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Sept 2011

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Shiregreen StreetsceneShiregreen StreetsceneShiregreen StreetsceneShiregreen Streetscene shortlisted for major national awardshortlisted for major national awardshortlisted for major national awardshortlisted for major national award

Sanctuary Group’s ‘Streetscene’ project has transformed nearly 15 miles of pavements, verges and public open spaces. This £13 million green regeneration project of a 1930s housing estate at Shiregreen in Shef-field, on which Casey was the main contrac-tor, has been shortlisted for a top national

award.

The Sustainable Housing Awards 2011Sustainable Housing Awards 2011Sustainable Housing Awards 2011Sustainable Housing Awards 2011 rec-ognise projects and organisations that are at the forefront of promoting sustainability and this project is in the running for the Transformation Award for major improve-ments to the look, and quality of life, within

a social housing development.

Prior to the work being carried out, trees planted when the estate was created had grown too big, blocking light and access to

driveways. A lack of parking was also caus-ing people to park on grass verges and the

estate suffered from poor street lighting.

The regeneration programme involved:

• Replacing more than 400 large, ageing or diseased trees with 500 smaller, more suitable varieties

• Creating a wildflower meadow and hilly lawn area

• Creating parking areas with green tarmac for a softer look

• Protecting grass verges by installing 3,300 green oak bollards

• Laying down 100,000 square metres of attractive pathways

• Installing 1,100 new street lights

• Decorating 78 original 1930s lampposts using ideas suggested by the community

• Putting in new plants to create attractive borders throughout the estate

• Overhauling alleyways to improve a sense

of safety.

The Shiregreen estate was originally de-signed along garden city principles, which aimed to combine town and country, by incorporating green spaces and parks into urban areas. The Streetscene scheme was designed to keep faith with Shiregreen's

Soil treatment facility opened at Beal ValleySoil treatment facility opened at Beal ValleySoil treatment facility opened at Beal ValleySoil treatment facility opened at Beal Valley A treatment plant which will provide the surface dressing for the Beal Valley Restoration scheme is now up and running. The site will take recyclable inert materials through the gate and the operation will fol-low a Quality Protocol to produce a fines material and a hardcore prod-

uct for use on the site.

The original planning permission for the golf course to be constructed on the site didn’t allow for screening of material and as such we found ourselves short of restoration material. Following detailed discussion with the planning department a new 5 year restoration permission was gained for the site with an unlimited time permission for the screening

plant.

The photo shows the screening plant and the site management team. From left to right ‘Wigan’ Frank Farrell (booking in clerk), Steve Har-

greaves (Contracts Manager) and Glen Thompson (Site Manager).

heritage by linking the built environment with new and improved public areas. It also saw community artists working with resi-dents on art projects to improve the local environment and encourage people to take ownership of their local environment and

open spaces.

Helen Wright, regional regeneration manag-er for Sanctuary, said: "We are delighted to have been shortlisted for this award. We believe the Streetscene project has made a real difference to residents on the Shire-green estate. It has transformed the com-munity by creating a more pleasant and attractive place for people to live in, with

plenty of quality green space."

Winners will be announced at the awards

ceremony in October.

21-27 November 2011 will be Road Safety

Week.

Brake, the road safety charity, works to pre-vent death and injury on roads through cam-paigns and educational work and provides

care services for road accident victims.

Road Safety Week is an established week in the UK calendar. It was set up by Brake in 1997 and has been organised by the charity annually ever since. It takes place in No-vember each year and aims to give every-one an opportunity to promote road safety

in their community, school or company.

Between now and Road Safety Week we will be running a series of short sessions raising the awareness of safe driving for our staff

and employees.

Everyone attending the sessions will be asked to donate £1 to this valuable charity

and to make a pledge to drive safely.

The PledgeThe PledgeThe PledgeThe Pledge

Driving is thethethethe most dangerous thing most people ever do. If you do drive you can sign up to Brake’s pledge. It has seven simple

steps:

1. Sober UpSober UpSober UpSober Up—Drive free of alcohol and

drugs.

2. Wake UpWake UpWake UpWake Up—Don’t drive tired.

3. Buck UpBuck UpBuck UpBuck Up—Be mentally and physically fit

to drive.

OHSAS 18001OHSAS 18001OHSAS 18001OHSAS 18001 We have successfully achieved OHSAS 18001 (Health and Safety Management) certification following a comprehensive re-view and audit of our Health and Safety Management System by QMS International

plc.

OHSAS 18001 is awarded to organisations with a robust and legislative compliant Health and Safety Management System meeting the required high standard. Tony Chell, Group Managing Director, said, “This further emphasises the importance we at-tach to this critical part of our business and completes our suite of certifications having already achieved ISO9001 (Quality Manage-ment) and ISO 14001 (Environmental Man-

agement).”

Wyn Walker, Lead Assessor for QMS Interna-tional plc, said, “It was a delight to spend time with Ca-sey and to audit such a well estab-lished Health and Safety Management

System.”

