Unfortunately due to some issues with
security this section of the website has been left without updates
for a while now. However we will once again be posting brief details
about what's going on at M Lambe Construction Ltd on a regular basis
due to a high demand.
We found out today (26.09.2011)
that two more of the sites that we are currently carrying
out the Ground works and Roads & Sewers on have won the
prestigious NHBC Seal of Excellence.
We
would like to congratulate Michael Jackson of Miller
Homes and Dave Harrison of Bellway Homes on this great
achievement. We are extremely proud once again, to
play a part in the winning teams.
We are also pleased to
announce that we are now on board with a new client
Keepmoat Homes. We currently have 3No. live urban regeneration
projects in the Midlands with Keepmoat Homes and look
forward to working with them in the future.
New Projects consist of:
3No: Keepmoat Homes - Midlands
1No. Bellway Homes - Pershore
1No. Morris Homes - Wrexham
1No. McCarthy & Stone -
The Cotswolds
2010
Mongol Rally - 2 Men, one very small car,
10,000 miles..........
Somehow I’ve been convinced to take part in the 2010 Mongol Rally.
This involves driving a car bought for less than £1000, with
an engine size less than one litre, 10,000 miles from
London to Mongolia.
We leave Goodwood race circuit
on 24th July and will be driving our 20 year old Fiat 126, as pictured
above, that we bought for £400!
We will pass through 10 countries and 7 time zones in just
5 weeks by which time we hope to reach the finish line in Ulaanbataar
the capital
of Mongolia.
For more information about our trip and the Mongol Rally in general
please visit our website at www.closebutnobataar.co.uk.
We are raising money for
the Christina Noble Childrens Foundation which supports underprivileged
children in Mongolia. Our target is
a mere £1,000 but with your help we intend to raise far more.
I know the current state of the economy makes this a difficult
time to entertain charitable donations but I would be grateful for
any support
you can offer to help raise money for this worthy cause.
To make a donation please visit www.justgiving.com/closebutnobataar.
If you would prefer to send a cheque please make it payable to the
Christina Noble Childrens Foundation and post it to Michael Lambe at
the above address.
Alternatively if you would
be interested in providing corporate sponsorship in exchange for
advertising space on our website and car please email
me at michaellambe@mlambe.co.uk
Visit
the Team
Website for further details or click the link below to donate
online.
Thanks for taking the time
to read this. If you haven’t
heard of my safe return by the beginning of September you’ll
know that things didn’t go to plan!
Michael Lambe
June
2010 -
New Project - Morris Homes
- Sedgely
This
new project consists of groundworks and infrastructure
works on this development to facilitate the construction
of a new housing development
The
hot topic at the moment is ensuring that companies are
certified under
a SSIP scheme.
Although we have been registered
with CHAS for quite some time now, some of our clients
have requested that in addition we are NHBC Safemark
registered also.
We are therefore pleased
to announce that we now comply with this requirement.
For further information
on the Safemark Scheme visit the NHBC website
December
09 -
New Project - McCarthy & Stone
(Developments) Limited
This
new project consists of groundworks and infrastructure works on
this development to facilitate the construction of retirement
appartments.
December
09 -
New Project - New Client - Wildmore Industrial Estate
This
new project consists of a 278 package in Bromsgrove.
Our works comprise of:
• Localised road widening and a new entrance to the estate
including bridge works.
December
09 -
New Project - Miller Homes
This
project consists of a 278 package to construct a new
roundabout on the Birmingham Road in Bromsgrove.
December
09 -
CSCS Platinum Award
The
company have been awarded Platinum status by the CSCS
board for achieving over 90% compliance. We have actually
been close to 100% compliant for some time now, but with
the review of our previous Gold status (over 75% back
in 2007) we have now been issued the highest certificate
of commitment available.
We
are fully commited to the CSCS scheme and are constantly looking
to ensure
all of our operatives are covered by the approprite qualification/card.
November
09 -
New Project - David Wilson Homes
This
project consists of a Roads and Sewers package to facilitate
a new housing development in Hucknall, Nottingham.
This
new project (Tower Wharf) is an exciting new canalside
development in the heart of Chester city centre. This
contemporary scheme will include its own bars and restaurants
as well
as a choice of stylish apartments, many of which have
stunning views across the
canal.
We will be carrying out
the groundworks and infrastructure works on this
development
NEWS
FLASH!! for 07 - New Innovation!! - The EleVata
System!
