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The Hills Group magazine Issue 39 August 2016 The awards come 'Homes' to roost Triple success at LABC Building Excellence Awards – read more on page 4 All in a Days work Barton Court sale A year of giving Business partnership leads to 72 years of Hills’ history How the Landfill Communities Fund Cerney Wick bagging plant in West Berkshire helps Wiltshire communities and – see page 6 – see pages 12 and 13 wildlife – see pages 16 and 17 GROUP Contents Time for a breather…! I must say it has been a whirlwind of excitement in the UK 03 Group News over the past few months. What with the 2016 Euro • Shareholders visit Hillside development football championship; the EU referendum and subsequent entertainment provided by Westminster; Andy Murray’s 04 Homes amazing Wimbledon triumph and then probably the best • LABC awards treble two final rounds in Open Golf history, with Henrik Stenson • Building a bigger team pipping Phil Mickelson to the Claret Jug. Although not such • New sales and marketing suite at Hillside a frenetic pace, life inside Hills continues to create our own • Developments update stories of success, improvement and change. 06 Quarry Products Success… • Cerney Wick bagging plant You can read about Homes’ phenomenal performance in • Welcome back Ollie • Apprenticeships the LABC Building Excellence Awards (page four), John • Darts league winner viewpoint Warner’s darts exploits (page seven) and Mike Webster and his team’s fantastic fundraising bike ride to Ghent (page nine). 08 Waste Solutions • Trucks trialled Improvement… • Tructyre wheel alignment Well done to all those in Waste Solutions achieving further ILM • HWS at the FM Show qualifications (page 10) and to everybody in the Group for the Pictured left to right: Mike Hill, chief executive; Tony Hill; Tony Preece; Rosie Hill; Alan Pardoe, chairman; Naomi Hill; Bronia Hill; Glenis Hill; Bev Hill; Ian Hill; Lyn Hill; • Re-cycling heroes improving health and safety culture (page 15). Julie Hill; Emma Shepherd; David Hill; Lance Parry; Nick King, Group director – Homes. 10 Waste Solutions Change... • ILM qualifications There are two examples of change in this issue. Following a fond Shareholders visit Hillside development 11 Group news farewell to Godfrey Philbin, who has supplied the company with IT • Marlborough Jazz Festival development services for over 30 years, Hills now directly employs Following a Hills UK board his two programmers Chris and Paul (page 14). • Cricket team meeting at County Park, Hills’ • Obituaries Barton Court Estate has often been described as the ‘jewel in the shareholders headed a short 12 Group news company crown’. Its sale definitely marks the end of an era. Read • Barton Court sale more about its history and family memories of the estate on pages distance up the A419 to visit 12 and 13. 14 Group news Homes’ Hillside development • Godfrey Philbin retires Best wishes, Mike Hill, chief executive in Blunsdon. • Road safety steering committee Group director Nick King took the • Health and safety survey results shareholders on a tour of the busy 16 Group news construction site, which will eventually include 61 stylish dwellings, before the • Landfill Communities Fund family members enjoyed a lunch at the 18 Group news Pear Tree in Purton. You can read more Homes’ new JCB telehandler • Henry Hill work experience about Hillside on page five. gets put to good work. • Calendar photos • Wiltshire Professionals’ Golf Championship 20 Competitions • Spot the difference - win £25 Amazon vouchers • intouch 38 competition winner Publishers Note The Hills Group Limited, Wiltshire House, The Hills Group Limited makes every effort to verify all County Park Business Centre, Shrivenham Road, information contained within intouch but does not warrant to its accuracy. No view or opinion expressed intouch is published by The Hills Group Limited. Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 2NR It is distributed three times a year to employees, pensioners, within intouch should be considered to be that of The shareholders and friends of The Hills Group. Each copy of intouch Tel: 01793 781200 Hills Group Limited, its associated companies or any director or officer in its employment. Please recycle is collated and mailed by Swindon charity Phoenix Enterprises Email: [email protected] your copy of intouch when you are finished with it. who work with people recovering from short and long-term mental Web: www.hills-group.co.uk health problems www.phoenixenterprises.co.uk. Issue No 40 will be published in Quarter 4, 2016. Please submit news and photographs (if possible) to the @HillsGroup /HillsGroup communications department, either to the address opposite, Chief executive Mike Hill explains the site Group director Nick King points out the view layout to shareholder Emma Shepherd. which a number of the homes at Hillside will enjoy. by