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St Loyes Houses Sold Out!

Tuesday, 6th December 2011

 

Subject to exchange of contracts, the recent residential development at St Loyes, Exeter for Heavitree Breweries has now sold its last residence. Most sales were agreed prior to completion, and our Site Staff would like to think their friendly, informative site tours helped persuade the new owners’ decision to purchase!

 

Photos of the finished development can be seen here

 

 

Bicton College Equestrian Centre Nears Completion

Tuesday, 6th December 2011

 

Alex Bickham brings this project to an early close as our building work reaches the final stages.

 

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Cofton Holiday Park moves out of the ground

Wednesday, 23rd November 2011

 

The recent spell of good weather has helped Site Manager Mark Jordan push his latest £Multi-Million project ahead of schedule.

 

 

 

Plymouth Marine Laboratory are delighted with their New Marine Matters Centre

Tuesday, 22nd November 2011

 

In a press release, the PML virtually quoted our motto:

 

The centre was brought in on budget (£750K) and to time by Devon Contractors

Their new building was opened by the Lord Mayor of Plymouth, attended by various local dignitaries, to the applause of staff and trustees on the 21st of October. More information in the PML press releases can be seen here and here.

 

 

Work Commences at Cofton Holiday Park, Dawlish

Monday, 21st November 2011

 

We are delighted to have been appointed as the Building Contractor for a new central complex at Cofton Holiday Park. This local, award winning business is expanding and will soon offer a host of improved facilities for visitors, holidaymakers and locals alike.

 

More information is available on their website www.coftonholidays.co.uk/

 

 

 

Time Lapse of Mylor Yacht Club Construction

Thursday, 17th November 2011

 

Many thanks to Dan Cape of Vickery Holman who provided us with the link to this interesting video condensing the entire project into a 5 minute video. More information on this project can be seen here.

 

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Work forges ahead at Bicton College

Monday, 14th November 2011

 

The new Equestrian Arena begins to take shape ahead of schedule under the energetic supervision of our youngest Site Manager, Alex Bickham.

 

 

Devon Contractors re-assessed By EMS to GOLD STANDARD

Tuesday, 8th November 2011

 

We are delighted to report passing our EXOR GOLD quality and safety assessments for the fourth year running with a £Multi-Million authorised contract limit. Copies of our certificates are available here (GOLD, Health and Safety), and more information on our awards and accrediations can be found here.

 

 

 

Clients settle in to new extension at Carling Technologies

Friday, 11th November 2011

 

To: Nick England
Subject: building work

 

Good morning Nick,

Just a quick line to say thank you for the good work you guys did. We are now fully operational, and it's great to have quality room to work in. The new office is a pleasure to work in, (windows and so much light) lol. and toilet/shower block is great. A big thank you to Pete Morrish, he did a great job and was on top of everything, he made sure no one took short cuts and did a good job.

Apart from being surrounded by Man U, and Arsenal fans, it was a very good working relationship.

 

Thanks again

 

Regards, Pete Hendy (Logistics Manager)

 

 

Finished work at Hallsands earns praise from Client

Monday, 7th November 2011

 

Simon Keeler, Director of Landlink Ltd, wrote to our Construction Director Nick England with this message:

 

“Nick I just wanted say to you that we are very pleased with the finished result on this project.

The standard of finishes is high and I would like to compliment your firm on that, thank you for all the hard work that has gone in .

Kind Regards - Simon Keeler”

 

Further details on this project can be seen on the Hallsands Project page.

 

 

Mayflower Community School Awarded BREEAM rating of VERY GOOD

Friday, 11th October 2011

 

Our Award Winning Design and Build Team were delighted to learn yesterday that our £7.2Million D & B Community School in Plymouth has been awarded a BREEAM rating of ‘Very Good’ in recognition of the project’s sustainability achievements.

 

Further information on this project can be found here and the certificate here.

 

 

newsWork nears Completion at St Loyes

Thursday, 10th October 2011

 

Aided by our two new apprentices, progress forges ahead at the new houses at St Loyes, Exeter which is on schedule to finish on time.

 

 

newsDirectors Celebrate Long Service

Friday, 29th July 2011

 

Congratulations to Directors Nick England and Daryn Hunt who reached 25 years and 30 years service respectively with the Company this month. Daryn marked the occasion by finishing 2nd out of 96 in the MItie Golf Day, well done!

 

Devon Contractors achieve Platinum Health and Safety Level

Wednesday, 27th July 2011

Our long standing relationship with SSG Training and Consultancy of Plymouth has lead to the appointment of their Platinum Level Membership, This reflects an intimate involvement between SSG’s Consultancy Services and our Health and Safety Management and Procedures, which we are confident will drive our standards to exemplary levels. We are proud of our impeccable safety record, but not complacent, and the Board of Directors has set challenging targets for the next twelve months to keep our best practice systems at the very leading edge of the industry.

 

Mylor Yacht Club Royal Opening

Tuesday, 19th July 2011

Officials, Local Dignitaries, Club Members and the local community turned out to watch HRH the Princess Royal officially open the new Yacht Club at Mylor  yesterday.