Raising iron
work prior to applying the surface course has always
been a bit of a pain. First you have to set up the
extensive TM for the compressor/2CX etc, break out
the installed gully / manhole frame, raise to it's
new level, allow for it to go off before topping out
which means it being left in the raised position for
a while,
it should be ramped around to reduce trip hazards
and reduce potential damage to vehicles etc.. but it
still doesn't look good and is still a magnet for claims!
This is where
the EleVata system comes into it's own!
Forget about
all the above.. you work within the TM set up for the
surfacing team and work ahead of them! on the same
day! the whole process now takes minutes!
For the Manhole
/ Gully pdf installation guide click
here.
Dave Wardropper
approached us some time ago with an idea leading to
the solution you see here. We worked with Dave (Wrekin
Products) on a number of occasions to help design out
adverse issues and design in solutions. The end product
is what you see here and is truly a pleasure to work
with!
We
then approached Persimmon Homes West Midlands with
Dave to partner the release of this product. Keith
Ball
was very keen to push the idea from the Persimmon Homes
angle as he instantly saw the health & safety advantages
of the system.
Below is the
first ever EleVata gully system to be installed. We
will also shortly be instaling the first ever manhole
system, also at the Persimmon Homes flagship site at
the former Cape Hill Brewery in Smethwick.
Below from
left to right: Dave Wardropper (Wrekin Products), Keith
Ball (Regional Health & Safety Advisor for Persimmon
Homes), Dave Mee (Health & Safety Advisor for M Lambe
Construction Ltd) & James Airey (HRS)
No additional
traffic management for initial works, reduced noise
pollution/exposure (no breaking out), eliminate vibration
exposure (no
breaking out),
no raised
ironworks
over night, reduced manual handling (the frame is only
placed once), Less inconveniance to the residents on
the road to be finished!
"Design
out hazards", it's hard to justify not using it under
the CDM Regulations!
November
07 - M Lambe Construction Ltd - NHBC Approved
House Builder
We
are proud to announce that on the 27th November
we were admitted to the NHBC Register of house builders
and developers.
This
allows our clients that extra piece of mind that they
'll have a NHBC registered contractor working for
them on site.
November
07 - New Project - Bellway Homes South Midlands
Keepers
Lodge This new regeneration project
is based in Chelmsley Wood, Solihull.
We
are very proud to announce that we have been
awarded the Investor In People title!
This means a whole lot to the company. The whole process
has been a real eye opener to the Directors, not as to improvements,
but how much we were already doing right in thier eyes and
what our people actual already thought of the company. It
was great news that we actually had to do relatively little
to meet the criteria of IIP standard.
The report from the IIP assessor was fantastic! Without exception
all those interviewed had only positive comments about how
they have been treated in the company and how they feel about
the future with us. We really do pride ourselves on being
a company that does invest in and stand by our people. We
always hoped we had a content workforce, the IIP assessment
process has done a lot to confirm what we have a loyal and
happy workforce. We would recommend this whole process to
all those out there who have not yet achieved IIP status,
as it is a great tool for learning more about your company
in a pro-active way.
The award was presented by Bill Giles (one of Britain's best
known weather forecasters) to Adrian McGowan (Left) And
Dave Mee (Right) of M Lambe Construction Ltd, following
a very informative talk from Bill on the actual impact
the climate changes will have on our indiustry and everyone
in general.
We
aim to move forward in this area now and
build on the position we hold to ensure
that with growth, we also aim to constantly
improve on the healthy and positive culture
we have in the company.
This
new project on the Tame Village development
in Tamworth includes groundworks. We have
already carried out the infrastructure works
for Persimmon Homes.
Great
News for everyone who passes by the Junction
of Dudley Road, Cape Hill and Grove Lane
in Birmingham. The 3 way temporary traffic
signals are now down and the new roundabout
is operational!
This
former 3 way junction was notoriously
busy before we started our works.
The
construction of the new roundabout in the
centre of the 3 way junction caused obvious
delays in the area. We would like to thank
all those affected by these street works
for their patience during the TTS phase
of the works, as given the scale of the
project, there were relatively few complaints.
February
07 - Sub Contract Partnership
of the Year - Persimmon Homes
M.Lambe
Construction Ltd is proud to announce that
we have been awarded the prestigious Sub-Contractor
Partnership of the year 2006 Award by Persimmon
Homes West Midlands.
This
follows winning the Sub Contractor of the
Year award last year.
