Jones Building Group External Newsletter June

JUNE 2018 IN SPIRIT

A business update for clients and the industry from Jones Building Group

FILTON
AVENUE
SCHOOL

NOW

COMPLETE

The project involved the demolition of the
existing building before the construction of

a new school dining hall.

Works included the construction of a new up to
date commercial kitchen to cater for the

growing community school. The build also
involved a new sta kitchenette, toilets and

sta o ce. Partition doors were used to
separate the kitchen space from the dining hall
and to utilise additional room within the new
building. We also installed solar panels to the
roof and a highly insulated structure to ensure

a sustainable building. This was a highly
successful project for the team and has been
registered for a RIBA Award by the Architect.

CLIENT
TRUST IN LEARNING ACADEMIES

FILTON AVENUE SCHOOL

COMPLETED
23RD MARCH 2018

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Radio Ninesprings’ new studio put on silent

Pictured from left to right: James Snell, Carlo Flemming and Lee Budge

Jones Building Group has come to the aid oPifctuarednfreomwleftltoo ricghat:lJacmeos Smnellm, CarulonFleimtmyingraanddLieeoBusdgteation in Yeovil.
Background tra c noise could be heard every time the microphone was live at Radio Ninesprings, a new community radio
station for Yeovil and South Somerset with a studio at Waterloo House in Yeovil.
Jones Building Group blocked a ceiling void and tted extra plaster boards at the premises to the stop the ingress of
unwanted sound and now the studio is properly soundproofed. D Glass, part of the Jones Building Group, also donated a
window that has been installed as a viewing panel to see into the studio.
The works were planned by Chris Snell, Property Services Manager, and delivered on site by Multi-Skilled Operatives Lee
Budge and Carlo Flemming and Carpenter, James Snell who is one year into his improver programme following the
completion of his NVQ Level 2 Carpentry Apprenticeship with Jones Building Group. Thanks to their smart work, plans to
launch the radio station in August are now back on track.
Station Director, Steve Haigh, said: “Our microphones were picking up all kinds of extraneous noises with cars accelerating
from the Tesco car park and helicopters ying over the town. Now we have a studio that is properly soundproofed and we
are enormously grateful to Jones Building Group for providing this work.”
On the project, Chris Snell, Property Services Manager at Jones Building Group said: "Jones Building Group have been
involved in supporting the local community through various projects for many years. It was a pleasure to have helped
Yeovil’s own local community radio station, Radio Ninesprings, by soundproo ng their studio as part of National
Apprenticeship Week. We o er our best wishes to the radio station for their launch in July.”
Radio Ninesprings will be heard on FM across Yeovil and South Somerset on 104.5FM from July onwards - without
background tra c noise!

Jones Building Group sponsor this year’s ESFA Somerset Festival

The festival is run at Mill eld School and is the
only school’s residential football festival in the
country which allows players of all social
backgrounds to participate.
A number of academy players took part in the festival
as well as giving players with similar abilities from
poor backgrounds the chance to take part in the
event.
19 teams took part in this year’s festival with districts
throughout the country bringing players to
participate for the chance to ful l their ambitions of
playing football professionally. The ESFA have been
successful previously with Ben Hamer (Leicester City
FC) who previously participated in a cup match
against Southampton Schools FA before going on to
play for numerous championship clubs in leagues
games and has also won the premiership during his
time at Leicester.
The festival ended with a closing ceremony at Westlands Sports and Social Club on the nal night where guest of honour
YTFC Manager, Darren Way, gave a speech to around 500 players, sta and parents. Those attending the festival were given
shirts with Jones Building Group’s logo embellished during as well as a programme from the night and goody bags to take
away.

