___________________________________________________________________________________ Oliver Connell & Son Ltd
RC Frame & Groundworks – The Brentford Project – Client Ballymore
inevitably gained a strong reputation in the construction industry . Its motto , ‘ safety , quality , programme ’ is at the core of its day-to-day activity , as is the ‘ OC ’ way ; a set of visual standards and guidelines for each project to follow .
So , as market conditions changed , Connells was ideally positioned to adapt , shifting its focus from residential construction to infrastructure projects . “ Although we ’ ve got very traditional company values , we ’ re also young and agile enough to adapt to the construction climate ,” Tom states . “ We ’ ve managed to keep ourselves ahead of competitors by maintaining our main stream of work , which is groundworks and concrete frames , while also taking on some big infrastructure projects .”
James elaborates : “ We worked in Cambridge for a while , for instance , on the biomedical life sciences laboratories and we ’ re also currently the largest contractor to Heathrow Airport . We ’ ve been involved with HS2 for a while now , which , being a high-end scheme , was an incredibly hard process to enter , but will hopefully bolster our reputation .
“ Our biggest project so far is the Brentford regeneration project , where we carried
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