Official Opening of ‘BathBuildings ‘ Surgery in Bristol

At the end of November the official openingof ‘Bath Buildings’ Surgery, adjacent to theMontpelier Health Centre in Bristol, tookplace.

A large group of guests, including localschool children, patients, surgery staff,members of our construction team and theconsultant team of GVA, watched as theLord Mayor of Bristol, Cllr FarukChoudhury, cut the ribbon to officiallydeclare the newcommunitysurgery open.The surgery wasnamed ‘BathBuildings’ bythe local schoolafter ‘Rennison’sSwimmingBaths’ , whichhad beensituated on the site from 1765 until 1916.

The new two storey building provides arange of services including six consultationrooms , a treatment room, pharmacy andstaff facilities.

Matt Jenkins, pictured above, is standingalongside the plaque which marks theofficial unveiling.

View from the TopWe are at the end of our financialyear in which we will be reportingan increase in turnover to £18m.We are also going into the nextfinancial year in the healthiestposition ever, having already

secured turnover of £18m and we areon track for our planned controlled expansion.

Blake Joinery is also riding a successful wave whichcontinues to show an increasing order book that iscreating jobs and apprenticeship opportunities.

Both Pollard & Blake are amongst the market leadersin their fields, as Clients are recognising our abilitiesand performance. Our reputation is orchestratinghigh enquiry and tender levels,which gives usconfidence that our forecasts and ambitions will beachieved.

Well done to you all for being part of our undoubtedsuccess during such hard times. To accommodate ourexpansion we have new faces joining us all of whichare talented individuals who will become part of ournext phase of success. A big welcome to them, andagain, a big thank you for your considerable effortsthis past 12 months.

Cheers, Bill

Thank you to everyone whohas taken part in this

caption competition on thisoccasion. I am pleased to

say that cameup with this editions

winning caption :

Mark is also responsible fortaking this photo of KeithBatchelor at the Plymouth

Sporting Club Dinner at the endof last year. We all agreed that itlends itself beautifully to somereally outstanding captions, so

please don’t be shy - send themover to me to be in with a chance

of winning your own bottle ofwine.

Chipping Norton Sod CuttingWork on the Chipping Norton Health Practicecommenced at the end of January and the officialsod-cutting ceremony took place on 11 February withunusually clear blue skies!

The Health Practice is a 2,000 sq metre developmentbeing jointly undertaken by the town’s White Houseand West Street surgeries, both of whom will relocatefrom their current premises to the new buildingwhich is due for completion in January 2015.

Constructed over three floors, the two surgeries willhave 18 consulting rooms, 16 clinical rooms, as wellas a pharmacy and it has been designed to meet thehighest environmentalstandards of BREEAMExcellent. Value £3.2m.

Photo: Tim ScrutonGVA Director, DoctorDavid Edwards fromWhite House Surgery,Dr Jane Pargeter fromWest Street Surgeryand Matthew Jenkins.

SM: Matt Jenkins, CM:Andy Coward,QS: Danny Coupland / Jacob Fuller

Topping Out at Abbeyfield, HanhamWith only a brief dry moment permitting the photographer to take his photos,this was destined to be a wet and watery occasion however, despite the rain,the event was a great success. Pollard team members were joined by staff andtrustees from Abbeyfield Bristol Society, consultant team members fromProject Manager HDP Associates, Architect Lewis Foster Lewis and EngineerCraddy Pitchers, who all watched as Abbeyfield Chief Executive, FrancesStretton, completed a section of the roof.

The £2.1m development at Hanham in Bristol, sees the construction of an 18unit supported sheltered housing scheme over two floors, together with staffaccommodation.

SM: Pat Percival, CM: Andy Coward, QS: Paul Lewis

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Last but not least - the back page!

Page 1

Spring 2014Christine and Bill are photographed belowpresenting the Jessie May Trust with an

enormous cheque for the sum of £2,701! It isfantastic to see such a healthy amount going

to such a well-deserving charity.The money was raised at last years Christmas

party which had a real buzz to it thanks, inpart, to Christine’s supersonic organisationalskills and Bill’s uplifting speech (althoughgood food, good wine and good companyhelped with the general swing of things!)

High Praise for Andy CowardThe quality of the work and the service provided by Pollard onthe two projects at Yeovil College; Centre for IndependentLiving £0.3m and the Refurbishment of the Kingston Building£0.7m, has been acknowledged by the Project Managers, Capitain an email to Bill. The Senior Architectural Designer for theprojects Tomasz Jemiol, commented:-

“I am writing to express my sincereappreciation for the work of AndyCoward on the A Level Academyand Centre for Independent Livingprojects, for Yeovil College.

