Work is underway on the £150,000 project to upgrade the waste water treatment at Chartwell with the installation of a new 2000 litre Sewage Treatment Plant and some complex pipework to take the treated water safely to a local water course, with minimal disruption to the local environment.
Work is now complete on the £200,000 solar farm infrastructure project on the Bentley Estate just outside Uckfield – works included earthworks, 350m of access road construction and a reinforced concrete river crossing to allow access to the site of the solar farm, the second such project undertaken for solar development specialists Lightsource.
Congratulations to Chris Watson on completing his MSC in Quantity Surveying at Portsmouth University – this has been achieved with a lot of blood sweat and tears over a two-year programme of day release from work, fully funded by Thorne as part of its investment in Staff Training & Development.
Beacon Security’s Dave King, gateman at our site for the £20m redevelopment of Sutton & East Surrey Water’s Woodmansterne WTW, last month saved the life of a woman who collapsed at a nearby bus stop as his shift was ending. He administered CPR and revived her until an ambulance arrived. The lady’s husband wrote to Thorne to express his gratitude for Dave’s actions and he is pictured here receiving the congratulations of Chris Thorne, as well as a £50 reward for his outstanding actions.
As part of the regeneration of Shelter Hall along Brighton beach, C J Thorne & Co have successfully completed the first stage of the contract by renewing the ornate sea wall to protect the new structure from the harsh winters and driving waves.
The £10 million construction of the historic Shelter Hall consists of rebuilding the Victorian Shelter Hall building, constructing the new sea wall and walkway on the lower promenade, but also enlarging the upper prom area on the seafront.
C J Thorne & Co was this month recognised as being amongst the top 10 fastest growing companies in Sussex at a prestigious awards ceremony at the Amex Stadium, home of Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
The award acknowledged the sustained growth of the Company over the last three years and MD Chris Thorne said: “As a private family-owned business with strong links to the local community, we are absolutely delighted to be i the top 10 of the Sussex Super Growth awards.
Our business is all about the strong teamwork of our loyal staff, and their commitment and expertise is what delivers complex projects successfully for our Clients.
Work started this month on the S278 works creating an access to Sutton & East Surrey Water Company’s new soakaway lagoon at Woodmansterne.
The £1.2m project forms part of the enabling works to the £20m refurbishment of the adjacent Water Treatment Works, where Thorne is also the preferred civils contractor.
This month the Company was awarded Brighton & Hove City Council’s 4 year term contract for the Maintenance of Coastal & Highway Structures.
The contract will be headed up by Guy Davidson, who has led the scheme since we first won the contract in 2008.
On Thursday 15th October key representatives of C J Thorne & Co were invited to the celebration of Saint-Gobain’s 350th birthday at the British Gypsum works in Mountfield.
Contracts Manager Peter Tapsfield and gifted plant operator Stephen Berndt were feted for the input Thornes had in the restoration works as part of the Clients environmental commitment to the site.
Earlier this month work got underway on the essential flood resilience project for the Sutton & East Surrey Water Company. The scheme involves the installation of a new 900mm diameter DI culvert to deal with storm surcharging, and connecting into the existing drainage system.