Jun 09 in Company, Demolition, Plant and tool hire & shops
Shorts Management team paid a visit to Plantworx, the UK’s live showcase event for construction professionals, held in Leicestershire this month. The team spent the day looking at the very latest plant and construction machinery on the market and speaking to different manufacturers, as Steve our Plant Manager explains: “The show provided an excellent opportunity …
May 16 in Company, Waste management, Demolition, Plant and tool hire & shops, Commercial trade waste, Agriculture, Composting, Products
We’ve just launched our first e-newsletter. Here it is: http://mailchi.mp/538be…/shorts-group-newsletter-spring-2017 Future editions will contain some great offers on our products and services. To get this e-newsletter by email, please subscribe: http://shorts-group.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe…
Mar 09 in Company, Waste management, Demolition, Plant and tool hire & shops, Commercial trade waste, Agriculture, Composting, Products
“There is no force equal to that of a determined woman” At Shorts, we celebrated International Women’s Day by paying a visit to all the women that work at Shorts and caught a glimpse of what they were doing on this particular historic day where we remember the movement for women’s rights. In a traditionally male …
Mar 06 in Company, Waste management, Demolition, Plant and tool hire & shops, Commercial trade waste, Agriculture, Composting, Products
Shorts Group is proud to be sponsoring the upcoming Pride of Bracknell Awards 2017: ‘Business of the Year category’ for the second year running. Now in their twelfth year, the Pride of Bracknell Forest awards showcase the very best and brightest people in the borough, from teachers and volunteers to teams, charities and businesses. If …
Feb 24 in Company, Waste management, Demolition, Plant and tool hire & shops, Products
Crowthorne based construction developer, Eco Ben Williams is one of many customers that make use of all that Shorts has to offer. Ben Williams, Managing Director of Eco Ben Williams has been using Shorts for many years; finding that our mix of services including skip hire, demolition, plant & tool hire, works very well for his …
Feb 06 in Company, Waste management, Demolition, Plant and tool hire & shops, Commercial trade waste, Agriculture, Composting
Shorts are proud to be supporting local charity Sebastian Action Trust. This Easter, Shorts will be donating Easter eggs with support from customers and staff to give to children suffering with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions in Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Sebastian Action Trust was set up in 2003, following the death of a …
Feb 06 in Company, Demolition
We love a bit of photography here at Shorts and we were lucky enough to capture the final day at one of our demolition sites on Sutton Business Park in Reading. We’ve been working on this site since December, Commissioned by Standard Life Assurance Limited. We are the Principal Contractor for demolishing three business units …
Jan 20 in Company, Waste management, Demolition, Plant and tool hire & shops, Commercial trade waste, Agriculture, Composting, Products
This is a very special year for Shorts Group as we celebrate our 60th year in business. Here’s how it all began: For over a half a century, Shorts Group has supplied a quality, local services throughout Berkshire, Surrey and Hampshire. Founded in 1957 by the late David Short, the small business known as Shorts …
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 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 …
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 …
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, 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 …
Jun 29 in Demolition
Our Shorts Demolition division has featured in the latest edition of Demolition Magazine, produced my journalist Mark Anthony. To read the full article, please click on the link: https://issuu.com/thedabbler/docs/demolition_magazine_-_issue_14/c/sm8o3ne
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 17 in Waste management, Demolition, Agriculture
Shorts undertook some work in Swinely Forest for Crown Estates. Our job was to load away age old wrougt iron fencing which has been collected from all around the estate/forest. Using 3 parts of the Shorts Groups departments to complete the job. This proves how diverse we are in only having to rely on our …
Mar 15 in Demolition
At this demolition job in Edgware Road, Shorts have to look at an extensive programme to enable the works. The works included, propping of all floors and the installation of a birdcage on all floors from the basement all the way up and allowing a safe working area for the removal of a large amount …
Feb 23 in Demolition
Shorts have invested in a new Rubble Master impact crusher to crush asphalt tarmac and secondary concrete to get a perfect size. This addition is the perfect compliment to our fleet of machines and will help us deliver a wider range of services To view our new crusher in action for the first time – please …
Jan 27 in Demolition
Shorts were called to demolish a Thai restaurant in Virginia Water – The Siam Food Gallery. Alan Stewart did this job and made short work of it using our new Volvo EC 300 excavator. The job was quite straight forward. There was a tight boundary wall along a private drive so we let the residents …