My experience of working with Andyfor almost two years was extremelypositive; he has managed to provehis professionalism and extensiveknowledge in all areas ofconstruction, site management,project management as well as contract management.

Above all, what I found most valuable about working with Andy,was his proactive approach and the fact that he was ALWAYSready to propose solutions and offer his ideas to resolveproblems.

Having spoken to the client, I believe that this is not only myopinion, but also theirs. Finally, I can assure you that if there isany more work coming our way from the College, then Pollardwill be the first candidate to be considered as the maincontractor.”

A Warm Pollard Welcome to.........

, who started with us on 17March as Site Manager. Initially Marcus willbe working at Sharpak and will then com-mence at Hanover Court Nursing Home inCinderford.

, who joins us on 7 April asQuantity Surveyor. He will reinforce oursurveying strength which is necessary due tothe successfully planned progression of thebusiness expansion.

, commences on 2 May asQuantity Surveyor and again brings experiencethat will add to our existing staffing levels.

, Contracts Manager, has extensiveexperience across the whole spectrum ofconstruction. He joins us on 14 April and hisfirst involvement will be leading our team atthe Fry Club in Keynsham, Bristol

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Completed......Sherborne International College ‘Greenfield’ Hall(Western Gazette February 06, 2014 article) “Building work on the college’s 215-seat hall started last March. Thehall is the third phase of the college’s plans for its new teachingblock which was started in 1998. It was officially opened by thechairman of the governors Major General Patrick Cordingley.The hall is intended for daily use for assemblies, concerts, choirpractice, musical tuition, drama & examinations.” Value £1mSM: John Nisbet, CM: Tony Cann, QS:Danny Coupland

Fisherton House Medical Practice, Fountain Way, SalisburyCompleted in January this year the newly named ‘Fisherton House’ wasofficially opened on 28 February. Work on the Medical Practice initiallycommenced with the demolition of existing redundant structures and thesubsequent construction of a new BREEAMExcellent, two-storey building using a crosslaminated timber frame. Two local surgeries;

‘Grove House’ and ‘New Street’ have relocatedto the new centre are now able to offer their services from under one roof. Inaddition local residents are also provided with a dental surgery and in-housepharmacy. Value £3.2mSM: Roland Fleet, CM: Andy Coward, QS:Simon McCahon

ALAN’S UPDATE!

As this financial year draws to aclose it is pleasing to report it has been another successful year for us at Blake.

We have enjoyed a busy 12 months which has seen us achieve a higher thanexpected turnover for this period. This is not achieved by luck but by the hardwork put in by our staff together with maintaining our quality and reliability of

delivering on time.

It is always pleasing to receive recognition for a job well done, so I am proud to say that oncompletion of a retirement village project at Hungerford we were voted the .

More recently we received a letter from a new client complimenting us on our quality and servicewhen we manufactured a Corian reception desk for them, furthermore they stated that they looked

forward to working with us in the future.

Our good reputation is obviouslyspreading, this is shown by number ofenquiries we are now receiving frompotential new customers.

As always I thank our staff for theircontinued effort and support without thisthe things we are achieving would not bepossible. Alan.

Fry Club, Keynsham, BristolRebuild existing Fry Club - a sports & social club - to create 5 function rooms, new changing rooms, a

community group room & a a sports bar featuring its own bowling alley. £4m

Chipping Norton Medical Centre, OxfordshireThe construction of a new Health Centre with pharmacy. Value £3.25m

St Philips Church, Weston Mill, PlymouthThis project for Aster Homes comprises the demolition of the existing church, refurbishment of existingChurch Hall and the construction of 6 flats and 5 houses and associated external works. Value £1.5m

New Medical Records and I. M &T Building at RUH. BathAn office development scheme for Royal United Hospital, Bath. This is our second project for the hospital.Value: £1.76m.

Units 1 & 2 Lysander Business Park, Yeovil (PC World)Refurbishment of the above units are being carried out over an 8-week period. Value £220k. Work started onsite at the beginning of February.

Sharpak, BridgwaterFollowing successful completion of the enabling works we have been awarded the subsequent £1.7m maincontract to construct the new unit.

Hanover Court Nursing Home, Cinderford?Scheduled for a 28 April start this £2m project involves the construction of a 20 bed extra care facility atHanover Court Care Home, Cinderford

“It is good to report that construction on “The Hive” is stillon schedule for our opening in May 2014, despite therecent poor weather.

The work has hit plenty of milestones recently,including all of the glazing being installed, solar panelslifted on to the roof and scaffolding has been removedfrom the northern face of the building. Milestones still tocome include; the removal of the rest of the scaffolding,addition of the spiral fire escape stairways and finishingoff the internal partitions (which are also removable).Value £2.75m

A Warm Pollard Welcome to.........

