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Chalcroft picks up Safety Accolade

17 June 2010

Chalcroft has been awarded a Silver accolade by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). Group Health and Safety Manager Todd Hallam collected the award at RoSPA’s Occupational Health & Safety Awards Ceremony held at Birmingham’s Hilton Metropole....

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Coca-Cola project enters next phase.

08 June 2010

Chalcroft is due to complete the civils phase as part of the transformation of a disused production area into a new bottle blowing and filling line at Coca-Cola Enterprises’ (CCE) Edmonton site. The team at Chalcroft is working closely with...

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Chalcroft Bottles it up for GSK

11 May 2010

Food sector and pharmaceuticals specialist is once again assisting leading healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Chalcroft, which specialises in cold stores, warehousing and distribution, has been contracted to carry out substructure and superstructure works for a new bottle manufacturing plant at...

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MacMillan Distribution Books Chalcroft

22 April 2010

Distribution and warehousing specialist Chalcroft has completed the second phase of a project for Macmillan Distribution. The 25-week, £1m project saw Chalcroft overhaul existing warehouses at Macmillan’s Swansea site, including steel-strengthening works, roof over-cladding and the replacement of vertical cladding...

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chalcroft in £2.4m project to extend luxury hotel

31 March 2010

chalcroft in £2.4m project to extend luxury hotel

Luxury Norfolk hotel Congham Hall has enlisted local firm Chalcroft to build its reputation further by adding new kitchen and restaurant facilities, a new bedroom block and a fantastic new spa building. Set in 30 acres of parkland, the elegant...

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March Christmas Gift for Air Ambulance

12 March 2010

air ambulance

Generous staff at Chalcroft have raised more than £600 for the Midlands Air Ambulance. Chalcroft recently held its Christmas party with guests buying raffle tickets to win original paintings by a local artist. Operations director Scott Wilson commented: “We were...

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Grocontinental expansion

01 February 2010

grocontinental

Chalcroft has completed work on a new £4m cold and chill store facility that will help third-party logistics firm Grocontinental expand its services. Shropshire-based Grocontinental has embarked on a controlled expansion programme, aimed at ensuring existing customer requirements are met,...

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Visit us at Food & Drink Expo

28 January 2010

Chalcroft will be showcasing its work at FoodEx 2010 exhibition in March. Representatives from Chalcroft will be on hand at the show, taking place at the NEC in Birmingham, to discuss how its services could be of benefit to food...

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Tilmanstone expands with the help of Chalcroft

05 November 2009

When it needed to take on additional products, Tilmanstone called in Chalcroft to assist in the design and lead the build of an extension. With tight deadlines, the need to reorganise internal facilities and a requirement to carry out the...

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Contracts Manager's Marathon run for Heroes

02 November 2009

new york marathon

Contracts manager and former soldier Andy Hardy has raised in excess of £750 for the Help the Heroes charity by taking part in the ING New York Marathon. The money will help the charity as it raises funds to assist...

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Money Raised for Macmillan

27 October 2009

Money Raised for Macmillan

Alex Locke, Surveyor and Mike McCQuillan, Health & Safety Advisor, both took part in the Cardiff Half Marathon to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.  Between them they raised £300.  Alex completed the run in 1 hour and 42 minutes...

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Chalcroft Helps Ardo UK to Extend

08 July 2009

Chalcroft has undertaken to build a new cold store as part of a £6.7m project to build three extensions for fruit and vegetable producer Ardo UK. The 44-week scheme involves adding new offices, a packing hall and a state-of-the-art cold...

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Chalcroft helps to conserve Business Success

22 June 2009

tiptree

As part of a planned consolidation of the business, Wilkin & Sons asked food industry specialists Chalcroft to construct a new cold storage facility at the site to store produce from the nearby farm ensuring that the fruit is kept...

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Project is the Business for Market Town

20 February 2009

Chalcroft, specialists in delivering high-quality distribution, warehousing and office units, has completed a new development that could create up to 40 jobs in a Norfolk market town. This development consists of seven industrial units and eight office suites at the...

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Chalcroft Helps Potato Supplier to Grow

26 January 2009

The UK’s leading supplier of fresh potatoes will soon have a new state-of-the-art and environmentally-friendly preparation facility, thanks to Chalcroft. Chalcroft, which has an industry-leading Food Projects Division, is currently in the process of constructing a new £2.3m temperature controlled...

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Chalcroft puts fizz into Coca-Cola's Bottling Plant

15 January 2009

Millions of people in the UK enjoy Coca-Cola, but when the company needed a bit of extra fizz putting in to its bottling plant, it turned to Chalcroft to do just that. Putting Coca-Cola into bottles and cans is a...

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