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.

Schools Contract Review 2012

As part of our on-going commitment to developing our business in the education sector, whilst remaining focused on delivering service excellence across our existing portfolio, we have recently undergone a review of the services provided, and are extremely pleased to confirm that business in this area has further developed over the last twelve months. Groundlevel is committed to delivering an excellent standard of service underpinned by a strong customer focus, and we feel that this is key to upholding a strong reputation that enables year-on-year growth and has recently seen us secure business with various schools across the North West.

We are currently providing services to all of the following schools in the North West region:-

Broomfields Junior School
Cherry Tree Primary
Croft Primary
Culcheth Primary
Glazebury CE Primary
Grappenhall Heys Primary
Great Sankey High School
Legh Vale Primary School, Haydock
Lowton St Mary’s Primary School
Oughtrington Primary
Penketh High School
Sankey Valley St James’ Primary
St Ambrose Prep School, Hale
St Barnabas CE Primary
St Ethelbert’s Catholic Primary, Bolton
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary, Bolton
St Matthew’s Primary
St Monica’s Catholic Primary
St Philip’s Westbrook
St Thomas’ CE Primary
St Vincent’s Catholic Primary
Sycamore Lane Primary
Thomasson Memorial School, Bolton
Wellington School, Trafford
Winwick CE Primary

The following schools have chosen to take advantage of our total management package, which extends the services across all building maintenance disciplines, enabling us to act as a “one-stop shop” to take care of their facilities requirements:-

Bedford Hall Methodist School, Leigh
Birchwood CE Primary
Cinnamon Brow CE Primary
Gorse Covert Primary
Gorse Covert Village pre-school
Locking Stumps Primary
Penketh South Primary
Richmond Primary School, Oldham
St John Fisher and St Thomas More, Benchill

We are also pleased to have had the opportunity to work with the following schools on some project work:-

Appleton Thorn Primary
Foxwood Special School
Statham Primary
The Cobbs Infant School
Thelwall Infant School

At Groundlevel the client always comes first, we are extremely fortunate to have such good clients and we strive to nurture and grow our relationships with them. We are extremely pleased and proud to have received numerous compliments and testimonials from various schools:-

“Groundlevel have transformed the appearance of our school. I have never seen our school looking better. The quality of service that I have received has been first class. We are looking forward to them continuing work with us in the future”
Mr Keith Greenwood, Head teacher, Broomfields Junior School

“Groundlevel have transformed our school grounds. They have provided a first class, professional service. I would recommend them without hesitation.”
Mrs A Smith, Head teacher, Culcheth Community Primary School

“Groundlevel have delivered a very professional service in the last year. Our grounds look the best they have ever been and we will be renewing our service level agreement for the coming year.”
Mrs Davina Woods, Head teacher, Grappenhall Heys School

“Groundlevel Limited has provided our service level agreements grounds maintenance service for 2011 / 12. The quality of their service is excellent. Their friendly and supportive staff’ are pleasant, reliable and hardworking. Records are maintained and we are provided with Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) information. They provide a high quality, reliable and responsive service. When asked to carry out emergency work their staff’ were on-site the same day. Their efforts enhance our school environment. We are so pleased with their work that they will continue to provide our grounds maintenance service for 2012 / 13. We have no hesitation in commending Groundlevel Limited for grounds maintenance work.”
Mr Barker, Head teacher, St Vincent’s Catholic Primary School

“Groundlevel are offering a bespoke service in grounds maintenance that meets the individual needs of the school. A first class, quality and value for money service are provided.”
Mrs J Hewson, Head teacher, Sycamore Lane Primary School

“Groundlevel have in the short time they have been on site and turned around our grounds maintenance. We were sadly left disappointed by previous contractors. An excellent example of their work has been the front entrance area to the school, I am sure you will all admit. The recent bad weather brought a team of Groundlevel staff with mechanised equipment to clear the access and car parks enabling the school closure (1 day) to be kept to a minimum where others failed to open at all! Thank you Lewis and Groundlevel staff.”
Mr John Watson, Consultant Head to Trafford Schools, Wellington School.