We
have been working in close partnership
with Persimmon Homes for some years now
and in 2005 had a joint logo approved which
in itself has been a great honour, but
winning this award really has been the
icing on the cake.
It's
fair to say that the phrase partnership
is often taken with a pinch of salt, this
not so when it comes to the valued partnership
we have established with this regional
office of the Persimmon Homes Group. We
work together helping develop new systems
to provide a more efficient and safer site
for all.
This
award is yet another massive boost to the
company and we feel truly honoured to have
received it.
January
07 - Welfare Fleet Increased
A
further 3No. Mobile Welfare Units have been
purchased. We have found these to be the
most efficiant way of staying compliant on
the jobs that only require a couple of operatives.
As we all know, the days of a just a portable
toilet at the side of the road are long gone.
February
07 - New Plant
Purchased
We
have recently added a few new Hitachi ZAXIS
225USRLC Machines to the fleet.
Those
eagle eyed people out there will spot that
there is no mirror on the back and start
tutting.., this is because these excavators
have been fitted with rear view cameras
(visible at the top of the counterbalance).
This
in addition to a number of new dumpers
of various sizes, ensuring our resourses
match our current planned growth.
February
07 - New Project
- Persimmon Homes West Midlands
Deers
Leap
This
is actualy on the City Road, Birmingham
entrance to the former Cape Hill Brewery
site.
January
07 - Welfare Fleet Increased
A
further 3No. Mobile Welfare Units have been
purchased. We have found these to be the
most efficiant way of staying compliant on
the jobs that only require a couple of operatives.
As we all know, the days of a just a portable
toilet at the side of the road are long gone.
December
06 - Purchase of new Equipment
We
have recently added new 5 Ton Hitachi ZAXIS
50U Machines to the fleet.
This
in addition to a new order of varying sizes
of excavators from 13t upwards.
(Details
to follow)
We
are also testing some new kerb lifting
equipment. This follows extensive testing
of various systems on site. We currently
own upwards of 25 kerb laying devices.
These range from trailer and FLT mounted
vacuum lifting aids, to battery operated
vacuum lifting aids, to small mechanical
lifting aids.
Watch
this space for upcomming details on Plant
Purchases!.
November
06 - New Project
- David Wilson Homes East Midlands
This
is a new site for David Wilson Homes in Syston,
Leicestershire. This is a private speculative
housing development comprising of 222 residential
plots.
Our
works comprise of:
• Roads
and sewers civil works
October
06 - New Project
- David Wilson Homes East Midlands
This
is a new site for David Wilson Homes on the
grounds of the former East Leake Hall. A
private speculative housing development comprising
land previously accommodating East Leake
Hall.
Our
works comprise of:
• Installation
of all relevant SWS & FWS
• Construction of roads to base
• Connection onto existing sewer in Station Road
October
06 - New Project
- Bellway Homes West Midlands Ltd
The
continuation of the regeneration project
in Chelmsley Wood now sees us starting the
'on site works' including the roads, sewers
and groundworks.
This
follows the previous enabling off site
works on Chapplehouse Road.
September
06 - New Project - Bellway Homes
West Midlands Ltd
A
new project has started for the West Midlands office of
Bellway Homes Homes
Roads Sewers
and groundworks to facilitate 246 new dwellings.
Lay Hill, Nothfield.
September
06 - New Project - KingsOak
Ltd
A
new project has started for KingsOak Ltd.
Roads Sewers
and groundworks to facilitate 167 new dwellings.
Monarch's Gate,
King / Queen Street, Wednesbury
September
06 - New Project - Integra Construction
Ltd
A
new project has started for the Dunstable office of Integra
Construction Ltd.
Our first Project
for Integra Construction Ltd - Infrastructure works to
facilitate the construction of 16 new apartments which
will in places be connected to the existing structure
on 27 – 31 Charlotte Street, Hockley, Birmingham.
September
06 - New Project - Miller Homes
( West Midlands) Ltd
A
new project has started for the West Midlands office of
Miller Homes.
This consists
of 278 works to the entrance on the site plus the Construction
of roads, sewers & groundworks for 87 new dwellings
comprising 2 & 3 storey houses and apartments.
The Filybrookes,
Stone, Staffordshire.
September
06 - New Project - Persimmon
Homes ( West Midlands) Ltd
A
new project has started for the West Midlands office of
Persimmon Homes.
Construction
of new site access and internal roads and infrastructure
works to facilitate the construction of 4No. three story
detached each containing 6No. two bed units. Salters
Lane, Newport.
