Skyline recently featured in the Liverpool Post Business Profile section. The article, written by Tony McDonough, profiled director Ellis Hill and discussed how Skyline is faring during the recession. To view the on-line version, click
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Believe it or not, 40% of the world’s population are without a clean and safe place to go to the loo and every day 5000 children under the age of five die needlessly from diarrhoeal diseases caused by dirty water.
When Skyline was commissioned to refurbish six toilet blocks for Flint High School, they made us aware of their fundraising intentions and toilet twinning was high on the list. There is an £8 return for every £1 spent on a water and sanitation programme through saved time, increased productivity and reduced health costs; we could not ignore returns like this for such a worthwhile cause.
Skyline made a donation for every loo refurbished, helping towards bringing safe, clean and hygienic sanitation to another family or community. Not only do the funds help a cause, they have also instilled a sense of pride with the pupils whom can now benefit from and appreciate the refurbished facilities they have available at the school.
We were delighted to help such a worthwhile cause and the Head Boy and Girl at Flint High School are planning further fund-raising events which we will fully support.
Toilet Twinning is a UK based charity which launched in 2009 and has since built more than 1,600 latrines in Burundi, providing safe loos for nearly 10,000 people.
For further information on the charity visit www.toilettwinning.org
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It’s off to work we go!
It has been a very promising start to 2012. We are delighted to have won a number of projects including: office fit-outs for clients in Warrington, Liverpool and Ellesmere Port; refurbishments of industrial units in Runcorn, Liverpool and the Wirral and a refurbishment of communal areas within a prestigious office block in Chester.
Following completion of two new build rectory’s for the Church of Wales, Skyline has been awarded NHBC accreditation. Both properties are located in areas of outstanding natural beauty and Skyline worked closely with the local authority’s conservation officer to ensure full compliance. The team is delighted with the accreditation which will augment further new build projects.
We are delighted to welcome to the team Michael Ashton who will serve his electrical apprenticeship with Skyline. To augment our support of local young people, Michael lives in North Liverpool and will attend Knowsley Community College which was recently listed in the top 5 Framework for Excellence National Survey.
The Directors and supporting team at Skyline know how vital it is for continued business success, to nurture and develop the skills that our business really needs and feel apprenticeships offer tailor made, high quality training programmes that embrace these needs. Skyline is committed to skilling our workforce for the future which will prepare us for the upturn in the economy ensuring we are ready to reap the benefits.
Three new recruits have recently joined the ever expanding team at Skyline.
Working in the contracts department, Vince Chadwick, Anthony Lynch and Stephen Pooler bring with them a wealth of experience in the construction industry and will be instrumental in enhancing the delivery of our projects and customer care. Vince has 38 years experience managing high value contracts for a range of prestigious clients across many sectors. Anthony is a qualified building surveyor, spending the last 6 years at Cunliffes managing projects in the education and commercial sectors, and Stephen managed projects of up to £22million for Pochin’s construction. All three have ‘hit the ground running’ with Vince and Anthony managing a string of refurb and fit-out projects in the NW and Stephen taking charge of a large refurb scheme in Nottingham.
We are delighted to launch our brand new website and very much hope that you like it!
Our intention is to present a modern, clean and easy to use format with information that is quick to read and to the point. After all we would much prefer to meet with you to discuss the nitty gritty.
As we are now able to update the content more easily we intend to ensure that it is an evolving site with information on new and recently completed projects, news of what the team is up to and any fun activities that we are planning which you might like to join in with, so make sure you visit on a regular basis to keep an eye on us!
