Grant Management Mural Unveiled!
April 17, 2008 | Posted by grant management
Student on Scotland’s most environmentally friendly campus have designed a stunning wall mural as past of a competition sponsored by letting company Grant Management and their charity Global Trees.
The winning design, by student Ishy Walters, will be unveiled on Thursday and will sit in the universities internet café, a prominent position within the new campus.
It is hoped the design will inspire students to adopt environmentally friendlier ways of living, and it signifies a commitment between the university and the carbon neutral company to further embrace sustainable ways of living and building.
Founder of Grant Management and Global Trees Peter Grant said:
“Helping the planet is a big issue for the students and young professionals who form the bulk of our tenants, and it a big issue for us as a business. Property accounts for 52% of all carbon emissions, so by going carbon neutral we’re offering students the choice to live in a more sustainable way.
“We are delighted to be sponsoring this mural - supporting Queen Margaret University in their goal to create a low carbon university allows us to extend that message.”
Student winner Ishy Walters said: ‘I am thrilled to have won the Grant Management / Global Trees Mural competition to raise awareness of environmental impact. I really hope that this bright positive visual image will encourage people to work together and make the changes which will have a real impact in supporting the ecology of our natural world.”
Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen Margaret University Anthony P. Cohen added:
" The mural competition was an ideal vehicle for our students’ creativity, and has been an excellent demonstration of their talent and imagination. We are delighted to have Grant Management as our corporate partner supporting our commitment to environmental sustainability. We look forward to developing our relationship in the future."
Stop that car (and find me a student flat)!
February 6, 2008 | Posted by grant management
Our team in Liverpool are having a fantastic student season, signing up tenants on pre-letting agreements for the next academic year.
In fact it is going so well they have already beaten their previous record with over 70 properties already signed up for 2008 - 2009.
Evidently word has spread about the fantastic standard of our flats and houses. Last week, a girl came running onto the street to wave down our Grant Management VW beetle, telling a startled John Metcalfe that not only had she cancelled all her other property-viewing appointments but that she was willing to wait five days for the next appointment to view one of ours. Tickled pink we were.
Bristol students: best foot forward for next year’s accommodation
January 30, 2008 | Posted by grant management
Are they environmentally-conscious or do the students who attend the University of the West of England just like a long lie-in before setting off for class? Whichever it is, many state a preference for living within walking distance of their university.
That’s what the Grant Management team found last week when they set up stall at the U. of W. of E. campus.
Katie and the rest of our Bristol brigade were particularly well-positioned to field the students’ questions - and even to show them just how close some of our student accommodation is to their university - as they set themselves up in the union bar, always a reliable source of traffic.
For the next few hours. they fielded countless questions, offered advice and did their best to match students with suitable properties.
“Our aim was to get lots of interest from students looking for accommodation during their next academic year,” said Katie. “Students are being very organised in getting accommodation arranged 6 months in advance, as they are aware that the good stuff goes quickly.”
That meant a lot of interest throughout the day. The most-requested areas? Horfield, Filton and Fishpond. The most-stipulated size of house? Accommodation for three to five.
The favourite form of commute? Shanks’ pony of course.
Washing machine not working? Wait, Barry has the answer!
January 23, 2008 | Posted by grant management
Barry, our repairs guru and YouTube star (honestly, he was stopped in Woolworths just the other day) has another quick and handy hint for you.
Admittedly this one will be a “well, duh” for those of you who have been doing your own laundry since Whistler’s Mother accidentally threw a black sock into her white wash and ended up posing for the gloomiest painting in creation.
But, honestly, there are plenty of Grant Management tenants who are brand new to this whole wash-your-own clothes thing and need a quick primer with the washing machine. No shame in that at all.
This then, is for that moment when you first load the machine with your smalls, tip the powder in, switch on the washer - and nothing happens!
Another consummate performance from Barry. (Oh and did you notice he still has that big plaster on his finger? Nasty).
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Building on our success
January 18, 2008 | Posted by grant management
Congratulations to these heroes of our development team, Tony Williams (above) and Trevor Bone (below), who both received their construction industry (CITB) certificates this week.
And, look, there is Garry Wardall, group operations director, handing over the certificates.
For those who don’t know, CITB is commited to creating a skilled and qualified workforce for the building industry in the UK.
Villars of the community: Grant Management fund raisers on the piste again
January 17, 2008 | Posted by grant management
It is hot toddies all round for the intrepid Grant Management team which returned this week from the mighty 24 hour ski marathon in Villars.
The idea is to ski as a team from midday Saturday to midday Sunday non-stop, completing as many sponsored laps as possible to raise money for charity.
This is the third year Grant Management has pulled on the salopettes, raising funds for DSUK, Teenage Cancer Trust, Patouch, and World Food Programme. And on that subject, you can still add your own contribution to these good causes by emailing laura.francis (at) grantmanagement.co.uk
It seems the all-night leg was particularly grim but, come the final hooter, everyone had survived.
Here are some photos:
And here are some video highlights (with more available here):
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