Each issue we reach out to our diverse supply chain and speak to members about what they do and what working with us means to them.

This time, we speak to Darren Bardle, Managing Director of DB Engineers.

Each issue we reach out to our diverse supply chain and speak to members about what they do and what working with us means to them.

This time, we speak Chris Mann, at groundwork and civils specialist O’Boyle Brothers.

Despite the challenging and unprecedented period, we have continued our commitment to industry best practice by taking part in the Considerate Constructors Scheme, with our sites being audited and reviewed to confirm a score against each of the five Code headings – appearance, community, environment, safety and workforce.

As COVID-19 has changed our working practices, we have been required to undertake several remote audits, although we are now slowly returning to site-based auditing. The following sites have been highly commended or praised during visits/audits:

• Yorkare Care Home Hornsea (The Mere), was rated high with regards to the community and communication with local residents
• ERFC Hessle was highly commended for the professional image of the site’s appearance and the dedicated environmental information posted with regards to the company contributing to carbon reduction
• Eleanor Scott Cottages was applauded for the remote interaction with the children from nearby Southcoates Primary School where we asked them what Health & Safety means to them (Do’s & Don’ts)
• 79 Lowgate was marked excellent for the safety of staff on site

We were also delighted to see our Hornsea Boat Compound project win a Silver CCS 2020 National Site Award and would like to congratulate the team on site for the exceptional effort made in raising the standards of considerate construction at this scheme.

We look forward to continuing our work on the CCS scheme and to demonstrating the quality and value of all of our sites in these unique and challenging times.

We are proud of our strong and sustainable supply chain, which we have built up over many years, and we work with many suppliers time and time again. If you are interested in working with us, we’d love to hear from you. Get in touch at hull@hobsonporter.com

“I’d love to work on the Houses of Parliament, then I could give them my views on how to run the country!”

We are proud of our strong and sustainable supply chain, which we have built up over many years, and we work with many suppliers time and time again. If you are interested in working with us, we’d love to hear from you. Get in touch at hull@hobsonporter.com

“Despite a number of challenges that face the construction sector I do feel optimistic. The construction industry clearly has a massive skilled labour shortage. It is without doubt less desirable for young people and I believe we need to do more to attract new talent.”

In October we were honoured to be named one of the winners at the considerate awards in London, a testament to our steadfast commitment to continuous improvement and best practice.