Another major CDM-C order for C&D

We are pleased to announce that C&D have been awarded another major CDM-C order for works on the demolition of four tower blocks in Scotland.

This increases our workload in Scotland to 27 tower blocks currently on site or about to commence and certainly justifies the decision to open the Glasgow office.

Full details will follow shortly.

Record February for C&D

Regular visitors to this page will know that C&D posted a record turnover for January 2014 and we are pleased to report that our February figures are again a record both from previous February figures and for the monthly company turnover figures since day 1.

The increase in turnover is due to increased demand for training courses to major blue chip clients, the success of the 1,2,3 Work at Height courses and the appointment of C&D as CDM-C on five major demolition schemes throughout the country.

We thank both new and existing clients for the increased business and we hope to continue the growth throughout 2014.

A MASSIVE THANK YOU

C&D would like to say "Thank you" to all of our customers who put their faith in the company in 2013 to deliver Demolition Consultancy and CDM-C Services on a variety of projects with values from £100,000 to £4 million throughout the UK.

Your faith in us has seen our turnover grow steadily again this year and our involvement in high profile projects increase, particularly in the demolition of towerblocks by explosives, high reach and top down methods, so much so that we are currently involved in over 30 multi storey projects throughout the UK.

We have decided this year that instead of sending Christmas cards and bottles of whisky we will make donations on behalf of our customers to a number of local charities. They traditionally struggle to get funding and so even a small donation is gratefully received and used directly to fund their work, rather than being used to fund the salaries of executives.

On behalf of those charities we say "Thank You C&D customers"

Finally we wish you a Merry Christmas and we hope that you have a prosperous 2014!

More CDM-C orders for C&D

As April has come to an end we are pleased to announce that last week saw 3 more CDM-C orders arrive in the postbox for demolition projects in the East Midlands. The work will see C&D involved on diverse projects throughout the East Midlands until the end of 2013.

Another CDM-C contract won

C&D are pleased to announce that they have been awarded the contract to act as CDM-C on a major demolition project in Nottingham. Total Reclaims Demolition have been awarded the demolition works, and they in turn have awrded the CDM-C duites to C&D Consultancy.

This latest award is yet another CDM-C demolition project for the C&D team and reinforces our position in the Demolition Specific CDM-C marketplace.

Further details of the project will follow shortly.

CDM-C orders continue at a steady pace

We fully expected that work in demolition would slow down dramatically over the last few months but we are very pleased to say that we were wrong! CDM-C orders continue to arrive at C&D with four orders arriving last week and early indicators suggest that 6 or 7 more are in the pipeline.

At C&D we have three members of the team who are RMaPS qualified and we specialise in demolition related CDM-C work. CDM2007 states that any company being considered to carry out construction related work should clearly show competence in that work and we feel that at C&D we can clearly demonstrate that competence.

However we should point out that we do not carry out CDM-C work on projects other than demolition as we do not consider that we have the correct experience.

Coleman and Company near the end of Shawholme Crescent, Glasgow demolition

Coleman & Company of Shady Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham have continued with the demolition of Shawholme Crescent, Glasgow and are now nearing the end of the main demolition works.

C&D were appointed as CDM-C on the project to continue our working relationship with both Coleman and their client Glasgow Housing Association.

The contract saw Coleman & Company demolish the towers by use of high reach machines to complete the works.

The photo shows the final section of the second of the two blocks. Once demolition is completed at the end of August Coleman will remain on site to process the hardcore and remove the foundations from the blocks.

More CDM-C appointments for C&D

Our normal post at C&D sees a bundle of leaflets for stairlifts, life insurance and bulb catalogues sprinkled with bills and the odd cheque, but Friday's post was a post to remember as we received 5 orders for CDM-C projects throughout the UK.

The contracts vary in size from £30,000 to £1 million, and we are now clearing our desks to start work on them. These orders are the result of continual improvement in the service that we give to our customers and are all repeat business, which is particularly pleasing as customer retention is very important to us at C&D.

Over the last six months we have seen demand for our demolition consultancy grow by 30% and that growth will see us head into 2013 with the best forward order book in our history.

Another major CDM-C appointment for C&D

C&D continue to win business in these difficult times as we have been awarded a CDM-C appointment for the deplanting and asset recovery works on a major chemical plant in Cheshire.

Details of the above appointment cannot be released at this time as the contract is sensitive, but full details will follow as soon as the client allows.

The CDM-C work will be carried out by John Woodward and Vernon Watson and our work will commence on 27th April 2012.

Coleman and Company continue their working relationship with C&D

We are really pleased to announce that Coleman & Company of Shady Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham have continued the working relationship with C&D by awarding us the contract for the CDM-C work on their contract for GHA to demolish 2 tower blocks in Pollockshaws, Glasgow.

The newly awarded contract will see Coleman & Company demolish the towers by use of high reach machines, which is a change in method from the previous phases of this contract which were carried out by explosive means.

Work is due to commence in early May and you will be able to follow progress on this site, at Coleman & Company or via our respective Twitter feeds at @johnwoodward and @colemanandco

Just to refresh your memory as to what the tower blocks look like here is a video that we made on an earlier phase.

Construction Site Fire Safety Risk Assessment Training Course

The Association for Project Safety (APS) is reintroducing its course specifically tailored to train CDM-Cs and other construction professionals in the art and science of fire risk assessment on construction sites. It is called the Construction Site Fire Safety Risk Assessment Training Course, and will be run again in 2012.

The course covers construction risk management and will include coverage of recent work activity undertaken by the fire and rescue service, HSE and Timber Framed interests in respect of the problems of fire spread on sites where timber framed buildings are being constructed.

Starting in April the APS will hold 6 events across the UK in Gatwick, Milton Keynes, East Midlands, Leeds, Edinburgh and Knutsford. However, places are limited to 20 per event, so you need to act quickly if you wish to attend.

More details can be found on the APS website.

Another CDM-C appointment for C&D

C&D are pleased to announce that they have been appointed by Safedem to act as CDM Co-ordinators for their project at Bellshill, Glasgow.

This further appointment with Safedem strengthens the relationship between the two companies and reinforces that C&D are one of the first choice providers of CDM-C services to Safedem.

The project is due to commence in late August and the CDM-C work will be undertaken by John Woodward.

C&D appointed CDM-C for Hurley Demolition

C&D are pleased to announce that we have been appointed as CDM-C by Hurley Demolition Ltd for their contract to demolish Merritts Brook Lane Social Club in Northfield, Birmingham.

This new appointment strengthens the working relationship with Hurley Demolition Limited as they continue to expand throughout the Midlands area.

Another major CDM-C appointment for C&D

C&D are pleased to announce that they have been appointed CDM-C for the demolition and site clearance works at Gibbons Industrial in Nottingham.

The 20-week contract will see Total Reclaims Demolition Limited demolish the former factory units down to ground level, remove the slab and foundations, and crush all hardcore.

This appointment strengthens C&D presence in the East Midlands.

CDM-C appointment for C&D with Harris Lamb

C&D are pleased to report that we have been appointed as CDM Co-ordinators for a development by Harris Lamb to redevelop the former Pipe Support Ltd site at Droitwich. The project is being undertaken by Humphries Demolition Ltd.

Work is expected to take 16 weeks to complete.

CDM-C appointment for C&D with Bericote Properties

C&D are pleased to report that we have been appointed as CDM Co-ordinators for a development by Bericote Properties to redevelop the former Rhodia site at Avonmouth. The project is being undertaken by Principal Contractor McLaren with demolition undertaken by Lee Demolition. Work is expected to take 16 weeks to complete.