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WHY PEOPLE BELIEVE IN US

Hazelwood are a key supply chain partner

I have known Martin and Hazelwood Carpentry for more than five years in my capacity as Business Unit Leader for Laing O’Rourke responsible for the Wales and West Business, I also sit on the LOR European Leadership Team.

Hazelwood has successfully completed many projects for LOR over the years including Sobel School at

Aberdare, Bath University student accommodation , The Workers Campus at Hinkley Point, Oxford Westgate

shopping centre and currently on site with us at the Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran, which is more

than six million pounds worth of projects.

Hazelwood are a key supply chain partner who benefits from early engagement where they bring a great deal

of energy to the table through product selection, joinery types, ironmongery & door scheduling and value for money through good sensible value engineering and they are a trusted adviser in this role.

Once appointed they organise themselves, set themselves up and prepare for the best possible start which is

demonstrated and led through the competence of their leadership, supervision and workforce and are always

a welcomed addition to the project. At the Grange Hospital they continue to demonstrate these qualities and

are delivering their promise and meeting the challenges in both time and quality to which we are certain of

producing a very good product. They are also capable of providing large resources if needed. At the Westgate

Oxford project we had to deliver on both day and night shift to achieve the original PC date and Hazelwood

played their part in that success.

They are always keen to support themselves and others in times of need they a very reliable organisation who

I know prides themselves on the way they carry out their work

Martin is a trustworthy, honest and a genuine individual who leads by example who not just brings the

expertise he has learned within his specialist trade but the knowledge and experience he has gained form the

construction industry as a whole. Martin is someone who you can have sensible conversations with about

projects and project delivery. Hazelwood continues to be a key member of our supply chain.

I must also mention their approach to both safety and quality which is a core value for them and aligned with

ours. Last year at our Group supply chain awards dinner they deservedly collected the award for sustainability

which again is key in this modern environment that we work in.

I would not hesitate in recommending Hazelwood carpentry for all of your joinery works based on the factual

experience that I have experienced myself above.

Please feel free to contact me should you need any further information

Many thanks

Mike Lewis

Director

Laing O'Rourke

Grange University Hospital,

Specialist and Critical Care Centre,

Caerleon Road,

Cwmbran

NP44 8YN

Your entire team are a credit to you and you have made it very difficult for me to look elsewhere for any specialist joinery work in future.

Thank you for going above and beyond for Penderyn on the Llandudno project. When it comes to any visitor attraction all the public ever sees is the front of house visitor experience, so I had to make sure that the bespoke joinery work in the shop and nosing bar was exactly how our designers envisioned it. I will be honest and say that some members of my design team had cautioned me that I would not be able to find a company that was capable of producing such high end cabinetry outside London, and certainly not for the budget I had in mind. I am more than a little pleased to say you proved them wrong on both accounts!

I also know that your team were held up on site by others and had to stay in Llandudno longer than anticipated but not once did any of them complain. Your entire team are a credit to you and you have made it very difficult for me to look elsewhere for any specialist joinery work in future. You made what could have been a very stressful part of the project just before opening almost a pleasure. Please can you pass on my compliments to Dai and everyone else involved.

Keep doing what you are doing and don’t change a thing!

Michael Kavanagh, Development Director

Project: Penderyn Distillery, Llandudno

Short Bros Homes

Very Professional and friendly

"Hazelwood are a very professional and friendly company, a much valued asset on site who work well alongside other sub contractors. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Martin & Hazelwood Carpentry as a competent contractor for any future schemes.”

Stuart Vicary, Construction Director

Watkin Jones

The performance by Hazelwood was exemplary

“I have used Hazelwood once before on a £100m campus scheme in Swansea when I was working with Vinci. The performance by Hazelwood, was exemplary. They resourced the job well, offered advice on more economical detailing, were one of the least adversarial companies I have worked with, and Martin could be contacted on the phone any time we desired. Vinci managed to hand over a completely new campus to the client on time and on budget, and this was in large part due to Hazelwood resourcing sufficiently to mitigate the delays in the frame construction and becoming watertight. I would gladly use Hazelwood on any of my future schemes”

Michael Kavanagh, Commercial manager

John Sisk & Son Ltd

I can highly recommend Hazelwood Carpentry to you

"The planning of the job, safety, logistics & quality are their primary drivers. Which is why they [in my opinion] are a top Contractor. From concept to delivery & installation Hazelwood are always my best contractor on site – for example my most recent project had a massive delay with the window installation in which Hazelwood came up with inventive ways to still carry out the internal fit out works & really were fundamental in maintaining the original contracted handover date. All the staff have nice & tidy work wear, are presentable, well-mannered & educated in carpentry skills & this has all been built over many years by Martin Jenkins only keeping the best of the best. From a Project Management view; Hazelwood are great value compared to their competition due to the points above because most contractors if I’m honest are not: Safety Conscious, proactive, clean, presentable, ontime, self-snagged & logistically aware while still being competitively priced to their competition. I can highly recommend Hazelwood Carpentry to you, I have now worked with them on all my schemes, over the past 3-4 years and they are the best carpentry outfit I have come across in my 12 year career."

Gavin Thomas, Project Manager

Watkin Jones

Thank you again for the very significant contribution

"The site team have been very complimentary indeed about the standard of finish achieved by your carpenters. Richard Corp was a great ambassador for Hazelwood & was a credit to your company. Thank you again for the very significant contribution you made in delivering this remarkable project. I sincerely hope that we have the opportunity to work together again, in the not too distant future."

David Snell, Operations Director

Kier

The quality of workmanship with both manufacture and installation was outstanding.

Hazelwood Joinery carried out the design, manufacture and installation of the bespoke Class “O” fire rated Birch Plywood acoustic wall panels within the 500 seat auditorium on this landmark building. The quality of workmanship with both manufacture and installation was outstanding. The same applies to the Atrium Oak cladding which looks superb.

Hazelwood Carpentry & Joinery assisted with the design process throughout and delivered on site under very challenging conditions and have been one of our best contractors on site.

Christian Parton, Projects Manager

Project: Centre For Student Life, Cardiff

BAM