Introducing our 'Trainee of the Year'

At the Wates annual regional review held at Oulton Hall last Friday, local lad Robert Frost from Huddersfield scooped the Wates Living Space Trainee of the year accolade.

Rob has been with Wates for only 12 months, but in this time has made a superb contribution to the Kirklees Excellent Homes for Life scheme.  He recently completed his degree in Building Studies, procured and managed our local community day in Dewsbury Moor with over 60 attendees, and became an integral part of the Wates team.

 

Looking good Rob !

Rob was presented with his Certificate and bottle of Champagne by our Regional Director who thanked him for his enthusiasm and commitment over the last 12 months.

Rob is extremely proud of his award and has set his sights on retaining the mantle for 2012 with the support and guidance of the Woodland Court team.

Woodland Court goes green...

As part of Wates' Green Policy we have procured our temporary cabin set up, and have specified items such as the following to reduce our carbon foot print and energy use:

• TRV's and timers on heaters to reduce our energy usage
• Push taps in the toilets and canteen to reduce water usage and waste water
• PIR's to all lighting in the cabins, so lights are switched off when there's no movement - saving energy
• Low capacity cisterns to reduce water usage
• Secondary door and door closers to the cabin doors to prevent heat loss and energy wastage
• Protection has been erected around the trees on site to prevent any accidental damage, and our bird and bat boxes have been ordered for that area
• The stone under the temporary compound area has also been sourced locally, and is totally recycled
• Our Assistant Surveyor and Production Trainee are car sharing and promoting this initiative on site, they're also tracking their reduction in C02 emissions
• Public Transport is promoted and displayed in the canteen to encourage use
• Local suppliers and contractors have been sourced to help reduce our carbon footprint
• A Habitat Hotel is to be constructed over the next two weeks, to provide temporary homes whilst construction works are ongoing.

Keep a watch on our blog for further Green commitments by our team!

Work has now started...

The weather has been kind to us on our first week on site, and we have made good progression with the vegetation strip and tree removal.  Tree protection has been put in place as agreed with the Environmental Officers at Kirklees Council.  We are hoping (if the weather continues to be kind to us), that our enablement works will be completed within our six week programme.