August 2014 News

A big thank you to all staff who have worked so hard over the summer months on our recent projects and jobs. It is much appreciated the way our staff pull together during the holiday period to cover staff absence.
Thank you to the staff who have been working to strict time scales in our local schools to ensure that jobs are completed for the start of the new academic year.
The fantastic work at the Hatton Arms redesigning the beer garden, has resulted in instruction to carry out a substantial extension and renovation project in the village of Hatton.
Numerous jobs for Golden Gates Housing Trust have reached completion and excellent feedback has been received.
We have recently received instruction to complete a large extension at a property in Handforth.

July 2014 News

Following great feedback from one of our clients, we have been awarded the grounds maintenance contract at Blessed Thomas Holford College in Altrincham.  This is a fantastic opportunity for us and now means that we have the grounds maintenance contracts for three high schools in Trafford.
The school summer holidays always means a busy time for Groundlevel and we have been instructed on decorating works at St John Fisher Primary School and the refurbishment of the offices at Lowton St Mary's Primary School. Cobbs Infant School in Appleton has received a  new wetpour safety surface in its Millennium Garden and we are carrying out the groundworks and electrics for a new modular classroom at Abbott Primary School in Manchester.
Warrington Housing Association has awarded Groundlevel the grounds maintenance contracts at ten sites in Warrington with a view to further sites.
Trinity Estates has instructed our cleaning department at Staley Hall in Staley Bridge.

June 2014 News

As we enter the summer months we see Groundlevel grow from strength to strength as we are instructed on many new and exciting projects.  We have received instruction from Langtree to carry out upgrade works at the Lord Daresbury site and clearance works at Carrington Business Park.  Golden Gates Housing Trust have instructed us to carry out refurbishment works on accommodation at St Elphins, Warrington.  We have a number of large projects taking place in our schools department with work commencing in the middle of July at Lowton St Mary's Primary School and The Cobbs Infant School, Warrington.

March 2014 News

A warm welcome to all new members of staff who have joined us this month. Recruitment in our grounds department puts us in a strong position once again to continue to deliver high standards of grounds maintenance on our school, residential and commercial sites.

New business work sees instruction from the Langtree Group, (Warrington Central Site) for improvement works consisting of paving and fencing.  Langtree have also instructed on the Shell Carrington Development.

Having worked closely alongside the Environment Agency we have recently been instructed by WCP Associates to carry out significant upgrades to the Wharf Development in Warrington.

HLM have awarded Groundlevel the Ramsey Hill Maintenance Package and our Schools Department has won contracts for schools in both Wigan and Manchester.

February 2014 News

As we start to see an end to what feels like a very long, wet winter, the arrival of spring brings with it a very busy time at Groundlevel, in particular for our Schools' Department.  Our recent marketing campaign and subsequent presentation to the Wigan Schools at the DW Sports Stadium has generated  much interest.  We are now in the process of finalising contracts with a large number of schools to commence on 1st April 2014.

Our relationship with the Langtree Group continues to go from strength to strength and we have now been instructed on the first phase of landscaping works at the former Park Side Colliery.

Golden Gates Housing Trust have instructed us to carry out 5 re-roofing projects in the Warrington area which will keep our reactive department busy.

One very exciting project that we have recently been awarded is the landscaping contract for Surf Snowdonia in the village of Dolgarrog in the Conway Valley.  Surf Snowdonia will be a showcase for the world's first publicly accessible Wavegarden artificial surfing lagoon. We are  delighted to have been awarded this fantastic opportunity.

January 2014 News

After the Christmas break, business quickly began to prosper in the same way that it did through 2013, with requests being received from new clients and new instructions being received from our existing customers.

We have been joined by three new members of staff in January, and have already expanded our fleet by an additional two vehicles to accommodate increasing workloads. Further investment in staff and equipment is expected to take place through the first quarter of this year.

Our relationships with the education sector continue to flourish and expand with recent instructions having been received from a number of schools in the Halton area, including: Moorfield Primary School, and St Gerard’s in Widnes, where we have been instructed on electrical works, and St Edwards in Runcorn where we have been awarded the grounds maintenance contract and instructed on external improvement works.

As Langtree Group further expands its dynamic portfolio, it looks to Groundlevel to quote for the Parkside Colliery improvement works, and also for quotes and proposals for its Carrington Park site in Manchester and The Wharf in Warrington. We have also submitted a tender to potential new customer, Hurstwood.

