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We're pleased to let you know that our latest works to develop a new admin facility at North Devon District Hospital (NDDH) are making excellent progress.

The new development - known as Yeo View - will provide new, modern, compliant workspaces and facilities for groups of staff currently based in Chichester and Munro Houses, which are soon to be demolished to make way for new staff residential accommodation.

The development is a major first step in the Our Future Hospital (OFH) programme, which promises to build a better hospital in North Devon by rebuilding the staff and patient facilities in most urgent need of upgrade.

The new workspaces at Yeo View, and later development of modern residential accommodation for staff, will ensure NDDH create a great place to work, boosting recruitment and retention. Yeo View and the new residences are the first of a series of phases to create the space needed for the new clinical buildings we plan to build later in the programme, which will transform patient care for local people.

Yeo View will provide 64 workstations, 3 meeting rooms, and comply with all modern building standards. The Yeo View building is due for completion in October 2024, and work continues at pace.

We're pleased to share just how much progress has been made over recent months in the below timelapse video, which captures the daily activity onsite. Please click on the link below to watch.

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The guys keep pulling out the stops as yet another customer takes time out to write to us with their thanks, well done Peter Jake Rob and Nathan!

Bentley bags WMS Jug Of Sweets at North Devon Homes Summer Fayre!

Nine-year-old Bentley was proud as punch having taken home a full jug full of 217 packets of sweets at this year's North Devon Homes Summer Fayre!

Guessing the number correctly Bentley faced stiff competition with over 100 entries in the draw on the WMS stand.

WMS Contracts Manager Matt Kempster said " this competition is taken very seriously every year and continues get more popular, I've always wanted to enter myself!"

Unlucky Matt but well-done Bentley who on accepting the prize said his Mom was having first choice!

A great day at the North Devon Homes Summer Fayre was rounded off perfectly with Paisley the winner of our WMS “name the sloth” competition!

Pictured here with her brother Marley, Paisley visited our WMS stand and correctly chose “Gary” as the name, but don’t tell her Dad Gary mind as he may get a little teasy! ;)

Well done Paisley!

Westcountry Maintenance Services Ltd (WMS), one of the fastest growing Principal Contractor and property refurbishment contractors in the South West seek to further enhance the existing commercial team by employing an Estimator / QS to help deliver an ever increasing demand for our services.

The Estimator / QS would be based at our Bideford or Chudleigh office but have responsibility for covering all our areas of operation including Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset.

The role is an ideal opportunity for an ambitious and driven Estimator looking to develop their career and join a fast moving, dynamic and forward-looking business.

Family-owned WMS is about our people, invest your enthusiasm, commitment and drive with us and we will invest the time and support you need to become a success.

This role comes with a laptop, company mobile phone, 25 days holiday (excluding back holidays) and a competitive salary based on experience.

Interested? Please do not hesitate to get in touch, we'd love to speak to you!

Summer isn't summer without the North Devon Homes Summer Fayre!

We have proudly supported this event for as long as we can remember and have seen it grow year on year, which is testament to the time and effort Martyn and his team put in to delivering such a fantastic and popular community based initiative that is so obviously well received by their customers.

Games, exhibitions, competitions, bouncy castles, face painting, music, line dancing, complimentary lunch, refreshments and supplier stalls are just part of the fun, add to the mix 27 degrees heat and sunshine and you're on to a winner!

Social value is definitively up front and centre for the organisational team, they left no stone unturned in delivering yet another brilliant day with hundreds of customers taking time out to enjoy this outstanding event.

Watch this space over the next few weeks for details of our competition winners - and thank you once again for the invite!