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August 2008
VERRY SPECIAL PROJECTS wins second Children´s Centre contract.
VERRY SPECIAL PROJECTS have been awarded a £2 million contract to refurbish St Quintin´s Children´s Centre for the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
The contract continues VERRY SPECIAL PROJECTS expansion into the public sector with recent contracts for the London Borough of Waltham Forest and Lambeth and the Prison Service.
It is the second Sure Start Children´s Centre that VERRY SPECIAL PROJECTS have won reflecting our strong social and family ethos.
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July 2008
VERRY SPECIAL PROJECTS awarded refurbishment contract at Cyclops Wharf, Docklands.
VERRY SPECIAL PROJECTS have been awarded a refurbishment contract on behalf of Parc Properties, updating the communal fitness centre for the resident´s of Cyclops Wharf in Docklands.
The £500k contract involves the refurbishment of the pool, sauna and gymnasium located over two floors.
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June 2008
VERRYFM gain CHAS accreditation
Verry FM has gained the contractors health & safety accreditation, known within the industry as CHAS.
This completes Verry FM and Verry Special Projects, comprehensive range of accreditation's, including Constructionline, Exor and Safe Contractor and compliments our ISO9001 and ISO14001 certification.
Copies of our certificates are now shown on the new accreditations section of our website.
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May 2008
VERRYFM launches low cost crate service and further expands storage at Crayford
Following evaluation and requests from our Moves & Changes (MAC) customers, VERRYFM has launched a low cost, no frills, crate service for customers based in Central London.
Analysis by our Commercial Manager, Kyle McGimpsey acting is his role as Master Vendor identified our customers internal churn pattern and use of crates. Invariably these revolved around a core stock of crates, topped up during periods of high demand.
VERRYFM´s MAC team´s co-ordinate over 12,000 staff moves per year. VERRYFM have invested in a stock of standard crates, supported by a twice weekly delivery services and have been able to offer our existing customers significant cost savings.
The service is now available to new customers. Either to purchase or rent.
VERRYFM´s MAC services have been further enhanced with the investment of additional racking to increase storage capacity at Crayford.
For details and a quotation please contact kylemcgimpsey@verryfm.co.uk for a quotation.
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April 2008
Verry Construction win´s Contractor of the Year award.
VERRYFM´s sister company Verry Construction have won the prestigious Contractor of the Year 2008 Award for companies with a turnover less than £200 million.
Verry Construction operate in the £4 million to £70 million contract market, with Verry Special Projects dovetailing below.
Please find below details of the award and we heartily pass on our congratulations.
The Annual 2008 Building Awards was held on 1st April 2008 at the Grosvenor Hotel. This was a momentous occasion as Verry Construction won the Contractor of the Year 2008 Award, in the category of firms with a turnover of less than £200m. This is a prestigious award and one which is highly acclaimed in the construction industry.
This is a fantastic achievement and testament to our people and what we have accomplished in the last year. We thoroughly deserve this award and it is clear from, the quote below how much we stood out from our competitors.
"This firm more than any other on the shortlist for 2008, believes in investment. So, it has brought new offices with excellent working facilities; it has also invested in the education market, winning two big jobs: the £70m Oakland’s College and the £60m City of Westminster College. It has also entered the £60k House" Building Magazine.
The judges were impressed with the courage of our business strategy and by the quality of our work, noting the unique success of constructing both of the two UK buildings in the finals of the Stirling Prize. This particular category was far reaching in its judging criteria, including customer satisfaction, sustainability, partnering, health and safety, innovation, financial management, investment in the business, commitment to staff and training, corporate social responsibility. In addition, our well documented project success stories, particularly Savill Gardens, The Young Vic, Luton Butterfields, Kent PFI and the Kaleidoscope Building. The excellent achievement has only been possible through the hard work and dedication of everyone at Verry Construction.
Further details of Verry Constructions services can be found at www.verryconstruction.co.uk.
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April 2008
VERRYFM celebrate first birthday at Optima Park, Crayford.
VERRYFM celebrated their first birthday at their new offices at 23 Optima Park, Crayford on the 23rd April 2008. The year has seen strong organic growth of 20% as VERRYFM and their specialist division Verry Special Projects consolidate their market position.
Highlights of the year include expansion in the public sector through contracts with the London Borough's of Waltham Forest and Lambeth. Expansion of FM services including storage and software packages V.O.I.S and Cost Tracker and gaining of Constructionline and Exor accreditation´s, plus the environmental certification ISO14001.
