It was a successful night for PBS at the recent CIHT Yorkshire & Humber Awards held in Leeds.
The recently completed A614 Embankment Stabilisation project at East Cowick was nominated for the ‘Best Small Highways & Transportation Project’ and the business were delighted to see it unveiled as the winning entry on the night.
In addition, PBS apprentice, Jack Cousin, was put forward for the ‘Apprentice of the Year’ category and despite not winning was given a commendation for the progress he’s made this year.
Glenn Smurthwaite, PBS Managing Director, said:
“It was a great night for us to attend and winning an award is always a proud moment for the business. The team who delivered the embankment stabilisation project did a tremendous job and it was nice to see their efforts recognised. Similarly with Jack, we nominated him because he’s made such a good impression since joining us and the hard work he’s put in warranted that recognition.”
PBS Construction is delighted to have backed the Springhead Falcons U11s football team ahead of the 2023/24 season.
The team needed an away kit for the new campaign and the company were more than happy to provide sponsorship for that. The kit made its debut in a recent pre-season friendly and will be worn during the coming months as the team look to have an enjoyable and successful season.
Gary Neve, coach of the Falcons, said:
“Sponsorship is so hard to get for any grassroots side, especially in the current economic climate.
“However, when we approached PBS they were brilliant and said ‘yes’ and in all honesty they couldn’t have done anymore. They’ve been so helpful every step of the way. We sent them the designs and once happy with the kit, the order was put in and what we see now is a girls’ football team in an away kit that they’re proud to wear.
“We know PBS are proud to see us in the new kit as well, so to everyone there, from all the girls and their parents, a massive thank you for our super kit.”
Brendon Smurthwaite, Community Manager at PBS, added:
“Supporting our local community is very important to us as a business and when we were approached about sponsoring Springhead Falcons we were delighted to be able to help.
“We’re a big sporting family ourselves and understand the benefits of being involved in any sport, especially for younger people. It’s great to see the Falcons with our logo on their new kit and hopefully they’ll have a really enjoyable season.”
PBS Construction were proud to play their part in the recent national Mental Health Awareness Week by participating in ‘Wear It Blue’ day.
Staff at the PBS offices were tasked with finding something blue to wear for the day and it was great to see so many people getting involved to support such a tremendous cause.
Brendon Smurthwaite, Community Manager at PBS, said:
“Mental health is massively important for everyone and as business we were keen to play our own small part in such a great initiative. The support from the staff was amazing and we also raised a good amount of funds to donate to Hull and East Yorkshire MIND. Hopefully that money will help the charity to continue the incredible work that they do.”
PBS Construction will continue to back Hull FC during the 2023 season after agreeing two separate commercial partnerships with the club.
The company will continue as the front of shorts partner for the forthcoming Super League campaign with the PBS logo appearing on both the principal and alternative shorts. This is the second successive season for the company in that role having debuted on the shorts in 2022.
In addition, having supported youngster Connor Wynne during the past four seasons, the company will once again be his player sponsor for 2023.
These two agreements extend the company’s long standing relationship with the club having previously been a shirt partner for four years (2016-2019) and the interchange sponsor in 2021.
The company are proud to be continuing their support of the club and Glenn Smurthwaite, Managing Director, said:
“We’re delighted to be backing Hull FC again in 2023 as it maintains our longstanding association with the club. We’re also happy to be supporting Connor Wynne again and having been his player sponsor since 2019, it was an easy decision for us to continue that agreement.
“The club have made some exciting signings for next year and we can’t wait to see how the season unfolds. As a family we are all Hull FC supporters and if we can play a small part in helping the club to be successful then we’ll be more than happy.”
Nick Derbyshire, Commercial Manager at Hull FC, added:
“Hull FC are delighted to have the continuing support of PBS Construction and are looking forward to many more successful seasons working alongside them as a valued sponsor and supporter of the club.”
Glenn Smurthwaite, PBS Managing Director, is pictured with Jake Trueman (left) and Chris Satae (right).
PBS-sponsored golf starlet, Callum Akester, has just completed a memorable season on the Rob Rock Junior Golf Tour.
Hull-born Callum (9) enjoyed five victories in the season just finished comprising of two regular tour events, a major championship, the Heathland Classic and the Spanish Open. In addition to those successes, he secured a top 30 placing in the European Championship held in Scotland and also finished second on the order of merit in the Under 12 section of the Rob Rock Junior Tour after 22 rounds of competition.
It’s a fantastic list of achievements for the youngster and his proud dad (and caddy!), Pete Akester, said:
“It’s been a great season for Callum and being backed by PBS Construction over the last three years has been pivotal in allowing him the opportunity to compete against the best 9-12-year-old golfers in the UK. Without that support we wouldn’t have been able to think about competing at the level that we have and Callum and all of our family are very grateful. We’re now looking forward to and preparing for next season.”
