Construction firm’s donation brings gardeners together
A GARDENING club has been given a boost with donations from Neathbased building contractor JG Hale Construction.
JG Hale Construction is the longterm construction partner on a Wales & West Housing (WWH) social housing development for residents over the age of 55 in Cardiff.
The donation of gardening equipment, planters, topsoil and a new shed has been made by the building contractor as part of its community benefits commitment to working with Wales & West Housing.
JG Hale Construction is currently working on a £5.5m transformation of the former Blue Dragon Hotel in Roath, Cardiff, for the housing provider.
The development project has seen the former hotel turned into 49 apartments across three storeys, and includes a mobility scooter store, refuse store and communal landscaped garden area. The development is part of JG Hale
Construction’s 10-year long-term construction partnership with WWH.
The new homes, which are purpose-built for older residents, are designed to support a community feel with high-quality outdoor space. Each apartment has wide doorways, open-plan living and wet rooms, aimed at helping to support people to live independently for as long as possible.
When the residents of one of Wales & West Housing’s existing housing schemes at Salisbury Close, Penarth, approached the local community development team for help to develop their community garden, the WWH staff turned to JG Hale Construction.
JG Hale Construction donated a shed and other gardening items, while another of WWH’S regular contractors, Mike Guthrie Building Solutions, donated labour to install the shed.
The result is that the residents’ gardening club at Salisbury Close can now make the most of their communal gardens. The gardening club has been running for 10 years, and in that time has brought many of the residents together to share their love of gardening and make new friends.
JG Hale Construction managing director David Harrhy said: “Since lockdown, we have reassessed and tailored our community benefits towards supporting projects which encourage community cohesion and wellbeing through outdoor activities.
“We’re pleased to have collaborated with our client WWH to donate new planters, soil and a shed to the residents of Salisbury Close to assist with the residents’ gardening club.”
JG Hale Construction was established in 1996 by Jonathan Hale. Since then the company has grown rapidly and now employs 150 people. Its key focuses are commitment to quality and hands-on oversight of all its projects.
JG Hale Construction is part of the wider Hale Group which includes private housing developer Hale Homes.
The group has a turnover of over £40m.