Hartland Onsite Charity
On this project they have dedicated an onsite facility to provide platform for increasing capacity of the charity ‘Men in Sheds’. It is seen as an great way to have a registered charity onsite (The first registered onsite charity in the UK) and provide a leading aspect of ‘Engagement with Local Stakeholder’. The charity brings upon support of Mental Health...
Door Installation Using Door Stud 
During the installation of heavy fire doors on site, the carpentry contractor is using a door installation tool. Usually, fitting front entrance doors is a two man operation as the doors can weigh 100kg. They enticed the carpenters to use a new product they found called the Door Stud. The door sits on the tool which allows one operative to...
Site Tour for Job Centre Staff
In order to improve the perception of the industry and increase local employment on site, the Berkeley St Edward team at Hartland Village held a site tour for Job Centre staff working in the local area. Following a presentation from the Project Director, the Job Centre staff were given a tour of the show homes, welfare and building site. The...
Sustainable Lake Solutions
One of the key features of Hartland Village is the stunning lake at its entrance. This lake is entirely man made and needed filling upon completion. The obvious solution to this problem would be to use potable (drinking/tap) water to fill the lake. However, water use is a key area in which St Edward looks to minimise their impact, so...
Ladder Permits
The majority of the time ladders are used for convenience rather than safety. There are often alternative safer access methods available, for example podiums, hop ups or towers. Subsequently we have implemented a new ladder permit system on site to ensure ladders are only used as a last resort where there is no way to use a safer access system....
Brownie Group Visit
Women in the Berkeley St Edward team at Hartland Village, Fleet, visited a local Brownie group (aged 7-10 yrs) to talk about the project and the huge variety of careers in construction. We played a game which involved busting lots of myths about the industry and made sure that they knew it wasn’t just for boys! The group have recently...
Supporting The Woodland Trust’s Big Climate Fightback
St Edward Homes teamed up with Tweseldown Infant School to plant a tree at Hartland Village, its landmark development in Fleet, to mark the Woodland Trust’s Big Climate Fightback (November 30). Six students gathered to plant the tree, which is just one of the 174 being planted during the first phase of building on site. Mrs Kim Totten, Headteacher at Tweseldown...
