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Work is “progressing well” on site at a new care home being built by developer Charterpoint in Bingham, Nottinghamshire.
Contractor Lawrence Baker began working on the site in Grantham Road at the start of the year.
A number of measures have been taken to ensure the safety and comfort of those working on the development during the Coronavirus pandemic, including the installation of temporary sleeping, washing and showering accommodation for each bricklayer.
With social distancing guidance being applied on site, the team has made “really good progress” on the Charterpoint Senior Living development which will be run by care home operator HC-One, said chief executive of Nottingham-based Charterpoint, Adrian Goose.
“Ensuring the safety of teams on site is a priority for all those involved in this care home development, and we are pleased to say that work has carried on as normal throughout the past few weeks,” said Goose. “A number of measures were introduced to enable the bricklayers to observe social distancing and to stay on the site overnight using temporary accommodation, and this has resulted in excellent progress being made on this development.”
Mostly over two storeys, with one section over three storeys, the 70-bed care home is being built on a brownfield site which formerly housed a redundant police station.
It will feature residents’ lounges, a hair/beauty salon, cinema room and other extensive communal facilities, along with residents’ gardens.
Sarah Newton
Derby PR agency Penguin PR has completed its own birthday mini-makeover by launching a new website and logo to mark its 10th anniversary.
The company, based in Ashbourne Road, has reinvented its penguin logo and refreshed its online presence as part of a series of events being held to mark its decade.
Penguin PR was launched in 2010 by long-time colleagues Sarah Newton and Simon Burch, who use the experience gained while working as journalists for the Derby Telegraph to raise the profile of a host of companies, schools and other organisations based in and around the city.
In the last 10 years it has worked with big name brands including Lubrizol, Tenpin, Paddy Power and Bird’s the confectioners, while it also promoted branch openings for the COSMO restaurant group, including its Derby and Nottingham branches, and publicised the opening of the Injoy play centre at Derby’s Riverlights development.
For the past three years it has also supplied the PR for the much-loved Derbyshire County Show and supported organisers when they took the difficult decision to cancel this year’s event.
The firm has always used a penguin as part of its branding and its new logo, which was created by 45 Degrees design agency in Belper, continues the tradition, while incorporating the letters P and R into the design.
Director Sarah Newton said: “We have come a long way since we launched Penguin PR and we wanted to use the opportunity of our 10th anniversary to refresh our brand, our website, and our penguin.
“Both our name and logo have done wonders for us over the years by ensuring that we’re distinctive and memorable and we’re delighted by our new, fresh look.
“The coronavirus has had an inevitable impact on our clients, but our rebrand means we are ready to hit the ground running with both existing and new clients when lockdown is over.”
Paul Thompson
Locked-in with… Paul Thompson, partner in the private client team at Roythornes Solicitors’ Nottingham office.
Who are you locked in with?
My wife, my children and the dog.
How has the lockdown and working from home been for you so far?
Tolerable but I do now appreciate the variety of my days in the office. Home schooling does not seem to suit any of us, except perhaps the dog.
What has been the best thing about staying in?
Wearing pyjamas until lunchtime
And what have you missed the most?
Office chit-chat
What previously essential thing have you realised is not actually essential?
Shoes
What are the changes you’ve made that you plan on continuing when restrictions are lifted?
I plan to wear pyjamas to work
Have you made progress on any of your bucket list items
Not exactly bucket but I have taught myself to play Clair De Lune on the piano. I had never previously bothered because it’s a lot harder than it sounds
What is the first thing you will do when isolation ends?
A glass of wine with Dad
