On Site Plant Repairs
11 Jan 12
The latest addition to our in house fleet comes in the form of a fully equipped short wheel base Ford Transit, designed for reactive repairs and servicing of our fleet of wholly owned plant on our sites.
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Sedlescombe WWTW
25 Nov 11
Work is nearing its conclusion for established client 4Delivery at Sedlescombe WWTW for a new humus tank, ferric dosing system and associated pipework
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Confined Space Training
31 Oct 11
As part of our ongoing commitment to Health & Safety and the continuous professional development of our employees, we recently undertook confined space training at our Head Office in Uckfield.
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Lydd WWTW
11 Sep 11
Work continues a pace at Lydd WWTW where Sean Taylor and his team are working for client 4Delivery Ltd.
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Uckfield Carnival 2011
04 Sep 11
September once again saw the annual Uckfield Carnival taking place throughout the town when thousands of people lined the streets to celebrate with the Uckfield Bonfire Society and raise money for local charities; this year raising over £4,000 for local causes.
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Stansted to Exedown
01 Aug 11
Work is continuing on a mains reinforcement contract between Stansted and Exedown reservoirs including 4km of 400mm diameter HPPE pipe for client South East Water.
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SEW Booster Pumping Station Refurbishment
30 Jun 11
A project for one of our new Clients, EPS Environmental Ltd (EPS) continues to run smoothly with the help of our newest Project Engineer, John Turner.
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70th Birthday
16 Jun 11
Neville Fellows, or ‘Snudge’ to his work colleagues recently celebrated his 70th birthday whilst working on our Balcombe site.
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Balcombe WSW
31 May 11
Work for one of our newer Clients, Combined Electrical Engineering Services Ltd (CEES) is underway at Balcombe WSW in West Sussex.
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Celebrating 40 years with the Company
31 Mar 11
Contracts’ Director Bob Fowler this week celebrated his 40 year anniversary working for the Company. Bob joined the Company as a Site Agent in 1971 working on the Southern Area Drainage Contract for Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.
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Underhill Lane Pipeline
03 Mar 11
Work is well underway for South East Water on a mains reinforcement scheme.
The 1200m long pipeline, a reinforcement of
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Broadwater Lake Spillway
25 Feb 11
We have recently been working for Waverley Borough Council in Broadwater Park, Godalming on Broadwater Lake Spillway.
The £70,000 contract has
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Employee Award
12 Dec 10
One of our employees, John Stanley, has recently been presented with a cheque for passing on an enquiry which led to us winning a small job in Uckfield for a local resident.
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Additions to the Fleet
17 Nov 10
We have recently added to our fleet crew cab tippers for use in our term maintenance programmes for both East Sussex Highways and British Gypsum, increasing the versatility of our workforce to ensure that we can meet the multi-disciplinary requirements of our Clients.
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Lord of the Manor
24 Oct 10
As part of its OFWAT driven programme of improved disinfection at Southern Water’s Water Supply Works across the South East, Morrison Utilities awarded us the contract for the civil works for a new contact tank at the grandly named Lord of the Manor WSW.
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Chlorine Control & Shutdown
27 Sep 10
Thorne’s were awarded the civil works to upgrade Chlorine ‘Control & Shutdown’ procedures on 12 of Southern Water’s Supply Works across Sussex to improve monitoring of water supply across the region, and have been working closely with the design team and the M&E sub-contractors to deliver these projects on a very tight schedule.
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Shellbrook WTW
24 Aug 10
A project for one of our new Clients, Enpure Ltd, has recently begun at Ardingly Reservoir near Haywards Heath.
The project, valued at approximately £400,000 involves a 6m deep pumping
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Turks Retaining Wall
28 Jul 10
Work has recently been completed for East Sussex County Council on a £100,000 project to reinforce a road edge in Swife Lane in Burwash.
The project involved driving 84 no. sheet piles and the
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Oathall Community College
20 Jun 10
Work is well underway on the removal of an old wooden farm access bridge and replacement with a new concrete culvert bridge at Oathall Community College.
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Unilever UK
11 May 10
We have recently won a £150,000 contract at new client Unilever Foods Purfleet depot, situated by the River Thames in the shadow of the QE2 Bridge / Dartford Crossing.
