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AGW Electrical help's with local community project - 31 Oct 2011
In the Photo, Mark Wistow of Camden Electrical Wholesalers, Mayor of Sandwell Mrs Joyce Underhill and Wayne Bailey of AGW Electrical (Services) Ltd.
AGW Electrical (Services) Ltd volunteered an electrician for a couple of days and our local electrical wholesaler Camden Electrical Wholesalers provided the materials needed Free of charge to help get this community project up and running.
Wayne Barratt of W.Barratt contractors Ltd has organised the necessary trades to help out with this project in West Bromwich where we are helping to put together a donated building at the rear of Chapter House, who provide accommodation for vulnerable young adults aged 18plus. It is hoped that this building will be used to get the local community together and provide computers and give people somewhere to go that might need space for recreation. Or to gain an advantage if they were looking for employment. All materials and labour have been donated and staff and residents have given a helping hand which has been going on for a few months now but has included lots of work not just the modular building itself but the groundwork’s and landscaping involved.Information on the Black Country Constructing Excellence club can be found at www.blackcountryceclub.co.uk
And here are the early project details from the start of this great input to the community.
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AGW Electrical (Services) Ltd Complete's largest Project to date! - 14 Jun 2011
We are this week putting the finnishing touches to the largest project our company has ever completed in it’s eleven year history.
Regardless of the recession we are apparantly still in AGW Electrical did enough to secure this very large project in Bristol for Alexandra Workwear.
This was the refurbishment of a large commercial office block, including All new lighting, Underfloor power systems, Access Control, CCTV, Security and Fire alarm and Data for computers and phones.
Electrically this job was worth £175’000.00 and was spread over 14 weeks.
Photo’s will follow as soon as available.
AGW Electrical complete Project Woodlodge at Tetbury, Gloucester - 11 Apr 2011
AGW have this month completed a nice commercial job over in Gloucestershire, at Woodlodge.
This complete refurbishment of offices and a new mezzanine was wired for new lighting & power including floor boxes for sockets and data and new intruder and fire alarms.
Electrically this was worth just over £25’000.00.
Again we thank the main contractor for this opportunity and are very pleased with the end appearance of the project.
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(Woodlodge at Tetbury Job)
AGW Electrical Helps local company save energy and Cash! - 01 Mar 2011
the following link contains the details of a job we did for a local industrial unit who needed to save money on their lighting running costs.
We saved them a measurable 30-35% on their running costs using a new device on the market which can be retrofitted to any normal lighting installation.
AGW light's up with £25'000 investment! - 27 Jan 2011
An electrical company based in Smethwick has received £25,000 of funding to help the business expand. AGW Electrical (Services) received the funding from Black Country Reinvestment Society (BCRS), which offers companies in the region loans of up to £50,000.
AGW provides electrical inspection, installation and maintenance to clients including food retailers Subway and Greggs, and the University of Birmingham.
The company, which was founded 11 years ago, borrowed £25,000 from BCRS through the Sandwell Business Loan Fund to aid its cashflow. The £750,000 fund offers loans of between £10,000 and £50,000 and is available until 2012. Sandwell-based businesses which are having difficulty accessing finance are eligible for the funding.
Co-founder and director of AGW, Adrian Watton, said, “Business was slow between March 2009 and June 2010. We decided to be proactive and took on marketing manager Wayne Bailey in 2009 to generate new business. We also re-branded at the same time. It’s really helped.
“When the work starts to pick up, it’s vital to have the cash to service the order. The recession of the previous 18 months had drained our cash reserves. We negotiated with our wholesalers to give us longer payment terms, but it’s paying for skilled labour that’s the problem – you need money in the bank to pay salaries.
“We employ ten people, and have sub contractors as direct labour when we need them. BCRS turned the loan around very quickly, which enabled us to keep going.”
Story courtesy of insider media ltd
Greggs Oxford our first Greggs and one of two! - 15 Nov 2010
Please follow this link where it will take you to a few Photo’s I took whilst visiting site at our first Greggs store.
This is one of two in Oxford, both to be done in November.
October and November carrying on the busy trend! - 09 Nov 2010
More Subway stores and a new fast food job!
Read more...July & August '10 Busiest Months! - 23 Aug 2010
With hopes that the recession is behind us AGW Electrical are very happy to say that we have had the busiest two months out of the last eighteen.
July saw us pick up work with several new clients and already established partners, and work all around the country.
A temperature controlled room for R & D up in Sunderland, a new commercial office development in Portsmouth, another Subway in Essex, two restaurants at the NEC in Birmingham and the refurbishment project at Bloxwich Police station have kept us on our toes.
Project Started with West Midlands Police - 28 Jul 2010
Project started for West Midlands Police working alongside a builder at Bloxwich Police station.
Alterations to floor’s one and two stripping out electrics and moving around to suit new layout.
Some slight rewiring of lighting circuits and socket outlets.
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Second Subway in Progress at NEC - 28 Jul 2010
We are delighted to be given another crack at the Subway refurbishments and are now well into our second store re-fit at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.
