Sue Garner

In construction, mental health challenges are real – and often hidden. Rather than limiting our efforts to World Suicide Prevention Day on 10th September, we’ve committed to a month-long campaign to raise awareness, break the stigma, and make sure every worker knows: you’re not alone, and support is always available.

From Toolbox Talks and Manager Toolkits to Wellbeing Webinars and “Tea & Talk” sessions, we’re creating space for real conversations and connection across our offices and sites.

Highlights include:

• The relaunch of our Wellbeing Champions network
• EAP visibility checks across site offices
• Toolbox Talks and manager-led conversations
• Webinar on resilience – “The Power of Never Giving Up”
• Informal wellbeing sessions to check in and support each other.

We work hard to keep our people physically safe, and through this campaign, we are striving to make sure our people are supported with their mental wellbeing too.

Our Estimating Director, Anthony Davis features in this year’s SWOT in the Housebuilder magazine.

Anthony shares his views amongst other industry professionals on the sector outlook.

Check out the piece in full on page 35 on the following link:

Read the article here

Wow, another awards final for our Behavioural Safety Programme! Really pleased to be shortlisted for the ‘Construct’ H&S award in October.

That’s two different awards we have been named as finalist’s for our bespoke programme delivered in partnership with Titanium Talks, with both ceremonies next month.

We are proud to have been recognised, and shortlisted for this award, and we wish all the finalists good luck on the day.

It has been a pleasure to witness and be part of the successful sales launch at the Bloor Homes Bentley Gardens development in Basildon.

Tamdown are proud to be responsible for delivering the infrastructure and groundworks for the development of 269 new homes.

Congratulations to Bloor Homes on their sales launch, and we would like to thank our teams for their dedication and continued efforts in the delivery of this project.

We are delighted to be partnering with Braintree Town Football Club again this season.

After a successful return to the national league last season we are excited to see how well they do this season.

Our MD, Rob Kendal, recently went down to pre-season training to see the first team squad in preparation and chat to the management team.

We are proud to be supporting one of our local teams for the season ahead and look forward to cheering them on.

Good luck the iron!

We were delighted to host our Apprentice In-Touch Day- a fantastic opportunity for our new apprentices to meet each other ahead of their official start, ease any first-day nerves, and get a real feel for life at Tamdown.

The day kicked off with a fun icebreaker quiz to get everyone talking and laughing – the winner took home a £50 Amazon voucher!

Following the quiz, our apprentices heard from several Tamdown directors, who gave an engaging overview of the company, our values, and what they can expect from their future with us. A standout moment was Rob Kendal’s inspiring story of his own career journey through Tamdown, complete with a brave reveal of his first CSCS card photo! It was a great way to help our apprentices feel welcomed, inspired and part of the team from the very beginning.

Our existing apprentices joined them for a relaxed buffet lunch which gave everyone the chance to chat informally and share their experiences with tips on balancing work and college life, preparing for exams and assessments, and making the most of their apprenticeship.

The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, with all the apprentices saying they now feel more confident and excited about starting their journey with us.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped organise the day and to our current apprentices for being such brilliant ambassadors.

We’re excited to support and encourage our new apprentices as they begin this exciting chapter!

Last week some of the Tamdown team attended The SHE (Safety, Health and Environment) Show South. The conference is all about people, behaviour and culture change and focuses on 6 key areas:

• Mental Health & Wellbeing
• Behaviour & Culture Change
• Inspirational Leadership
• Legal Advice & Updates
• Overcoming Adversity & Resilience
• Climate Change & Sustainability

As normal, it was a fantastic day that was well organised with some great speakers. We gained great insights and inspiration for the year ahead.

A big thank you to the team that organised the day, we look forward to next year.

We’re excited to share some wonderful news! Tamdown has been awarded our 16th consecutive gold RoSPA award, earning the prestigious order of distinction.

This achievement reflects our ongoing dedication to improving and maintaining the highest standards in Health and Safety.

Our HSQE Manager, Suhed Miah, proudly accepted the award on behalf of the team. A heartfelt thank you and well done to everyone who has contributed—your hard work and commitment truly make all the difference and keep us shining!