“We have worked with Groundlevel since April and have been very impressed with the service. We have always found the staff to be friendly, professional and reliable. The difference to the school grounds has been very noticeable and the personal and professional support from the management has been very welcome.”
Mrs Cath Cooke, Head teacher, Gorse Covert Primary School

“Groundlevel were able to supply my school with a Relief Site Manager from Monday 14th June 2010 to Friday 1st October 2010. This was due to long term sickness of our current Site Manager. From the moment that I made the phonecall to make this request, I have been impressed with the quality of the service that we have received. They were able to provide a high level of customer care which included an initial visit by senior staff within the company, in order to set up and carry out a thorough survey of our site and to formulate a maintenance plan which could be carried out over the above period. They were also able to make recommendations with regards to longer term issues which has helped to inform the premises section of our School development Plan. The relief site manager did a fantastic job and he will be missed. However, now that I have established a good working relationship with Groundlevel, I hope that I will be able to continue to do business with them as they offer a comprehensive value for money service.”
Mr Dominic Hemington, St John Fisher and St Thomas More School, Benchill Manchester

“Groundlevel has provided excellent support and service to our school. In addition to competitive building and grounds work, a bespoke caretaking service was provided during a very difficult time. They have provided a personal and professional service.”
Mrs Sue Hall, Head teacher, Statham Primary School
“I would like to congratulate the grounds maintenance team who have worked extremely hard at our school during this year. They are always polite, courteous and helpful.”
Meadowside Primary School

“I would like to thank you and your staff for all the work you have put into improving our school environment over the last year.”
Mr C Metcalf, Head teacher, St Margaret’s Primary School

“You provide a very thorough, reliable and cost-effective service, thank you! We will definitely be sticking with you for the foreseeable future!”
Mrs Helen Graham, Head teacher, Cherry Tree Primary School

St Wilfrid's Primary School (before)

St Wilfrid’s Primary School (after)

Warrington Guardian Correction

RE: Contractor of the Year Award

Groundlevel was Highly Commended for the Contractor of the Year Award at the Block Insure Property Management Awards at an award ceremony at Lord's cricket ground. Our success was reported by the Warrington Guardian both in print and in their online edition.

While the article in the Warrington Guardian online edition has now been corrected, the original article contained several errors and wrongly described the scope of work that Groundlevel undertakes. Groundlevel would like to point out that the company does not carry out contracting services for Warrington Borough Council.

December News

Contractor of the Year Award
The winners of the Block Insure Property Management Awards 2010-11 were announced at an award ceremony held at Lord's Cricket Ground on Monday 6th December 2010.
Groundlevel is pleased to reveal that, out of a final shortlist of five entrants, they were Highly Commended in the Contractor of the Year category. The event was attended by two of our directors, Lewis Nunn and Malcolm Agar, who collected the certificate of commendation.
Groundlevel was nominated for the award by Justin Herbert, Operations Director, Residential Management Group. The awards were open to organisations providing building maintenance and other services to blocks of flats and apartments. They were judged on customer service, safety, ability to meet specific challenges and on testimonials from leaseholders and managing agents.

Other News
Cunningham Lindsey instructed Groundlevel Limited to carry out major reinstatement works at Canal View, Manchester, site managed by Residential Management Group Ltd.

More October News

Nomination for Contractor of the Year Award

Groundlevel have been put forward by RMG for the Contractor of the Year, as part of the annual Property Management Awards run by the trade journal "News on the Block."

In the words of Justin Herbert, Operations Director, Residential Management Group, “They have managed to achieve the flexibility and price competitiveness of a small local provider whilst having a strong infrastructure and Compliance focus. Recently when one of our clients required CSCS accreditation to work on their sites within two weeks they ensured all their staff had achieved it. They also provide an out of hour's service for all our developments and with a response time within the hour they have enhanced our own reputation as an agent.”

The awards are open to organisations providing building maintenance and other services to blocks of flats and apartments. They will be judged on customer service, safety, ability to meet specific challenges and on testimonials from leaseholders and managing agents.

The winners of the Block Insure Property Management Awards 2010-11 will be announced at an award ceremony to be held at Lord's Cricket Ground on Monday 6th December 2010.