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Our Commitment To The Community

G & J Seddon Limited are proud to have been involved in various community project, these include the following :

SEDDON GROUP DONATE £5000 TO HOMELESS INTERNATIONAL

It was Seddon Group`s first time exhibiting at the Chartered Institute of Housing Conference & Exhibition at Harrogate in June 2006.

The Group exhibited at the exhibition and hosted a number of evening functions together with a golf afternoon, which raised funds for the charity Homeless International.

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Pictured from Left to right are:- Eric Armitage, Chair of Homeless International receiving cheque from Neil Hand, Joint Managing Director, of J & S Seddon Painting Ltd and Christopher Seddon, Director of Seddon Group.

The donation was made as a result of a golf competition held in the afternoon of the 21 June and the winning team consisted of :-

Neil Hand (Captain) – Seddon Group
Mark Thrasher – Wulvern Housing Association
Geoff Loughlin – Wulvern Housing Association
David Twitchen – Headrow Housing

Wigan & Leigh Housing Gardening Competition 2004

G & J Seddon Ltd supported the community of Wigan & Leigh by sponsoring the estate`s gardening compeitition.

Christies Hospital

In 1997 the company celebrated it`s Centenary and it was decided by Seddon Group that we should try to do something locally (in the North West) to mark the occasion.
Christies was thought of, as we have known many good people who have lost their lives to cancer. Mike Fry, Christies`, Chief Executive, was asked what we could do - was there something that they wanted but could not have as quickly as they would like? The outcome of these discussions was the refurbishment of two existing theatres together with the construction of a new theatre and offices which was carried out by G & J Seddon Ltd as Seddon Group`s contribution to the Christie appeal.

Christopher Seddon, Managing Director of G & J Seddon Ltd, was told by the surgeons during one of his visits to Chrisites, that the new and refurbished operating theatres would have a profound impact on the treatment of cancer in the North West and would allow for the development of new surgical techniques which would aid research into cancer and it`s treatment and enhance Christies` development as a true centre of excellence for the teaching of cancer treatment.

Building on the Future

Construction Week 3rd - 9th April 2000
Site Agent, Charles Pitchers with
pupils Emma Fearnly & Shona Hadwin,
Both aged 15 from Smithhills School.

Students will be getting first hand experience of life on a building site as part of National Construction Week. Youngsters from Smithills School and Bolton College have been invited by G&J Seddon Ltd to visit the building site where the new Smithills School community sports hall is being constructed.

Pupils at the Bolton school used a £3 million building project on their old playground to lay the foundations for a future career. The pupils from Smithills learned all about jobs in the construction trade by checking out the new school sports hall being built on the school doorstep. They visited the site to find out about all stages of the work from the design to the final touches of the finished centre - which was funded by the National Lottery -and aims to become a centre of excellence for netball in the area. Contractors G & J Seddon arranged the tour as part of National Construction Week setup to promote the industry. The youngsters met former Turton pupil David Barnes, 24, who started out doing work experience for Seddons as a 14-year- old and is now the site engineer on the Smithills project. He told them about how he had worked his way up through the ranks after being taken on by the Little Hulton company as an 18-year-old and how he is now responsible for laying the foundations of the sports hall and placing the supporting steel girders.

Skills Festival

13th – 16th November 2002 Seddon Group were involved in this major careers event, staged at Salford Quays recently. Two of our apprentices, Gary Whiteside and Robert Binks were there as representatives. Congratulations to Gary who has recently won an award for Joinery at Salford College, along with Peter Wilde (Joiner) and Shaun Marsh (Painter). Well Done lads!!

Construction Week 2002. Construction Site Visit for 15 year olds at Viking Street New Housing Development

What:
15 young people from Heywood School already studying vocational construction courses at Bolton Community College have been invited to visit a new housing development being built by G&J Seddon Ltd to learn more about what its really like to work in the construction industry

When:
Thursday 3rd October 2002 (National Construction Week 2002)
10:00am until 11.30am

Where:
Viking Street, Bolton, BL3

Summery Of Event:
Organised as part of National Construction Week celebrations 3rd-10th October 2002. G&J Seddon Ltd together with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and the Bolton & Bury Construction Curriculum Partnership (CCP) have pulled together to offer 15 young people from Heywood School the opportunity to visit a working construction site.

These young people are already attending Bolton Community College as part of a vocational programme in construction offered to them whilst still in full-time education but the visit will allow them to see the skills they are learning in College applied in the workplace by trained craftsmen and women.

