Autumn Newsletter 2019
Read all about our latest news, projects, staff corner and fundraising activities. The latest edition of our newsletter is now available here
News and events
Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is now live!
We are pleased to announce that our new DPS is now live! To apply follow the link The Dynamic Puchasing System (DPS) will provide to us with Approved Providers considered capable of carrying out works to a satisfactory standard. We may undertake a wide range of alterations, refurbishment and new build projects throughout many sectors such as…
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Severn Hospice Dragon Boat Race 2019
For the fourth time running we took part in the annual Severn Hospice Dragon Boat Race on Sunday 7th July 2019. After reaching the final in 2018, expectations were running high and mood in the gazebo was tense. The weather didn't disappoint yet again but we managed to keep our cool. Heat times were slower this year but we managed to win our first…
Ridge walk for Sense
Steve Carpenter completed the gruelling 52 mile Ridge Walk on 22/23 June 2019 for the charity Sense. Sense is a national charity in the United Kingdom that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deaf blind. Sense connects sight, sound and life. The walk started and finished in the village of Marlborough, Wiltshire and began at 10am
CIF Bid roofing works at Morville Primary School
PSG were successful in applying for a CIF (Condition Improvement Fund) bid to carry out re-roofing works at Morville CE Primary School. The original Victorian part of the school and former school house dates back to 1856 with stone and pitched roof construction. Due to the age of the roofs, the school has been experiencing increasingly frequent
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Baschurch Primary School School Placed Planning Programme
The School Placed Planning programme focuses on areas of Shropshire that are facing a forecast growth in pupil numbers in the next few years, primarily due to the increased number of housing developments, which are leading to additional children requiring school places. On 7th November 2018 Cabinet approved the scheme to be funded primarily by the
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Poor project management is costly business
The following are recent examples of work carried out in schools where problems have occurred because of a failure to have the project professionally managed: 1) In a recent court case, an Academy Trust was fined £26,000 and ordered to pay costs of £20,000, for failure to control the potentially lethal risk of asbestos exposure by not identifying…
Long Mountain CE Primary School official opening
Long Mountain CE Primary School in Worthen officially opened its new school buildings on Friday 9 November, with PSG, parents, former pupils and neighbours invited to join in the celebrations. The school was opened by local resident Kelda Woods who is about to row single-handed across the Atlantic to inspire young adults facing mental or physical
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Autumn newsletter
Hello and welcome to the latest PSG newsletter. Hopefully everyone enjoyed the particularly good summer that we experienced this year. We have seen significant staffing changes in the past few months with staff leaving/arriving. Whilst we have lost experienced members of the team, the new recruits are settling in well and working hard to learn our…