RDF Building Services News

Health and Safety update

rdf — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:27:02 +0000

Training was once again at the forefront for RDF Building Services Limited. Our workforce continues to increase and develop in health and safety. In January 2012 our in-house health and safety manager, John Kennedy piloted a new internal system for delivering safety training. John is charged with training and testing all employees, some of which have already received their certificates!

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RDF sponsor local competition

rdf — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:28:53 +0000

On Friday RDF had the opportunity of sponsoring a local riding school for on of their first competitions of the year. All riders and horses that entered the event at Back Lane Stables performed at a fantastic level and the results were very close with the winning team winning by less than 1%. Well done to everyone that took place. More details on Back Lane Stables webiste http://www.backlanestables.co.uk/index.html and their facebook page

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RDF win tender for refurbishment

rdf — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:58:11 +0000

An exciting new refurbishment of The White Swan is taking place in Yeadon, Leeds. RDF are please to announce they have won the tender to complete these works. Works are due to complete at the end of May (More details and pictures to follow); however to book the facilities at The White Swan, please call 0113 2841090

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Ulster firm to build Scotland’s largest nuclear dump

rdfadmin — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:10:33 +0000

According to the BBC, Northern Ireland-based Graham Construction have been named the preferred bidder to design and build Scotland’s largest nuclear dump at Dounreay in Caithnes.

Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) stated that it expected the majority of the work involved to be sub-contracted to local companies. Four other firms had tendered for the £100m construction project. Read more…

Source: BBC News

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FMB Joins Construction Alliance

rdfadmin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:23:23 +0000

The FBM (Federation of Master Builders) has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with three other construction firms to co-ordinate their work on the Strategic Forum for Construction.

The Construction Alliance consists of the the National Federation of Builders (NFB), Scottish Building Federation (SBF), Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) and the FMB giving the Alliance a combined membership of 13,500 companies within the UK.

Richard Diment (Director General of the FMB) stated: “Over the recent months the FMB has been working more closely with its colleagues at the three other organisations that now make up the Construction Alliance, so I am pleased to sign the memorandum of understanding to strengthen this relationship. I am looking forward to the great things the Construction Alliance will help us achieve for our members through the representation on the Strategic Forum for Construction.”

Source: Build.co.uk

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Graham set to take on the world

rdfadmin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:41:37 +0000

Graham Mattison, Site manager at RDF Building Services is enjoying a couple of weeks break before he begins his preparation work for the Power Lifting World Championship in Finland. He said:

“I’m having a couple of weeks off as I just competed in the British Championships then I’ll start my preparation work soon. I’m hoping for a top-three finish.”

RDF managing director Rick Firth has sponsored the Yorkshireman this year enabling him to purchase better equipment and helping him to prepare perfectly for the big competitions. Graham has ben in training for five years after his coaches at his gym gave him positive feedback.

“I originally went to their gym to keep fit but seeing all the pictures on the wall, it inspired me to start training. I asked both Andy and Brian if I could get involved,” said Mattison.

Graham hopes to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis unint at Leeds General Infirmary along with his Brother Antony and son Bradley.

He said: “For the last three years I have raised £1,400 each time by getting people to sponsor me £10 here and £5 there in my competitions. People have also sponsored a pound for eacbh kilo I lift.”

Graham has been featured in the Yorkshire Evening Post.

Good Luck Graham!

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Family Mosaic Awards Maintenance Firm Biggest Contract

rdfadmin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:23:22 +0000

Mears has been awarded biggest ever contract covering over 20,000 homes for 10 years.

The £300M deal covers a 10 year period and 20,000 homes in London and the Home Counties with work expected to start in October 2010. The contract includes maintenance for, gas maintenance,
responsive, property surveying, void, estates management services and a 24 hour call centre for tenants.

Bob Holt, chairman of Mears said: “We have been working on behalf of Family Mosaic since 2004. This award represents the biggest contract award in Mears’ history.

Source: Building.co.uk

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Renewable Heat Scheme Criticised

rdfadmin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:34:35 +0000

The renewable heat Incentive scheme setup by the government recently came under attack
as it could lead to higher carbon dioxide emissions. The AECB (The sustainable building association)
warned that the proposed Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme is so badly designed that in some circumstances people are better off to install systems that use more fossil fuel which emits more CO2.

According to the The sustainable building association, paying people for heat used – however inefficiently – rather than for energy saved or renewable energy generated is illogical and could reduce the incentive to be efficient.

Andrew Simmonds (the CEO of the AECB) stated: “Trying to cut emissions and increase energy security by rewarding heat consumption is like trying to lose weight by eating ever more low calorie biscuits. If you want to succeed the biscuits have to replace, not supplement, your over-rich diet, likewise the renewable heat has to replace, not simply add to, the fossil fuel the nation is using.”

Source: Building.co.uk

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Tesco Increases Store Development

rdfadmin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:10:23 +0000

According to sources in the building industry, Tesco is to ramp up development of it’s storesspending £1.6bn on the development programme. Tesco plans to build a total of 2.4 million ft2 this year, a rise of 41% on the below average 1.7 million ft2 in 2009.

A close source to Tesco said: “We’ve been told they definitely want a 25% increase [above the 2 million ft2 annual average] in the floorspace delivered this year from previous years. And they’re talking about bringing in other contractors.”

The statement came as Tesco reported a 10% rise in pre-tax profit to £3.2bn.

Source: Building.co.uk

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‘overpricing’ Leads To Investigation Into Civils

rdfadmin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:55:28 +0000

The government has recently launched an investigation after it discovered that civils projects in the UK cost as much as it would on the continent.

James Stewart, Chief executive of government body, stated today, estimates by the team working up plans for High Speed 2, were that the project could cost nearly double what equivalent high speed rail projects cost to build in Europe.

His comments follow the announcement in budget documents that the body was commissioning an “investigation into the cost of civil engineering works for major infrastructure projects in the UK.”

Stewart also said: “It has come to our attention it appears to cost double in the UK to put infrastructure down than in Europe. Since we’ve been given this evidence, we have tested this with industry, with the ICE, and no-one disagrees. Now we’ve got to do a proper piece of work to understand it.”

“The one thing we can say,” he continued, “is there absolutely isn’t one single reason behind this, there’s lots of things playing in to it.”

Source: Building.co.uk

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