Jan 19 in Company, Demolition
Shorts Demolition have just been awarded a contract by SEGRO. SEGRO, a leading owner, asset manager and developer of modern warehousing and light industrial property all over Europe have a large industrial site in Slough. Shorts Demolition are acting as Principal Contractor to erect hoardings, remove and dispose of asbestos containing material and demolish former warehouse/office …
Jan 17 in Company, Demolition
Shorts Demolition, part of the Shorts Group have demolished one of three units on Suttons Business Park in Reading. Commissioned by Standard Life Assurance Limited, Shorts are acting as Principal Contractor for all three units. The demolition contract started just before Christmas and already the building is down. Shorts Demolition are in the final stages of …
Jan 17 in Company, Waste management
The next stage of the regeneration of one of our sites has become reality with the opening of the new spray shop. One of the old barns that had previously been used for storage has now been completely refitted as a fully functioning spray shop, primarily intended for the repair and upkeep of the now very extensive …
Jan 16 in Company, Waste management, Demolition, Plant and tool hire & shops, Commercial trade waste, Agriculture, Composting, Products
Shorts Group is pleased to welcome a new arrival – David Guest, our Finance Director. David started with Shorts this month and is Chartered Accountant, with a BA (hons) degree in Accountancy. He brings with him a wealth of experience to Shorts. He joins us from Core Health and Fitness, and prior to this David …
Jan 16 in Company, Agriculture
This year’s LAMMA show (18-19 January) promises to be a great show – it is the UKs leading farm machinery equipment and services show in the East of England. Shorts Agricultural Services will be attending again this year and will be promoting our Cropkare and Digestate Fertiliser services. It’s FREE to attend with no requirement to register …
Jan 06 in Company, Waste management
Shorts are now supporting Berkshire’s Football Youth Development League through CSP UK. CSP UK is responsible for producing fixture list planners for 150 mini, junior and football development leagues over 28 counties in England and Wales. Shorts are one of over 25,000 businesses nationally to support local junior football leagues. Russell Hughes, Shorts Waste Manager, is a …
Dec 22 in Company, Plant and tool hire & shops
Throughout December, Shorts Trade and DIY Shop in Milford have been collecting toys as part of Eagle Radio’s Toy Box Appeal. The toy box appeal is an annual campaign led by Eagle Radio to encourage the general public to donate new toys to give to less fortunate children in Surrey at Christmas. Shorts Trade and DIY shop …
Dec 21 in Company, Demolition
Shorts Demolition, part of the Shorts Group have been awarded the demolition contract on Suttons Business Park in Reading. Commissioned by Standard Life Assurance Limited, Shorts are acting as Principal Contractor to remove three large business units on the park. The demolition contract started just four weeks’ ago and two of three buildings are well on …
Dec 16 in Company, Waste management
Shorts Group are delighted with their latest arrivals – six new skip vehicles and ten new skips. This is just the first shipment of new skip vehicles to arrive. We have another six to arrive in the New Year and will be replacing some of the older fleet. You may notice our skip vehicles look very different to …
Dec 12 in Company, Waste management
We have new arrivals! We have just taken delivery of another 12 skips, with more to follow, taking our capacity to over a thousand skips. Our new skips just need to be sign-written and then they will be put to the use they are intended; filled with either household or commercial waste and taken to our Material Recycling …
Dec 12 in Company, Plant and tool hire & shops
Our Plant and Tool Hire division has been awarded SafeHire Certification. Following a recent audit by a SafeHire Assessor, we have been granted this award based on our compliance with the scheme’s criteria as set out in HAE / EHA’s Hire and Rental Business Management and Service Quality Specification. The new SafeHire Certificate is valid for …
Nov 22 in Company, Plant and tool hire & shops
Our Plant and Tool shops in Milford, Surrey and Ascot, Berkshire are joining in the retail sale craze on 25 November for Black Friday. Both our shops are offering a massive 25% discount on most items sold in-store. Here’s where you can find some great deals: Milford Plant & Hire shop: Unit 1, Old Station Yard, …
Nov 22 in Company, Plant and tool hire & shops
Our trade and DIY shop in Milford, Surrey is an official drop-off point for Eagle Radio’s Toy Box Appeal. To find out more about the Toy Box Appeal, please click on: http://www.964eagle.co.uk/listings/christmas-toy-appeal/ Please bring along your gift to our shop before 16 December. Be a little helper this Christmas by donating a gift to less …
Nov 20 in Company
Shorts are delighted to be a finalist in this year’s Dynamic Business of the Year award hosted by Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards. The award ceremony was hosted at the Madejski Stadium in Reading on 17 November and was well attended by hundreds of finalists. Shorts narrowly missed out on first place. Sponsored by Nat …
Nov 18 in Company, Demolition
As part of our commitment to improving our services and reduce downtime, Shorts Demolition has purchased two dust suppression units for our demolition sites. Our dust suppression units spray water onto our dusty sites without the need for a demolition labourer to stand guard.
Nov 04 in Company, Waste management, Commercial trade waste
Moving away from the traditional looking wheelie bin, Shorts have invested in a new style wheelie bin with transparent sides. The transparent sides will ensure the waste we collect from customers, as part of our trade waste service, is filled with clean-recycled material plus, our customers will be able to see how full the bin is without …
Nov 04 in Company, Demolition
Shorts Demolition won the contract to take-down the old Hovis Bakery On Binfield Road in Bracknell. Charlie Freeman was in control of this job and used the Volvo EC235 Reduce swing, which is perfect for this job as it has the operating area of a 13 ton excavator but the reach and lifting power of a …
Nov 01 in Company
Gary Short, Managing Director of Shorts was invited to be a panellist for Lloyds Business Bank’s Gameplan event. The Gameplan event tours the country gathering small and medium businesses as well as some larger corporations too, to discuss current issues. Gary was invited to be a panellist as a Business Customer of Lloyds. The topics that were …
Oct 30 in Company
Shorts attended the Bracknell Forest Careers Fair this month held at Bracknell Leisure Centre. Hundreds of Year 11 school children from the local Bracknell schools attended. The 15-16 year olds were very interested in understanding what opportunities lay ahead of them in the work place. We had some interest in our apprenticeship scheme. Jordan Short explains: …
Oct 04 in Company, Plant and tool hire & shops, Agriculture
The Lovelock family from Egham were all aboard our forager this weekend. Sophie was our worthy winner of a colouring competition at this year’s Egham Show and her prize was a ride on one of our tractors. Little did she know, that she would get the chance to steer a forager across a field. Sophie …
