shortlisted for Building Awards 2014 Sustainable Project of the Year

Virtus Consult are pleased to have been shortlisted for the 2014 Building Awards Sustainability Project of the Year for our  NHS Energy Project at Heartlands Hospital. The project is expected to deliver annual savings of £632,000 with guaranteed energy cost and carbon reduction of around 12% through initiatives such as energy display meters, insulation, variable speed […]

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Another Project Manager joins the Virtus team.

Virtus continue to strengthen their Project Management team, in particular nuclear project management capability.  David McIntosh joined us in January 2014 and is a highly capable project manager, having successfully delivered numerous engineering and construction projects within the nuclear licensed site at AWE Aldermaston.  David is also experienced in the delivery of construction projects in the heritage and […]

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Solar Energy Commission at Culham Science Park, Oxford

Virtus are pleased to have received a commission from Culham Science Park, Oxford to provide Energy consultancy on a proposed 6.5MW Solar P.V scheme adjacent to the Oxfordshire site. The solar farm is being developed on farm land adjacent to the science park and the aim is for the site to benefit from low cost […]

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Virtus Consult supporting two major investment programmes by Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT).

Article:  Birmingham consultancy Virtus brought in to oversee major NHS investments 18th December 2013 from:  http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/westmidlands/news/557246-cp-email-birmingham-consultancy-virtus-brought-in-to-oversee-major-nhs-investments.html?news_section=19011 PROPERTY consultancy Virtus Consult is supporting two major investment programmes by Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT). The Birmingham firm has been appointed to manage a £4m+ energy sustainability project and provide consultancy for the delivery of circa […]

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Nestle: New Production Line – Satisfied Customers!

Following the success of Nescafé Azera after a product launch in 2012, a new c £150m high speed line is under construction at Tutbury to increase capacity.   The line will offer a more automated system with the introduction of a large free standing multifunctional robot, the first one for the Tutbury site!  Virtus are undertaking the role […]

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Principal Contractor Appointment for Virtus

Virtus are pleased to announce that we have been selected to act as Principal Contractor for one of the projects within the Business Improvement Programme for our Client in Derby.  This project to add an extension to an existing clean room is extremely complex, requiring close coordination with neighbouring construction works, and between a live operational clean room and […]

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Health and Safety Advice for Business Improvement Programme

Due to the highly critical interface of the business improvement programme within a live, highly sensitive factory and business critical operations for our manufacturing client in Derby; following recommendation to our client of the need for Health and Safety expertise in this environment, Virtus were asked to provide the essential expertise and have added a Health and Safety Manager to […]

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