St John Hill Owners choose Crown FM

A MASSIVE THANK YOU from us all at Crown FM, to all the Hill Owners that voted for and supported Crown FM's successful bid for the Facilities Management of the complex, and also a HUGE THANK YOU to all our Park clients and friends that also supported us in this endeavour.

Finally with both the HILL & PARK under common facilities management with Crown and both operational the real opportunity to deliver on and realise the dream of the St JOHNS VILLAGE luxury 4 seasons resort, encompassing both the HILL and PARK can be realised, we all understand that there lies a long and potentially rocky road ahead, but given the unprecedented voice of support from the owners we truly believe that by working together, ongoing communication and dialogue and a focused commitment to the common agenda, we can finally start to realise that dream that every one originally brought in to.  

THANK YOU AGAIN and all of us at Crown FM look forward to and are excited about working with and for, ALL the owners at the HILL and PARK from here on in and on in to the future.

There's Snow in them, there Hills & Crown FM are ready

You may or may not have heard as yet, but yes we can confirm its true, snow in the mountains and lots off it 300mm confirmed by friends that even managed to ski up there, yes ski on Monday.

We also had a great snow storm on Sunday almost a blizzard, all of which bowed's well for the coming season, and the word on the street from all the baba's (local for grammars) is that a heavy winter is coming. Tuesday early morning when taking Chantal to school the out side temperature was -2deg, and we had to put our wooly hats on!

In readiness for this and the coming winter season Crown FM has already put in place its winter season PPM (planned preventative maintainace) regimes and process, including water riser pressure management, and pipework freezing prevention processes that involves am/pm riser circulation regimes. We have placed our orders for grit and salt and agreed a general winter street cleaning schedule with the local road management company.

Apartments/Owners that subscribe to our IPM (apartment management) services are now part of our increased inspections cycle where we now inspect on a friday pm and again on the following monday am, this is in addition to the extreme weather event inspections. IPM clients water boilers and associated pipework are drained, only being brought into commission one day prior to an owners or clients visit and then again drained, post visit if there is no repeat visit / occupation with in the following 7 calendar days.

We are currently working with an ex-bulkenstroy electrical engineering operative that was responsible for the electrical installation in the complex and are working with him to set the trace heating system to work in order we protect the roofs better during this season.  

Eagles over St Johns Village

The Nature here in Bansko is I feel,  we will all agree the one thing no one can complain about, and the one thing that constantly never ceases to feel my days with wonder, greeting me every morning when i wake and closing every day with the beauty of its night sky, and as a stunning testament to this wonder we saw these days 2 pairs of nesting Eastern Imperial Eagles, flying majestically in the sky's over the St Johns Park Village.

Having made there nests in the low land forest area just up from block A of the Hill, these stunning birds are just a joy to watch and proof positive that the nature here is second to non. At the last estimates where are around 150 breading pairs here in the Bulgarian mountain regions, and the most frequented area being the Pirin national park, i my self know of one other breading pair in the area circa 1000m up from the gondola station, but to have 2 pairs in the same area is really wonderful.

How about that, just beautiful. Taken on my Canon 1000D

So much more to Bansko than people give it credit for.

Exactly working to natures calendar these birds arrive here on there migration cycle, and breed from the beginning October until end November. To learn a little more a bout this fabulous bird please follow this link:  http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=3535