St Edward

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Hartland Onsite Charity

Published 9 July 2025 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesCommunity engagement Engage with community facilities Support for local charities
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On this project they have dedicated an onsite facility to provide platform for increasing capacity of the charity ‘Men in Sheds’. It is seen as an great way to have a registered charity onsite (The first registered onsite charity in the UK) and provide a leading aspect of ‘Engagement with Local Stakeholder’. The charity brings upon support of Mental Health...
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Door Installation Using Door Stud 1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5

Published 25 July 2023 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesControls Lessons learned Positive reinforcement for good safety practices
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During the installation of heavy fire doors on site, the carpentry contractor is using a door installation tool. Usually, fitting front entrance doors is a two man operation as the doors can weigh 100kg. They enticed the carpenters to use a new product they found called the Door Stud. The door sits on the tool which allows one operative to...
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Brownie Group Visit

Published 3 February 2020 | No comments
Written by Jennifer Upstill
CategoriesCommunity engagement Promoting construction as a career choice Schools and nurseries
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Women in the Berkeley St Edward team at Hartland Village, Fleet, visited a local Brownie group (aged 7-10 yrs) to talk about the project and the huge variety of careers in construction. We played a game which involved busting lots of myths about the industry and made sure that they knew it wasn’t just for boys! The group have recently...
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Supporting The Woodland Trust’s Big Climate Fightback 1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5

Published 20 January 2020 | No comments
Written by Jennifer Upstill
CategoriesPost completion impact report Schools and nurseries
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St Edward Homes teamed up with Tweseldown Infant School to plant a tree at Hartland Village, its landmark development in Fleet, to mark the Woodland Trust’s Big Climate Fightback (November 30). Six students gathered to plant the tree, which is just one of the 174 being planted during the first phase of building on site. Mrs Kim Totten, Headteacher at Tweseldown...
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Site Tour for Job Centre Staff

Published 23 December 2019 | No comments
Written by Jennifer Upstill
CategoriesCommunity engagement Plan to positively promote construction Promoting construction as a career choice Support for careers advice
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In order to improve the perception of the industry and increase local employment on site, the Berkeley St Edward team at Hartland Village held a site tour for Job Centre staff working in the local area. Following a presentation from the Project Director, the Job Centre staff were given a tour of the show homes, welfare and building site. The...
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Site Tours for Local Interest Groups

Published 23 December 2019 | No comments
Written by Jennifer Upstill
CategoriesCommunity engagement Support for local charities
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In order to improve local awareness of what we are doing on site, the Berkeley St Edward team at Hartland Village in Fleet are running a number of site tours for local interest groups, including the Science and Technology U3A group (an interest group for retirees), the Trefoil Guild (girl guiding for adults), and Rushmoor Healthy Living (a charity supporting...
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Tackling Hate Crime at Work

Published 25 November 2019 | No comments
Written by Jennifer Upstill
CategoriesDisadvantaged and minority groups support Training plans Zero tolerance approach to harassment
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The Police and Crime Commissioner, together with the Safer North Hampshire Partnership and Enterprise Rent-a-Car Ltd, has launched a new guide for businesses and organisations on how to support managers and employees in dealing with hate crime in the workplace. The guide was launched during National Hate Crime Awareness week, and in order to raise awareness, Berkeley St Edward’s Hartland...
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Sustainable Lake Solutions

Published 25 November 2019 | No comments
Written by Jennifer Upstill
CategoriesPost completion impact report Water saving measures
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One of the key features of Hartland Village is the stunning lake at its entrance. This lake is entirely man made and needed filling upon completion. The obvious solution to this problem would be to use potable (drinking/tap) water to fill the lake. However, water use is a key area in which St Edward looks to minimise their impact, so...
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Ladder Permits

Published 18 February 2019 | No comments
Written by Holly Rosevear
CategoriesRisk assessments
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The majority of the time ladders are used for convenience rather than safety. There are often alternative safer access methods available, for example podiums, hop ups or towers. Subsequently we have implemented a new ladder permit system on site to ensure ladders are only used as a last resort where there is no way to use a safer access system....
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Clear Signage Ensures Safe Vehicle Egress

Published 13 August 2018 | No comments
Written by Holly Rosevear
CategoriesCycle safety Pedestrian safety Signage
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This bespoke signage has been designed to ensure smooth and safe vehicle egress from site, onto a one way road. It demonstrates the three step sequence of our gate team to enable safe exit. Crowd control barriers are pulled across the pavement to protect pedestrians, the oncoming traffic is halted by the second marshal and the lead traffic marshal indicates...
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