OROHOE H C O N S T R U C T I O N LT D Carpentry & Joinery Specialists Welcome to the eNewsletter from Horohoe Construction Ltd | Issue 12 | August 2014 Keeping you updated with the latest Horohoe News. Latest News Services 1 Day Health & Safety Awareness Course With new Health & Safety regulations coming into force as of 1st July Horohoe have ensured that all operatives have attended and passed the 1 day H&S Awareness Course. Horohoe regularly work closely with clients making sure staff are fully trained for the job in hand. • Timber Framing BAM Health & Safety Advisor, Karl Wiggins, has said: “By putting all operatives through the OneDay H&S Awareness Course, Horohoe has demonstrated not only that Health & Safety is given top priority, but that good communication channels are established and the organisation promotes a strong focus on continuous improvement. It is evident that Horohoe strongly encourages health and safety related suggestions and improvements, and management behaviour strongly reflects the organisation’s commitment to health and safety by acting promptly over concerns as well as ensuring that working practices are safe. The company’s • Roof Carcassing commitment to dust elimination is just one example. Horohoe’s management are frequently visible on site, and seen to be doing the right thing (i.e. leading by example or questioning unsafe behaviours). Approachable managers enable workers to feel comfortable raising issues and Horohoe’s commitment to UKCG Standards provides a constant message of the value the organisation places on a ‘competent’ workforce.” • Structural Carpentry • Doors, Frames, & Door Sets • Timber & Composite Windows • Internal & External Cladding Packages Crest Academy • Dry Lining Wates Construction Ltd Crest Academies, London NW10 The 17,800sq m Crest boys Academy and Crest girls Academy in Neasden, London, NW10 is near completion. This project will provide first class educational facilities to its students and the new buildings are an investment in the local community. The project has delivered a separate girls and boys academy with joint sixth form in four pavilion buildings in an attractive park setting. The students will have the advantage of flexible classrooms and learning spaces with state of the art ICT equipment, a library, theatre and drama studio as well as extensive outdoor facilities. HCL undertook the Rainscreen cladding package which consisted of installing Western Red Cedar boards, Trespa Meteon and Pearl Cembonit cladding, all installed using the NV6 bracketry system. This being external works our fully trained IPAF operatives spent much of their time working at high level from MEWPS. The installation was finished off with aluminium grey capping with secret fixings and welded corners. Spo n s o rs hi p • Partition Systems • Raised & Acoustic Floor Systems • Wood Flooring • Wall Panelling • Bespoke Joinery • Staircases • Bar & Leisure Facilities • Auto CAD drawings Murchu Duiginn School of Irish Dancing Horohoe sponsored the Murchu Duiginn School of Irish Dancing to enable them to purchase class (school) costumes for their 8 ceili teams that they had participating in the 2014 World Irish Dancing Championships. The first Oireachtas Rince Na Cruinne (World Irish Dancing Championships) were held in 1970 over two days in an auditorium with less than 500 seats. This year was the first time in its history that the Championships were staged in the United Kingdom with over 5000 competitors from all around the world. (Photo 1 is of Caitlin Horohoe (middle facing front) with two team members. Photo 2 is of the full team’s inc. our MD, Ciaran’s daughters Roisin and Caitlin Horohoe) Joint 1st - Mark Kenny & Alex Muja, Midgard, Argyll Place = 97.0% Horohoe Site Supervisors Monthly Score ‘June’ 2nd - Rod Kiely, BAM, Everton Buildings = 95.9% Joint 3rd - Dave Parker, Bouygues, QK Academy = 95.8% & Kestutis Bandzys, St George, Dickens Yard = 95.8% & Mindas Stokas, BAM, Kings Cross Central = 95.8% 4th - Joe Watson, BAM Stratford Schools Academy = 95.5% 5th - John Gibson, United House, Alfa Laval = 95.0% 6th - Jim Marshall, St George, Kew Bridge = 94.8% 7th - Tom Brady, Wates, Crest Academies = 94.3% Congratulations to Mark & Alex who win our June Health & Safety £100 bonus, well done! New Staff Welcome to Peter Davis who joins us as a ‘Senior Project Manager’. Peter will be managing our prestigious project for Mount Anvil at 261 City Rd. Good Luck Peter! Horohoe Construction Ltd - Lanesboro House, 118 Windermere Avenue, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 8AB Tel: 0208 385 2515 • Fax: 0208 385 2516 • www.horohoe.co.uk