22/01/2015 – Balfour Beatty and IMBC (Exeter) Ltd attended a SafeStand® Training Session on site at Millbrook Village, Exeter. The site is an age-exclusive residential village for Renaissance Villages Ltd and Helical Bar plc. Millbrook Village will comprise a selection of luxury cottages and apartments for the over-55s as well as a residents’ clubhouse featuring a private restaurant, bar and swimming pool. Work is underway on a selection of cottages and apartments as well as the clubhouse and staff accommodation. Balfour Beatty is committed to supporting the communities it works in and 90% of the 120 construction roles on the project will be secured from the local area. The project is designed to be highly sustainable. Martyn Osborne, Balfour Beatty Managing Director for Wales & West of England, said: “This is a prestigious scheme which will provide a high-class range of accommodation delivered over a four year period. This project builds on Balfour Beatty’s experience in the residential sector and we are committed to delivering this age-exclusive project to meet the needs of our customer and future residents.” IMBC (Exeter) Ltd are regular users of SafeStand® Access Systems and previously used it at Exeter University on a Mansell Construction site.

The first phase of the properties will be ready for occupation in summer 2014.