With a strong contractual and project customer base, VERRYFM is well positioned to face the challenges of the current marketplace and we thank all our customers and contractors for their support.
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April 2008
VERRYFM launch “on line” version of their bespoke maintenance and moves and changes software, Cost Tracker.
VERRYFM have developed an online version of their successful software package “Cost Tracker” . The software, originally for installation on client servers, was short listed for the 2007 BIFM Technology award.
Cost Tracker provides a complete asset register and tracks all planned maintenance, refurbishment and moves and changes activities, allowing Estate, Building and Facilities Manager’s full understanding of their expenditure. This in turns allows correct budget allocation and prioritising of expenditure.
This development has been made possible by VERRYFM’s continued investment in their IT infrastructure, to provide parity with their blue chip “City” customer base.
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March 2008
Verry Special Projects win £1 million refurbishment contract for Lambeth Council
VERRYFM, through their Special Projects division have gained a £1 million contract to refurbish Rectory Grove Children’s Centre for Lambeth Council.
Working closely with the Council’s partners, Architype and Gordon Hutchinson, Quantity Surveyor, the refurbishment will include many environmental features.
Verry Special Projects were able to participate in the tender process through their Exor accreditation. The contract continues Verry Special Projects expansion into the public sector with recent contract for the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, the London Borough of Waltham Forest and the Prison Service.
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February 2008
VERRYFM to be part of the Verry Group delegation at MIPIM 2008
To reflect the growth of all parts of the Verry Group and the close working co-operation internally, especially between VERRYFM and Verry Construction, VERRYFM will again be part of the Verry Group delegation at the international property show MIPIM 2008.
The show, held in Cannes, France in March attracts over 20,000 visitors from the UK and Europe and is the premier annual event for all companies involved in the European Construction industry.
The shows runs from March 11th to 14th and the Verry Group will be hosting a breakfast meeting at the Piage Royale, Boulevard de la Croisette, 06400 Cannes, each morning at 0830 a.m. Wednesday 12th to Friday 14th.March.
For further details and to reserve a place, please contact David Stringer, Head of Business Development, davidstringer@verryfm.co.uk or telephone 07946 175937
For details please see the link www.mipim.com.
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February 2008
VERRYFM gain Constructionline accreditation
VERRYFM have gained Constructionline accreditation, the UK register of pre-qualified construction services.
The accreditation further strengthens VERRYFM and Verry Special Projects ability to tender and undertake projects in both the private and public sector.
It completes a portfolio of accreditations, including ISO9001Quality Management, ISO14001Environmental Management, Safe Contractor and Exor.
Further supplemented by corporate membership of the BIFM.
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December 2007
VERRYFM gain Exor accreditation
VERRYFM have gained Exor accreditation, further strengthening VERRYFM and Verry Special Projects ability to tender and undertake projects in both the private and public sector.
VERRYFM and Verry Special Projects, now undertake work for a diverse and varied customer base. This ranges from Private Developers to London Borough’s and Councils, and global banks and lawyers to charities.
Initially accredited to work with Lambeth Council, access to the Exor databases of the London Borough’s of Lewisham, Bromley and Tower Hamlets has also been achieved.
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October 07
Total Workplace Management Olympia - Prize Winners and Update
VERRYFM’s participated at the Total Workplace Management exhibition again holding their legendary prize draw.
Thank you for visiting our stand and congratulations to the winners, from
KPMG, Fauber Maunsell and Davis Langdon
Entries were also accepted by post and via our web site.
The show further raised awareness of the range of services VERRYFM provide, fabric maintenance, moves & changes and special projects and also introducing Verry Construction.
 
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July 2007
V.O.I.S (VERRYFMs On-line Inventory System)
The new V.O.I.S (VERRYFMs On-line Inventory System) has gone live.
Jointly developed with the web design team of Redbrick Studios the bespoke storage management system assists Verry’s customer’s to efficiently manage their off site storage. Internet based, the system allows customer’s to monitor their inventory, order stock movements through Verry’s removals partner and even view actual items via web camera where verification is required prior to delivery. The system compliments Verry’s existing Moves & Changes (MAC) services. VERRYFM now offer a complete integrated MAC services from on-site Move Management, Warehousing and complete Inventory Management, providing enhanced efficiency and value.
 
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July 2007
Reactive Maintenance Fleet Renewed
As part of our “Building a better future” investment program for customers and staff, VERRYFM have renewed their fleet of Reactive Maintenance vehicles.