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Jones Building Group become Authorised Installers of Polyac© RAPID

Jones Building Group are excited to announce that we have become
authorised installers for Polyac© RAPID from Somerset based Steadfast
Specialist Products Ltd and Resiplast of Belgium.
Steadfast Specialist Products Ltd are suppliers and distributors of superior
products for building repair, restoration and conservation and work in close
partnership with some of the most experienced and innovative companies in
Europe.
Polyac© RAPID is a fast curing, methyl methacrylate based waterproof and
protective resin coating system with excellent anti-slip properties and will be used
on our Social Housing contracts for walkways, balconies and stairwells.
Due to Polyac© RAPID's fast curing time, each coat dries within 30 minutes
meaning that tenants can leave or enter their homes during the application
process. Pedestrian tra c is also possible within 30 minutes of the nal coat,
meaning less downtime for our tenants enabling them to go about their day-to-day
lives.
The systems range from a simple waterproof, decorative coating to a highly
elastic system that allows for movement and provides levelling, crack-bridging and
additional UV and wear resistance. The resins are available in all RAL colours and
can also be applied to vertical surfaces such as stair nosings.
The versatile products that make up the Polyac© RAPID systems can be applied to
new and old concrete, asphalt, metal wood, tiles and existing methyl
methacrylate coatings.

A small selection of nishes available:

BENEFITS:

•Fast installation with minimal disruption to tenant access
•Ready to use 30 minutes after application of nal layer
•Applicable at temperature as low as 0 to –10 degrees
•Jointless and easy to clean
•High durability and abrasion resistance
•Available in multiple colours and nishes
•Provision of anti-slip surface where required
•Good chemical resistance
•Highly durable
•Versatile

For enquires, further information or to request a PDF product brochure please contact [email protected].

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Works on the 3 new build houses have started at Cherry Orchard House

Works have started on the three new
build houses at Cherry Orchard this
month. New refurbishment works to
the existing building, which is an old
NHS building being converted into 15
privately owned apartments, is now
progressing with new roofs and internal
refurbishments being carried out.

Redevelopment of Gainsborough House continuing at pace

Work on the redevelopment of
Gainsborough House in Milborne Port
is continuing at a pace. The project,
for The Trustees Leaders of Worship and
Preachers Trust, is progressing well with
it’s M & E 1st x, with internal party walls
and steelworks all now being complete.
Roo ng works are nearing completion,
external works are being prepared for
external render and the new windows
have been installed by D Glass.

Westerley Care Home, Minehead into it’s second x phase

We are well into the 2nd x phase at
Westerley with an anticipated
handover due in June.
The Client, The Trustees Leaders of
Worship & Preachers Trust, are very
happy with the works so far for the
conversion of two garages into two
dwellings which are progressing well.

Stoke Sub Hamdon project commencing this month

The works comprise of the construction of 14 part completed dwellings, with
associated car parking and hard and soft landscaping, on the site of a former
garden nursery in East Stoke, near Stoke Sub Hamdon.

The development is to be a mix of social housing and open market units for
Stonewater. The site is set back from the main Montacute Road, located behind a
Co-Op food store, with which it shares an access road. This road also serves
additional private residences. The re-start date for the construction phase is 4
June 2018 and the anticipated project duration is 38 weeks.

1st x at Elwyn Road, Exmouth nishing soon

The project for the conversion of 4
ats and 8 new build ats is

advancing well.
We are near to nishing 1st xings at
Elwyn Road, with external openings
knocked through and 1st x plumbing
and electrics underway on the existing
building. The new timber frame building
and roof construction is also now
complete .

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Works at Isaacs Close, Street are well underway

Works for the construction of 24 dwellings at Isaacs Close is now well
underway with the groundworks and brickwork.

The ground beam is complete on Block C, as is the block and beam oor. The
bricklayers have commenced with the superstructure works and will be up to 1st
lift height this month.

Block B ground beam is complete as well as the substructure blockwork which is
now ready for drainage and then block and beam oor.

The ground workers are currently working on Block A ring beam cages ready for
concrete pour and road construction is expected to start this month.

Industrial Development for Brendon Power Washers progressing well

The groundworks package for the client is
progressing well with future enabling works to help
with the expansion of the production team at
Brendon Power Washers.

The groundwork comprises of 2 no concrete slabs (800
m2 each) to form new unit space, including 2 new
bridges, attenuation tank and hard and soft
landscaping.

Yarlington Housing Group Planned Works Contract enters it’s 8th Year

We are now in our 8th year for the Yarlington Housing Group planned works contract, and are expecting to install

300 kitchens and 350 bathroom/wet rooms this year.

