Page 16 - W M Donald Newsletter - Edition Thirteen

FROM THE GROUND UP
PROJECT AWARDS OF INTEREST Kincorth, Aberdeen
W M Donald is also providing the infrastructure including roads, junctions, drainage, utilities and offsite works for another Aberdeen City Council social housing project at Kincorth.
The land comes from the demolition of two redundant schools: Craighill and Beechwood.
The focus of the development is a three-storey medium-rise unit housing 66 one-bedroom flats. The remaining 33 properties will be split between three-bed apartments and houses.
The client is Robertsons.
PROJECT AWARDS OF INTEREST
Woodend Eco Village, Banchory
Aberdeenshire Council has approved plans
for the construction of a new eco village at
the entrance to Banchory. The development consists of 32 homes, a quarter of which will be affordable housing.
Each home will be fitted with an air source heat pump for hot water and heating. Solar thermal panels will be installed to provide the energy. Landscaping will be designed to encourage biodiversity and wildlife habitats.
W M Donald will be delivering the roads, offsite works and drainage on the site. The drainage pipe will pass underneath the 1200mm Victorian elliptical brick aqueduct that carries drinking water from Invercannie treatment works into Aberdeen.
LOGO QUIZ ANSWERS (see back page)
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GEM Awards
Every day, whether onsite or in the office, the W M Donald team works hard and delivers on its objectives and commitments. It’s in our culture. It’s how we stay ahead of the competition.
Even so, there are some employees that stand out, that ‘Go the Extra Mile’: GEM.
In April, W M Donald created the GEM Awards. One GEM Award is presented each month. The winner is selected from nominations submitted by colleagues, management or Directors.
You can submit a nomination by completing a nomination card. These are available from HR. Nominations must be in writing.
Winners of a GEM Award will typically have delivered an exceptionally high level of performance in one of the following areas:
• Productivity: exceeding output expectations
• Customer service: going the “extra mile” for a customer
• Exceptional effort: giving an exceptional level of support to the organisation
• Creativity: being particularly innovative
• Being proactive: taking charge of a situation or solving a difficult problem
Award winners receive a £50 Amazon voucher and a place in the W M Donald GEM Hall of Fame.
The first three GEM Award winners are: April - Andrels Stancik
May - Joseph Kirton
June - John Campbell
Andrels Stancik
Joseph Kirton
John Campbell
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6. Liebherr | 7. JCB | 8.Manitou | 9. CAT | 10. Kubota 11. Boomag | 12. Kobelco | 13. Merlo | 14. Sany
15. Wacker Neuson | 16. Hilti | 17. Thwaites
18. Marubeni | 19. Deutz | 20. Hitachi | 21. Zoomlion 22. Doosan | 23. Mammoet | 24. Fiori | 25. John Deere 26. Sandvik | 27. Terex | 28. Case Construction
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