Groundlevel’s project team this month completed the stunning property extension and refurbishment to Britannia Gardens in Frodsham, Cheshire. We have also this month been commended by a customer for our exceptional work undertaken to a bathroom renovation project at an apartment development in Warwick.

New instructions continue to come in from our local housing provider, Golden Gates Housing Trust and we are proud to have teams currently working on a number of projects in the Warrington community.

Supporting our local community also extends to delivering grounds maintenance services to the local Parish of St James’ Church, Latchford, where Church Warden Brian Carter has expressed his appreciation of our services:- “At a recent Parochial Church meeting, I explained to the members what your company was proposing to do for our church. This has now been done and everybody is really pleased at the improvement to the exterior of the church building now that the trees have been pruned, the bushes beautifully shaped and the bed really tidied up.”

December 2013 News

2013 has been a prosperous year for Groundlevel. Having begun the year planning a period of consolidation; expanding our workforce, adding to our fleet and purchasing new equipment, it wasn’t long before we began to be approached by potential new clients seeking our services as a result of our reputation with existing clients.

The WAPH conference in January saw us expand relationships with the education sector, and we are delighted to have entered into new contracts with schools in and around the North West. Langtree Group this year returned to Groundlevel seeking the service excellence that we had delivered to them previously, and have most recently instructed us on the provision of a new car park and associated landscaping at their Mere One development.

We are delighted to have engaged in a working relationship with our local housing provider, Golden Gates Housing Trust, already having completed ground works, roofing jobs and refurbishment projects in the community, and look forward to further developing this relationship through 2014. We are also proud to be undertaking bathroom installations on behalf of the Bathstore.

Our thanks go to all of our staff for their continued support and contribution throughout 2013, we couldn’t do it without them. Thanks also to all of our valued clients, customers and suppliers, and we wish you all the very best for 2014.

August 2013 News

It is with great regret that we say goodbye to Peter Burton of our projects department who sadly passed away in August following a short period of illness. Pete was a highly skilled joiner with a fantastic work ethic and a great sense of humour. Having commenced employment with Groundlevel in 2010, Pete was a highly valued, well respected and popular member of the team and will be sorely missed by his friends and colleagues at Groundlevel.

Rathbones in Speke award their grounds maintenance contract to Groundlevel as a direct result of positive recommendation from our client at Langtree. Our cleaning department has secured new business at Liberty Place in Great Sankey for Property Management company, RMG.

As the schools broke for their summer holiday period, Groundlevel quickly got to work, with a full order book in this area of the business. Many local schools returned to Groundlevel with instructions on substantial projects works, including Broomfields Juniors, Heyes Lane Primary School and The Cobbs. The scope of works’ range from resurfacing and paving works, to car park line marking, to the provision of an outdoor classroom and play area.

Orders have also been received from new schools clients including Lowton West for whom we are delighted to be undertaking various external project works, and hope that our quality of work will lead to a developing relationship with these clients.

July 2013 News

We are delighted to have received the following feedback from one of our clients in July:-

“From the moment the Groundlevel team of Chris Moore and Matt Wright arrived I was impressed with their attention to detail, ensuring that all carpets in our communal stair were protected. They were very careful in their approach to the works, ensuring that we were kept informed of progress and developments at all times. I was also extremely impressed with the quality of their work.

The team that completed the work in the bathroom, tiling and finishes etc of Rob Haynes and Pete Burton continued to complement our impressions of Groundlevel. Finally on completion of the works, we received very good service from Rob Paton, ensuring that we were satisfied with the works completed and that the very minor snag we had identified was rectified promptly and to our satisfaction and that we understood and agreed with the final invoicing.” Grahame Kirsopp, Site Agent, Morgan Sindall Plc.

Bathstore turns to Groundlevel for several installations in the Chester area. Substantial roof and associated insulation works have been awarded to Groundlevel and have commenced at Pownall Court. Trinity Estates also instructs Groundlevel on several redecoration projects including their Kings Wharf and Holly Court developments.

Bradshaw Lane Primary school awards Groundlevel their lottery funded landscape and playground improvements work, and St Philips Primary in Westbrook instructs Groundlevel on further project works.

We are delighted to welcome Matthew Hesketh to our Projects Department as an apprentice Joiner. Straight out of school, Matthew is embracing working life and building good working relationships with his peers. Matthew commences his studies at Warrington Collegiate Institute in September and we look forward to supporting him in his continued development.