 
The fleet, which can be seen outside VERRYFM’s new Crayford HQ, have been chosen to be fuel efficient, whilst providing the ability for staff to be able to respond quickly to customer requests.
The Reactive Maintenance team, under the management of Alan Moran and Bill Wade, provide a range of reactive maintenance services , including defect rectification for Verry Construction, in London and the South East, enabling VERRYFM to cater for all customer building and maintenance requirements.
 
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June 2007
VERRYFM gain ISO 14001 : 2004
VERRYFM has become an ISO14001 registered company, gained the BS EN ISO 14001: 2004 Environmental Management System relating to the Building Maintenance and Facilities Management industries.
The award further demonstrates VERRYFM’s environmental philosophy and compliments their existing ISO 9001 management accreditation.
Specific environmental initiatives include the scanning of all post and electronic distribution at their new Crayford Head Office, encouragement not to print e-mails and documents, re-cycling of all white paper, motion sensitive lighting that turns the lights on and off and emphasis on the use of public transport, where possible, for business travel.
The ISO 14001 registration and environmental policies have been driven by our Commercial Manager, Kyle McKimpsey. Congratulations to Kyle on implementing policies across all sites, which ensured a successful application and audit process.
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June 2007
VERRYFM short listed for the BIFM Gala Excellence Awards – Technology prize.
VERRYFM has been chosen as one of the four finalists for the BIFM Excellence Technology Award 2007.
Their submission details their Cost Tracker software, it’s evolution and the benefits it brings.
Final judging will be in July, with the winner announced at BIFM Gala Dinner, at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, October 8th 2007.
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May 2007
West Ham avoid relegation - Corporate Box & Prizes 2007/8
Congratulations to West Ham United, who avoided relegation on the last day of the season with an amazing result at Old Trafford. Beating the premiership champions 1-0.
The history of William Verry can be traced back to 1832, and the business still boasts strong East London ties. A large proportion of our Directors and staff are keen “Hammers” supporters.
During the past season we have welcomed our customers to enjoy the hospitality in our corporate box and given away tickets to see Man Utd & Liverpool as part of our prize draw’s.
We look forward to another year of gripping & exciting football next season.
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April 2007
VERRYFM to sponsor “New Build” category at BIFM Gala Awards Dinner – October 2007
VERRYFM have further strengthened their commitment to the BIFM, by renewing their sponsorship of the BIFM Gala award dinner in October 2007.
This year VERRYFM have chosen to sponsor a specific category and have chosen the Best New Build award, in keeping with their construction heritage and specialist fabric maintenance services.
For more information visit www.bifm.org.uk
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April 2007
VERRYFM move to new bespoke offices and warehouse in Crayford, Kent
VERRYFM has moved to a new location at 23 Optima Park Crayford, Dartford, Kent, as part of their ongoing expansion strategy.
The building, although brand new, has been extensively upgraded by VERRYFM’s own Special Projects division. New features include additional offices, full boardroom facilities, enhanced IT capability and the installation of a full mezzanine floor to provide 10,000 square feet of quality storage space.
The building is managed by our new Warehouse Manager, Ian Churcher and further expands the range of Moves & Changes services offered by VERRYFM.
The building has been designed to cater for future expansion, currently running at over 20% per annum, with the option to further extend warehousing capacity to over 20,000 square feet.
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March 2007
VERRYFM win £1 million refurbishment contract
VERRYFM, through their Special Projects division have gained a £1 million contract to refurbish the Chingford Assembly Hall and Library, for Waltham Forest Council.
Working closely with the Council’s partners, Parson Brinkerhoff and Otesha the contract required an immediate start and the relocation of the library, to ensure minimum disruption to services.
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February 07
VERRYFM to be part of the Verry Group delegation at MIPIM 2007
To reflect the growth of all parts of the Verry Group and the close working co-operation internally, especially between VERRYFM and Verry Construction, VERRYFM will for the first time, be part of the Verry Group delegation at the international property show MIPIM 2007.
The show, held in Cannes, France in March attracts over 20,000 visitors from the UK and Europe and is the premier annual event for all companies involved in the European Construction industry.
The shows runs from March 13th to 16th and the Verry Group will be hosting a breakfast meeting at the Piage Royale, Boulevard de la Croisette, 06400 Cannes, each morning at 0830 a.m. Wednesday 14th to Friday 16th.March.
