Nurture Group Employee Newsletter
November 2020
GEM AWARDS CONGRATULATIONS Going The Extra Mile
Worthy winners of this month's GEM Awards, nominated by their Managers, following recognition from colleagues or members of the public for their services which have 'gone the extra mile'.
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The Bluewater Workshop Team John Jennings, Emlyn Taylor and Kevin Foster
Hatfield BP Team Richard Clark, Peter Hagger, Paul Howe, Bradley Smith and Stuart Bowater
The Emcor DSTL Team Ben Haines, Martyn Collins, Ian Maffey and Dylan Hansford
Sunderland University Aaron Roberts and Michael Hamilton
Aspire Aldershot Team
Colin Lane, Pete White, William Ralph, Keith Pharo, Rob Ralph, Mick Bridge, Luke Johnson, Kieran McMillan, Stu Catchpole and Jake Sexton
Fundraising Achievements
Macmillan Cancer Support Golf Day
Steven Kerr and Steven Middlemass, who both work out of the Lesmahagow depot, took part in a 'Longest Day Golf Challenge' for Macmillan Cancer Support and raised £625 for the charity.
Marathon Fundraising Effort
Congratulations to Peter Stubbs, Director of Nurture Scotland Region, for his recent fundraising achievement.
Peter used to be an avid marathon runner and his last marathon was 5 years ago in April 2015. He was diagnosed with a rare form of Vasculitis 18 months ago and decided to take part in running a marathon over the course of October to raise money for Vasculitis UK. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/peter- stubbs6?utm_source=Sharethis&utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=pete r-stubbs6&utm_campaign=pfp- email&utm_term=ae698400976043ea9860dc56cd5133cd
'Thanks to everyone who sponsored me. I completed the 26.2 miles on Sunday 25 October and raised over £1,000 for the vasculitis charity' - Peter Stubbs
Halloween Fundraiser
Mark Cole, Contract Manager in Bristol decorated his house at Halloween, The Haunting of Hollister's', was featured on BBC breakfast. He raised an incredible and impressive, £657.50 for the Charity Mind
Bluewater Shopping Destination
'Well done to the Bluewater Workshop for transforming and prepping all the ex De-Ice gritting kit into the Nurture livery and getting it all maintained in time for the season. Particular recognition and thanks goes to Emlyn Taylor, Kevin Foster and John Jennings for their hard work' - Asim Iqbal
Jaguar Land Rover
'I just wanted to email you to let you know what a great job your team (Barry Ferguson, Mike John and Thomas Byrne) did for us on the track last week. We've had to change the way that we operate and this has meant that some of our features are not suitable for use. I had a chat with Barry and Mike about a couple of ideas for track alterations and they absolutely delivered.
We now have an ascent and descent which can be marshalled safely, as well as gently climbing (or descending) articulations. These have been really appreciated by the instructors and have allowed us to further enhance the guests experience of the vehicle capabilities on their drive activity.
Please pass on our thanks for all their hard work' - Rowena Furby, Lead Instructor, Jaguar Land Rover Experience Solihull
Cardiff Metropolitan University
'Pass on my thanks to Gavin Jones for their work on campus last week, catching up on all the leaves and getting the campus back in shape. Great effort by Andrew Buckley and his team James Braime-Jones, Robert Mitchell, Rhys Taplin, Ellis Warren and Robert Warren' - Roy A Emmott, Campus Services Manager
'I would also like to reiterate the great work Andrew and the team continue to do for Cardiff Metropolitan University' - Glenn Roberts, Head of Built Environment
Aldershot Remembrance Day Preparations
'Thank you for the hard work that the Aldershot team put into the weeks coming up to remembrance day, where the build up from leaves was never ending. Particular mention to Steve Chandler, William Ralph, Rob Ralph and Colin Lane who got up extra early to start work on the Sunday morning to clear away any fallen leaves away from footpaths and roads for the day. Well done team, great effort' - Karl Cox
The Pro Landscaper 30 Under 30 Dawid Koscianski
'The Next Generation initiative has been running since 2015, and has seen 150 winners of this prestigious award. It’s helped propel them into the landscaping limelight, with most of the winners going on to bigger and better things since collecting their award.