Bolton School's Millennium Project

Rendering of the Boat Hull & Deck will take place on Wednesday 9 May 2001

Local building contractor G & J Seddon Limited are lending their support to Bolton School`s Millennium Project by providing the tradesmen and equipment required to render with ferro-cement the hull of the 48ft long, 20 tonne sail training vessel being constructed by the pupils.

The project was the idea of Mike Whitmarsh, Head of Technology at the school. All pupils have been invited to work on the boat during their Technology lessons and lunch breaks.

Work on the project started in 1998 with a programmed completion date of 2002/2003. On Wednesday 9 May 2001 the boat hull and deck will be rendered with a specialist ferro-cement material by a team of plasterers provided by G & J Seddon Limited. It is essential that the boat is fully rendered in one operation in a single day as this is the requirement of Lloyds of London who will certify the vessel.

For Further information please contact Vanessa Barlow on 0161 279 6262

The Presentation Of The Cheque To Bolton Lads & Girls Club

The Lads & Girls Club new building appeal has received a massive boost, thanks to a fantastic donation of £25,000 from local company G & J Seddon Limited.

Laura Nuttall, Chairman of the Club, who has overseen the development of the project since its inception in 1994 said:

This is a wonderful and generous donation and really shows what a great local company Seddon`s are. Whilst the donation was offered by Seddon`s several months ago it is only recently that the club committee decided how best to use the money both to benefit the Lads & Girls Club and to mark this wonderful gift from Seddon`s. The donation will be put towards the work on the new Club (being built on the site of the old Nevada Skating Rink) which began last week and should be completed in December 2001.

G & J Seddon Limited was established in 1897 in Little Hulton, Worsley and is part of the Seddon Group which employs 1200 people. Seddon Group is one of this country`s major privately owned construction groups and today is under the direction of the third and fourth generations of the Seddon family.

G & J Seddon Limited is one of the region`s leading building contractors. It provides a stability of employment not normally associated with the building industry, employing an in-house workforce of over 500.

The company has a strong commitment to training and recruits 15 apprentices each year. G & J Seddon Limited currently have 44 apprentices and Seddon Group as a whole have over 100 craft apprentices in bricklaying, joinery, plumbing and painting. On completion of their apprenticeships some carry on to undertake HNC courses. Apprentices are selected from the local area and many of the successful candidates have already carried out work experience with the company, as the company is heavily involved with local schools in providing work experience opportunities for pupils.

The company encourages and promotes personal growth of all apprentices and to emphasis this it operates an Apprentice of the Year Award. The Award is given to the apprentice who the company considers to have strived to achieve excellence within his craft.

The company`s philosophy is that by providing training, support and encouragement for young people it will assist individuals to develop the skills necessary to enable them to progress with their careers. By safeguarding the traditional skills the company is investing in the future of the Building Industry.

Construction Week 2001

G & J Seddon Ltd are participating in National Construction Week which takes place from 15 - 21 October 2001. The following three events will happen during the course of the week.

Insight In To Building - Tuesday 16 Oct - 10.00am.
On Tuesday 16 October 45 pupils in Class 5 at St Paul Peel Primary School in Little Hulton will be given a guided tour of G & J Seddon Ltd`s warehouse facilities. The visitors will be given a talk about the different building materials stored within the warehouse and their uses on a building site.

Work Experience W/c 15 Oct
On Monday 15 October Christopher Eccleston a pupil from Wentworth High School in Eccles will commence his work experience week with G & J Seddon Ltd. Christopher`s choice of trade is Painting and Decorating. Christopher will be placed with experienced craftsmen who will demonstrate the skills involved within the trade. Christopher will be the 20th pupil the company have provided work experience for this year.

Opportunity For Building - W/c 15 Oct
G & J Seddon Ltd have invited a group of construction students from Salford College to visit one of their construction sites in Manchester city centre on Aytoun Street. This is a development of 56 luxury residential apartments within an eight story reinforced concrete frame structure. The pupils will be given a guided tour of the site and invited to ask questions.

The events aim to communicate the importance of the building industry within the British economy and to illustrate the industry`s need to encourage young people to train and become the craftsmen of tomorrow.

St. Ann's Hospice Quiz Aids Hospice (Extracted from Bolton Evenings News Nov. 2000

Generous staff from a Little Hulton firm raised £315 in support of St Ann`s Hospice Little Hulton Christmas fair. Workers from G&J Seddon Ltd held a charity quiz night at Little Hulton Conservative Club last week.