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First job on a Subway Store - 21 Jun 2010
We were delighted to have been chosen by a respected shopfitter for our latest venture.
The new Subway store opening up in the foodhall at the Merry Hill centre in Brierley Hill near Dudley.
Work is underway, hoarding’s are up and I visited today just to take a couple of snaps, and we are getting ready to proceed with the next phase and second fix it.
I will add more snaps as we progress.
Please click the following link to take a look at work in progress Photo’s.
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Job completed, Pharmacy in Exeter - 17 Jun 2010
With many thanks to the main contractor for giving us our first shot at a Pharmacy chain, we completed this new project mid June 2010.
We have recently moved into retail refurbishments although the same as any electrical job this prestigious market is one which we shall be doing more of in coming months with new chains already in the Pipeline.
AGW Mentioned (And Interviewed) @ Find it in Birmingham Launch Party! - 28 May 2010
Our business Development Representative was present for the prestigious launch of the Find it in Birmingham event at Edgbaston Cricket ground.
Please see Finditinbirmingham.com
This event was hosted by Marverine Cole from Sky News and BBC Radio to get together local Business’s from across Birmingham to kick start manufacturing and inter trading between business’s in a bid to revive the economy.
Over 300 business’s attended the event and AGW Electrical were invited to go along due to our involvement with the already very well established FinditinSandwell.
View the video from the day here..
AGW Celebrate's Ten Years of Trading! - 21 May 2010
We are very happy to be celebrating Ten years of trading obviously with help from our regular client’s and new client’s that have recently given us the chance.
In these harsh time’s we have to remain positive and celebrate this kind of thing to show other small business’s that it is possible to remain positive and to run at the recession head on to come out the other side.
Find it in Sandwell have also helped us to Shout about it from the rooftop’s by running the story on their website.
Link to our News story on Find it in Sandwell Website
Other business’s in and around the area should be signing up to Find it in Sandwell and Find it in Birmingham as it has introduced us to dozens of other business’s in the area that we can help and also get work from.
The websites are free to join and run regular networking breakfast meeting’s which are free for local companies and will help you to build up your client list and to give you a space where you can shout about what you do.
(Find it in Sandwell)
(Find it in Birmingham)
NICEIC approved contractor's logo - 05 May 2010
Contractors are being taken to court for using the NICEIC logo illegally trying to fool the public into thinking they are approved contractors, please ask to see some documentation when appointing an electrician:
“NICEIC has seen a rapid rise in the numbers of bogus tradesmen attempting to use the logo to their economic advantage. In response, NICEIC has made it clear that it will do all it can to prevent this happening in order to protect consumers and support contractors who undergo voluntarily assessment and notify their work where appropriate”.
AGW would just like the opportunity to show that we are proud to be associated with the NICEIC and this link is us on their website to show that we are registered and approved.
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Project completed at Oldbury College of Sport - 23 Mar 2010
Also something different, this project was to convert an old Gym into a sixth form computer suite and lounge area complete with kitchen.
For details and photo’s please click the link.
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Jitterbugs at Finishing point - 19 Mar 2010
We are very pleased with this project, It’s nice to do something different every now and then. Please feel free to check out a photo we took at finishing point and track it back to it being an empty bare bones industrial unit.
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AGW Mentioned on Find it in Sandwell! - 18 Mar 2010
We thank local Council business networking site Find It In Sandwell for their nice posting about AGW Electrical.
We Decided to procure our Christmas cards for December ’09 through local sources and use the site to request quotations from local businesses.
This is just one example of how we procure our materials which we try wherever possible to use local based suppliers.
This would be a good example of our Corporate Social responsibility.
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Bullring Shopping Centre Job - 24 Feb 2010
Please Follow this link to Details of our recent work at the Bullring Shopping centre, Birmingham.
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Late Feb Jitterbugs Partyworld Update! - 24 Feb 2010
Another Update as promised for the Jitterbugs job. Nicely coming along and taking shape now.
Jitterbugs PartyWorld update! - 02 Feb 2010
Just a quick update on the Jitterbugs PartyWorld job we are doing.
The Energy Saving Light fittings have gone up, Using half the amount of energy as standard industrial fittings.
Please click on the Link for Job photo’s
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AGW Starts Jitterbugs Childrens entertainment project - 19 Jan 2010
The link contains the Blog associated with our latest Project to turn three empty units in association with the main contractor into a complete play area and facilities for Childrens party and entertainment company Jitterbugs Party World.
We were very pleased to have been chosen to do the Electrical work and will add Photo’s of the projects stages as soon as we can.
The work contains new Energy efficiant light fittings to minimize running costs but give a high output so as not to let the lighting levels fall below industry standards.
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Christmas 2009! - 23 Dec 2009
May we just take this opportunity to wish our valued Customers and their families a very happy Christmas and Thank you for the continuing support throughout 2009.
AGW Goes Live on Twitter! Follow us.... - 26 Nov 2009
To follow us click here or log onto Twitter and search for “WayneAGW”