This industry award searches for the most impressive young people in landscaping, and helps shine a spotlight on the future of landscaping.
Dawid Koscianski of Nurture SW was nominated by his Director Jonathan Fraser. Nominees have to be aged 30 or under on 1 January this year and currently work within the horticulture, arboriculture, garden design or landscape sectors.
We’re absolutely delighted that our own Dawid Koscianski from our South West Management team has been selected to join this prestigious group in 2020. The selection process was tough and was carried out under strict criteria, so the achievement on winning this award should not be underestimated. The 2020 group will be revealed in the forthcoming November issue of Pro Landscaper.
Nurture would like to congratulate Dawid on this great achievement' - Gord Whyte and Jon Fraser
Link to website:https:// www.prolandscapermagazine.com/30under30/
RSME Minley
'Please can Gavin Jones at Minley, and specifically Charmaine be thanked for the fantastic way the front and entrance road to the Officers' Mess is looking' - Andrew Gooch, Director, Holdfast Training
'Many thanks from me too, I’m proud to work with you guys' - Paula Melling – Facilities Co-Ordinator
'Well done on another compliment for Jeff Meredith and Charmain Sheppard - Andy Mighall
Porton Down Royal Visit
'Pass our thanks to the team members (Martyn Collins, Ian Maffey, Dave Scoffield, Ben Haines and Dylan Hansford) who provided such valuable support to today’s Royal Visit. Nothing has been too much trouble and everything has been done quickly and efficiently, despite the over enthusiasm from some of our staff. Our Chief Executive has just told us that it all went seamlessly and nothing went wrong. This is the only visit Her Majesty will make this year and it is also the first time that she and prince William have made a visit together' - Geoffrey Joyce, Porton Down Site Manager
'Your teams on site at Porton Down were critical to this visit and its success and therefore I want to thank you all for all of the hard work and effort on this. Generally I am very happy with the output from your teams and I urge you to keep this work up, it is noticed' - Mark Treeby, Account Director, Emcor
'Pass on my thanks on behalf of Emcor & Dstl to your on-site team that helped to prepare for the Queen & Duke Of Cambridge’s visit. They carried out extra cuts, edging, litter picks, blowing of roads and pathways and assisted in removal of some heavy equipment. Several high profile Dstl staff commented on how tidy the site looked and your team should all be very proud of their contribution to making the day run smoothly.' - Andrew Poole, Emcor
Uniform Charity Donation
'Old Enterprise Plants uniform is being donated to a homeless charity – in excess of over 50 garments to be used in the community including hi-vis’ vests to be used by the volunteers' - Katherine Woracker
Greenwich Park Winter 2020 and Spring 2021 Bedding
'The team are planting in record time – 25 beds in two weeks. Each of the 30 beds have at least 1000 plants, plus the same again with bulbs. We then have the tubs and our new Cottage Border, which are another few thousand, so they really are doing a fantastic job' - Beverly Meekings
Patients, York
'Looking really nice and a significant improvement. Max Sinclair has taken charge of setting out the Taxus balls in the central courtyard and looks to have done a really nice job. I look forward to seeing the improvements across the site when I can next get down' - Liam Haggarty, Technical Director
Vittorio Petrillo and Jo de Brouwer, keeping Jubilee Gardens welcoming to the public
Aspire Defence Services Waterloo Lines Touch Pitch Lines Installation
'Thank you, (Jonathan Aitken and team for preparing the area and John Law, GJ Sports Field Supervisor, who marked out the pitch) for the speedy install of the touch rugby training pitch at Waterloo lines. This will allow soldiers to enjoy sport in the current COVID situation' - Maj Gittins
'Please pass on my thanks to the team – good work!' - Nick Kirwan, Environmental Manager, Aspire Defence Services Limited