We have successfully become registered members for the Wall Tie Installers Federation which provides us with the

necessary training and works to allow us to identify and x failed wall ties. Going forward we are looking to develop this

service to o er complete surveys and remedial works as needed for various clients. We already have an experienced

installer, working with 2 other operatives completing replacement works for Yarlington to coincide with the repointing

contract. contract for Yarlington is running sucBcineSstsofruelilny,Brnoookwlanwdsith a 10 man team working to complete the
The re pointing

contracted works. We start works for Dorset County Council this month refurbishing the Sea Life Centre toilet block ahead

of the summer period which is hopefully going to be 1 of 5 refurbishment projects for them going forward.

Davey Roo ng South West continue with extensive roo ng work

It’s been a busy rst half of 2018 for Davey Roo ng with a lot of new work being secured in the previous months.
Davey Roo ng have secured a 4 year term re-roo ng programme for West Dorset with Magna Housing; the continuation of
the re-roo ng programme with Yarlington Housing Group and further works on the re-roo ng contract with Homes in
Sedgemoor. Further work has also been won with C G Fry & Son on their new build housing scheme in Poundbury,
Hillbrush and Chickerell.
Works have also been recently completed for Halsall on their new build housing in West Hendford in Yeovil, Water Street in
Martock and Otter Mill in Ottery St Mary, as well as roo ng works for Winsley White at Maesdown Road in Evercreech on
their development of new build housing. The 2018-19 re-roo ng program for Yarlington Housing Association started with a
bang, with over 40 properties being re-roofed in a month in Yeovil and Drayton including loft insulation top ups & UPVC
renewals.

Yarlington, St Andrews Morrish Builders, Sector B, C G Fry, Putton Lane,
Road, Yeovil Poundbury Chickerell

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Jones Building Group Sponsor YTFC Get Pedalling

You can also make a donation on our JustGiving page: The Jones Building Group bike has come out from
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/darren-robins3 retirement, ready for the “Get Pedalling" ride from Cork to
Dublin on 18th-21st July.
The ride is sponsored by Jones Building Group and we have
several employees taking part in the ride, including Davey Jones.
This will be the fourth ride Jones Building Group have sponsored
and entered a team of riders in, and we are set to have another
successful charity event. The Jones Building Group bike will be
taken on the ride as a spare, in case any of the riders have issues
with their bike, which will enable them to complete the ride.
This year's charity is Headway Somerset; a unique organisation
helping people to live as independent a life as possible after
brain injury, providing specialist support and therapy at its three
brain Injury Outreach Units. It provides essential respite care for
family members who may end up being full-time unpaid carers.
You can read more about the charity and their amazing work
here: www.headwaysomerset.org.uk

Works at Shepton Mallet Cemetery now underway

The project is for the partial rebuild and repoint of the
Western boundary stone wall for Mendip District Council.
The contract began in April with works including the
reconstruction of a 55 meter collapsed section of the
boundary wall and rebuilding copings. Repointing was
carried out to other degraded areas to reinstate the wall back
into good condition. All pre-existing tree saplings have been
cut back and the root structure has been dug out in the
vicinity of the wall to provide clear working access. Clippings
were disposed from site as well as removing all ivy growth
from both sides of the wall. The memorial headstones within
close proximity have been protected with temporary
plywood throughout the duration of the works to protect
them from any damage. The existing wall has been
demolished following its collapse and a 750mm deep trench
was excavated and concreted to rebuild the wall to the exact
width of the existing wall. The existing stone was cleaned of
all existing mortar debris, and rebuilt in line with the existing
design, width and height. All works are to be carried out to
the approval of the Conservation O cer.

Painting Division have productive rst half of the year

Before: Victorian Bathing Our painting division has had a very productive rst half of the After the refurbishment
Machine, Weymouth. year so far with over £1 million worth of orders secured with local
Housing Associations.
Works with Yarlington, Magna, and Hastoe have all been secured as
well as new works in the private sector for Palmer's Brewery carrying
out external redecorating to three of their public houses. Millstream
Management have appointed us for the external redecorating and
repairs to folly Mill Lodge in Bridport and Cognatum for the external
painting and repairs to several of their retirement schemes. We have
also been carrying out a lot of work with our new client, West Dorset
District Council on the painting and repairs to their public toilets in
Dorset and Weymouth. Refurbishment works to the Victorian
bathing machine which is on display on the Esplanade in Weymouth
has also been carried out. This has involved replacing all of the rotten
timber, with a crane required to lift the existing roof from the
bathing machine before redecoration works were carried out.

