Purchase Group News

G Purchase Construction Ltd sponsors Under 20’s Six Nations Championship in Wales.

In line with the annual senior Six Nation Championship held during February and March there is also an under 20’s Championship held over the same period.

This year Wales Under 20’s Team held all of their home games at the recently built Erias Parc stadium, which is the home of the newly formed RGC 1404 Rugby Club; a team created to develop rugby in North Wales.

With the stadium being across the road from Cartrefi Conwy it really is a local cause that is promoted and valued.

G Purchase Construction Ltd was given the opportunity to sponsor an executive box for all 3 home games against Scotland on the 10^th of Feb, Italy 9^th of March and France 16^th March. The Company also sponsored the stadium in the form of 2 sign boards, one at the North Stand and the other to the South Stand. All of the games were televised on BBC2 Wales.

CHIC; the Central Housing Investment Consortium won in the ‘Most Innovative Procurement Model’ category at the recent 2012 Housing Innovation Awards. G. Purchase Construction Ltd is delivering Kitchen & Bathroom refurbishments procured through this framework for Longhurst & Havelok Homes; a founder-member of CHIC.

Trevor Graham; G. Purchase Construction Ltd’s Partnering Director congratulated CHIC on receiving this award and added “we have been working with CHIC and Longhurst & Havelok Homes for almost a year and, despite being a completely new model for the delivery kitchen and bathroom refurbishments, we are delighted that the Project is proceeding extremely well.”

Richard Tweddell, Head of Property Services at L&H Homes, added, “To have received this award is a huge achievement and we are very grateful. Everyone has worked really hard to make this a success and we are thrilled that this has been recognised as well as the huge savings we have been able to make on behalf of our customers.”

CHIC is a consortium of ten social landlords working in partnership to secure maximum efficiencies across their asset management functions. CHIC has managed to lever typical average savings of circa 25% across asset management materials purchasing by increasing the buying power of its member landlords. So far this year members have secured savings in excess of £1million and are set to see greater savings in the near future. CHIC is working in partnership with other consortia and now reaches over 300,000 homes.

The Isle of Anglesey’s first ever Community Radio Station, MÔN FM (Môn being the Welsh word for Anglesey), went live on-air for the very first time on St. David’s Day, 1st March. Music had been broadcast online for a few days previously, but this was the first time that  listeners could tune in to 87.9 FM. Had they done so between 1.00 and 4.00 pm on the day they would have heard Vaughan Evans, who is a Site Supervisor on the island, and Terry Phipps, our Client Services Manager, co-presenting the inaugural show from the studio in Llangefni.

The show, which was a mixture of music and chat, was very well received, with listeners taking advantage of the various methods of contacting the studio – phone, text, e-mail, Facebook, Twitter – which was managed, fortunately for Vaughan and Terry, by a team of volunteers. Indeed, all those taking part or assisting in any way are unpaid volunteers, which is the way of Community Radio Stations.

Both Vaughan and Terry are well-qualified to conduct such an auspicious occasion, with Vaughan having been a DJ with his own mobile disco for over 30 years, and Terry having previously been a full-time radio presenter.

Vaughan (nearest the daffodil!) and Terry chatting to Ieuan Wyn Jones, Welsh Assembly Member for Anglesey, one of the many local dignitaries and celebrities who appeared on the show .

Work commenced this week on a pilot programme of Welsh Housing Quality Standard improvements for Tai Ceredigion.  The works are being undertaken to properties in Aberystwyth initially and comprise Kitchen & Bathroom Refurbishments and Central Heating Replacements. Read more →

Birmingham City Council has received the prestigious World Green Building Council’s ‘Urban Retrofit Award’ for its work in delivering renewable energy and carbon reduction measures to Birmingham’s building stock through the Birmingham Energy Savers initiative.

The Awards ceremony was hosted by the World Green Building Council in Durban, South Africa on 5^th December 2011. This inaugural award was accepted on behalf of Birmingham City Council and Birmingham Energy Savers by Dame Nicola Brewer, the British High Commissioner in South Africa. The Award ceremony took place as part of the UN Climate Change Conference.

G. Purchase Construction Ltd is proud to be associated with the excellent and ground-breaking work being carried out by the Birmingham Energy Savers Team. The Company is currently delivering phase 2 of the BES Programme having been appointed as the sole installer in this £35 Million framework.

For more information on G. Purchase Construction Ltd’s involvement in the Birmingham Energy Savers Programme, or the Company’s other services please contact Paul Williams on 0121 747 2742.

Please open the PDF file below for more information on the World Green Building Council’s 2011 Awards.

WorldGBC Government Leadership Award Publication

Welcome to the new Purchase Group website. The new website showcases the extensive range of services offered by our subsidiary company; G. Purchase Construction Ltd. Read more →

Birmingham’s newest housing organisation has given its first major contract to a  Walsall-based construction firm. Read more →