Breton has secured the contract to build the Guernsey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ Biggest Build, which has just got underway after years of fundraising.
The project was scheduled to go ahead in 2020 but was pushed back due to covid.
The charity has so far raised £1.5m of the projected £3.7m cost of the 18-month build, which has become one of the biggest community projects the island has seen.
“Lots of companies are helping support in many ways from helping reduce costs and some even free of charge, which we are extremely grateful for,” said Guernsey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA) Manager Steve Byrne.
The new Wildlife Hospital will help house the 3000+ wildlife that come through the GSPCA doors each year and with our environment a major concern a facility that would help benefit future generations.
Steve said: “The Wildlife Build is a much overdue build which is so required to help the 3000+ wild animals we help every year.
“We are also aiming to build much needed new welfare and isolation kennels and a unit to help ferrets.”
Breton has already begun demolishing old buildings, some of which date back to just after the Second World War.
Breton’s managing director Brent Green said: “We’re thrilled to be the chosen contractor for this vital Guernsey community project. It’s fantastic to be part of the biggest build in the charity’s 152-year history.
“It’s been a pleasure to work closely too with the consultants DLM Architects, Doyle Lyle and Ashman and Henderson Green. If it wasn’t for the substantial collaboration between all parties, we wouldn’t have got to where we are now.”
Pictured: Brent Green, managing director of Breton, and GSPCA manager Steve Byrne, on the site of the new Wildlife Hospital.
