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“ R & M has been operating for over 55 years . The company was founded as a painting and decorating business in Porth , by Ron Williams and his wife , Fay . Ron represented the ‘ R ’ in the business name , while the ‘ M ’ stands for Mark , his son , who has been involved in the business throughout his entire working life . In the late 1980s , the company ventured into local authority maintenance work , then , in the early 2000s , became involved in larger planned maintenance schemes with local housing associations and councils , in accordance with the Welsh Housing Quality Standard , in which R & M invested heavily . From there , Mark developed and grew the construction arm of the business .
Successful growth
“ Presently , we have three main facets : the trade arm , which focuses on painting ; the maintenance arm , which handles both reactive and planned maintenance ; and the construction arm . Our customer base primarily consists of local authorities , housing associations , universities , health boards , airports , and shopping centres to name but a few . R & M operates predominantly in Wales as well as the Hereford , Gloucester , Bristol , Bath and Swindon areas .
“ The business has successfully grown and developed over the past 15 years , during which time we entered our 50th year of trading . The board had set a goal to achieve a turnover of £ 50 million , which was accomplished .
“ Currently , our turnover ranges between £ 30 million and £ 35 million , which is quite substantial , especially in the very buoyant and flooded South Wales market . We employ approximately 150-to-200 operatives , and 50 team members , and additionally , we have a supply chain and agencies that we regularly work with ,” he begins .
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