Staff successes in July included our building surveyor, Ryan Hirst graduating at Liverpool Cathedral with an MSc in Commercial Building Surveying, and also Zuzanna Pajtasz in our accounts department successfully passed her AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting.

Groundlevel’s summer charity event was a huge success, a great night was had by all, and we were delighted to make a fantastic start to raising funds for Brainwave.

June 2013 News

St Philips school in Westbrook awards playground improvement works to Groundlevel, work is being mobilised ready to commence during the summer holiday period.

Heyes Lane primary school also award work to Groundlevel for the supply and installation of a multi-purpose games area. This project is awarded as a result of the high quality of workmanship recently displayed on other work at this school.

Lowton St Mary’s primary school engages with Groundlevel for their Facilities Management building services package, tailored to meet their bespoke requirements.

Groundlevel was extremely proud to support the fantastic Warrington Under 11’s as they were paraded at Twickenham following their recent success.

Premier Estates instruct Groundlevel to install heightened security doors to 25 entrances at their Imperial Gardens development in Tipton.

2013 Charity of the Year

Brainwave have been named as Groundlevels Charity of the Year for 2013. Brainwave works with families to deliver individual home based therapy for children with disabilities or development delay to reach their full potential. This could be anything from a child feeding themselves or walking, to recognising colours or counting. Brainwave works with children with brain injuries such as Cerebral Palsy, genetic conditions e.g. Down's Syndrome and Autism.

Always striving to support the community, and with a key focus on support the ongoing education and development of young people, Groundlevel is proud to be working to help support the great service that Brainwave provides. We have set ourselves the challenge of raising funds to cover therapy programmes for two children, this is no mean feat and our staff' are already thinking of creative ways to raise money.

April 2013 News

As a direct result of the unprecedented success within the education sector, we have undergone a review of our internal structure. Our education sector clients will benefit from a dedicated team of staff, headed up by Amanda Syverson; all staff employed to work on schools will undergo a CRB check, safeguarding training and regular internal briefings.

We are delighted to announce the recruitment of Angela Beeley as our new Schools Development Manager, returning to Groundlevel after a short return to teaching. Having spent a number of years teaching, Angela is extremely well placed to develop our relationship with school leaders, able to fully understand their requirements and expectations. Joining Groundlevel in May 2013, Angela will be reporting in to Amanda Syverson, HR and Business Development Manager, and the management team will be underpinned by our specialist teams in the grounds, cleaning, window cleaning, reactive, electric and projects departments.

The most recent schools to have joined us in April are Oakwood Primary, and Atherton St Georges for grounds maintenance. We are also delighted that Lowton St Mary’s have expanded their contract with Groundlevel to include total building maintenance as a direct result of the successful delivery of grounds maintenance services to this school. Further, our projects department is busy surveying and quoting for refurbishment works to a number of local schools.

Proud sponsors of Warrington RUFC, Groundlevel are delighted to extend congratulations to the Warrington Under 11’s Lancashire Cup Winners 2013 who are now off to Twickenham on 25th May.

Having progressed through the group stages, the young team defeated Fleetwood 29-0, Manchester 26-0, and Sefton 19-0, before meeting Preston and succeeding 21-0. In a closely fought final, Warrington defeated Waterloo 7-0.

Prestigious Property Management Company, Premier Estates looks to Groundlevel for project works to their City Peak development for the refurbishment of a number of apartments.

Following a successful tender process, Groundlevel secures in excess of £100k of decoration works with valuable client Trinity Estates.

We would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family of Andrew Gee who tragically lost his life in an accident whilst holidaying in Spain. Andrew did some fantastic work on the Groundlevel website and was a friend of the company for a number of years.

March 2013 Schools Update - Unprecedented Success for Groundlevel

Due to extraordinary success within the education sector, Groundlevel is proud to announce new contracts with a large number of local schools. Having worked within the education sector for the last few years, Groundlevel has steadily increased its presence in this sector to become a competitive FM provider. Commencing 2013 with a busy portfolio of schools business, this success has far surpassed our expectations and is a fantastic reflection of our dedication to delivering value for money without compromising on quality.

Expanding through our strong reputation for excellence and positive recommendations from existing clients, we are proud to have maintained contracts year-on-year as well as securing new contracts. We are currently offering a diverse spectrum of services to our clients, from grounds maintenance and window cleaning through relief caretaker support to total building maintenance. You can view our schools brochure to read more about the services that we provide.