Brendon Smurthwaite, community manager at PBS Construction, added:
“As a local, family business with a passion for sport it’s nice for us to be able to support Callum on his golfing journey. He has a real dedication to the sport which has been rewarded through the amazing results he’s enjoyed this season and we’d like to congratulate him on a fantastic year and look forward to following his progress again in 2023.”
Callum is pictured with his dad, Pete, (right) and PBS Chairman, Pete Smurthwaite (left).
Green fingered school children in Scarborough are getting the chance to improve their school gardens and green spaces thanks to the Cinder Track restoration scheme being delivered by PBS Construction.
The £490,000 restoration scheme to provide much needed improvement to the southern end of the Cinder Track – a popular traffic-free route between Scarborough and Whitby – includes widening of the track in places.
Soil that needs to be removed as part of the widening process has been freely donated to Gladstone Road Primary School, Scarborough, to create beds for planting and to improve existing ones. The surplus soil was delivered to the school by PBS Construction, the company carrying out the Cinder Track restoration scheme for Scarborough Borough Council.
Children, teachers and governors at the school are keen to make their school a greener and more environmentally friendly place through their gardening club and already have a small number of planters in which they are growing flowers, cabbages, leeks and spinach. The soil donation will allow them to increase the number of planters in the school playground so they can grow more flowers and vegetables, and attract more wildlife.
Jane Pepper, Gladstone Road Primary School chair of governors, said: “Being able to get free, good quality soil as a result of the work on the Cinder Track was too good an opportunity to miss. Thanks to the council and PBS Construction there is now an exciting heap of soil on the school site that will allow us to begin new planting as soon as possible.”
Tim Burkinshaw, Scarborough Borough Council ecologist and biodiversity officer, said: “Soil is a precious resource so it’s great to encourage local children to grow their own using surplus topsoil from the track improvement work near their school.
“We have kept back the lower grade subsoil to form a wildflower embankment alongside the track. Wildflowers do better in poor soils so this is a win-win.”
Brendon Smurthwaite, PBS Construction community manager, added: “As a business we love to engage with the community as much as we can, whether that’s through helping or working with schools, charities or community groups.
“When the soil donation to Gladstone Road Primary School was mentioned we were more than happy to play our part and hopefully it will make a real difference to them going forward.”
PBS Construction has commenced work on the £490,000 restoration scheme to provide much needed improvement to the southern end of the Cinder Track – a popular off road track between Scarborough and Whitby.
This second phase of work to improve the track covers a 7km stretch between Sainsbury’s in Scarborough and Burniston.
Improvements include the widening or alteration of existing cycle paths and new surfacing. In some sections the track alignment will be altered slightly and a narrow footbridge near Burniston will be replaced.
Access steps will be repaired and new wayfinding signs and seating will be installed to benefit all users. Light touch landscaping will also be carried out.
PBS Construction is undertaking the work in sections on Scarborough Borough Council’s behalf between now and early autumn. Work will be carried during the day, mainly Monday to Friday.
Disruption to local residents and users of the track will be kept to a minimum by working on short sections of the track and keeping the track open as much as possible. Any closures for surface-laying will be temporary and of short duration with diversions indicated.
PBS is writing to residents living closest to the sections of track being restored to provide further information.
The work has been funded by the Department for Transport (DfT) via Sustrans.
The scheme is in line with the Cinder Track restoration plan agreed in 2018 after consultation with the local community and track users.
The first phase of the improvement scheme between Whitby and Hawsker was completed last year.
People can get the latest news about the Cinder Track from the council’s ranger team and stay up to date on the improvement scheme by following the Cinder Track Facebook page.
Paul Thompson, Scarborough Borough Council director, said:
“After seeing the great improvements to the northern end of the track after the completion of phase one, I am really pleased to see the restoration of the southern section underway.
“Anyone who uses the Cinder Track regularly may be wondering why the southern end is being improved now when other stretches, particularly rural sections, are also in need of substantial investment. This is because the present funding package is focussed on sustainable transport links in urban communities.
“We are committed to the restoration of the entire length of the track and are continuing to look for funding opportunities that would directly benefit the rural sections. Meanwhile, our Cinder Track ranger and apprentice continue to address maintenance issues on the track between Scarborough and Whitby.”
Natalie Rea, Sustrans Network Development Manager for Yorkshire, said:
“We are very pleased to facilitate improvements to this popular section of National Cycle Network, complementing recent upgrades at the northern end of the track.
“This piece of work demonstrates the shared ambition of Scarborough Borough Council and partners in making walking and wheeling easier for all. These upgrades will improve the accessibility, safety and inclusivity of the Cinder Track, contributing towards the aspirations of the Cinder Track Restoration Plan.
