July 2010: Beard Oxford win new contracts for St Edmund Campion RC Primary School, Maidenhead and St Birinus School, Didcot . Beard Swindon win new contracts at Farrer House for Eton College, Denefield School, Reading and Dorcan Technology Centre, Swindon . June 2010: Beard staff complete the company triathlon and raise £7,000 for the CHASE Children's Hospice, Guildford and Wiltshire Air Ambulance- a big thank you to all the Beard suppliers and sub contractors who have pledged .


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    Beard News  
 
         
  Great Crested Newt  

29th June 2010

Rare newts discovered at Lydiard Millicent site

This female, Great Crested newt was found in a stone wall just outside Beards existing construction site at Lydiard Millicent school and released in to the nearby pond by our Site Manager Paul Bridgman............... read more

 
         
  Triathlon Cyclists  

29th June 2010

Beard staff go the extra mile and raise £7,000 for charity

Staff at construction company Beard’s three offices in Oxford, Swindon and Guildford succeeded in raising over £7000 at the company’s triathlon on Saturday 26 June 2010.  The event was held at Cotswold Water Park in aid of Guildford based charity, CHASE hospice care for children and for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance.............. read more

 
     
 
  Holy Cross Convent  

28th June 2010

New Convent Building Provides Modern Accommodation for Sisters of the Holy Cross - Chalfont St Peter

Beard hands over a brand new, purpose-built, convent building and chapel to the Sisters of the Holy Cross following a year long building project in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire. Beard was awarded the contract following the successful completion of a similar project for Elmthorpe Convent in Cowley, Oxford.............. read more

 
     
 
  Cox Green  

11th June 2010

Beard delivers school and leisure improvements in the royal borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

Regional construction company Beard has begun work on a second important project for the Royal Borough – a new £1.3 million leisure centre at Cox Green in Maidenhead (pictured) which will create important new facilities for the school and local community.............. read more

 
     
 
  Grass Snake  

4th June 2010

Lydiard site is a haven for wildlife

Keen to preserve natural environments and paying close attention to conservation, Beard Site Manager Paul Bridgman got more than he bargained for whilst he and an Ecologist scouted the Lydiard Millicent School site for protected newts.............. read more

 
     
 
  Tubney Barns  

28th May 2010

Strong results for Beard despite recession

Despite the impact of the recession on the building sector, Beard, the family owned construction business with offices in Swindon, Oxford and Guildford has reported strong sales of £50m and profits before tax of £850,000 for the year end.............. read more

 
     
 
  CHASE Hospice  

21st May 2010

Growing success for Beard's Guildford office with first £1m plus contract

Construction company Beard’s Guildford office, established last year to help expand the company’s construction activities into Surrey and surrounding areas, reports its first £1 million plus contract at St Philomena’s Catholic High School in Carshalton, plus other projects valued at £1.5 million............. read more

 
     
 
  Lady Margaret Hall  

14th May 2010

Beard celebrates completion of world class accommodation at Lady Margaret Hall

Beard is celebrating the completion of its largest project yet, a grand, neo classical L-shaped building providing important new accommodation and student facilities for Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford............. read more

 
     
 
  Marc Bayley  

7th May 2010

Company triathlon on 26th June 2010

Staff at Beard’s three offices in Oxford, Swindon, and Guildford are gearing up for a company triathlon being held on 26 June at Cotswold Water Park in aid of Guildford based charity, CHASE hospice care for children and the Wiltshire Air Ambulance ............ read more

 
     
 
  Marc Bayley  

28th April 2010

New contracts for Beard Swindon

With a current order book of over £6.5 million and a positive trend in the number of new enquiries, Construction Director, Marc Bayley sees encouraging signs for the rest of the year............ read more