H & S Performance

Health & Safety Performance - May - September 2010

Through the site visits conducted by SAT Safety in this quarter we have seen all our sites scoring above the company target score of 90.

We averaged 93.2 across our carpentry and joinery and construction projects. This achievement is to be commended and praise goes out to all our site management teams and the operatives on them. Can this average be beaten in the next quarter??

The Top Three Sites:-
Lister School
St Johns College
Sunley Management School.

The improved H & S performance onsite has shown that our Stop! Think! Proceed! campaign in conjunction with good risk management can produce results. Continued application across the board can produce even better results.

Keep up the good work and ensure that we continue to receive the near miss reporting cards for each site.

Working in the Community

Business in the Community (BITC) recently secured European funding for the Right Step Project, which aims to work with businesses to enhance the employability propects of ex- offenders. The project works in Partnership with the prison/ probationary services to equip those who are disadvantage in finding workwith the skills to gain employment and move towards independent living.

As part of the project we recently attended one of the princes' seeing is believing visits at HM Prison Services in Bedford to gain an insight into the work/training prisoners undertake and how we as a Group may be able to support the project.

Should you have any experience working with similar schemes or advice/ideas please get in touch we would be happy to hear them.

Employment Opportunities

Help maximise your employement prospects.

If you are a carpenter, joiner, timber frame erectors, or a looking for a supervisor/ management position or an apprecticeship please follwo the link below and register!

The M J Hillson Group are experiencing strong work in hand figures and as a resultin the process of constrcuting a database for sub contract and direct positions. This will create an approved pool of labour which will be utilised to supply contracts.

All candidates registered on the database will receive regualr correspondence on contracts secured and relevant business news.

All information received will be kept confidential and not passed to any third parties.

Act now and increase your work opportunities.

FOLLOW LINK FOUND AT - www.mjhillson.co.uk/about/recruit.htm

Gustafs and Dalhem Panel Systems

M J Hillson Limited are an approved installer of Gustaff and Dalhem panel systems. Check out our slide show for more information.

We have successfully completed several contracts and offer this service as well as carpentry and joinery supply and installation.

Contracts Include:-

Laing O Rourke - Tooley Street

Brookfield - Peterborough Hospital

Mansell - Harris Boys Academy

Miller - Bristol Hospital

Should you wish to find out more please do not hesitate to contact us.

Company Newsletter - July 2010

Check out the latest news of the five companies within the M J Hillson Group. This edition includes:-

Wates - Challney School Update
Build a bungalow project - in association with Barnfield College.
Innovation Osite - ISO9001 Accreditation Award
Health & Safety Project League Table
Our Shining Stars

and much more!

Using Business Case Studies

M J Hillson project case studies are not only be used on our website, but also across our entire marketing mix. Here are a few examples where these are used:-
• Provide links to our case studies in our emails
• Use a wide variety of examples that can be sent electronically to prospective clients.
• They can be printed and used as handouts.
• They make good news stories for our newsletters and can even be to support power point presentations
• Use quotes from them and build a library of testimonials that can support press releases, flyers or brochures, they can also be particularly useful to support tenders as examples of good practice.

We write ours to give some background information to enable our clients to grasp the project from a note form description. We highlight issues that arose during the project and how these were overcome.
The use of client quotations cannot be underestimated. A good recommendation is important to both our reputation and for propective clients reassurance.
Our case studies are visually pleasing with a designed template and where possible an impact made through a good quality picture showing example works.
Please view the link to see some of our case studies. Please feel free to comment on them and give us feedback where improvements can be made.
Many Thanks,

BSF - Benefits the Programme Brought to Us

There has been much negativity surrounding the BSF programme in recent days and that schools should not have been built under such a programme.

Our experience and involvement has seen real achievements in the programme. Delivering high quality buildings, improved technology and working environments. I think the future will show the programme as a success with future generations reaping the rewards.

As a carpentry and joinery subcontractor we raised our game to deliver what the main contractors and clients wanted in terms of KPI's to ensure a quality product and service. For example,

• Local Suppliers - Sourced products and built relationships


• Local Labour - Sourced locally, gave specific job training and development opportunities.


• Apprentices - Supported local colleges to give opportunities.


• Products - sourced cost effective and sustainable products without compromising quality.


• Health & Safety - Started a H & S initiative to promote good practice to our employees.

These KPI's allowed us to evaluate our systems and processes giving closer focus on our site delivery. These practices are now implemented on every project we undertake and has added value to our service.

The programme has been stopped due to the deficit crisis. The BSF programme seems it will be replaced by a lick of paint policy but we hope that contractors and clients inherit at least one trait of the BSF in that they recruit good quality, proactive subcontractors.

The Mitre - May 2010

Check out what has happening at the M J Hillson Group of Companies!!

Including:-

Information about our 1,2,3 Heath & Safety at Work Initiative.

Our current site H & S performance.

Marketng update on our Twitter, Facebook and Blogger Pages.

And the World Cup Sweepstake.

M J Hillson Company Newsletter

Student Accommodation - Carpentry Management

Here is a slide show of recently completed student accommodation projects we have successfully undertaken.

The tight timescales associated with these schemes requires full time site management of materials and resources in order to achieve set programmes. Close coordination with other trades is essential.

The procurement of carpentry/ joinery materials are managed through an established supply chain which through experience and working relationships has enabled us to offer an extensive range of products where alternatives and value engineering can be offered based on our client requirements.
The projects highlighted within the slide show were all completed to budget and to programme. Management was key to the success. We assembled experienced, competent managers supported by fully trained operatives.

All our site activities our run in accordance with our ISO accrediated management systems and we have continued to improve our systems with each project we manage.

M J Hillson are an established Carpentry and Joinery contractor with an exemplary track record across all sectors and have a dintintive quality.

Residential Carpentry and Joinery Packages

Health and Safety - Stop! Think! Proceed!

Our Group is committed to developing an improved culture of Health & Safety in all our work operations. This initiative was launched in April 2010 and will raise individual awareness to work situations that may have a risk potential. Please view the video to see our charter, passport, induction card and near miss reporting card.

Carpentry and Joinery Packages with M J Hillson

Carpentry and Joinery Packages

M J Hillson Limited can manage carpentry and joinery packages of up to £2m. We have an exemplary track record of delivering projects on time and within budget. Please view the video to see the range of products we can undertake.