G & J's Annual Quiz Night 2002

Pictured above is David Milnes presenting the Nurses at St Ann’s Hospice with the cheque

The Company’s annual quiz night in aid of St Ann’s Hospice took place on Thursday 7 November 2002 and enjoyed a record attendance.

29 teams took part in the quiz and the evening raised £620.00 for the Hospice.

Thank you to all the sponsors who provided prizes for the evening.

Quiz Night Supports St Ann's Hospice 2003

A record attendance was achieved at the annual quiz of building contractor, G & J Seddon Ltd, which took place at Little Hulton Conservative Club on Thursday 13 November 2003. Thirty four teams battled it out for the array of prizes kindly donated by the plant hire companies.

First place went to the Fore Gone team of Michael Slack, Keith Waddington, Barbara Cavanagh & Alan Whiting.

An excellent evening was had by all with over £600.00 being raised for St Ann’s Hospice.

Local youngsters learn importance of regeneration site safety

Charlestown & Lower Kersal
New Deal for Communities

15 January 2008

G&J Seddon continued to embrace their partnerships within the city of Salford with a presentation to St Sebastian’s School recently. The pupils were given a safety talk by Training Manager Roy Cavanagh, and David Unsworth, Resident Liaison Officer, and were encouraged to enter a competition to design a safety poster.

The winning posters for the competition are now displayed at the site compound next to the school. The improvement works to nearby terraced homes are being carried out by G&J Seddon in partnership with and funded by New Deal for Communities (NDC). This is part of NDC’s £53million regeneration of the area, which is also supported by Salix Homes, Salford City Council and the Housing Market Renewal Fund. This is the latest phase of external refurbishment work which will take the total number of improved terraced properties in the NDC area to almost 1,000.

Training Manager Roy Cavanagh commented “Seddons organise these competitions for schools near to their sites. This year we have been as far and wide as Worcester and Kilmarnock, and were delighted with the response from the youngsters at St Sebastian’s. The New Deal for Communities team is also very supportive and we hope this is the first of many partnerships with them.”

Cllr Peter Connor, lead member for Housing and Board Member of NDC, said “It is important that children and the wider community have ownership of the regeneration that’s helping bring a brighter future to the area. Seddons are helping break down barriers through initiatives like these.”

G&J SEDDON HELP PUPILS AT ST CHAD’S HIGH SCHOOL TURN PAPER INTO PROPERTY

4th February 2008

On Wednesday 30th January students from St Chad’s Catholic High School in Runcorn rolled up their sleeves, put their thinking caps and considered how to tackle a construction challenge posed to them by Halton Education Business Partnership (EBP); to design and construct a stand-alone shelter which would accommodate 3 – 6 people, made completely out of used newspaper.

Pupils were not completely alone in their mission to turn paper into premises. Help was on hand from construction company G&J Seddon, who are currently working in the Castlefield and Halton Brook areas, along with representatives from the EBL Group and Construction Skills all of whom spent the day at St Chads offering help and advice to all participating teams.

The event was created by Halton EBP and was designed to provide pupils with a fun and informative introduction to the construction industry, encouraging students to consider the different opportunities available to further their careers.

Matthew Broadman, a pupil who took part in the competition said: `Building the shelter was fun and a completely new experience for us and it helped us have an idea of what construction is all about

Over 90 pupils took part in the competition which used rolled up old newspapers as a basic building material. The serious design and construction work got underway at 9.30am following a short presentation from G&J Seddon regarding career prospects in the construction industry highlighting, amongst other things, the growing opportunities for women to enter the industry.

Christina Sorensen of Halton EBP commented: “Events like this are a great way of introducing pupils to a specific area of work and demonstrating the varying types of opportunities that are available. Construction is still perceived to be a very male dominated environment, but it was great to hear from Seddons about the opportunities that are also available for women.

“We are very grateful to have been joined by G&J Seddon and have hopefully inspired some of the pupils from St Chads to consider the construction industry when they are looking to plan their future careers.”

Based in the North West G&J Seddon is a family run business now under the direction of the third and fourth generations. The company has a strong commitment to the training and development of young people and, through its trainee and apprenticeship programme which has been established for over 50 years, has 68 apprentices working in all areas of the business. It is currently constructing 63 new homes in nearby Castlefields and Halton Brook.

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NOTE: G&J Seddon is part of The Seddon Group, one of the UK’s major privately owned construction groups, with a turnover in excess of £240 million, employing 1,700 people.

For further information contact:
Anna Ellam Just Be PR 0161 281 3293
Vanessa Barlow G&J Seddon 01204 570 496