Build Division

Project Experience

Principal/Main Contractor Role:

Since our initial application for pre accreditation we have worked as main contractor for a number of our corporate clients including Devon and Cornwall Constabulary and Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue. We have also increased our office staff to include qualified surveying staff and have a fully staffed office during normal working hours.

Recent Experience:

Recent projects include internal fit out and refurbishment of Ilfracombe Police station and Torrington Heath Centre. Both of these projects were operational during the works. Ilfracombe Police Station works includes refurbishment of kitchens, offices, toilets, DDA works, front counters and enquiries. We are able to undertake and coordinate electrical and plumbing works including data and telephony.

Experience:

Our Quantity Surveyor has over twenty years experience in the construction industry in the public and private sectors. The last two projects, for Devon County Council and Pembrokeshire National Parks, were £5M and £4M respectively. He has undertaken Principal Contractor role for CDM and worked as Programme Manager for Devon and Cornwall Constabulary and Property Manager for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. He has substantial experience of managing specialist sub contractors.

Logistics:

We run a growing fleet of vans that operate all over the country, we also have a full time logistics manager to ensure materials and deliveries reach site on time.

Health & Safety and Environment

Adequate and Qualified personnel:

We work with both directly employed trade personnel and enjoy long term relationships with local subcontractors, allowing us to provide the competitiveness, speed and quality that our customers have come to expect of us.

TCI is committed to maintaining and improving health, safety and its awareness towards environmental excellence. All our site staff are City and Guilds qualified and our foremen have either an IOSH Site Supervisor's qualification or the five day Site Managers Qualification.

Our Quantity Surveyors and Contracts Managers are NEBOSH/IOSH qualified and are PRINCE 2 Project Management practitioners. We have achieved CHAS accreditation and we ensure that all our staff and sub contractors are 100% CSCS accredited. We ensure that we continually assess the risks to health and safety of all employees, including our suppliers and others that could be affected by our operations.

Resourcing:

All our supervisory staff, core labour and craftsmen are directly employed. Our policy is to have the supervisor on the site full time for the duration of the works to ensure continuity. Our specialist subcontractors, mechanical and electrical, work for us continually to ensure quality and compliance. Our craftsmen include masons, decorators, tillers, floor layers and carpenters. We endeavor to approach each and every job in a Safe and professional manner.

Accredictations:

We have recently obtained accreditation for ISO 9001 and 14001 with IMSM to ensure quality assurance with all our projects and workmanship. This ensures an awareness to good management in the control of waste, energy efficiency and ultimately the environmental impact of all our operations.