, who started with us on 17March as Site Manager. Initially Marcus willbe working at Sharpak and will then com-mence at Hanover Court Nursing Home inCinderford.

, who joins us on 7 April asQuantity Surveyor. He will reinforce oursurveying strength which is necessary due tothe successfully planned progression of thebusiness expansion.

, commences on 2 May asQuantity Surveyor and again brings experiencethat will add to our existing staffing levels.

, Contracts Manager, has extensiveexperience across the whole spectrum ofconstruction. He joins us on 14 April and hisfirst involvement will be leading our team atthe Fry Club in Keynsham, Bristol

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Completed......Sherborne International College ‘Greenfield’ Hall(Western Gazette February 06, 2014 article) “Building work on the college’s 215-seat hall started last March. Thehall is the third phase of the college’s plans for its new teachingblock which was started in 1998. It was officially opened by thechairman of the governors Major General Patrick Cordingley.The hall is intended for daily use for assemblies, concerts, choirpractice, musical tuition, drama & examinations.” Value £1mSM: John Nisbet, CM: Tony Cann, QS:Danny Coupland

Fisherton House Medical Practice, Fountain Way, SalisburyCompleted in January this year the newly named ‘Fisherton House’ wasofficially opened on 28 February. Work on the Medical Practice initiallycommenced with the demolition of existing redundant structures and thesubsequent construction of a new BREEAMExcellent, two-storey building using a crosslaminated timber frame. Two local surgeries;

‘Grove House’ and ‘New Street’ have relocatedto the new centre are now able to offer their services from under one roof. Inaddition local residents are also provided with a dental surgery and in-housepharmacy. Value £3.2mSM: Roland Fleet, CM: Andy Coward, QS:Simon McCahon

ALAN’S UPDATE!

As this financial year draws to aclose it is pleasing to report it has been another successful year for us at Blake.

We have enjoyed a busy 12 months which has seen us achieve a higher thanexpected turnover for this period. This is not achieved by luck but by the hardwork put in by our staff together with maintaining our quality and reliability of

delivering on time.

It is always pleasing to receive recognition for a job well done, so I am proud to say that oncompletion of a retirement village project at Hungerford we were voted the .

More recently we received a letter from a new client complimenting us on our quality and servicewhen we manufactured a Corian reception desk for them, furthermore they stated that they looked

forward to working with us in the future.

Our good reputation is obviouslyspreading, this is shown by number ofenquiries we are now receiving frompotential new customers.

As always I thank our staff for theircontinued effort and support without thisthe things we are achieving would not bepossible. Alan.

Fry Club, Keynsham, BristolRebuild existing Fry Club - a sports & social club - to create 5 function rooms, new changing rooms, a

community group room & a a sports bar featuring its own bowling alley. £4m

Chipping Norton Medical Centre, OxfordshireThe construction of a new Health Centre with pharmacy. Value £3.25m

St Philips Church, Weston Mill, PlymouthThis project for Aster Homes comprises the demolition of the existing church, refurbishment of existingChurch Hall and the construction of 6 flats and 5 houses and associated external works. Value £1.5m

New Medical Records and I. M &T Building at RUH. BathAn office development scheme for Royal United Hospital, Bath. This is our second project for the hospital.Value: £1.76m.

Units 1 & 2 Lysander Business Park, Yeovil (PC World)Refurbishment of the above units are being carried out over an 8-week period. Value £220k. Work started onsite at the beginning of February.

Sharpak, BridgwaterFollowing successful completion of the enabling works we have been awarded the subsequent £1.7m maincontract to construct the new unit.

Hanover Court Nursing Home, Cinderford?Scheduled for a 28 April start this £2m project involves the construction of a 20 bed extra care facility atHanover Court Care Home, Cinderford

“It is good to report that construction on “The Hive” is stillon schedule for our opening in May 2014, despite therecent poor weather.

The work has hit plenty of milestones recently,including all of the glazing being installed, solar panelslifted on to the roof and scaffolding has been removedfrom the northern face of the building. Milestones still tocome include; the removal of the rest of the scaffolding,addition of the spiral fire escape stairways and finishingoff the internal partitions (which are also removable).Value £2.75m

Official Opening of ‘BathBuildings ‘ Surgery in Bristol

At the end of November the official openingof ‘Bath Buildings’ Surgery, adjacent to theMontpelier Health Centre in Bristol, tookplace.

A large group of guests, including localschool children, patients, surgery staff,members of our construction team and theconsultant team of GVA, watched as theLord Mayor of Bristol, Cllr FarukChoudhury, cut the ribbon to officiallydeclare the newcommunitysurgery open.The surgery wasnamed ‘BathBuildings’ bythe local schoolafter ‘Rennison’sSwimmingBaths’ , whichhad beensituated on the site from 1765 until 1916.