September
06 - New Project - Antler Homes
Midlands Ltd
Our
first project for Antler Homes - Construction of roads,
sewers & groundworks for 12 new dwellings.
Lillington Road, Leamington Spa
August
06 - Setting a new NHBC gold
star record!
Persimmon
Homes ( West Midlands) Ltd
The
Michells Brook development we are currently working on
at the former Cape Hill Brewery has just been awarded its
fifth consecutive NHBC gold star rating during a recent
inspection! This sets a new record for thePersimmon
Homes group!!!.
A proud moment
for Rob Hemmings (Persimmon Homes Site Manager) and well
deserved too!
We are extremely
proud to be associated with this new record, and wish
to thank all our site operatives and supervisors for
thier hard work and attention to detail.
Well done to
everyone!!
August
06 - New Project Starts - Persimmon
Homes ( West Midlands) Ltd
A
new project has started for the West Midlands office of
Persimmon Homes.
This consists
of 278 works to form a new roundabout outside the former
Cape Hill Brewery in Smethwick Birmingham. This will
create a new junction to serve the flagship Persimmon
Homes Site (Which we are also working on) at Mitchells
Brook.
August
06 - New Project Starts - Charles
Church South Midlands Ltd
A
new project has started for the South Midlands office of
Charles Church.
Construction
of infrastructure works to facilitate the construction
of 37No. new houses off Banner Lane in Coventry.
August
06 - New Project Starts - Bellway
Homes West Midlands
A
new project has started for the West Midlands office of
Bellway Homes Homes.
This consists
of an off site foul & storm sewer run which will
be located in Chaplehouse Road. This is to facilitate
the next phase of re-development in Chelmsley Wood on
the grounds of the former Whitesmore School.
July
06 - New Project Starts - Miller
Homes (West Midlands) Ltd
A
new project has started for the West Midlands office of
Miller Homes.
Construction
of new site access points, spine road & estate roads
to facilitate the construction of a new shared development
between Taylor Woodrow & Miller Homes. Located off
Bredon Road, Tewkesbury
June
06 - New Project Starts
- Crest Nicholson (Midlands) Limited
A
new project has started for the Midlands office
of Crest Nicholsn.
Construction
of new site access and internal roads and infrastructure
works to facilitate the construction of 4No.
three story detached each containing 6No. two
bed units. Coldbath Road, Mosley
June
06 - Purchase of new Mobile Welfare Units
We
have recently added a new type of mobile welfare unit
to the fleet..
We have been
testing this style of unit for the past year, as yet
we are yet to find a better, more well equiped unit
on the market that will suit up to 4 persons.
They provide
our workforce with fully legislative compliant welfare
units, that are easily moved, takes up a remarkably
small footprint (considering all it has to offer!)
with a very high specification interior.
These are
an addition to the fleet of larger static (oasis style)
welfare units already owned by the company, which again
meets all current legislative requirements.
May 06 - Company
News Letter
This months news letter
fo those of you in the companywho may have lost the copy posted
to you..
Contains details on:
PPE supply and compliance, Kerb handling equipment, touch screen
tests, new plant & flashing beacons..
We have recently
added a new Hitachi EX450LC to the fleet.
This 45T excavator
adds further capacity to the fleet on the projects that require
box culverts and large volume earth moving. In addition this
excavator will also be equiped with one of our optional crushing/recycling
attachements as well as a wide range of specialist buckets
etc.
April
06 - Purchase of new Dumpers & Rollers
We have recently
added 3 new 6T , 1 new 3T swivel & 1 new 1T
dumpers.
Plus 2 new Benford
1200 & 2 new Benford 800 rollers.
Adding further capacity
to our owned fleet.
April
06 - New excavators purchased
This month we will
be recieving 3No. new Kobelco 135SR zero tail swing excavators
and a new Kubota KX71mini excavator.
Another
step towards ensuring our own extensive plant fleet is balanced
with project requirements keeping the requirement hire in plant
to a minimum.
Mar
06 - New
Project Starts - Crest Nicholson (Midlands) Limited
A new project has
started for the Midlands office of Crest Nicholsn.
This project consists
of roads, sewers and groundworks to facilitate 37 detached
houses in the Westwood Heath, Coventry.
Mar
06 - New
Project Starts - McCarthy & Stone (Developments) Limited
A new project has
started for McCarthy & Stone (Developments) Ltd.
This project consists
of roads, sewers and groundworks to facilitate a new
retirement appartments development in the Sutton Coldfield
area.