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New Lorry Park at British Gypsum
05 Apr 10
We continue our long standing relationship with British Gypsum by securing the contract to construct a new lorry park at their Mountfield Depot.
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In Memory of Tony Page
26 Feb 10
It is with great sorrow that one of our former employees, Tony Page, died in a road accident recently.
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“Speedy” Allen Celebrates Retirement
26 Jan 10
JCB operator Allen Taylor, nicknamed “Speedy” for his athleticism in his youth, this week celebrated his retirement after 46 years with the Company.
Chairman Richard Thorne praised Allen’s dedicated service saying: "Allen immediately showed a natural aptitude for handling
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Helping our Neighbours
11 Jan 10
December and January saw the heaviest snow fall in and around Uckfield for many years, and whilst we were able to do very little productive work in the first two weeks of 2010, we were at least able to clear snow off
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Works on Ashdown Forest
23 Nov 09
Conservation work involving the clearing and de-silting of two lakes and a river has recently been completed for The Conservators of Ashdown Forest.
The contract involved clearance work to create an access ramp down into the ponds, which formed part of an old Victorian formal garden.
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SMSTS
11 Oct 09
Despite the current economic downturn, we continue to invest in training for our staff.
The CITB-Construction Skills Site Safety Plus - Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) assists site managers and
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Carnival Spirit
10 Sep 09
September saw the annual Uckfield Carnival taking place throughout the town when thousands of people lined the streets to celebrate with the Uckfield Bonfire Society and raise money for local charities.
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Investment in Training
04 Aug 09
The Company has recently sponsored one of its employees, Sean Burgess, to complete a 2 year NVQ level 2 in Light Commercial Vehicle Servicing and Repairs.
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Coastal works at Brighton
23 Jul 09
Work continues on Brighton Sea Front on behalf of Brighton & Hove City Council. The term maintenance contract has seen many different types of work from groyne reconstruction, pictured,
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Environmental works at British Gypsum
02 Jul 09
As part of British Gypsum's Mountfield production facility the Company has just completed 2 silt traps.
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Cricket at Sheffield Park Gardens
18 Jun 09
We are continuing our long and successful association with the National Trust by installing the potable water supply and cesspool for the redeveloped cricket field in the grounds at Sheffield Park Gardens - the site of the first England
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Sponsored Event
28 May 09
A team of mothers and daughters, sponsored by the Company recently undertook the Maidstone Race For Life in support of Cancer Research UK, aiming to raise £1,000 for the good cause.
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Retirement
24 May 09
Les Pike, retired from the Company after 30 years, during which his unique blend of skills and problem solving have been much sought after by our Clients.
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50 years at Thornes
24 Mar 09
HGV lorry driver Michael Veness this week celebrated a remarkable 50th anniversary working for the Company, the 2nd member of the workforce to reach that impressive milestone in the company’s 70 year history.
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Award for Sheffield Park Gardens
06 Feb 08
The Company won the ICE South East Small Porject Award for the Reconstruction of Sheffield Park Gardens Cascade and Lake Restoration.
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British Gypsum roadway
29 Jun 07
The construction of the new access road and car park at British Gypsum's Mountfield production facility - part of a major ongoing maintenance and refurbishment contract being implemented by Thornes at the site - is well underway and will be finished this month.
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Takeover of Hobart Paving
28 Apr 07
We are pleased to announce that C.J. Thorne & Co. Ltd. has acquired a majority shareholding in Hobart Paving Ltd., a Surrey based civil engineering and surfacing specialist with a turnover of £4m, employing 40 staff across the region.
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Links with Community College
26 Apr 07
The firm continues its links with Uckfield Community Technology College, with a presentation to and visit from Year 7 students as
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£250,000 on new plant and equipment
25 Feb 07
The Company has spent in excess of £250,000 in the last couple of months on new plant. This includes 13 and 16 tonne 360s, 3 and 5 tonne minis, 3 and 6 tonne dumpers,
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Award for Brighton Cliff Bank Stabilisation
29 Jan 07
For the second year running, the Institution of Civil Engineers have presented the Company with the "Best Small Project" Award at their Annual
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