ASH Drywall Continues to Back the Falcons

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We are pleased to announce that ASH Drywall has proudly renewed its sponsorship of the Falcons Inline Hockey Club for the coming year. The video here gives a taste of the excitement.

The Falcons, based out of 'My Skate World' in Eastbourne, are a diverse and growing club - a home for everyone from eager 8-year-old beginners to veterans with years of rink experience.

  • Commitment to Potential: Regardless of background or ability, the club is dedicated to supporting every Falcon in reaching their full potential.
  • Expert Guidance: Players are guided by a team of dedicated coaches who bring both expertise and an infectious passion for the game.
  • Dedicated Training: The teams train hard on Mondays and Wednesdays, preparing for exciting home and away matches.

This renewed support from ASH Drywall makes a real difference to the team, helping ensure the Falcons can continue to provide essential facilities and equipment, keeping the kids geared up and flying high throughout the season!

We look forward to another fantastic year supporting the Falcons community.

 

Bowled Over by Away Day Team Event

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The annual ASH Drywall team away day for 2025 was held at Tunbridge Wells’ Hollywood Bow

The annual ASH Drywall team away day for 2025 was held at Tunbridge Wells’ Hollywood Bowl on Friday, 7 November.

An afternoon of tenpin bowling and 8-ball pool saw the whole crew enjoying themselves with some well-earned R&R. The idea of taking time out for fun and camaraderie is always welcomed by the team, though competing for the “fun trophies” brought out the drive for excellence in everything we do!

Bowling Group 1 Winners:

  • First Place – Tom Cain
  • Second Place – Glyn Griffiths
  • Third Place – Paul Sumpter ⠀ 

Bowling Group 2 Winners:

  • First Place – Ryan Souter
  • Second Place – Sean Ash
  • Third Place – James Kay

The “Kingpin” Award (for overall best bowler): Ryan Souter

Wooden Spoon (overall worst bowler): Paul Seager  

Pool Competition Winner – Steve Copper.

Kier Supply Chain Award

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Paul Sumpter (Director and head of Commercial Projects) and Sean Ash (Legal Director).

Delighted to announce that ASH Drywall have been recognised in Kier Construction Southern’s Supply Chain Awards 2025, for our outstanding contribution to the Combe Valley Hospital project in Bexhill-on-Sea. Once complete, this new £60m facility (part of the Re-designing Inpatient Services in East Sussex (RIS:ES) Programme), will replace outdated mental health service premises in Eastbourne.

Paul Sumpter (Director and head of Commercial Projects) and Sean Ash (Legal Director), accepted the award on ASH Drywall’s behalf – but particular thanks (and a great deal of the credit) of course goes to our valued site team, who continue to do a fantastic job in managing and delivering ASH Drywall’s works package for this project. Your combined efforts have, undoubtedly, been instrumental in securing this award and we extend a profound “thank you” to everybody involved for all your hard work to date.

Many thanks also to the Kier Southern team: Gareth Peerman (Commercial Director) and Martin Perry (Operations Manager) who presented the award; Mark Clark (Project Director); Andrew Morton (Senior QS); Ian Milligan (Senior Site Manager); Carl Martin (Site Manager) and the wider @KierConstruction team, who have been a pleasure to deal with throughout. We look forward to continuing our positive working relationship and successfully delivering this project, together, in the near future.

Kier Supply Chain Award 2025 Winner

West Slope Development Visit

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ASH Drywall team working on the West Slope project at the University of Sussex

It was great visiting Balfour Beatty’s ‘West Slope Development’ at the University of Sussex, last week.

Things are progressing well with ASH Drywall’s works package, comprising:

  1. Application of Insulation and associated linings to Steel Framed-System;
  2. Metal Stud Internal Partitions; and
  3. MF and Lay-in Grid Ceilings.

The project is split over 24,030 sq m of floor space; 38 floors; and 7 buildings which, when complete, will operate as additional Student Accommodation and a new Health and Wellbeing Centre on campus.

