Congratulations are due to Ben Deane who has been promoted to Site Manager. Managing Director Grant Jefferies commented:
"Since Ben Deane joined the business for an industrial placement in June 2022 he has displayed a focus and dedication to learning and development that has impressed his colleagues, subcontractors and our clients.
We are delighted that Ben has elected to complete his studies at UWE part time while continuing to develop practical and managerial knowledge at Bray & Slaughter. This means Ben will see The Courts project through to completion and take an active role in delivering future works as a Site Manager, I’m sure you’ll join me in congratulating Ben and support him as he balances study and a busy work schedule. Welcome on board Ben!!"
GOTCHA!
Finally we get to the bottom of who has been pulling up the fabric on our office decking.
Like Bray & Slaughter, they seem determined to finish the job!
Just over a year ago we had the pleasure of meeting this lovely lady from Bristol City Council's South Bristol Talent Pathway Project and the Workforce for the Future Programme.
Today was our last meeting with Mairead McLoughlin to close out our involvement as the programme comes to an end.
Mairead has fully supported Bray & Slaughter during this time, continually demonstrating a passion for the programme and its aims and objectives, whilst connecting us to some wonderful local organisations.
We will continue working with our new connections which were made possible by this government backed initiative, for which we are incredibly grateful.
Thank you Mairead and team from SBTaPP and good luck with your next project - you will absolutely smash it!
If you are a frequent passer-by of Whitchurch Lane you may have noticed some recent roadworks outside our site, this is due to the construction of a new entrance.
The main entrance will allow pedestrian and vehicle access to all the units on site.
Among the roadworks there are a collection of works underway currently including cladding and the installation of sectional doors.
The on-site B&S team together with our supply chain are working diligently as always and we love to see the progress made and how this site continues to be transformed.
What a lovely end to a rainy week!
Earlier today the children at Castle Mead Primary School were able to enjoy a health and safety assembly delivered by our site manager Daniel and HSEQ manager Tyrone.
The children filed into the hall at 10am to learn about how to practice being safe on a construction site. There were lots of questions and answers and it was lovely to see everyone getting involved. Some children had the added bonus of trying out some personal protective equipment and looked quite the part!
Thank you so much for having us Castle Mead teachers and children, you were a lovely engaging audience and we hope you enjoyed the talk as much as we did.
Our team collectively participated in the Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal “Wrong Trousers Day” to support the Bristol Childrens Hospital. Members of staff were seen sporting a large array of funky bottoms and looking fabulous while doing so.
The Grand Appeal is the official Bristol Childrens Hospital charity, this is where “Wrong Trousers Day” originates from and its theme takes its inspiration from the Oscar winning animation of Wallace and Gromit’s The Wrong Trousers.
The Bray & Slaughter team managed to raise money to be donated to The Grand Appeal, thank you to everyone who donated. The Grand Appeal always welcomes donations which can be made here-> https://lnkd.in/ed9FFX7N
Meet Reuben from St Bernadette secondary school in Bristol.
Reuben is studying Business, Geography and Food Tech and has also shown an interest in Digital Marketing.
Reuben joined Bray & Slaughter for the week of the 26th-30th June shadowing the marketing team.
On the first day things were kept quite casual with Reuben starting off by being introduced to everyone around the office. This was a great way for Reuben to learn the different job roles within the construction industry and what they entail.
After introductions Reuben was led to his desk and introduced to Adobe indesign, the software used to create promotional material, posters, tender documents and front pages.
One of the tasks Reuben completed on his first day was to upload a post celebrating Bray & Slaughter’s new work experience student. He completed the process with Zoe our Digital Marketing Apprentice guiding and supervising.
Day 2 and Reuben was formally introduced to our project at Bristol Old Magistrates Courts. The tour comprised of the first four floors including the cells in the basement.
The next day Reuben got experience at an entirely different kind of site at Castle Mead.
While The Courts has a fun chaotic feel Castle Mead is much calmer. With one being a new build as opposed to a refurbishment there was a minor difference in the amount to see. After being introduced to site manager Dan, who is a St Bernadettes allumni himself and has been with Bray & Slaughter for around 27 years, Reuben was walked around the site.
Day 4 included a trip to the countryside as Reuben was taken on a visit to our site in Priston.
A very informative site tour led by Site Manager Bart and a good discussion with our supply chain regarding the method of pitching. A big thank you to Jack from Rowland Stonemasonry for providing a demonstration to bring the process to life, something that Reuben enjoyed greatly.
To finish up the week Reuben got to experience the lighter side of Bray & Slaughter as everyone took part in wrong trouser day.
Even though Reuben himself did not rock any funky trousers the other staff in the office certainly did. Reuben also got to tag along with Zoe to visit the site at 601 Whitchurch Lane.
At the end of the day we bid adeu to Reuben.
A huge thank you to the City of Bristol College City Restaurant team for a fabulous evening of gourmet food and drink enjoyed by all our guests representing The Courts project team.
Our guests from Creative Youth Network, Purcell, Concept Engineering Services, Mann Williams Consulting Civil and Structural Engineers, QODA Consulting, AMP Electrical, North Bristol Plastering and John Boyce, enjoyed a 5-course meal and the opportunity to collaborate away from the work environment, swiftly followed by a quiz developed by Zoe Koeberg.
The sun was shining, the atmosphere was perfect, food was outstanding and the service provided was Top Class. We could not recommend these Gourmet Dinners highly enough, not only is it a great way to collaborate with our guests, it is a brilliant opportunity for the catering and hospitality students to demonstrate their skills in a busy restaurant environment, whilst consistently presenting a high level of professionalism throughout.
A big shout out to Ryan Fernandes, Desmond Smith, Michael Cowley and all the students who worked so hard to ensure the evening was a success.
Thank you to all our guests who attended, we hope you enjoyed the event as much as we did.
