LATEST NEWS

July'10 - Ashridge Working with Oxfordshire County Council

Ashridge has recently commenced work on a new highways contract at Headington for Oxfordshire County Council.
Ashridge is working on this Oxfordshire County Council scheme to improve the London Road, one of the busiest routes into Oxford.  Covering from Osler Road to Wharton Road these improvements are intended to improve journey times and reliability for local people travelling by bus. In addition, the aim is to make the Headington shopping area a better place to shop helping to ensure its future as a vibrant local centre. The contract comprises of the construction of better pavements, installation of new, high-quality street furniture, construction of two new pedestrian crossings, an inbound bus gate to reduce delays for passengers and gently raised junctions and side road crossings. The carriageway will also be resurfaced and existing traffic signals upgraded. Works are scheduled to last until the end of November with businesses open as usual throughout this period.

June'10 - Multi-Million Pound Mushroom Growing Facility Contract for Ashridge

Ashridge has been awarded the multi-million pound contract for a new mushroom growing facility at the Monaghan Mushrooms Farm in Goole,Whitley.   This contract confirms Ashridge's position as the Number 1 UK Civil Engineering Contractor to the mushroom industry and follows the successful delivery of various contracts at Bawtry for Monaghan Mushrooms-owned Tunnel Tech, the UK's leading producer of specialised compost for commercial mushroom growing.

Ashridge is also currently building a state-of-the-art mushroom compost facility for Tunnel Tech at the John Lewis Partnership-owned Leckford Estate in Hampshire. In 2009 Ashridge completed over £4 million worth of work for Tunnel Tech at their new phase I compost production facility in Bawtry, Yorkshire .

Monaghan Mushrooms is one of the world's leading mushroom companies supplying a full range of top quality fresh mushrooms to leading national and international retailers throughout the UK and Ireland with annual sales of €150M and around 1500 employees across the group.

Works commence at the Monaghan Mushrooms Farm on 28th June 2010 and are scheduled for completion by Christmas 2010.

Read more about this contract here

May'10 - Ashridge are back on the Motorways!

Ashridge has recently had a number of successful contract wins which see the company return to motorway and trunk road maintenance work in the South of England. Currently, Ashridge is working for Enterprise Mouchel between Junction 2 and 3 on the M27. This particular contract includes remedial works to the embankment, new barriers, signage and the installation of fibre optic cables. Ashridge will shortly be commencing similar remedial works on the M4 at Junctions 5 and 6 where the requirements include embankment stabilisation, drainage, site clearance, safety barriers and bridge work.

Apr'10 - Ashridge retain Investors in People

Ashridge was recently successfully re-assessed for the Investors in People award. Peter Jones, Managing Director said "Our people are our best asset and we are committed to continued investment in their training and progress." Investors in People is the UK’s leading people management business improvement standard. Recent research demonstrates that Investors in People improves financial performance, increases profitability and helps organisations meet their strategic objectives.

Mar'10 - Ashridge awarded RoSPA Gold Medal for 4th Consecutive Year

Our excellent safety record has yet again been recognised with Ashridge awarded, for the fourth consecutive year, the prestigious Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Medal Award.

Mar'10 - Ashridge Team make final preparations for Reading Half Marathon

The elite team of athletes from Ashridge are this week making their final preparations for the Reading Half Marathon which takes place on Sunday 21st March 2010. The Ashridge team of Dave Pearce, Illy Ademi and Neil Jones are running in aid of the UK Childrens Cancer Charity, CLIC Sargent.

Update 22/3/10: All members of the Ashridge team completed the race. See below. L to R: Dave Pearce, Illy Ademi, Neil Jones with their medals.

CLIC Sargent provide nurses and other care professionals to be there from diagnosis across the UK for children with cancer and their families. Their specialist support is vital in hospital, at home and in the community and Ashridge is delighted to be supporting this worthwhile cause