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October 2017 edition of the Wildgoose Newsletter

Positive energy is a fabulous thing, and here at Wildgoose, our staff, who thrive on success, have that positive energy in abundance following the successful completion of some extraordinary projects including: the Arts Centre in Halifax, the first two Lodges for Marston’s, and the exceptional Extra Care Home at Oulton Abbey.

In addition, we are working across various market sectors: education, specialist care, leisure, health, commercial and industrial, and building our first large residential development for Wildgoose Homes.

We are continually evolving to meet whatever challenges come our way, and bring to our clients the benefits of older heads and the enthusiasm of younger ones.

Looking forward, we have embarked on the BIM level 2 journey and commenced our largest project yet at Keighley, constructing a combined build of 69 Extra Care apartments, 50-bed care home and 51 affordable houses to the value of £17.4m.

Wildgoose Construction is a positive place to be

Jonathan Wildgoose Executive Chairman

SQUARE CHAPEL A new arts centre in West Yorkshire built by Wildgoose Construction opened its door to the public In July this year.

The £5.2m contract involved providing a new 100 seat auditorium, 66 seat café bar, changing rooms and volunteer space.

The entrance foyer has a feature etched glass frameless curtain wall by architectural artist Sarah Galloway; internally the building encompasses polished concrete throughout, with bespoke triangular lattice roofing works and copper cladding on the external façade.

Jonathan Wildgoose, Executive Chairman of Wildgoose Construction, said: “This was a really challenging project to meld together the old and the new with an eighteenth century chapel and a striking modern extension. The results are a stunning venue for the people of Halifax and we are proud of the part we played in the project.

It was also a pleasure to work with Matlock based architects Evans Vettori, and stamp the building as Made in Derbyshire.”

Square Chapel also provides access to the adjacent Piece Hall, which has recently undergone a £19m regeneration.

TEAM WILDGOOSE TAKE FOUR WINNING MEDALS:The RLB event, in its third year, raised funds for the David Bucknall Scholarship. A charity, which helps local, underprivileged students, forge a career in the built environment by obtaining a degree at Birmingham City University.

Four Winning medals were:• 75-mile bike ride first went to Josh Mee, completed in an

impressive 3 hours and 49 minutes;• 20-mile bike ride win went to Ben Crookes;• Simon Oak took the lead in the 10k run; and • Team Wildgoose took victory in the 100m bell boat sprint

tournament

Other impressive Wildgoose team members included Mark Winstanley; who came second in the 20-mile cycle run; Dale Village, Josh Payton and from White Design Rob Collins and James MacDonald

MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING RAISES £190.09 On Friday 29th September, our head office and site teams took part in The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Macmillan! We could not think of a better way to fundraise for people facing cancer than having a morning ‘cuppa’ and a piece of cake.

Macmillan Cancer Support, registered charity in England and Wales (261017), Scotland (SC039907) and the Isle of Man (604). Printed on sustainable materials. Please recycle.

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at Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee MorningTogether we’ve helped to make a huge difference to people facing cancer. So, we’d like to say thank you – we couldn’t have done it without you.

Thank you for being the icing on the cake.

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MARSTON’S TIMBER FRAMED LODGESMarston’s PLC is regarded by many as having the best quality of leased and tenanted pub estates in the business, and our partnership with them continues to show results with the completion of two timber-framed lodges in Blackburn and Worksop.

These fantastic new Inns offer a warm welcome to guests, where they can enjoy a comfortable stay and great pub food all day everyday.

In addition to the timber-framed lodges, we have recently completed the building of new pubs in Runcorn, Nottingham and Nantwich which takes our total of new build public houses for Marston’s to over 30.

“The local pub has always been at the heart of British community, it’s where we gather to socialise, celebrate, relax or simply enjoy a cold beer at the end of a long day. To Marston PLC that’s important, and always will be.”

OULTON ABBEY CARE HOMEWe are delighted to have completed the construction of the new 48 en-suite bedroomed Nursing Home at Oulton Abbey in Stone, Staffordshire for the English Benedictine Order of Oulton Abbey.

The Abbey is located amongst the hills of Staffordshire in the village of Oulton near Stone and has been the home to a community of Benedictine Nuns since 1853. The Nuns opened the original Residential Home in 1989 replacing a former school and retreat house.

The project was constructed using traditional building methods in the grounds of the Abbey, and with the area having been an orchard for many years, retaining walls had no foundations, they were held in place with decades of vegetation and root mass. Excavation would affect the natural balance, and with our client’s agreement, we used contiguous piling to protect and remove risk of collapse, stitching the walls with ties to the bored piles, and grouted gaps to form a watertight retaining wall that will last for many years.

BIM LEVEL 2 As a market-leading contractor, undertaking challenging builds, we continuously ensure that standards across our company are, and remain, high and consistent by boosting skills through on-going training and professional development (CPD’s).

Our objective is to target skills that meet the needs of our operational delivery, occupational health and safety, individual

career aspirations and meeting market place expectations. With these key factors as our drivers, we have invested in software and training to meet the requirements to achieve BIM Level 2 as defined in PAS1192-2:2013.

Latest Contract Wins

• Swadlincote Fire Station • Wellesbourne Medical Centre• LPP NHS Framework • Shipley Park

And finally… after 12 years of dedicated service our Marketing Manager Phil Hughes bids us Adieu, taking early retirement with plans to travel the globe with his wife Ann. Taking over the reins in the Marketing Department are Carol Atherton and Jackie Elson.

SOLAR PV INSTALLATION In April 2017, Wildgoose Construction installed a 29.95kWp solar photovoltaic (PV) energy system at our head office, Horsefair House, Alfreton.

As part of our Environmental Management System; maintained in accordance with the requirements of ISO 14001; we monitor and review our effectiveness and strive for continual improvement in the achievement of our eco-friendly aims and objectives. These

aims include the reduction of fossil fuel consumption whilst increasing the use of low embodied carbon products and technologies.

The decision to install renewable technology supports our commitment to reducing our carbon footprint and switching, as a forward thinking business, to greener habits.

Our PV array generates, per week, approximately 465kWh of electricity, realising between 54%- 26% decreases on main electricity usage, which equates to an average tangible cash saving of £3500 per annum.

WILDGOOSE HOMES – WISTANES GREEN, WESSINGTON If you’re looking for a new home that has that something extra, and where quality and high specifications are standard, we recommend our Wildgoose Homes development at Wistanes Green, a superior selection of 3 and 4 bedroom homes.

A Wildgoose Home combines all the comforts and advantages of modern day living in a superbly designed house, which is spacious and bright. The specifications included as standard offer a choice of designer kitchens complemented by Bosch appliances, Roca & Hansgrohe sanitary ware, and the ability to control your heating from a smart phone or tablet.

To really appreciate a Wildgoose Home is to see it, so please do come and see our show home at Wistanes Green, Wessington, where you will see that we build to the highest standards and with the best materials.

Horsefair House35 King StreetAlfretonDerbyshireDE55 7BY

Contact Us:Carol Atherton: Marketing Manager

carol.atherton@wildgooseconstruction.co.uk Telephone: 01773 546400