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Around 5 pm last night (17th October 2022) Tamdown Plant & Procurement Director, Mark Cain, arrived in Kosice on the Slovakia/Ukraine border following a two-day journey across 8 countries.

Joining a convoy of 15 vehicles as part of the Plant and Hire Aid Alliance, our van transported blankets and stretchers over to war-torn Ukraine. Many of our staff donated money or blankets to the cause.

Rob Kendal Tamdown MD said “Well done to everyone involved, a fantastic effort and commitment to make a difference.’

Mark commented about the journey: “We all take things for granted in life, ‘stuff’ that we only miss when it’s gone. The volunteers that were at the warehouse offloading our aid were all Ukrainian teenagers… they missed their country and their way of life.

Tamdown has no influence over the war however, our efforts, with support from our parent company Nexus Infrastructure, ensure the thousands of blankets, as well as stretchers, that we transported will make a difference to a large number of affected people. The blankets I am told will be used in underground bunkers.

A huge thank you to all involved.”

January this year saw the launch of our ‘Roots for Foundations’ Tree planting campaign, which sponsors the planting of a tree for every foundation that we complete.

We are pleased to share that we have sponsored a further 510 trees in our second quarter (April-June 2022) taking us up to 944 trees planted this year to date (January-June 2022).

Through our partnership with ‘The Future Forest Company’ our trees are helping to grow a new forest in the UK, on the Isle of Mull. Watch this video to find out more about the planting site.

The initiative of planting the right tree in the right location is supported by the variety of species that surround our planted trees. These include Downy Birch, Alder, Hawthorn, Hazel, Sessile Oak, and Willow trees.

At Tamdown we are committed to sustainability and recognise the impact our operations have on the environment. This is just one example of what we are doing to reduce the carbon in our atmosphere.

Decarbonisation and reducing emissions are key to our future, but we must also actively remove CO2 from our atmosphere. Our initiative of planting new trees supports this, making a measurable difference to global CO2 levels.

We are pleased to have started taking delivery of our new fleet of vans, each equipped with the latest mild hybrid technology and euro 6 engines. The van’s impressive eco-boost engine produces compact precision power, giving an efficient MPG.

Ford’s Fiesta van was carefully selected after a thorough review of business operations, with a key focus on how our business can reduce our emissions and move to a greener fleet.

The new vehicles are compliant with ultra-low emission zones, and we expect that the vehicles will require less maintenance than our previous diesel fleet, whilst creating less waste and reducing downtime.

With 20 already on the road, our team will be busy coordinating delivery to our site teams over the coming weeks, as we roll out around 100 vans in total.

Tamdown is pleased to have received, for the 13th year in a row, the RoSPA Gold award – which means we achieve the President’s Health and Safety Award for working hard to ensure its staff, customers and contractors get home safely at the end of every working day.

Organisations receiving a RoSPA Award are recognised as being world-leaders in health and safety practice.

Barry Maile, Tamdown Operations Director, said
“The consistent achievement of this Rospa award highlights our commitment across the business to Health and safety. From our Site teams delivering every day and our dedicated health & safety team supporting our performance, to our leadership team undertaking Director Site Safety tours. Thanks and congratulations to our teams on their dedication to keeping each other safe.”

Julia Small, RoSPA’s Achievements Director, said: “This is a fantastic and well-deserved accomplishment. All our award entrants demonstrate their unwavering commitment and passion for keeping people safe at work. By receiving this recognition Tamdown join like-minded businesses and organisations worldwide, who represent the very best in their approach to Health and Safety. I would like to add my personal thanks for all the work that it has taken to secure this well-deserved award – congratulations to all those involved, who champion and drive up Health and Safety standards every day. You are a fantastic example to others in your sector.”

In January we launched our ‘Roots for Foundations’ Tree planting – sponsoring the planting of a tree for every foundation we complete.

We are now pleased to say that we have sponsored 434 Trees following the completion of 434 plots between January and March on our customer’s sites.

Through our partnership with ‘The Future Forest Company’ these trees are helping to grow a whole new forest in the UK, on the Isle of Mull. If you’d like to know exactly where our trees are planted take a look at the location here: https://what3words.com/scratches.asterisk.grew

Among the 434 trees planted are a variety of species; Downy Birch, Alder, Hawthorn, Hazel, Sessile Oak and Willow trees – supporting efforts to plant the right tree in the right place at all times.

At Tamdown we are committed to sustainability and recognise the impact our operations have on the environment, so this is one of the steps we are taking to do our bit to reduce the carbon in our atmosphere.

Decarbonisation and reducing emissions are key to our future, but we must also actively remove CO2 from our atmosphere. Planting new trees supports this, it’s happening now, and is already making a measurable difference to global CO2 levels.

During ‘Women in Construction Week’ and on ‘International Women’s Day’ we’d like you to meet Jess Olley, one of our Excavator Operators.

She shares how she got into construction, a typical working day and what she loves about her job.

– How did you get into the engineering/construction sector?
I worked in Australia for a while and as part of a visa process within traffic management, but when my husband got sponsored I asked my site supervisor for a job, and I’ve never looked back!

– What does your average day entail?
I use plans to determine where drainage and services are to be located then dig the trenches, footings and level the ground.

– What do you love most about your job?
I love working outside and not behind a desk or dealing with the public all day, that just wasn’t for me, so my role is ideal

Tamdown has recently agreed a partnership with ‘The Future Forest Company’, who exist to remove CO2 at scale from the atmosphere, stop global warming, fight climate change and protect biodiversity.

Their goal is to plant 50 million trees by 2025 and we are supporting this by sponsoring a tree for every foundation we complete on our customer’s sites.

We are committed to sustainability and recognise the impact our operations have on the environment, so this is one of the steps we are taking, and planning for the future, to do our bit to reduce the carbon in our atmosphere.

Decarbonisation – reducing emissions – is key to our future, but we must also actively remove CO2, and planting new trees will support this.

We will provide updates on the type and location of the trees we sponsor over the coming weeks and months, watch this space.

The Housebuilder Awards returned live to the InterContinental London-The O2 on November 24th, and the Tamdown team attended with some of our customers – a great event in great company.

The awards celebrate a range of achievements within the housebuilding community and, after recent remote awards, this year the live event was attended by over 500 people, who also enjoyed the talents of host comedian Tom Allen

Tamdown MD Rob Kendal had the pleasure of presenting the “Best design for four storeys or more award” which went to Places for People and saw Telford Homes also commended for their entry.

Congratulations to all the winners on their achievements.