In August, we success-fully com-pleted our Investors in People review and we would

like to thank the more than fifty staff and employees who were interviewed during the

assessment.

Will Kilby, our IiP Assessor, had this to say about our organisation, “The Casey group of companies have again demonstrated that

their people are at the heart of their busi-nesses. I found a very consistent commit-ment to the welfare and development of all employees as well as a very positive culture that ensures that concern for people, the environment and clients still underpins how the group operates and behaves whilst in an ever demanding and challenging market-

place.”

IiP is the quality standard for those organi-sations who invest in and value their staff and employees. Launched in 1991, it was designed to help organisations develop

performance through their people.

New apprentices Liam Hinds and Rebecca Wharmby were photographed with John Walmsley at Procure Plus’s offices at Duck-

worth House, Trafford.

Liam and Rebecca are currently working on site at Milnrow for Great Places Housing Group and Fallowfield for Reviva (Urban Renewal) Ltd respectively. These projects will give the apprentices a good grounding in teamwork as well as allowing them to acquire the necessary skills needed for their

chosen trades.

At the end of their apprenticeships, Rebecca and Liam should attain NVQ level 3 in Brick-

laying and Joinery respectively.

Investors in People (IiP)Investors in People (IiP)Investors in People (IiP)Investors in People (IiP)

Safer Driving at CaseySafer Driving at CaseySafer Driving at CaseySafer Driving at Casey

Dovetailing support Dovetailing support Dovetailing support Dovetailing support and and and and

laying foundationslaying foundationslaying foundationslaying foundations

4. Check UpCheck UpCheck UpCheck Up—Drive a modern, well-

maintained vehicle.

5. Belt UpBelt UpBelt UpBelt Up—Use seat belts and head re-

straints correctly.

6. Shut UpShut UpShut UpShut Up—Switch off your phone.

7. Slow DownSlow DownSlow DownSlow Down—The most important pledge

of all.

For more information visit www.brake.org.uk

or www.roadsafetyweek.org

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New frameworks for CaseyNew frameworks for CaseyNew frameworks for CaseyNew frameworks for Casey

Sefton-based social landlord One Vision Housing has appointed Casey and other contractors from the North West to their four-year framework contract, worth an esti-

mated £47m in total.

The framework is divided into six lots and Casey have been appointed to undertake Decent Homes improvement works and

communal improvements.

Works for both these frameworks have yet

to be awarded.

Each year, New Holland Construction Equip-ment hosts a European competition to test

the skills of machine operators.

The northern UK heat of this Grand Prix event took place at the end of July in Wake-field. Participants had to tackle a series of challenges on New Holland’s latest models which include the new C Series wheel load-ers and crawler excavators, the new 200 Series skid steer loaders and the new up-graded backhoe loaders. The final of the

competition will be held in Italy in October.

This two day event was not just a fun day for operators. This year was themed around performance and fuel efficiency. The event gave owners, as well as operators, the chance to experience the boost in productiv-ity and great savings in fuel efficiency that these machines can deliver. It also gave New Holland the opportunity to showcase

the brand’s Tier 4 interim SCR technology.

Chris Casey, director of P Casey (Plant Sales) Ltd said, “With the range of machines available to view, and New Holland’s great hospitality suite, this was a fantastic oppor-tunity to showcase these new models to our

customers.”

As part of our on-going relationship with Six Town Housing and Bury Metropolitan Bor-ough Council, P Casey Enviro Ltd provided a second CPD course to Bury Architects in

July.

The course, which centred around Site Waste Management Plans and Waste Re-duction Techniques, was presented by Alan

Wallace at the offices of Bury Architects.

Alan said, “The course was once again well attended with a good selection of questions and discussion points coming out of the presentation. I’m always interested in the response we get when we discuss the land-fill tax savings which can be made if waste

segregation is carried out on site.”

Nick Doyle, Principal Building Surveyor, Ar-chitectural Services, Bury Metropolitan Bor-ough Council said, “I would like to thank Alan Wallace of Casey for delivering a very informative session on Site Waste Manage-ment Plans. This is the second such event that Alan has delivered for us and it clearly demonstrates the Casey approach to collab-

orative working and knowledge sharing.”

The course has been internally presented on a number of occasions to Casey site management teams and was formulated by the Enviro staff following their input into the DTI and Chartered Institute of Waste Man-agement working parties on the draft legis-

lation in 2003 / 2004.

With such a large proportion of materials ending up as waste, the benefits of effective site waste management, both financial and environmental, are clear. We will cover more on this subject in a future edition of

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In 2006, the construction industry In 2006, the construction industry In 2006, the construction industry In 2006, the construction industry was responsible for an estimated 120 was responsible for an estimated 120 was responsible for an estimated 120 was responsible for an estimated 120 million tonnes of construction, demoli-million tonnes of construction, demoli-million tonnes of construction, demoli-million tonnes of construction, demoli-tion and excavation waste each year tion and excavation waste each year tion and excavation waste each year tion and excavation waste each year –––– around one third of all waste in the around one third of all waste in the around one third of all waste in the around one third of all waste in the

UK. UK. UK. UK.

