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 …
Jun 10 in Company
As part of our continued commitment to be even more green, Shorts has massively reduced their carbon footprint in less than a year! Last year, we installed solar panels to our sites at Station Works, Aldershot and Millside. By using the sun’s energy to create our own electricity, we are reducing the strain on exhaustible …
Jun 06 in Company, Plant and tool hire & shops
Milford’s Plant Hire customers left our depot feeling satisfied having bagged a deal on tools and enjoyed a free breakfast bun! On Thursday 2 June, Shorts Plant & Tool Hire depot in Milford organised a breakfast morning offering great discounts on tools, tool demonstrations from leading supplier Festool, as well as great offers from local companies. …
May 06 in Company, Waste management, Demolition, Plant and tool hire & shops
Shorts Group sponsored the Business of the Year award at this years Pride of Bracknell Awards. The nominees were Anne Marie Patisserie and Waterstones Bookshop, both businesses are based in Bracknell. The evening took place at Bracknell and Wokingham College and was hosted by Ady Williams a former professional footballer for Reading F.C. The winner …
Mar 11 in Company
Local waste management company go all out in taking part of Cancer Research UK’s Biggest Breakfast. Shorts Group based in Bracknell and Ascot understand the importance of a decent breakfast so what better way to raise money for charity. All 130 employees across their Berkshire and Hampshire depots took part in the fundraising by making …
Jan 06 in Company
Shorts Group are pleased to announce that they have ascertained a four place increase according to CIWM’s Fastest 50 growing companies in waste and resource management for 2015. The Fast 50 has become one of the most talked about awards in the industry. Last year CIWM added the Fast 50 into its Sustainability and Resource …