 

Bob Clay, Contracts Manager for the Project, Mark Jordan (Site Manager) accompanied Director Daryn Hunt to meet Princess Anne and represent the ‘builders’. Photographs of the day can be seen here and the Club’s press release can be seen here

 

 

Construction Excellence Club tour St Aubyn's Church

Thursday, 14th July 2011

newsThe Plymouth Construction Excellence Club hosted an evening presentation on the issues surrounding Low energy Refurbishment, combined with a tour of the recently finished refurbishment project at the Church. Speakers Peter Warm of Warm Consultants and John Whitefield of Mitie (who had travelled from Cambridge to speak to the CE Club) gave a talk on the basics of energy savings in the country's existing building stock, and the funding routes available for these savings.

 

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Devonport Park Pavilion Highly Commended at the LABC Gala Awards Dinner

Monday, 27th June 2011

newsWe were delighted to have three projects nominated for this year's regional LABC Awards, and even more pleased that all three were shortlisted. Our Site and Project Teams attended a Gala Awards Dinner at the Imperial Hotel, Torquay, on Friday night and were thrilled to collect a Commendation in the Best Community Development Category of the South West Regional Building Excellence Awards 2011 for the Devonport Park Pavilion.

 

Further details on this project can be found here

 

 

Mylor Yacht Club handover takes place

mylorThursday, 12th May 2011

This iconic project now draws into the final stages as the keys are passed to the Yacht Club Membership today. A storyboard of the new building can been seen on the Mylor YC Website.

 

 

Devon Contractors makes the shortlist for the 2011 LABC (SW) Building Excellence Awards

Sunday, 8th May 2011

The shortlist of nominations for the Annual Regional LABC awards has been announced, and Devon Contractors are delighted that the following projects have made the cut:

The shortlist can be viewed in full here, and more information about the 2011 Awards can be viewed on the LABC website.

Last year, Devon Contractors were finalists in the Best Educational Development with Mayflower Community School and winners of the Best Technical Development with the Plymouth High School for Girls. Further details can be found here.

 

Bob Clay achieves NEBOSH Qualification, with Credit

Friday, 6th May 2011

Congratulations to Bob for passing his NEBOSH exams with flying colours.

His certificate can be viewed here, and further information on the NEBOSH scheme is available on their website, www.nebosh.org.uk/.

 

Contract Manager Joins the Institution of Occupational Health and Safety

Wednesday, 20th April 2011

We are pleased to announce that Bob Clay has been admitted into the IOSH as a Technician Member.

 

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Devon Contractors Sponsors the RIBA (Plymouth) 2011 Photography Competition

Tuesday, 19th April 2011

This competition is open to members of the RIBA, the Plymouth Architectural Trust and students studying Architecture at the University of Plymouth, and aims to capture the essence of life in 21st Century Plymouth through it's peoples interactions with the built environment of the City.

 

The competition is open until the 17th of June, and all entries should be emailed (300dpi, JPEG, max 3MB) to simon.francis@capita.co.uk with a title and up to fifty words describing the photo. T &Cs, judgement procedures etc. are available from Capita.

 

Three wins at the Abercrombie Awards

Friday, 15th April 2011

devThe Devonport Guildhall and St Aubyn's Church scooped the People of Plymouth Award and the Best Conversion or Conservation Project respectively at a black tie gala awards presentation dinner held at Boringdon Park last night.

 

The Guildhall was also highly commended under the Best Conversion or Conservation Project, and St Aubyn's Church won the much coveted Abercrombie Award for the best of the seven categories.

 

Further details are available here

 

LABC South West Building Excellence Awards

Tuesday, 12th April 2011

Two of our recent projects have been shortlisted for this year's South West Regional Awards. We're thrilled that these contracts are amongst the best quality builds in the region.

 

The winners will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony held on the 24th of June at the Barcelo Imperial Hotel in Torquay. Last year, we collected the Best Technical Development Award and were a Finalist in the Best Educational Development Category.

 

More information on the LABC awards is available here

 

Devon Contractors Collect Bronze Award at 2011 Considerate Constructors National Site Finals

Thursday, 7th April 2011

Company ValuesWe're thrilled to collect a National Bronze Award for the second year running at the glamorous Gala Dinner held at the Plaisterers' Hall, London.

 

Our congratulations go to Miles Boswijk, the Site Manager, and Andy Wells, the Contracts Manager for their sustained efforts across the duration of the project. Martin White, Site Manager currently for our redevelopment work in Launceston, assisted Miles in the final few weeks of the project and was instrumental in its success at these awards.

 

More information about our involvement in the Considerate Constructors Scheme can be found here.

The other winners attending the evening can be seen here

 

Seaton Pre-School completes four days ahead of schedule

Monday, 4th April 2011

Despite extremely unhelpful weather in the early stages of this short contract, the Construction Scheme lead by Site Manager Pete Morrish handed the new Pre-School at Seaton to Devon County Council, the Clients, four days ahead of schedule.


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