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Friday 31 August 2012

Bastows don't just make London beautiful...

We are delighted to share the news that we are supporting the Good Gifts initiative that helps to deliver support and resources where they are desperately needed around the globe.

We work hard to make London beautiful, and have decided to extend that a little to other areas that need a little help from their global friends.

As a start, we have chosen to help clear 50m of minefields and protect 3 acres of rainforest to help us offset our carbon emissions and the waste produced on site. This initiative is in partnership with our existing environmental commitment and the water and energy saving measures we adopt on every project.

You can give your own Good Gift here, starting from as little as £15, with immeasurable benefits to those in need.

Best foot forward! Team Bastows supporting Maggie's Centres

Bastows have a fine tradition of supporting various charities through others doing great things- and so now we have decided to get active and be the fundraisers! We have chosen Maggie's Centres as our charity and are looking forward to completing their legendary London Night Hike on Friday 21st September.

Eleven of us are hiking: CEO Frank, Site Managers Elvis and Almir and their wives Mihaela and Sandra, Sales Director Dave, Cultural Director Niki and her partner Steve, Financial Controller Andy and his wife Ieva, Contracts Director Nimesh. We are aiming to raise £3135.00 for Maggie's and are at an amazing 73% of our total, with three weeks to go.

Why Maggie's?

Maggie’s Centres are for anyone affected by cancer. They are places where people are welcome at any stage in their journey – from just being diagnosed, or undergoing treatment, to post-treatment, recurrence, end of life or in bereavement. 



Maggie's is about empowering people to live with, through and beyond cancer by bringing together professional help, communities of support and building design to create exceptional centres for cancer care.

They welcome family and friends, too, knowing that those who love and look after someone with cancer can feel just as frightened, vulnerable and uncertain- and all their support is free of charge.



How you can help

You can support our efforts and Maggie's work over at our JustGiving page. Thank you so much for any amount you can give, and for your kindness to us and the people Maggie's work so hard to help.

Thursday 16 August 2012

Hi-de-Hikers!

Bastows have a fine tradition of supporting various charities through others doing great things- and so now we have decided to get active and be the fundraisers! We have chosen Maggie's Centres as our charity and are looking forward to completing their legendary 20 mile London Night Hike on Friday 21st September.

Our eleven intrepid hikers are our CEO Frank, Contracts Director Nimesh and his wife Marisa, Financial Director Andy and his wife Ieva, Site Managers Elvis and Almir and their wives Mihaela and Sandra and Cultural Director Niki and her partner Steve. We start at 7.30pm from Leadenhall Market, and walk 10 miles to Maggie's West London centre before heading back to Leadenhall to complete our 20 mile route.

Why Maggie's?

Maggie’s Centres are for anyone affected by cancer. They are places where people are welcome at any stage in their journey – from just being diagnosed, or undergoing treatment, to post-treatment, recurrence, end of life or in bereavement. 

Maggie's is about empowering people to live with, through and beyond cancer by bringing together professional help, communities of support and building design to create exceptional centres for cancer care.

They welcome family and friends, too, knowing that those who love and look after someone with cancer can feel just as frightened, vulnerable and uncertain- and all their support is free of charge.

Care for those going through a cancer diagnosis and treatment as well as looking out for their families is an issue close to our hearts, and we are proud to be able to support Maggie's and get fit too!

You can support us via our Just Giving page, and if you're a UK taxpayer you'll know that Maggie's will receive the benefit of Gift Aid, making your donation worth even more.

We are excited, nervous, proud and working very hard to break in our shoes in time for the Hike... please support us if you can. We know times are tough, but for some, times are tougher still.

Thank you! 


Wednesday 1 August 2012

Congratulations!


Bastows are delighted to share the news that Ivor Gomm, a Partner at Cluttons LLP, has been recognised with Fellowship status of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

The Fellowship reflects Ivor’s knowledge and expertise, and his commitment to the construction industry.  

Bastows are proud to have worked with Ivor and Cluttons over many years and congratulate him on this well-deserved award.

Learn about Cluttons’ work here: http://www.cluttons.com

Read more about the RICS here: http://www.rics.org/uk