telephone 01793 714977 or via email to [email protected] The Hills Group Limited 2 intouch intouch 3 HOMES The restoration task was a big one as the cabin had numerous holes in the A suite deal ceiling, floor and walls. Homes secures the Following an extensive makeover the sales and marketing suite now looks very The Homes team has transformed a different. Oak flooring, downlighters and leather sofas create a very welcoming dilapidated sales cabin into a stylish environment for prospective buyers. treble at LABC Awards new sales and marketing suite, which Group director, Nick King unveiled Homes’ brand new sales and marketing suite and commented: “It is amazing to see what a little bit of vision and some hard now sits proudly at the entrance to the work can achieve. I think this is a great addition to the Homes team and a real Homes beat the competition John Doody, production manager – Homes and Mike Hill, chief executive celebrate the LABC awards. Hillside development in Blunsdon. credit to everyone involved.” to win each of its nominated categories and secure the treble at this year’s LABC Building Excellence Regional Awards. Homes was nominated for five LABC awards across three different categories, including the Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control team and the LABC Residential Site Agent of the Year which saw Homes’ site managers Ahmet Ibrahim, Jan Pearce and Tim Tippets account for half of the final six shortlisted. Homes received the following awards at the LABC Building Cowbridge Mill, Malmesbury Excellence Awards 2016: Developments update Situated just a few short steps from the picturesque River Avon • LABC Residential Site Agent of the Year – Jan Pearce and surrounding countryside; this development consists of 13 In the financial year 2015/16 Homes achieved its substantial two, three and four bedroom homes with parking. • Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control team – highest ever turnover figures and sales continue to Hills Homes be very encouraging. • ‘Highly Commended’ best small new housing development – Battlewell, Purton. Battlewell, Tommy’s Barn, Church Lane, Bishopstone. Purton Nick King, Group director - Homes, said: “It is fantastic to see our All five properties hard work and commitment to high quality pay off with such of this popular prestigious awards. It is a credit to the excellent work that Jan, Andrea Andrews, development manager and John Doody development have Ahmet and Tim carry out on a daily basis, each of them deserves it!” take to the stage to receive Homes’ 'Best Partnership' award. now been sold. ALL SOLD Cowbridge Mill, Malmesbury. Pictured L to R: Mark Tinson, business development manager Stembridge Close, CGI of the remaining plot Hillside, Blunsdon and Russell Byrne, commercial manager. ‘The Ash’ at Burghclere. Building a bigger team Burghclere Phase one of this 61 home development on the edge of the Five of the six generously Cotswolds, comprises of eight three and four bedroom properties. Homes has continued to expand its team with the proportioned homes in this Four plots have already been reserved. beautiful development welcome addition of two new employees. have been sold, with just Watchfield Mark Tinson joins the team as business development manager and will be plot 4 'The Ash' still Queens Close A stylish development in this charming, historic village. responsible for acquiring new land, assessing site viability and maximizing available for purchase. project potential at a pre-construction stage. Russell Byrne joins as commercial manager and will be in charge of managing Queens Close, Watchfield Homes’ latest brochure showcasing and implementing all aspects of quantity surveying within the company. Cherhill A substantial four bedroom, two-storey, detached home. (Plots 9 and 10) the Queens Close development in Bedroom 4 Bathroom Garden room Reflecting on the expansion of his team, Group director Nick King commented: Kitchen / dining area Watchfield is now available and Bedroom 2 “The two appointments are an important step as we continue to develop Utility room Bedroom 3 features new CGI floorplans. Work is En-suite Bedroom 1 Hall Homes’ reputation as a successful developer of high quality homes in and progressing well and a number of Living room around Wiltshire. I’d like to officially welcome Mark and Russell to the team Double garage prospective buyers have already First Floor Metric Imperial 5.30m x 4.05m 17’-4” x 13’-3” Ground Floor Metric Imperial Bedroom 1 2.05m max x 6.10m 6’-8” max x 20’-0” 2.15m x 2.10m 7’-0” x 6’-10” Hall Bedroom 1 en-suite 3.50m x 5.30m 11’-5” x 17’-4” 3.50m x 3.55m 11’-5” x 11’-7” Bedroom 2 Living room 3.70m max x 4.00m 12’-1” max x 13’-1” 93.50m x 2.90m 11’-5” x 9’-6” Garden room Bedroom 3 and wish them every success in their roles.” 7.55m x 3.50m 24’-9” x 11’-5” 3.70m x 3.10m 12’-1” x 10’-2” Bedroom 4 registered their interest.