Working at capacity, we have recently expanded our workforce to accommodate the increasing workloads. We are in the process of further strengthening our platform by revising our management structure to implement a robust structure with a dedicated and highly competent team of professionals, with a key focus on meeting the complex needs of each individual education facility. Our new schools departmental structure will be published on our website in April.

If you would like to apply for our services, we will be delighted to add you to our waiting list. Please contact our customer services department on 01925 269944 or email customerservices@groundlevelservices.co.uk and we will arrange a site visit to discuss your requirements. All service packages are tailored to meet the unique requirements of each client, and we also offer a reactive maintenance service, health and safety consultancy and project management services. 

March 2013 News

Congratulations to all Groundlevel staff within the projects, electrical and reactive departments who have recently undertaken Asbestos Awareness Training; H&S is very important to Groundlevel and we are delighted to support our colleagues in enhancing their awareness in such subjects.

Following our attendance at the Warrington Association of Primary Headteachers conference in January, we are delighted to be engaging with a large number of primary schools in and around the local area. The most recent new contracts come from St Josephs Catholic Primary School in Penketh, and Bradshaw Community Primary School in Grappenhall , both of whom have turned to Groundlevel for grounds maintenance services. We are also delighted to have had the opportunity to present to representatives from schools in Leigh and Bolton at recent events, and are proud to be in talks with a number of schools in these areas to further expand our relationships with the education sector.

As a result of the recent increase in workloads and contracts, we have recruited 6 new staff in March, with 6 more appointed to commence in April. This pattern is expected to continue through the coming months as the business continues to grow. Generating local jobs for local people, we are also committed to recruiting further apprentices in the summer following the success of Lewis Paton and Dan Abram who joined us in summer 2012.

Our projects team continue to work on major reinstatement projects in Warwick and are in the process of mobilising for a substantial conversion project in Lancaster. Additionally, AXA have instructed Groundlevel on the refurbishment of listed building Storey Hall in Lancaster, and restoration works are ongoing at Woodsome Park in Gateacre.

February 2013 News

Project work continues in Warwick where Groundlevel have been instructed on the refurbishment and reinstatement of a number of residential apartments.

Groundlevel is approached by a flagship college in the North West to quote for Grounds Maintenance work. Due to commence soon, this contract will be a substantial addition to our education sector portfolio. Work is also ongoing on the play area to the new Chapelford Village school in Warrington.

HLM engages Groundlevel to provide cleaning services to their sites at Windermere Gardens, Leigh and Reade Close in Flixton.

Groundlevel secures a major contract to develop 4 luxury apartments in Aalborg, Lancaster. This work will be a 16 week project set to commence in March / April and will engage a number of our projects teams applying a wide variety of skill sets.

Please read more about Groundlevel and the services that we can offer to education sector clients in our Company Brochure. Proud to already be working with a number of schools in the North West, we are seeking to expand in this area as well as continually developing our existing relationships.

January 2013 News

Landscaping improvement works continue at Warrington Golf Club as our Grounds and Projects teams come together to produce an extremely and consistently high quality of workmanship. Feedback from the club has been very pleasing and is reflected through the award of additional work.

RMG awards Groundlevel substantial projects and refurbishment work at a number of their apartment developments.

Further to a recent Health and Safety Audit carried out by Mr Des Kelly of RMG, we are pleased to have received excellent feedback, and proud to be providing our clients and staff with first class health and safety systems. RMG report:- “Groundlevel have first class H&S management systems, they have provided excellent documentation, supported by quality evidence, which leaves no doubt about their commitment to the management of health and safety. Groundlevel have provided their 2012 / 13 training matrix, which covers all aspects of their business and further enforces their professional approach to the welfare of their employees. The assessor had a brief conversation with Mr Lewis Nunn, Managing Director, who indicated that his business ethos is based on quality and that he expected total commitment from his employees, in return he provides total commitment to them.”

Our Decoration team wins additional works from the prestigious Trinity Estates for a number of their developments.

Groundlevel is proud to become the new sponsors of Warrington Sports Club; a local business providing employment for local people, we also take a keen interest in our community and relish the opportunity to support this fantastic club that provides sporting opportunities for all.

We are pleased to welcome new staff to the business this month, and have conducted a large number of interviews with a view to further expanding our workforce to accommodate increasing workloads and contracts. This is a pleasing position to be starting 2013 in and we are fortunate to be working with our valued customers to continually develop relationships.

