“Jamie will now move onto different roles within the company” says Darren Maunders, Operations Director. “He will start to complete small projects that he is confidant with on his own. After working closely with Jamie for the last two years, he knows the quality we expect and how to look after our customers when working in their home.”

Pippa O’Gorman, Director of the Business Services Department at Farnborough College of Technology said “Employing an apprentice has been shown to improve the workforce in skills and productivity within the business however, to gain these benefits it takes commitment, time and a huge investment from the employer. As an employer who is continuously running the apprenticeship program, I would just like to send my personal gratitude for your support in young people. We are very proud of the apprenticeship programme the college runs in partnership with local businesses and employers. We hope you help share this pride by displaying your certificate and helping spread the word about helping young people.

This certificate recognises Marble Construction for their commitment and support to the training and skills development of staff who have successfully completed an apprenticeship, Christine Slaymaker. Principal, FCOT.

Our customers will also be able to see the latest photos of recent projects we are working on, new ideas about the business and special promotions and discounts that we will be able to offer at certain times of the year.

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This is such a great personal achievement for Jamie. Everyone at Marble is very proud of his attitude towards his work, his dedication to complete his college apprenticeship and the complete respect he shows our customers and his colleagues.

Jamie completed his NVQ level 2 & level 3 in the same year and achieved very high results by working super hard.

His tutor, Amanda Ash said “I was delighted to hear that Jamie has been nominated for the Apprentice of the year award.  What I first recall from meeting Jamie in his first interview was Jamie’s enthusiasm that he glowed with as he showed real genuine interest in a carpentry job and the apprenticeship program. Unfortunately due to the economic climate, the apprenticeship placements available at the time were hard to come by and therefore Jamie did not undertake his 2nd year apprenticeship. It would be some weeks before I first met Marble Construction Ltd.”

“Marble construction contacted Training Enterprise looking for an apprentice. From our first meeting it became clear that they had a real commitment to training young people and agreed to take on three apprentices. I left the meeting and immediately contacted Jamie to arrange for him to meet the team at Marble construction.”

“Throughout the course Jamie worked hard and I always felt he appreciated the opportunity Marble Construction had given him. Whenever there was a unit test or practical assessment Jamie did his best, he never wanted to let anyone down. I believe Jamie has a real future in construction and fully expect to see him employing his own apprentices in the years to come.”

From everyone at Marble, we would just like to take the opportunity to say congratulations for being the regional winner, a huge thank you for continually working hard for us, and good luck for the National FMB award that takes place at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge in London on March 11th 2011.

Please click here to view the local press release with the local Star/Courier.

Marble Kitchens Ltd is aiming to be Hampshire and Surrey’s leading kitchen company offering fully inclusive Kitchen and kitchen refurbishment packages.

Now Simon Turner is involved in the Marble Group, he now has direct access with the other Marble businesses such as Marble Electrical, Marble Decoration and and Marble Plumbing Ltd. This will be a major benifit to building a successful kitchen business. Simon said “Having associated companies to use as direct sub-contractors for our kitchen projects will give us a huge advantage over the competition and other local kitchen companies”. Simon also said “we will be able to give a great experience to every consumer and a 1st class service will be given from every trade involved with the kitchen process, this a very exciting time for us all”

Simon has over 8 years experience in kitchen installations, customer service and project management. Marble Construction Ltd had always used Manor house kitchens before the merge as a sub-contractor for all of their customers so starting a kitchen business together was a simple business decision from both parties. Stuart Said ” The quality and service Simon and his guys offer is fantastic. Simon has installed over 20+ kitchens for our customers and every single customer has highly rated his quality, service and passion to do the best job possible.”

Stuart also said “This is probably the most exciting business venture to date, it will allow customers to experience the complete Marble ethos as they will see many sides to us as a collective group, from our kitchen installers to our plumbers and our electricians, everyone from each company works’ together on a daily basis and I believe that friendship goes a long way when it comes to good project management and top craftsmanship. There is so many trades involved with a good kitchen installation, this will be a major benefit compared to the bigger kitchen companies who don’t always deliver what they promise at the start.”

At the moment, Marble Kitchens Ltd are offering £500 off any kitchen installation* as a introductory promotion to launch the business off to a good start.

If you know anybody who might be interested in a new kitchen, please consider to mention Marble Kitchens Ltd by phoning 0844 813 1111.

If you would like to speak with Simon Turner (Installations Director) directly, his mobile number is 07737 151542.

Alternatively, if you would like to call Stuart Wyeth (Sales Director), his number is 07525 650 011 or you can click here to make an on-line enquiry.

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*This offer is only valid until 30th September 2010.