According to WRAP, more than 25 According to WRAP, more than 25 According to WRAP, more than 25 According to WRAP, more than 25 million tonnes was sent straight to million tonnes was sent straight to million tonnes was sent straight to million tonnes was sent straight to landfill without any form of recovery landfill without any form of recovery landfill without any form of recovery landfill without any form of recovery

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A huge SORRYSORRYSORRYSORRY to

Dave and Chris Dave and Chris Dave and Chris Dave and Chris Hayes Hayes Hayes Hayes whose names I got the wrong way round last issue. Dave is, of course, grand-dad on the left. Chris is dad on the right

but that’s still Lily Mae in the middle!

WelcomeWelcomeWelcomeWelcome to Philip Jones Philip Jones Philip Jones Philip Jones

who joined us as Trainee QS (Bldg) in August, and to Harry Hedley Harry Hedley Harry Hedley Harry Hedley who joined us as Trainee QS (LR) in Sep-tember. Harry joins us straight from 6th Form and will be studying at Salford Uni, but Phil has already

completed his QS degree.

Also a formal welcome to Debi Fagin Debi Fagin Debi Fagin Debi Fagin who has been working in accounts on a contract basis and has now taken on the perma-nent role of Purchase

Ledger Manager.

And congratulationscongratulationscongratulationscongratulations to Lesley and Mike Lesley and Mike Lesley and Mike Lesley and Mike

HydeHydeHydeHyde, Chris DeanChris DeanChris DeanChris Dean, Anthony McCormickAnthony McCormickAnthony McCormickAnthony McCormick, and retired employee Jim ParkinJim ParkinJim ParkinJim Parkin, who have all tied the knot over the past couple of months. (Not all to each other, I hasten to

add—Ed)

Finally, Sue Croll, Building Resident Liaison Officer, has just taken part in a 12 hour rounders tournament to raise money for Dr

Kershaw’s Hospice, Royton.

Hosted by Shaw Magpies and Crompton Ladies Rounders Teams, the event was in memory of Sue’s friend and team mate

who passed away earlier this year.

Sue would like to say a huge thank you to all staff who donated prizes for the day. “The response from Casey’s was phenome-

nal!“

The event raised about £2,300 on the day but if you would still like to make a dona-

tion, please contact Marie on Reception.

Retrofit Environmental Solutions for GamesleyRetrofit Environmental Solutions for GamesleyRetrofit Environmental Solutions for GamesleyRetrofit Environmental Solutions for Gamesley

The Casey Companies Rydings Road, Rochdale, OL12 9PS

T: 01706 341121 F: 01706 861156 E: info@casey.co.uk W: www.casey.co.uk

Big Birds at Buck ParkBig Birds at Buck ParkBig Birds at Buck ParkBig Birds at Buck Park————A Cadge of PeregrinesA Cadge of PeregrinesA Cadge of PeregrinesA Cadge of Peregrines This year, four wild peregrine falcon chicks hatched at our Buck Park site in Denholme,

West Yorkshire.

Steve Downing with the Wildlife Crime Unit visited the site to tag the new chicks—three female and one male. A scheme was set up in 1997 to collect DNA from wild pere-grines and to tag the birds to monitor their

breeding and feeding habits.

A colour coded ring is fitted to indicate which geographic region the birds are from. For the first time this year, a second ring, called a PIT tag, has also been fitted which contains a microchip. When these young birds take up their own territories and start to breed, the microchip will feed infor-mation to special readers set up on the nest ledges. Each movement on and off the ledge is recorded and this information helps to determine which birds are nesting where, and the amount of timing of food

perfect opportunity meet the team who will be working on their homes and to raise any questions and concerns they

had.

The event was well attended and helped to raise environ-mental awareness with tenants being able make a smoothie by riding a bike to provide the electricity to power the smooth-

ie maker.

In advance of starting our retro-fit environmental scheme at Gamesley for High Peak Com-munity Housing, we took part in

an open event in July.

This project, part funded under the CESP programme, is an insulated render scheme to 507 homes and the two day event was an opportunity for tenants to make ballot choices for the render colours to be applied to their homes. It was also the

Peregrine chick submitting to a DNA test

Fun days at Eastlands and HampdenFun days at Eastlands and HampdenFun days at Eastlands and HampdenFun days at Eastlands and Hampden

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We recently took part in Fun Days at Eastlands and with Hampden Tenants and Resi-dents Association. With demonstrations, races, bal-loons and face painting, we didn’t let the rain put anyone

off!

Philip Jones

Harry Hedley

There is always a lot of input required to produce this newsletter, and this was a big one. We would like to say big Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! To all contributors: Paul Turner, James Billing, Richard Charlesworth, Alan Wallace, Tom Barr, John Walmsley, Sarah Harwood,

Sue Croll, Caroline Jones