As part of our continual investment in our staff, we have enrolled a number of colleagues on various training courses, including Asbestos Awareness, Prince 2, Cleaning and Environmental and others. We are pleased to offer employees these opportunities to develop themselves and their skills for the benefit of their own development and morale, and for the benefit of our customers and the services that we provide.

Extremely proud of our relationships with the local education sector, we are looking forward to exhibiting at the Warrington Association of Primary Head-teachers’ Annual Conference 2013 in Bowness-on-Windermere. Three members of our senior management team will be in attendance for two days to liaise with our existing clients and also to engage with potential new clients.

Sycamore Lane Primary School looks to Groundlevel to relocate their play equipment to the new Chapelford School, scheduled to open in February 2013. We are excited to be a part of this project and proud to be involved in making the new school play area a fun, safe and aesthetically pleasing place for young people to enjoy.

December News

HLM award soft service contract to Groundlevel for their persimmon built Middlebrook View development in Bolton.

Due to the success of our works at Warrington Golf Club, additional improvement works have been instructed and management support is ongoing.

Major projects have been awarded to Groundlevel in December, including works to 9 apartments at The Arena and 2 apartments at The Saltra. New Hall Manor also instructs Groundlevel on the upgrade works to The Culvert.

Groundlevel construct a quiet area for the children of St Barnabas School, Warrington.

Committed to Health and Safety, along with the continued development of our staff, we have successfully delivered emergency first aid at work training to 12 of our colleagues. Congratulations also to Andy Addison and James Meakin in our Grounds Department who have both completed PA1 / PA6 training in the safe use of pesticides.

Warrington Under 11's

Groundlevel is extremely proud to be the sponsors of the jubilant Warrington Under 11’s, pictured here winning the prestigious Manchester Festival; beating Cockermouth, Preston, Chester, Lymm, New Brighton and Stockport on their way.

September News

HLM turns to Groundlevel for grounds maintenance services to their Bloor Homes development, Peacock Gardens, in Gorton, Manchester

We are also delighted to announce an addition to our education sector portfolio following the award of a grounds maintenance contract with Oxford Grove School in Bolton

Trinity Estates awards Groundlevel strip out and refurbishment works at their Heatley Mere development in Cheshire. This additional work is awarded following the smooth and successful mobilisation of phase 1 of our new business with this prestigious management company, we look forward to replicating this success across further phased implementations of new business.

In its 15th year of operation, Groundlevel is proud to have grown its workforce by 21% in 2012, with scope for substantial further growth throughout the remainder of this year, into 2013 and beyond; creating jobs for people in the North West region and even further afield.

Groundlevel is proud to announce that we will be sponsoring the Teacher of the Year Award at this year’s Wire FM Local Heroes Award Ceremony, being hosted at the Halliwell Jones Stadium on 4th October. We value our education sector clients with extremely high regard, and seek to develop our business in this area based upon reputation for excellence; the opportunity therefore to sponsor this category was not one that we wanted to miss. We look forward to meeting the category winner on the evening.

July News

New business has been awarded by Trinity Estates, where Groundlevel will be undertaking grounds maintenance services to The Hollies in Northwich and Balderstones in Rochdale. There is also some project and reinstatement work underway at Trinity developments; Holly Court and The Bridge

We are pleased to announce that Kath Nunn, Cleaning Manager is now on the road to recovery after a major health scare and so we look forward to welcoming her back.

RMG adds 7 new sites to the Groundlevel contract portfolio, securing grounds maintenance services to the following developments:

Waters Edge in Mossley
Southport Road in Chorley
Waterford Court in Farnworth
Central Road in Didsbury
Martin House in Manchester
Greenhalgh Court in Garstang
Corbar House in Buxton

RMG also awards substantial internal redecoration project works to Groundlevel for some of their prestigious developments, in addition to looking to us for reactive works on a daily basis

Substantial project work is underway at Lymm High School as Groundlevel carries out extensive improvement works over the summer break to include redecoration works, toilet refurbishments and re-marking of the car park and sports courts. Work is also underway at other local schools, maximising the opportunity to make improvements during the holiday period to avoid disruption.

Jungheinrich looks to Groundlevel for paving works to their Warrington offices; the work has been completed within July by our projects team, and we have also undertaken some tree works at the site