The new two storey building provides arange of services including six consultationrooms , a treatment room, pharmacy andstaff facilities.

Matt Jenkins, pictured above, is standingalongside the plaque which marks theofficial unveiling.

View from the TopWe are at the end of our financialyear in which we will be reportingan increase in turnover to £18m.We are also going into the nextfinancial year in the healthiestposition ever, having already

secured turnover of £18m and we areon track for our planned controlled expansion.

Blake Joinery is also riding a successful wave whichcontinues to show an increasing order book that iscreating jobs and apprenticeship opportunities.

Both Pollard & Blake are amongst the market leadersin their fields, as Clients are recognising our abilitiesand performance. Our reputation is orchestratinghigh enquiry and tender levels,which gives usconfidence that our forecasts and ambitions will beachieved.

Well done to you all for being part of our undoubtedsuccess during such hard times. To accommodate ourexpansion we have new faces joining us all of whichare talented individuals who will become part of ournext phase of success. A big welcome to them, andagain, a big thank you for your considerable effortsthis past 12 months.

Cheers, Bill

Thank you to everyone whohas taken part in this

caption competition on thisoccasion. I am pleased to

say that cameup with this editions

winning caption :

Mark is also responsible fortaking this photo of KeithBatchelor at the Plymouth

Sporting Club Dinner at the endof last year. We all agreed that itlends itself beautifully to somereally outstanding captions, so

please don’t be shy - send themover to me to be in with a chance

of winning your own bottle ofwine.

Chipping Norton Sod CuttingWork on the Chipping Norton Health Practicecommenced at the end of January and the officialsod-cutting ceremony took place on 11 February withunusually clear blue skies!

The Health Practice is a 2,000 sq metre developmentbeing jointly undertaken by the town’s White Houseand West Street surgeries, both of whom will relocatefrom their current premises to the new buildingwhich is due for completion in January 2015.

Constructed over three floors, the two surgeries willhave 18 consulting rooms, 16 clinical rooms, as wellas a pharmacy and it has been designed to meet thehighest environmentalstandards of BREEAMExcellent. Value £3.2m.

Photo: Tim ScrutonGVA Director, DoctorDavid Edwards fromWhite House Surgery,Dr Jane Pargeter fromWest Street Surgeryand Matthew Jenkins.

SM: Matt Jenkins, CM:Andy Coward,QS: Danny Coupland / Jacob Fuller

Topping Out at Abbeyfield, HanhamWith only a brief dry moment permitting the photographer to take his photos,this was destined to be a wet and watery occasion however, despite the rain,the event was a great success. Pollard team members were joined by staff andtrustees from Abbeyfield Bristol Society, consultant team members fromProject Manager HDP Associates, Architect Lewis Foster Lewis and EngineerCraddy Pitchers, who all watched as Abbeyfield Chief Executive, FrancesStretton, completed a section of the roof.

The £2.1m development at Hanham in Bristol, sees the construction of an 18unit supported sheltered housing scheme over two floors, together with staffaccommodation.

SM: Pat Percival, CM: Andy Coward, QS: Paul Lewis

Page 4

Last but not least - the back page!

Page 1

Spring 2014Christine and Bill are photographed belowpresenting the Jessie May Trust with an

enormous cheque for the sum of £2,701! It isfantastic to see such a healthy amount going

to such a well-deserving charity.The money was raised at last years Christmas

party which had a real buzz to it thanks, inpart, to Christine’s supersonic organisationalskills and Bill’s uplifting speech (althoughgood food, good wine and good companyhelped with the general swing of things!)

High Praise for Andy CowardThe quality of the work and the service provided by Pollard onthe two projects at Yeovil College; Centre for IndependentLiving £0.3m and the Refurbishment of the Kingston Building£0.7m, has been acknowledged by the Project Managers, Capitain an email to Bill. The Senior Architectural Designer for theprojects Tomasz Jemiol, commented:-

“I am writing to express my sincereappreciation for the work of AndyCoward on the A Level Academyand Centre for Independent Livingprojects, for Yeovil College.

My experience of working with Andyfor almost two years was extremelypositive; he has managed to provehis professionalism and extensiveknowledge in all areas ofconstruction, site management,project management as well as contract management.

Above all, what I found most valuable about working with Andy,was his proactive approach and the fact that he was ALWAYSready to propose solutions and offer his ideas to resolveproblems.

Having spoken to the client, I believe that this is not only myopinion, but also theirs. Finally, I can assure you that if there isany more work coming our way from the College, then Pollardwill be the first candidate to be considered as the maincontractor.”