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Mayor of Dorchester Robin Potter helps celebrate 10 years of Poundbury Gardens
POUNDBURY GARDENS CELEBRATES 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
To mark its 10-year anniversary , Poundbury
Gardens held 10 days of celebrations . To begin the week there was a cake cutting ceremony in the Engine Rooms where the Mayor of Dorchester Robin Potter helped cut the special cake . Lucy Simpson , manager of Poundbury Gardens , said : “ It was a real pleasure to see so many residents , customers and local businesses attend the ceremony to mark this very special milestone . We are extremely proud of our role in the local community and as Poundbury continues to grow , we are looking forward to seeing what the next 10 years has in store .”
C G FRY ’ S SITE MANAGER STEVE WALKER TAKES HOME SUPREME TITLE IN PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS
Dorset-based developers C G Fry & Son
Ltd were delighted when Site Manager Steve Walker was announced as the overall winner in the Medium House Builder category at the 2015 NHBC gala ceremony . The NHBC ‘ Pride in the Job ’ Supreme Awards was held in January at the Park Plaza in London and C G Fry & Son directors and staff were on hand to cheer Steve on . Steve started as Site Manager at Poundbury in October 1993 working with The Duchy of Cornwall . He has won the ‘ Pride in the Job ’ supreme award for the North East Quadrant . Pride in the Job is the house-building industry ’ s most prestigious awards programme , and the award is the highest industry accolade a site manager can receive . The judging process lasts 11 months to ensure that site managers are assessed at every stage of the build and winners are selected from an initial pool of thousands . After taking home his award , Steve Walker said : “ I was overjoyed when I heard my name read out , but I couldn ’ t have achieved it without a great team behind me . Receiving this prestigious award and being publicly recognised by the highly respected NHBC is very much as a result of the ethos of C G Fry & Son as a company , and its reputation for consistently building quality homes with attention to detail .” Philip Fry , Managing Director of C G Fry & Son Ltd , said : “ This is the sixth year in a row that C G Fry has been a finalist ; two
years ago Steve was a runner-up , and now he ’ s gone one better ! This is such a great accolade for not only Steve but all of his team and the whole company . To get selected as number one from the thousands that enter is a fantastic achievement .”
The C G Fry & Son team celebrate their NHBC award success
WELCOME TO NEW ECO FIRM
Wessex ECOEnergy has launched its new firm in the Buttermarket and will offer customers a way of generating their own energy day and night . By using solar storage , customers are able to generate energy from the sun during the day and store this for use in the nighttime . Director Daniel Cole is passionate about solar energy and is striving that all new roofs should have built-in solar flush devices to help your home become more energy neutral . The company is focusing on technologies that save CO2 and saving money for Poundbury ’ s homeowners and businesses .
New eco energy firm Wessex ECOEnergy hopes to save you money . Business partners Martin Hawkins ( left ) and Daniel Cole ( right ).
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