BRECON COURT DEVELOPMENT SCHEME November 2019 | Newsletter #2

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Hello and welcome to our second deliveries and we are aware it can cause Community Newsletter. I’m Chris Wood some congestion on the surrounding the new Site Manager here at Brecon roads so we appreciate your cooperation. Court. You may have previously met Many of the local residents have been very my colleague Geraint Thomas who has helpful and supportive, so we thank you recently moved on to another scheme because we know it’s difficult living next to in Bridgend. I have managed to meet a a construction site. We will always strive to few of the local residents, but I thought minimise disruption. this would be a good opportunity to introduce myself properly and to We are Jehu Group, a family run give you an update on what’s been construction company based in Bridgend Chris Wood, Site Manager happening on site and how the build is who have been building since 1935. currently progressing. We are delighted to help support the Please check out our notice board redevelopment of the site as well as at the front of the site entrance We would like to thank all the residents the local area. Jehu will be supporting and for all the latest news you can again for their patience during the erection and delivering community activities and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and of the super structure. We are now events throughout the duration of the Instagram @jehugroup progressing with the next phase of internal development scheme. fitout. We are still having a lot of daily

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We are building this £3.5 million scheme on behalf of Vale of Festivale Jenner Park Primary School Glamorgan Council. We are We attended the Vale of Glamorgan In partnership with Vale of Glamorgan constructing 28 new purpose- ENVIRONMENTAL built homes and will consist of Council tenant and community fun day Council nine two-bedroom houses, four on 3rd Aug 2019 at Gladstone Park. we recently ran a Street Naming We have been recycling all our off cuts useful, the site team using the recycled three-bedroom family houses At the fun day we had an interactive stall, Competition at Jenner Park Primary of timber, these are available for all water as a boot wash which helps to keep and 15 one-bedroom apartments we got children and parents to take part School. 180 pupils from the school took reserved for older people. residents and the wider community free our welfare areas clean and tidy. in our bridge construction challenge part and the winner received a £50 Argos of charge, please feel free to call into We have also produced a helpful tips which was made out of marshmallows voucher. site and pick some up. The scheme is part funded by the guide for staff and sub-contractors called Welsh Government, all of the new and spaghetti. The winning student was Carter We are currently installing bird and bat 10 Green Tips. We thought it would properties will be constructed to We donated vouchers to the value Glanville with the name – Jenner Falls. boxes on the site to support the local eco- be good if we shared this with all the their standards for social housing, of £200, the Council gave these away providing accommodation for Congratulations Carter! system. We’ve also installed a rainwater residents. to visitors as prizes on a number of those in the community that need harvesting system which has proved very the stalls. it most. Colcot Primary School Again in partnership with Vale of Glamorgan Council we also ran a park naming competition for Margret Avenue Park. 12 classes from Colcot Primary JEHU’S 10 GREEN TIPS SITE School took part in the competition. An eco-friendly andand healthyhealthy lifestyle lifestyle doesn’tdoesn’t need need to to be be difficult difficult or orexpensive. expensive. The winning park name was – PROGRESS Try our tips andand trickstricks to to get get you you on on your your way, way, before before you you know know it you’ll it you’ll be be Gardd Pawb Colcot greener thanthan green.green. Brecon Court is just over half way LIFE - Learning, Inclusion,Fun through the build programme. Everyone Progress to date: Double up - Configure your office printer Grow plants indoors - Live plants or copy machine so it prints on both sides around your home act as a natural air • 100% of the timber frame has Couch to 5k of the page. filter, some plants are particularly effective absorbers been erected. We donated £250 to a number of Vale Sleep mode - If you’ll be away from of harmful pollutants. • 50% of the brick and block of Glamorgan Council tenants that ran your computer for more than 20 minutes, work complete. the Barry change it to “sleep” mode. Stop leaks - Plug, insulate, replace, repair • First fix of M&E has Couch to 5k run in aid of Marie Curie. and seal to make your home as leak proof commenced. Well done to all that took part, fantastic Lights turn them off - When you leave as possible and watch your utility bills a room turn the light off, it only takes a drop. effort! • 90% of roof coverings second to flick that switch. complete. Save water - Take shorter showers to Get unplugged - Electrical appliances reduce water use, this will lower your Next steps: Oakfield Primary School including; TVs computers and CD players water and heating bills. can consume almost as much energy We visited Oakfield school recently, we • Rendering when in standby mode as they do during Hang it up - Use a clothes horse or a carried out a talk on construction with the relatively small amount of time their washing line to dry your clothes where • Plaster boarding 200 pupils during their school assembly. being used. possible, this will save energy and reduce • Stripping scaffolding your bills. The talk covered: Ban smoking - The number one way • External finishes to commence • Why you should never wander on to combat indoor air pollution, cigarettes Green travel - Consider walking, cycling, are full of toxic chemicals and can cause public transport or car sharing to work, • Utility Plot connections to a site. cancer. not only could it be healthier for you and • What you will find on a site. your pocket but by reducing the amount of trafficon the road means fewer emissions. • Health & Safety on site.

Please check out our notice board • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). at the front of the site entrance Honor and Ivor Goodsite attended the and for all the latest news you can event with us, they are the Considerate follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Construction Scheme (CCS) mascots. Instagram @jehugroup

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RYAN WEBBER KYLE CARLING DAWN WESTLAKE Ryan was referred to us through the Kyle was referred through the client, Vale Dawn has recently started work on site client, Vale of Glamorgan Council. Ryan of Glamorgan Council. Kyle is local he in an apprentice position, Dawn lives in lives in Penarth. lives in Barry. Newport.

Position: Ryan has joined us as a Position: Kyle has joined us as a Position: Dawn is an apprentice Labourer. Labourer. electrician with our sub-contractor Amser. Start date: Ryan started initially as a Start date: Kyle started initially as a work work placement in January 2019 for 2 placement last month October 2019 for Start date: Dawn started on site last weeks, he proved to be a real asset to the 2 weeks, he has also proved to be a real month, October 2019, she currently team and now has a full time, temporary asset to the team and now has a full time, works part-time, 2 days a week. contract with us. temporary contract with us.

MEET THE THE BRECON COURT SITE TEAM

CHRIS PARKS CHRIS WOOD CHARLES ATTARD Contracts Manager Site Manager Assistant Site Manager [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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LISA NEWTON IAN JOHN Responsible Business Co-ordinator Health & Safety Advisor [email protected] [email protected]