A Message from our MD

As we approach the end of another tax year I would like to thank Andrea and all her team in our accounts department for their dedication and hard work in ensuring the successful transition onto the new Coins accounting system. This system will not only improve our day to day financial management but will eventually be a significant aid to the planning of our future prosperity. There is more to be done and I am confident that we will develop the system to meet our goals this year.

You may have noticed that our electrical department is starting to grow. It is intended to expand the department to enable us to deliver electrical services, in conjunction with mechanical services, for certain contracts. Over the next few years we expect to increase our involvement in electrical contracts within the resources available to us. So we welcome Andrew Pick, project manager, as the first recruit to our new electrical delivery team.

Also, we welcome Neil Clarke, senior mechanical designer, to reinforce our expanding team in the design office.

A big thank you to our ladies for their involvement in International Women’s Day and promoting our profile as a local employer. Also, thank you to Carl Myerscough for his work in achieving the RoSPA silver award for the company.

We are delighted that the company has secured the £7.5 million UWE SAP 3 Passivhaus student accommodation contract in Bristol with Vinci Construction. This gives us a solid foundation to build our reputation in the South West of England. Thank you to all involved in making this happen. A number of contracts have been successfully handed over and individuals have been recognised for their contribution. These include Sandy Park hotel, Exeter, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, LDS South Wales Police, Bridgend and Gwent Police HQ, Cwmbran. It is through such contributions that we earn our reputation and thanks go to you all.

Our progress this year has been stalled by the demise of Midas Construction and the student accommodation contract in Swansea. However, through the generosity of our client, the financial and contractual issues are now resolved and we are back on site aiming to complete the contract in the shortest time possible.

Thank you

Carl Myerscough, Health and safety Manager, comments:

“This is F P Hurley’s first year entering the awards and to achieve a silver award is an excellent achievement. We aim to continually improve our standards and maintain our collective focus on health and safety to ensure the wellbeing of our staff and everyone involved in our projects. I’m proud of what we’ve achieved during the past 12 months- what has been a constantly changing industry and challenging few years. We will continue to build on our strong safety culture and next year we will absolutely be striving for a Gold award!”

Air Conditioning Contractor Thanks Adam Bristow for his Professionalism at Sandy Park Hotel

Setpoint Solutions recently reached out to Hurley (Exeter) Foreman, Adam Bristow, to express their appreciation for his performance on the recent Sandy Park Hotel project in Exeter. In particular, Adam’s responsiveness and communication was excellent along with his organisation skills and attention to detail. Congratulations and thank you Adam, you are making an excellent impression with clients and subcontractors and we appreciate all that you do.

HTIC and John Eagle Praised for Works at Llandough Hospital

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board were recently full of praise for the quality of HTIC’s workmanship at the Llandough Hospital project they are carrying out directly for the Health Board. They expressed their thanks to Mark Horrigan and the site team for their professional approach and for delivering such a high quality job. Our thanks go to Mark and the site team, which included Gavin Beecham, Matthew Richards, Richard Webb, Lee Israel, Lloyd Green, Ben Canham, Jamie Smith and Kelvin Sayers.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board also extended their sincere gratitude for John Eagle’s recent efforts, stating he has gone ‘above and beyond’ to help them resolve some problematic steam leaks. Well done John, your extra effort and expertise has been recognised by the client and we thank you for all your hard work.

F P Hurley Secures Passivhaus Development SAP3

F P Hurley has secured the contract with Vinci Construction for the University of the West of England’s Student Accommodation 3 Project, known as SAP3, in Bristol. The building, which will be located on the Frenchay Campus, will accommodate 900 bed spaces laid out across three buildings in four, six and eight bed clusters. The three buildings will be built to Passivhaus standards, providing a high level of user comfort whilst using very little energy for heating and cooling. The standout design eliminates the use of fossil fuels by utilising Mitsubishi Air Source Heat Pumps, Heat Recovery Air Handling Unit and Photovoltaics.

F P Hurley’s work with the University of West of England follows the successful handing over of several flagship buildings, including the Engineering Building, the Future Space Enterprise Zone, Students Union and the CHP installation including site wide district heating. F P Hurley also have a successful history of delivering student accommodation projects across the UK in cities which include Bristol, Reading, Norwich, Portsmouth, Cardiff and Swansea.

We worked with the Community Impact Initiative (CII) in Bridgend, a social enterprise which works with local people to help get them into the construction industry by supporting them with training and work experience, to create a set of resources showcasing the women we have within the business and the role that they play.

The CII ran a Women Construct Wales project which focused on teaching women of any background and ability to learn construction skills and gain the confidence to pursue a career in construction. By engaging with the CII and presenting our wonderful women to them, we hoped to raise the profile of the company as a local employer and demonstrate the range of career paths that exist within the business. We also plan to work with the CII in the near future to offer further support for their initiatives and work experience opportunities.

A big thank you to all those that participated.

Thank You BSS For Your Generous Donation

We want to say a huge thank you to key supplier BSS in Cardiff for donating 4 trade tool kits to our apprentices. Our apprentices were thrilled to receive the new tools and it has certainly given them an incentive to work hard and will help them achieve their goals. Thank you BSS- your support and generosity has been invaluable over the years and is greatly appreciated.

Thank you to Liam Bradley and Matthew Evans who also took part in the event. They spent a morning cleaning up Coney Beach and surrounding areas where they bumped into former director Gerwyn Davies who also lent a hand.

Further litter picks were carried out in the area around the Genomics Project in Cardiff which has a longstanding littering problem. Thanks to Anthony Isaac and Claire Pilcher for tackling the area- they collected 9 full bags which certainly helped to clean up the area. Also thank you to Adrian Hurley, Carl Myerscough and Claire Pilcher who spent an afternoon cleaning up Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. Thank you to all those who volunteered to join the fight against litter, awesome work.

Future Projects- CAVOC Orthopaedic Clinic and Operating Theatres, Llandough Hospital

Preconstruction are delighted to share with you they have secured another Designed for Life National Healthcare Framework project with Willmott Dixon which is soon to be awarded to F P Hurley. The project consists of both new build and a reconfiguration and refurbishment to create an Orthopaedic Clinic and Operating Theatres department at Llandough Hospital in Cardiff.

From project award, our team will be assisting with the initial site surveying, programming and project methodology. The scheme will start on site in May 2024 and is expected to take 3 years to complete.