For further details and to reserve a place, please contact David Stringer, Head of Business Development, or telephone 07946 175937
For details please see the link www.mipim.com
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January 07
VERRYFM gains SafeContractor Accreditation
2007 began positively for VERRYFM with two great pieces of news.
Firstly, through the efforts of Tony Daniels, one of VERRYFM’s two Health & Safety Managers, VERRYFM has been awarded the SafeContractor accreditation and approval.
This accreditation will further expand VERRYFM’s ability to pre-qualify for contracts in both the private and public sector and joins VERRYFM’s already impression list of accreditations and memberships, including corporate membership of the BIFM and ISO 9001.
VERRYFM is now included on the SafeContractor approved list.
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January 07
VERRYFM – Special Projects fail to break out of Wandsworth Prison?
Secondly, The Special Projects Division of VERRYFM working closely with HM Prisons and their Project Managers, White Young Green has successfully completed the major £ 3 million ICE (In Cell Electrics) contract 2 months ahead of schedule.
Due to the success of this contract VERRYFM have been awarded an additional contract worth £600,000 to undertake the conversion of the existing Prison Officers mess into a training centre, creation of a new mess, car parking, a marshal arts dojo and additional cells.
Congratulations to Rob Smith, Steve Aldred, Senior Site Manager and all the team on site at Wandsworth Prison. Completion is planned in June 2007.
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December 06
VERRYFM provides early Christmas Cheer
Following the success of the VERRYFM Prize Draw at the Total Workplace Management Exhibition at Olympia in October, a second draw was held before Christmas.
This was also to accommodate those postal entries that were delayed and missed the first draw deadline?
As Christmas was the theme, the previous prize of a Go-Kart Slot set was replaced by a Marks & Spencer hamper, but the ever popular Veuve Clinquot champagne and West Ham tickets remained.
Response was excellent and due to many customers taken advantage of unused holiday, David Stringer, Head of Business Development, played the role of Santa and delivered the prizes by hand immediately after the draw was held at noon, Friday 15th December.
Congratulations to the winners who were:
David Allen – Health Protection Agency – Marks & Spencer hamper
Philip Murphy – PRP Architects – Veuve Clinquot champagne
Lindsey Robinson – St Martins Property Corporation Ltd - Veuve Clinquot champagne
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November 06
VERRYFM - Special Projects wins major conversion contract.
The Special Projects division of VERRYFM under the leadership of Rob Smith, Construction Manager, has won a major contract to convert a Grade II Listed Church at 176 Prince of Wales, Road, Camden into an Art Gallery for the Zabludowicz Art Trust.
The contract, valued in excess of £1 million, is to be completed by August 2007, and was gained through VERRYFM’s heritage of successful projects involving Listed Buildings.
This included working successfully with the client’s representative on a previous major project at the BAFTA Headquarters in Piccadilly.
For details please visit www.projectspace176.com and www.zabludowiczcollection.com
 
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October 06
Total Workplace Management Olympia - Prize Winners and Update
VERRYFM’s first participation at the Total Workplace Management exhibition
was a great success with over 250 entries to our prize draw.
Thank you for visiting our stand and congratulations to the winners, who were:
Fred Collins – Swanke Hayden Cornell Architects - Ninco Go Kart Set
Mark Dixon - Tower Hamlets Council – West Ham Vs Manchester Utd Tickets
Clive Tobin – Wembley Stadium & John Daly – Control Group – Champagne
Entries were also accepted by post and via our web site.
We fully achieved our objective of raising awareness of the range of services VERRYFM provide, fabric maintenance, moves & changes and special projects and introducing Verry Construction.
Please see our new corporate brochure and if you have any enquires then you can contact us at any time. We would welcome the opportunity to discuss you requirements in detail.
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September 06
The FM Super Show
VERRYFM are show casing their innovative approach to FM at the ‘Total Workplace Management 2006’ exhibition at London, Olympia.
London remains the financial capital of Europe and a key venue for exhibitions. With the 2012 Olympics, the growth of commercial property construction, and an increase in public sector spending, London provides the largest built environment market for facilities and estates management.
Come and visit us on stand E10 at ‘Total Workplace Management 2006’ on 10-11 October and enter our prize draw.
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August 06
West Ham Corporate Entertainment
VERRYFM has secured a Corporate Hospitality box at West Ham United and are pleased to be able offer this to their clients as part of their expanding Marketing and PR strategy.
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