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THE REPORT CITED AVAILABILITY, PRICE, AND THE CAPACITY TO DELIVER AS HIGH PRIORITIES
housebuilders may still be unsure as to the real picture. So, what can we do to help alleviate any concerns our customers may have?
It was strikingly clear in the Housebuilder & Developer survey we supported that effective communication is key, with 92 per cent of respondents
Designer Contracts move and staff boost
Designer Contracts has relocated its Slough office to larger premises in Reading and made a raft of key appointments across the company. Said commercial director Louise Walters: “The move represents a significant investment in the future of the company, along with a number of senior appointments and promotions.” Heading up the new Reading office team and area manager for the Western
Counties region is Litin Makwana. Elsewhere Rachael Pemberton-Baghurst, based in Chesterfield, is promoted from training and development manager to performance and development director; the Yorkshire region’s new area manager - through an internal promotion – is Jason Turnbull; and Steven Lendrum joins the company as area manager for the Southwest office.
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agreeing that communication with their supply chain partners is important. At Pasquill, we work closely with our customers to support their delivery schedules. Where there is a need for a short-term ‘distress’ requirement we can often adapt our manufacturing schedules to accommodate, due to how well our sites across the UK work together. The easing of standard timber product supply is set to continue, and we are working across the breadth of the UK to help customers to meet their deadlines and the upsurge in building demand.
Ross Baxter is managing director of Saint-Gobain Off -Site Solutions
Award-winning Open Spaces
Meadfleet are celebrating success after reaching the finals of three top industry awards. The open space managers are shortlisted in the Landscape Institute’s Landscape Legacy Award along with Innovator of the Year and
Campaign of the Year in the UK Housing Awards 2022. Last year, Meadfleet won top prize in CIRIA’s Big Biodiversity Challenge Pollinator Award 2021. With a sustainable, long-term approach to managing over 320 developments across England and Wales, Meadfleet are committed to providing a legacy of well-maintained, bio-diverse areas.
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Breedon Group extends commitment to sustainable rail infrastructure 04/10/2022 09:32
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A joint initiative between Breedon Group, Network Rail and the Welsh Government has brought the disused Llandudno Junction freight yard sidings back to life. The Llandudno Junction freight yard had not been used for several years but extensive work - including vegetation removal, track repairs and refurbishment of the points which allow trains to swap tracks - has brought it back into service. The yard is near the main Penrhyn Quarry of Breedon Group subsidiary Welsh Slate, and up to 260,000 tonnes of materials – ranging from sub-base to decorative aggregate - are expected to pass through it each year, with trains expected to run weekly. Typical freight trains will carry 1,500 tonnes of material, compared to a truck’s 28 tonnes, leading to reductions in CO2
emissions, road traffic
and operating costs. The first freight train left the refurbished railhead carrying the equivalent of 76 truckloads of Welsh Slate Hard Grey Type 1 sub-base aggregates to Luton. Breedon already operates several other railheads around the UK, and this latest investment will further improve its distribution network for customers and lower the carbon footprint of its operations. The project was supported by the Freight Facilities Grant Scheme, which encourages modal shifts to deliver environmental benefits by removing HGVs from roads.
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