March’s PR snap shot of the month shows members of Biggleswade Scouts, all smiles, as client David Wilson South Midlands, makes a donation of £500.

The 219 members, aged between eight and 18, will see the money spent on the two Beaver colonies for their ‘The Beds Giant Country Sleepover’, as well as some of it being allocted as the first prize for the grand draw, to help raise more funds for the scout group.

The remainder of the money will be used throughout the year to support other events and activities.

Jackie Day, Sales Director at David Wilson, which has a development of new homes in Biggleswade called The Maythorns, comments, “When we were approached by Biggleswade Scout Group to make a donation, we didn’t hesitate in saying yes. The scout group is an important part of the local community and we are delighted to be able to support in such a positive way.”

There were lots of happy dogs at the East Midlands Dog Rescue last week, after client David Wilson East Midlands donated £200 worth of dog food to the centre.

The charity has recently opened up a new shop in Barwell, near David Wilson’s Haswell Meadows development on The Common, so they sent Wellington, their own friendly golden retriever along to deliver the food to the waiting dogs.

Both the greyhounds and the smaller breeds were well looked after, with a mix of specialist dry food and tins of ‘Cesar’, which were all gratefully received.

Wellington and his new friends at the Rescue Centre

This morning, planning manager for client David Wilson Mercia, Jon Rowson, appeared on BBC WM’s Phil Upton breakfast radio show.  He was discussing a planning application for a new development of homes on the site of the former Moor Green football club in Hall Green, Birmingham.  Take a listen bbc-radio-west-midlands-140311-0741.

The company has been working very hard to engage with the local community during the planning of this project and with both resident and local MP, Roger Godsiff, backing, its application should be well received when it is submitted later this month. 

If the plans are approved David Wilson will gift land to two local schools for sports use as well as fund improvements to a local community centre and junior sports pitch.

Watch this space for more information about the scheme’s progress.

The PR team recently went all ‘Time Team’ and dug in to achieve some great coverage when it was revealed that client Westleigh Developments had unearthed the first example of a Roman cemetery plot for the historic Lincolnshire town of Sleaford during construction work on a new affordable housing development .

The regional property developer discovered the Roman remains, thought to be up to 1,800 years old, at the site on Boston Road in 2009 and analysis by APS Archaeology since has not just confirmed their age and origin but also provided a unique insight into the health and lifestyle of those who inhabited the town.

After working with the client to sieve through a wealth of technical information and researching further details with APS, the PR team recently issued a press release, with the Lincolnshire Echo running THIS SUPERB PIECE in today’s paper.

One of the Roman burials recovered at Boston Road in Sleaford

Following the successes of Mayfair-Prestige’s luxury car hire website, Unsworth Sugden’s digital division US Digital has been appointed to design and build the website for the company’s chauffeur division. The website’s design will encompass the divisions luxurious service whilst keeping a clean cut, modern feel to enhance user experience. Keep an eye out for news of its launch coming soon! 

This month has also seen US Digital build and launch Zone 3’s ecommerce website. Zone 3 provide the latest in triathlon wetsuits and clothing using their experiences of competing in the sport on a national and international level. Why not have a look for yourself http://www.racezone3.com/.

Barratt West Midlands held a SPOOK-TACULAR weekend event at its Monarch Fields development in Telford. Halloween treats were given to little terrors dressed in their scariest costume as the grown up ghosts and ghouls visited the new showhome.

Here are two of the sales advisers getting into the bewitching spirit!

No tricks, just treats!

Britain’s shrinking bee population is being given a much-needed boost from our client Barratt West Midlands, who have planted a selection of bee friendly plants at its Hodkins Place development on Leabrook Road in Wednesbury.

Keeping buzzy - A sales advisor at Hodkins Place

Our client, Schlüter-Systems has had significant sales success over the past 12 months with it’s leading universal substrate Schlüter^®-DITRA. So much so, that the unique membrane could see you travel from London to Paris on the famous orange matting. In the last year alone, UK sales of this uncoupling membrane for tiled and natural stone installations from Schlüter have reached 500,000m². That’s the equivalent of 310 miles of the matting in length and the distance between these two great capital cities.

It’s not ‘difficile’ to work out why people all over the country are saying ‘oui’ to Schlüter^®-DITRA, the original uncoupling membrane. It remains unique to the market due to its dovetail shape design within the square recesses, plus a single laminated anchoring fleece on the underside.

Carl Stokes, Divisional Manager at Schlüter-Systems, comments, “Paris is often referred to as the City of Love and the fact that you could travel there from London on Schlüter^®-DITRA is a testament to how many people in the UK have loved our product over the past 12 months alone. Throughout its 20 plus years in the market, Schlüter^®-DITRA has remained at the top of its game and is still as effective and functional as the day it was first launched, ensuring that every tile installation lasts as long as they are designed to and leaving customers feeling ‘très bon’!”

The famous DITRA membrane paves the way!

On Friday 3rd September, client Barratt East Midlands welcomed the Lord Mayor of Leicester, Councillor Colin Hall to the unveiling of a brand new collection of homes at its Freemens Meadow development. As the guest of honour, the Lord Mayor officially marked the VIP launch with a ribbon cutting ceremony which was followed by a champagne breakfast.

Managing Director Mark Wright, Lord Mayor Councillor Colin Hall, Regional MD Richard Brooke and Sales Manager Jan Rushton outside one of the new showhomes in the Aspirations collection.