Marble Decoration Ltd have already secured a 6 week contract in London but are now looking to expand at a reasonable speed whilst keeping our finishing quality at the highest level. The Marble Decoration website is due to launch on the 16th of March 2011, where you will find many case studies and photos of previous projects Dean has been involved with. Over the last few years, Dean has finished a number of Marble Construction projects from separate bedrooms and hall ways, to full internal and external decoration projects. In-fact, it was because of Dean’s skill and quality that our customers have experienced, it was the driving reason why we decided to start Marble Decoration Ltd.

Above is our new Marble Decoration Logo, for all the Marble Logo’s within the group, we have decided to keep the brand the same but just change the sub-colour to suit the individual company. Stuart Wyeth, Company Director of Marble Decoration Ltd originally was going to use multiple colours for the “M” to show a twist of extravert and pride in our decoration but after a few discussions and countless sketches fom the design team, Dean decided to use electric pink as the company identity. This brave colour completely showed his attitude and pride perfectly when it comes to decoration.

We have big dreams for Marble Decoration Ltd over the next few years. Dean said “Starting this company is a big pinnacle in my life to date, I’ve worked alongside sot of the guys at Marble Construction for the past 2 years and have bounced off the teams’ attitude and their taste for perfection on every job. It gives me huge satisfaction to be able to finish a Marble extension or loft conversion to the standard the project deserves.”

If you know anybody that could benefit by using Marble decoration, Please consider to mention us, visit the website or call 0844 813 1111.

Below are a few examples of some logos we were thinking about that didn’t make it…

We were thinking about introducing a paint brush prop onto the logo for the first time but when we re-visited this, we decided against it.

Bright colours were being played with and in many styles to create something different compared to our other logos. Pink was never thought about until Gabriel suggested it…

A few more designs…

A few landscape designs that were though about but neither really felt like the brand was really strong enough compared to the bright, electric pink we decided to use.

Every month or so Marble Construction like to thank all our members of staff for their extremely hard work and dedication throughout that month. To show our appreciation we regularly organise a fun team building event chosen by the guys.

Whether the event is waterskiing, 5 a side football or paint balling. Marble Construction also invite their sub contractors to these events, mainly to challenge them, but also to thank them for the dedication to our current projects.

So far in 2010, this is what we have been up too…

This new build property consisted of 28 windows 4 front doors and 4 sets of UPVC French doors. Luke and his 4 man team started the installation at 7am on Good Friday. With the contractor on a tight schedule, we helped in every way we could be finishing in one day.

The photo below was the photo taken by Luke at the end of his day:-

If you would like a quotation on some UPVC windows, please contact Marble Construction now on 0203 411 7025.

As a business, Marble Construction could not apply for the Masterbond membership with the FMB until the third year of trading. The Masterbond Membership certifies that Marble Construction has met the required level of quality that the FMB registration board has set and can now offer an insurance backed guarantee against our quality of work.

The process included three site visits to projects we have completed within the last 6 months, two site visits to projects in progress where they met the staff and could inspect our working ethos from the guys on-site, and a final meeting in the office to review the FMB inspections that had taken place.

We are very happy to announce that Marble Construction met the required levels needed to become a Masterbond member.

If you would like a quotation for an insurance backed building project, please call us now on 0844 813 1111.

21st century living has proven that most of our time at home is spent in the kitchen/living area, and with radiators being a thing of the past, Hot water underfloor heating is the definitely the future.

When considering to install underfloor heating, there are two different types of flooring system. For bathrooms with a floor space of up to 8 squared meters, the most common option would be an electric under floor heating system. If the bathroom floor finish is a ceramic tile or stone, a wire matting system would be recommended where as if the floor finish is going to be a solid wood floor finish, an electric foil system would be recommended.

If you are considering a kitchen extension, and the floor space is going to be under 20 squared meters, an electric wire or foil system would also be the recommended system to use however, if you are thinking about installing underfloor heating throughout the whole property or the kitchen/living area is greater than 20 squared meters, then hot water underfloor heating is the right way to go.

Hot water underfloor heating is generally a greater outlay when it comes to the initial installation but the long term running costs will be less than running electric underfloor heating on big floor spaces.

The benefit of hot water underfloor heating is that it runs on a closed circuit travelling to and from the boiler or pressurised heating cylinder via a manifold that pumps the water round the circuit. The cost savings happen compared to electric underfloor heating as we always keep or produce hot water for washing facilities within the home, where as electric underfloor heating has to continually use electricity to heat the matt when its turned on.

Hot water underfloor heating costs approximately £2,500 to £3,500 including VAT for a kitchen area around 20 to 30 squared meters.

Below are a few photos demonstrating a typical hot water installation:-

If you would like a free design consultation to discuss your requirements for some underfloor heating, please call Marble Construction now on 0844 813 1111