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Refurbishment and Extension works commencing soon

Jones Building Group have begun work on a full refurbishment of a 1930’s
house with a double storey extension in Bristol.
The project is for the full refurbishment of the house along with the
addition of a two story extension, internal alterations and formation of a new
bathroom/en-suite. This will then be followed by rewiring, a new heating
system, plastering and decorations.
We are managing the design and planning element for the clients, with soft
stripping and the removal of M&E having already commenced. The
refurbishment of the main house will begin immediately afterwards and the
extension work will follow once planning has been granted.

Homes in Sedgemoor Partnership Day

Bridgwater Branch Manager, Sean Thompson at the Partnership Day with Homes in Sedgemoor Chief executive, Jen Barfoot

Held at the Canalside Conference Centre in Bridgwater, the Homes in Partnership Day was an event for Homes in
Sedgemoor, their partners and stakeholders to see the changes their relationships have made.
The day looked at how these relationships impact on the residents, the future plans of Homes in Sedgemoor and how, as
partners, we are working together to change what others think of social housing and the services Homes in
Sedgemoor and its partners provide.
The day also provided a backdrop to how we can work together with other partners such as Avon and Somerset Police to
tackle issues such as organised crime within the Sedgemoor area, particularly with Homes in Sedgemoor residents.
The day was very informative and gave us the chance to see how our clients’ initiatives are in uenced by the service we
provide as a contractor and we look forward to encouraging the delivery of these initiatives, promises and missions to the
Homes In Sedgemoor residents in the future and building on an already successful partnership.

Bridgwater O ce Install New Bin Store for Homes in Sedgemoor

Our Bridgwater o ce have recently installed a new bin store for Homes in Sedgemoor.
The residents of Brooklands will now no longer have to put up with piles of black bags on refuse collection day now the bin
store has been constructed. The store was o cially opened on 15th May where residents were invited along to see the new
facility.
The New MetroTile Roof on Canal View is now also fully complete with a new modern look following the replacement of the
existing copper roo ng by Davey Roo ng and the sca olding undertaken by Allied Sca olding.

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“It is wonderful, I love the new works! It is a lovely place to live and the workmen were so very helpful
and so nice. I don’t have any bad words to say.”

- A Homes in Sedgemoor resident thanks the Bridgwater o ce for the refurbishment works carried out at
Dunwear House

“Having done some post inspections on the properties at Tewkesbury having kitchens installed, we
have received some great reports for James Rolls. All of the customers have praised his work ethic and
e orts and also how friendly and polite he is. His work is also of an exemplary quality, with hardly any
(if any at all) snagging needed. Seeing him on site he is also clean and tidy which also puts him in good
stead with the customers, but also makes him aware of Health and Safety issues.
Lee [Budge] has had a lot of positive comments back recently as well. His work is often, if not always, of
a high standard and customers often say that he goes above and beyond what is needed. For example,
one tenant was very happy recently with the additional shelf he quickly produced, which I agree with,
is a tidy addition to the kitchen. Also another resident praised his e orts and added that the process
was made a lot easier having tradesmen like Lee involved.
Lorentz [Green] continuously produces great work. His installs are always of a high quality and
customers always praise him when I attend after the works are completed. During site visits he always
makes sure he informs me of any changes needed and has solutions that would/could bene t the
install. I’m sure he will be a great multi skilled operative for you in the future.

- Shaun Mumford, Yarlington Planned Maintenance Supervisor, gives feedback from residents on the great
work from the Yeovil Property Services team

“The workmen were wonderful when tting my shed door. I was so happy and impressed with it and
thought the workmen were fantastic.”

- A Homes in Sedgemoor resident thanks the Bridgwater team for their new shed door

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