The project compliments previous works undertaken by ASH Drywall at the University of Sussex (the “East Slope Development” – completed in 2020); further adding to our growing portfolio of experience with purpose-built student accommodation; healthcare; and mixed-use schemes generally, in the South-East of England / Greater London areas.

Many thanks to ASH Drywall’s site team for taking the time to deliver a very engaging (and interesting) tour; and it was motivating to see the results of everyone’s hard work so far. I very much look forward to seeing the completed project, in due course.

Sean Ash
Legal Director at ASH Drywall.

Below are a few images taken during my site visit.

World Mental Health Day 2025

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ASH Drywall delivers a Mental Health in Construction presentation at the University of Sussex

In advance of World Mental Health Day (10 October 2025), the team at ASH Drywall delivered a bespoke Mental Health in Construction presentation to our workforce on Balfour Beatty’s West Slope Residences Development at the University of Sussex.

The talk was well attended / received, with mental health first-aider presenters Paul Seager (Safety Supervisor) and Sean Ash (Legal Director and Safety Co-ordinator), discussing some of the core concepts surrounding stress / anxiety and their interrelation with individual mental health needs in the workplace. Useful self-help resources (notably, the Lighthouse Club’s Construction Industry Charity) were sign-posted to attendees and, above all, the urgent need to eliminate stigma around the topic / discussion of “mental health” generally, emphasised.

The talk comes at a challenging moment for the UK Construction Industry, which statistically experiences a suicide rate four times the national average – prompting the immediate need for further understanding, education and ultimately, long overdue change.

On 24 September 2025, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) published a consultation on its mental health project (see link in resources below). The CLC’s Health Safety and Wellbeing Summit 2025 set out mental health as a priority focus area, with the aim to create an environment that fosters better mental health for all people that work in the UK Construction Industry. Please help progress the cause by completing the consultation today. 

RESOURCES:

  1. Lighthouse Club: Construction Industry Charity:  https://lighthousecharity.org/
  2. CLC Mental Health Consultation Press Release: Read the press release
  3. CLC Consultation Response: https://warwick.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Kcxeryr8HRK1eu
  4. CLC Mental Health Site Poster: CLC Poster Download
  5. CECA "Stop. Make a Change" resources: www.stopmakeachange.co.uk

ASH Drywall receives a 'Perfect Delivery Award'

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ASH Drywall receives a Morgan Sindall Supply Chain Award

Delighted to have received a “Perfect Delivery Award” from Morgan Sindall Construction’s Southern Home Counties team at their 2025 Supply Chain Awards.

This award recognises ASH Drywall’s outstanding contribution towards two recent healthcare projects:

  1. Same Day Emergency Care refurbishment scheme at St. Richard’s Hospital, Chichester.

  2. Urgent Treatment Centre / A&E extension project at Worthing Hospital.

A big and well-deserved “thank you” to our dedicated site teams, for exceeding expectations on these projects – as well as James Ramsden (Senior Project Manager), Tom Bowcock (Managing QS), Steve Sear (Operations Director), Joe Cornwall (Senior Site Manager) and the wider Morgan Sindall team for your valued collaboration / assistance throughout.

We look forward to continuing our positive working relationship and delivering many more successful projects, together, in future.

New Urgent Treatment Centre & A&E extension project at Worthing Hospital

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ASH Drywall were one of the key collaborators with Morgan Sindall Construction in the new Urgent Treatment Centre & A&E waiting area extension project at Worthing Hospital which has just been completed.

The team celebrated handover with an opening ceremony on Friday 29 September where NHS leadership and clinical teams enjoyed a tour of the new spaces guided by the construction team. It was great to hear first-hand about the positive impact the new facility will have for both patients & NHS staff.

A huge thank you to the project team and all stakeholders involved and we are pleased to share the following video by Morgan Sindall Construction showcasing this vital facility that will vastly improve patient flow and treatment.