“Making the National Cycle Network more accessible, safer, interesting and inclusive can help transform the way we travel, improve our health and social connections, and benefit the wider environment and local economy.
“We look forward to further collaborations with partners who share our vision and ambition for active travel.”
Pete Smurthwaite, PBS Chairman, said:
“We are pleased to have been awarded the contract for this scheme and continue our presence as a company in the Scarborough area.
“We already have a portfolio of successful footpath and cycle track schemes that we’ve completed for Hull City Council, North Yorkshire County Council, North East Lincolnshire Council and North Lincolnshire Council.
“We will look to keep disruption to a minimum at this popular location and will be contacting local residents with updates as the project progresses.”
PBS Construction will continue to back Hull FC during the 2022 season after agreeing two separate commercial partnerships with the club.
The company is the new front of shorts partner for the forthcoming Super League campaign with the PBS logo appearing on both the principal and alternative shorts.
In addition, having supported youngster Connor Wynne during the past three seasons, the company will once again be his player sponsor for 2022.
These two agreements extend the company’s longstanding relationship with the club having previously been a shirt partner for four years (2016-2019) and the interchange sponsor in 2021.
The company are proud to be continuing their support of the club and Glenn Smurthwaite, Managing Director, said:
“We’re delighted to be backing Hull FC again in 2022 as it maintains our longstanding association with the club.
“Having previously been a shirt partner it’s something different for us to be on the shorts and it was great to see our logo on them when the two kits were launched recently. We’re also delighted to be supporting Connor Wynne again and having been his player sponsor since 2019, it was an easy decision for us to continue that agreement.
“As a family we are all Hull FC supporters and if we can play a small part in helping the club to be successful then we’ll be more than happy.”
Nick Derbyshire, Commercial Manager at Hull FC, added:
“Hull FC are delighted to have the continuing support of PBS Construction, and are looking forward to many more successful seasons working alongside them as a valued sponsor and supporter of the club.”
There was double joy for PBS in the recent Hull Building Safety Group Awards 2021 with both the business and one of its employees picking up accolades.
As a business PBS was delighted to receive the ‘Best Site Safety Performance to Principal Contractor’ award and that was added to with Alan Clarke winning the ‘Best Site Safety Performance to a Site Manager’ award.
Mark Dobson, Director at Hull Building Safety Group, recently visited the PBS offices to make the presentations with Pete Smurthwaite (PBS Chairman) and Danny Long (PBS Health & Safety Manager) receiving the principal contractor award on behalf of the business. Pete also helped Mark present the site manager award to Alan.
Mark commented: “PBS are a valued and key member of Hull Building Safety Group. They continually show a desire and commitment to improve and deliver the best standards possible on their projects. It is clear that Health and Safety holds an integral part of their business and the Principal Contractor Award reflects this.
“Alan constantly demonstrates this attitude and culture on his projects, often going the extra mile to ensure that health and safety of everyone involved on his sites. I’m pleased to be able to acknowledge this with the Site Manager’s Award. Congratulations to Alan and the team at PBS Construction.”
West Hull ARLFC are being backed by PBS Construction during 2021 with the company agreeing to be the front of shirt sponsor for the first team.
The partnership had initially been due to start back in 2020 but with the season being postponed, it was put on hold. However, with the 2021 campaign up and running, the first team, who compete in League G of the National Conference League, are now carrying the PBS logo on the front of their playing shirts.
Brendon Smurthwaite, Community Manager at PBS, said:
“As a company we have really strong links with local sport and it’s nice to be able to extend those by supporting West Hull. It’s obviously been a tough time financially for all amateur sports clubs and hopefully our sponsorship will play a small part in helping West Hull to keep moving forward.”
Ryan McKenna, Open Age Manager at West Hull, added:
“PBS kindly sponsored our Academy shirts and some of the off-field wear in 2020 but obviously the season was cut short when Covid hit.
“When it came to 2021 we thought it was only right to have the same sponsors again without seeking extra sponsorship so I got in touch with the sponsors, including PBS, to make sure they were happy to continue partnering with us in 2021.
“Managing Director Glenn Smurthwaite promptly got back in touch to say the company were more than happy to continue with us and that they wanted to help us out with more sponsorship money too. We were not expecting that from any of our sponsors but it was a massive help to us and very much appreciated.
“It’s great to see successful local companies such as PBS supporting local grassroots sports like this in the difficult times we’ve all seen in the last 15 months or so. We look forward to continuing and hopefully developing a strong relationship with PBS for years to come.”
Ryan Steen (West Hull Captain) is pictured with Tom Leake from PBS.