Mar
06 - Winner
of the Sub Contractor of the year award!
We are proud to
announce that we have won the Sub Contractor of the year award
for Persimmon Homes West Midlands
We
would like to say a big thank you to all who nominated us for
these awards and a special thank you to the to the staff
on the ground and in the office that supplied the high level
service requird to meet the required grade.
Mar
06 - Company News Letter
A copy of the monthly
news letter for those that may have missed it.
We have recently
added 3 new 9T, 3 new 6T and 3 new 1T dumpers to the fleet,
this is to add further capacity to our owned fleet.
Jan
06 - Winner of the Sub Contractor of the year award!
We are proud to
announce that we have won the Sub Contractor of the year award
for David Wilson Homes East Midlands.
We
would like to say a big thank you to all who nominated us for
these awards and a special thank you to the to the staff
on the ground and in the office that supplied the high level
service requird to meet the required grade.
Jan 06
- Persimmon Homes - Cape Hill Brewery Contract
We have recently
started work on the former Cape Hill Brewery site in Smethwick.
This is the high profile
flagship site for Persimmon Homes West Midlands consisting
of circa 800 1, 2 bedroom appartments and 2, 3, 4, & 5 bedroom
houses..
Securing
this contract has not only offered another long term contract
and stability to the company but also raises the company profile
yet again.
Jan
06 - NHBC Seal of Excellence Award
Adrian France has
recieved the prestigious Seal of Excellence award from the
NHBC! Adrian is a Site Manager for Persimmon Homes West
Midlands and the award was awarded on his excellent workmanship
and
the overall standards achieved at one the sites we have been
awarded
in
Leegomery
(Nightingales).
Adrian is one of only
around 100 Site Managers nationwide to recieve the award.
This follows having
recieved a Pride in the Job Award earlier in the year for the
same site.
So a big congratulations
from all at M Lambe Construction goes out to Adrian!
Jan
06 - M. Lambe launch online safety database
After much hard work and effort M.Lambe Construction have launched an online safety database that allows site managers to view all employee and machinery certification on this website.
The online reports are generated by a Microsoft Access database which contains the majority of the company's safety documentation and information. The database produces HTML reports by site and by employee/machine. This allows a site manager to see everything from an operatives Confined Spaces certificate to a machines Declaration of Conformity without contacting anyone or leaving the site office.
Employee's and machinery are sorted by site thanks to integration with timesheet systems and the introduction of a new plant tracking system.
The main ambition of the system is to reduce the amount of time wasted each month in delivering certificates to site managers as plant/operative teams move site.
The site is accessed
through the safety Database link but is password protected
in line with the Data Protection Act. Usernames and passwords
will be distributed upon written request. We have also implemented
IP tracking to ensure the database is gained by unauthorised
persons. For this reason the applicants IP address would
be required and should be detailed in the written request,
to enable a password to be issued.
It is also likely that certification for lifting equipment and COSHH datasheets will follow shortly.
Following the completion of the Chanterelle Gardens apartments for Bellway Homes M.Lambe has won an NHBC award.
The development in Wolverhampton pays credit to the hard work and dedication of M.Lambe employees
Jan
06 - Purchase of new excavators
We have recently
purchased 4No JCB JZ140 14T zero tailswing excavators.
These replace
older machines that were an increased liability due to the
counterweight travel outside the tracks footprint and also
adds further capacity to our owned fleet.
On
site recycling services now available!
Follow the purchase
of a excavator mounted crusher at the tail end of 2004 M.Lambe
Construction can now offer the environmentally and economically
friendly
recycling
of rubble on small to medium sites.
On small to medium sites recycling rubble has previously been uneconomical due to the high cost of static crushers. Using our own bucket crushers and machinery we can now crush up to 70 tonnes of rubble per hour!
The crusher can be set between 125mm and 25mm and can handle re-bar.
Using only one excavator and one operator allows costs to be kept to a minimum whilst the elimination of cartaway not only compounds costs further, but also reduces the impact on the environment.
We have recently purchaced
another batch of mini & micro excavators to combat the manual
handling issues associated with finishing
works to the rear of properties once access becomes an issue.
We now have excavators
in the fleet that will fit through a standard doorway using
retractable tracks. A great benifit to the company.
RTD compliance ensured thanks to in-house tachograph scanning
We now have the facility to generate RTD compliant reports for
our waggon/lowloader drivers, which self generate all the required
data to ensure we are constantly up to date and monitoring POA
and REST data on all our operators.
