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In the Press: McBains has placed an opinion article in Property Week on what WFH has taught us about maximising the office

Director of Workplace at McBains, Louise Dixon-Chapman, provides insight to Property Week on what we've learned from hybrid working over the last 6 months.

"We are now approaching six months since Covid work-from-home (WFH) guidance was scrapped and a hybrid working model of some degree is now ingrained in most companies."

Read full article: What has WFH taught us about maximising the office? | Insight | Property Week

19th July 2022

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McBains Appointed to Lead Swindon Whole-House Retrofit Programme

McBains Appointed to Lead Swindon Whole-House Retrofit Programme

18th December 2025

Swindon Borough Council has appointed McBains as managing consultant to deliver a comprehensive whole-house retrofit programme across 104 homes in the Stratton and Highworth areas of Swindon.

CONSTRUCTION NEWS: Did the Budget deliver the reassurance that construction is craving?

CONSTRUCTION NEWS: Did the Budget deliver the reassurance that construction is craving?

03rd December 2025

McBains Managing Director, Clive Docwra, offers his perspective on the Budget and its implications for the construction industry in the months ahead, as featured in Construction News.

Inside Chichester College’s New STEM & Higher Education Centre

Inside Chichester College’s New STEM & Higher Education Centre

05th November 2025

Construction of a new purpose-built STEM and Higher Education Centre at Chichester College reached completion recently, with the new building being officially opened by Further Education Commissioner Shelagh Legrave CBE in October.

ESTATES GAZETTE: Simplifying BNG for sheds

ESTATES GAZETTE: Simplifying BNG for sheds

30th October 2025

In an article for Estates Gazette, Matthew Baldwin, Project Director at McBains, explores how brownfield sites are grappling with BNG requirements and how proposed reforms in the upcoming Planning and Infrastructure Bill could make compliance simpler and more strategic.

New Urgent Treatment Centre opens at Worthing Hospital

New Urgent Treatment Centre opens at Worthing Hospital

20th October 2025

A significant part of Worthing Hospital’s multi-million-pound improvement programme to expand its Emergency Department (ED) reached completion recently, with the handover and official opening of a new, purpose-built urgent treatment centre (UTC) on August 29, 2025

RIBA JOURNAL: An unconventional north London community gets a people-focused new heart

RIBA JOURNAL: An unconventional north London community gets a people-focused new heart

02nd October 2025

McBains is featured in RIBA Journal for our role as structural engineers on Highgate Newtown Community Centre in Camden.

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