Taking on the Great British Spring Clean 2025

The Great British Spring Clean (GBSC) took place this year from the 21st March to the 6th April. This is the 3rd year Axis have had the pleasure of contributing to this environmental initiative across the communities we work in and we reached our highest number of skips donated!

Working closely with our clients, we orchestrated 13 skips across 11 skip and community days to clean up the local area and promote responsible waste reduction.

24^th March

• Clarion Housing Skip Day in Bolton

          Supported by Daniel Burton (Plasterer) & Graham Whittaker (Supervisor)

• Westminster City Council Garden Clearance

  Supported by Igor Taran (Site Manager), Thomas Crane (Trainee Quantity Surveyor), Lindsey Gibbons (Senior RLO), Katie Andrews (RLO), Vera O’Driscoll (Social Value Manager), & Daniel Brownett (Quantity Surveyor). The team helped clear an overgrown garden for a vulnerable resident. Find the full story here.

25^th March

• Ealing Skip Day at the Acton Vale Community Centre

  Supported by Neil Forbes (Contract Manager) & Khadija Oomerjee (Supervisor)

26^th March

• L&Q Skip Day in Forest Hill

  Supported by Adila Gredelj (Customer Service Manager), Sabrina Alexander (Senior RLO), & Carole McGhie (Senior RLO)

27^th March

• Clarion Housing Skip Day in Bolton

  Supported by Daniel Burton (Plasterer) & Graham Whittaker (Supervisor)

28^th March

• WHG Skip Day in Walsall

  Supported by Liam Davis (Contract Manager), Paul Terry (Supervisor), & Mick Balshaw (Contract Manager)

“We have managed to pretty much fill up 2 skips and engaged with 8 customers who used this opportunity to remove items that would have potentially been flytipped on our land. Also a big thanks to Paul and Mick assisting with the litter pick of the site which has made a massive difference to the look of the area.” – Craig Jewkes, Neighbourhood Services Assistant Manager

31^st March

• Clarion Housing Skip Day in Bolton

  Supported by Daniel Burton (Plasterer) & Graham Whittaker (Supervisor)

• Westminster City Council Skip Day at John Aird Court

  Supported by Elliot Munnelly (Site Manager) & Katie Andrews (RLO)

1^st April

• Grainger Estate Day at Newlands Community Hall

  Supported by Marc Kurn (Multitrader) & Jamie Povey (Multitrader)

4^th April

• Greenwich Skip Day at Portway Gardens

  Supported by Jose Pedro Brilhante (Site Manager), Vera O’Driscoll (Social Value Manager), & Kate Thomson (Social Impact Coordinator)

16^th April

• Southern Housing Skip Day at Downs Farm Community Centre

  Supported by Anthony Sullivan (Site Supervisor), Paul Brady (Supervisor), & Gavin Taylor (Operations Manager)

“Axis kindly provided 2 skips for the day, these were full to the brim by about 3pm! The day went very well and the estate is looking notably clearer by the end of it.” – John O’Donnell, Housing Officer

About the initiative, Linu Eldho, Sustainability Coordinator, said ‘Axis is proud to have taken part in this year’s Great British Spring Clean, reinforcing our commitment to zero waste to landfill. Thank you to all our clients and Axis team members who contributed their time and effort to support this initiative!’

Well done and thank you to all involved!