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March 2010 - Completion of Shipcote Baths
John Flowers Ltd has just completed the re-roofing of Shipcote Baths as part of Gateshead Council’s ‘Building an Active Future for Gateshead’ programme.
Willmott Dixon has been brought in to work with the council on its programme, which will see them design and build a series of brand new facilities as well as refurbish existing leisure facilities in Gateshead in time for the excitement surrounding the 2012 London Olympics.
Gateshead Council’s swimming pools were all built over 25 years ago, with the
pool at Gateshead Leisure Centre claiming to have the longest history having been built as the Shipcote Pool in 1941.
Having been on Gateshead Council’s tender list for many years, John Flowers Ltd were appointed to carry out these works as part of the council’s largest investment ever undertaken in leisure facilities.
The works undertaken by us involved stripping the existing roof coverings, applying IKO’s Firebloc vapour control to a pre-prepared deck, under 100mm laminated insulation boards fixed with Fastflow adhesive. The waterproof layers were IKO’s Superbase and Ultraprevent black mineral cap sheet and both layers were torch applied.
John Kerry and Steven Gales, our built-up felt roofing master craftsmen said “Due to the nature of this project in terms of the age of the building, the existing glass roof and the unusual shape of the roof, this was one of the most challenging jobs we have undertaken to date.”
May 2010 - John Flowers Ltd become NFRC Health & Safety Champions for 2009 presented by ITV Newscaster
ITV Newscaster Mary Nightingale presents John Flowers Ltd with the prestigious 'NFRC Health & Safety Champion 2009' award
The UK roofing industry celebrated and recognised outstanding industry achievements at The Roofing Awards Annual Congress awards ceremony on Friday (14 May) when some 550 members celebrated all that is best across the roofing spectrum.
The event was presented by the NFRC held at the Novotel London West Hotel in Hammersmith with ITV Newscaster Mary Nightingale presenting the accolades.
Mary Nightingale announces the winner by reading out:-
‘Currently carrying out the role of site supervisor, this year’s winner’s ability and competence are described as excellent and his safety record for the company’s sites is exemplary. Working at one of the biggest roofing sub-contractors in the North East, means an extremely high level of supervision and man management skills is paramount, in supervising jobs that can involve up to 100 men. He makes it his job to ensure that all those working for him have the necessary safety information, instruction and training. His company has described him as an ‘extremely competent, capable and pro-active individual who takes a leading role in safety.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the NFRC Health & Safety Champion for 2009 is Alan Jenkinson of John Flowers Limited.’
September 2011 - John Flowers Ltd awards a work placement through the Future Sparks/Home2Work project
The future sparks grant programme administered by not-for-profit consortia of registered housing providers, North East Procurement (NEP), has helped two young girls into employment.
One of the two girls taken on with the support of the funding has started working here at John Flowers Limited - a contractor on the NEP frameworks providing roof replacement services for hospitals, schools, housing organisations and house builders.
The pair are the first trainees to be taken on as Administration Assistants through the new programme, which is able to support local initiatives from the cost efficiencies that are generated from combined procurement of the members of NEP.
They were both awarded 26 week paid work placements through the future sparks/ Home2Work project with a view to a permanent job at the end of it.
Affordable housing provider Home Group - an integral part of NEP and the future sparks programme was responsible for making this happen when they brought together the young women when they attended a jobs fair the organisation had held in Durham.
December 2011 - John Flowers projects selected by Marley Eternit for inclusion on their own website
Three roofing projects carried out by John Flowers Ltd have been selected as case studies by Marley Eterniit for inclusion on their own website to showcase their roofing products:-
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January 2012 - John Flowers are awarded the Worksafe Scheme Certificate
John Flowers Ltd have been awarded the Worksafe Scheme Certificate after it was decided that our Health and Safety management systems meets the requirements set out in the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 and successfully demonstrates our Core Stage 1 Health and Safety Competence.
The Worksafe scheme is recognised by all members of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) Forum (full information on members is available at www.ssip.org.uk)
