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Corporate Social Responsibility at Tamdown
ENVIRONMENTAL &
SUSTAINABILITY
LOCAL COMMUNITY
CHARITY
HEALTH & SAFETY
PEOPLE
This model illustrates Tamdown’s approach to Corporate Social
Responsibility
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Environmental & Sustainability
The Tamdown Group understands the importance of sustainable construction practices in helping reduce the impacts on the environment and
also improving economic profitability for both our Business and that of our Client’s.
The Tamdown Group works within the “ConstructionSkills” 10 point plan for construction companies to enhance sustainable construction
practices as summarised below:
1. The Tamdown Group use recycled or sustainable materials whenever possible.
2. Our buying department is conscientious in ordering only the materials which are needed for our sites.
3. Our buying department use local suppliers whenever possible to minimise the road journeys to and from the site.
4. We ensure that we take advantages of grants and funding available to sustainable construction.
5. On site, we ensure that site employees are aware and considerate to site neighbours and regularly register our sites with the considerate
constructors scheme.
6. Keeping up to date with new legislation and technologies and implementing best practice whenever feasible.
7. We ensure that waste is separated and recycled and dispose of the remainder legally, where applicable using registered waste carriers only
and keeping a record of relevant paperwork.
8. We ensure the avoidance of causing pollution to land, water or air by stopping uncontrolled water entering or leaving excavations and run off
from earthworks.
9. The Tamdown Group are keen to protect the natural environment, biodiversity and heritage by identifying and safeguarding important or
protected areas.
10. We ensure the health and safety of those on our sites and the local community during construction.
The Tamdown Group understands CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) is a key driver for businesses seeking to embrace sustainability into
their business.
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Health & Safety at Tamdown
Our Focus on Health and Safety
Health and Safety is at the forefront of every employee in our business. We have
a dedicated health and safety team that works alongside our construction
personnel in educating, monitoring and improving our teams together with
carrying out frequent HSQE (Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental) site
audits. Our internal “workSmart” initiative focusing on behavioral elements of
health and safety practices is a pioneering approach to continuous improvement.
We are proud to be BSI accredited to 18001.
Graeme Burston M.C.I.O.B, Director responsible for safety, Bovis Homes:
"I have been impressed with the commitment and dedication of the Tamdown
Group towards Health & Safety and delivering a good service to time, cost and
quality. Recently I had a meeting with Tamdown to discuss how they dealt with
manual handling assessments, Bovis Homes was so impressed with the Tamdown
Group's manual handling risk assessment system that this has now been adopted
throughout the business as a model of best practice.”
“Tamdown are certainly a company that I would recommend.”
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Our People
Passionate about our people
Here at Tamdown, we are committed to releasing the
potential of our people and developing their knowledge
and skills, providing them with a rewarding and
satisfying career.
Examples of Tamdown’s commitment to
employee development
Tamdown prides itself as a learning organisation,
constantly seeking innovative solutions to problems and
growing stronger each time with the effort expended.
Our Finance Director Dawn Hillman is a typical example of
how Tamdown supports personal growth by professional
development and strives to embrace employees who
demonstrate career ambition, energy and passion for
continuous learning, Dawn joined the Tamdown Group in
1985 as a receptionist.
Our people work hard but play hard too; we endeavor
to ensure all our employees have a good work-life
balance. We are proud to have been shortlisted for the
“Best Places to Work in Construction” awards in 2008
and 2009 and have been investor in people accredited
since 2002.
Our HSQE Manager has over 30 years
experience within the groundwork's industry
and started off as a plant driver. Mick Bray has
worked his way up through the ranks to HSQE
Manager, Tamdown has supported him in
achieving his ambitions.
Joe O'Brien has taken
advantage of one of the
comprehensive apprentice
schemes offered by the
Tamdown Group and is
about to embark on his
final year on an plant
mechanics apprenticeship.
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Our People
Apprenticeships at Tamdown
The Tamdown Group works together with the
National Construction College in delivering
apprenticeships in Plant, Construction
Operations and Plant Mechanics. The National
Construction College is the leading provider of
specialist apprenticeship courses. Working
with companies for over 40 years, delivering
apprenticeship courses which combine college
training with on-site experience.
The Tamdown Group is committed to
apprenticeships and to our community,
developing our people effectively in order to
improve our performance and achieve our
aims and objectives.
Throughout our history we have developed
and continue to run apprenticeship
programmes.
In addition to Site Based
apprenticeships, the Tamdown Group also
offer a range of office based development
opportunities.
The Tamdown Group is dedicated to the
running of apprenticeship schemes to ensure
we have the skills for today, tomorrow and
beyond.
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Charity and the Tamdown Group
The Tamdown Foundation
Recently the Tamdown Group set up the Tamdown Foundation with the
aim to raise £100,000 for charities in 2011. Five charities have been
nominated by members of the Tamdown team; each charity has a very
personal link with a member of our staff. We have witnessed the love and
support these charities provide at the most trying of times .There are
inspiring stories and there are sad stories. The Tamdown Group is
committing 1% of its profits in 2011 to get the fund underway.
Fundraising will be achieved through a number of activities including the
annual Tamdown Triathlon, Summer charity ball, London to Paris bike ride
and 24 hour swim.
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Working together with our local community
HCS (formally Trident) work experience for local students
The Tamdown Group regularly offer 2 week work placements for local students every year
through the HCS formally known as the Trident scheme, historically this has been
predominately office based, however the Tamdown Group are looking to extend this to
Site.
HCS has a well-established track record of supporting young people between the ages of
14-19 to prepare for life beyond the classroom.
The aim of the work experience offered by Tamdown is to help young people improve their
employability skills and develop as individuals, as well as making the work placement
process as easy as possible for employers, learners, schools and colleges.
We fully support our local County Council and regularly attend
an annual employment evenings which evolves local
employers setting up stands and providing local students in
their last year of school information about careers within our
organisation.
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Working together with our local community
We believe in supporting our local schools and students, a number of our senior management team have undertaken a variety of school
based activities with the aim to educate students about employment and industry by visiting nursery’s, secondary schools, further and
higher education establishments..
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What’s my Job?
Head of HR Mark Waine thoroughly enjoyed participating in “What's my Job?" a
work-related learning event for all the students in Year 10 at The Ramsey College in
Halstead, Essex. The aim of this event was to give the students an insight into the
wide range of careers open to them, to illustrate what it takes to achieve at this level
and to provide an opportunity for the Students to ask questions.
Mark has also participated in a number of other educational activities; one of his most
memorable was giving a “bob the builder” talk to four year old children at a local
nursery.
In addition to participating in career events at local schools, Mark has committed to a
mentoring programme with a student at Anglia Ruskin University studying for a
degree in Human Resource Management.
Mock Interviews
With three school age children of his own, Director Andy Parton
fully understands the importance of education and business
working together to support young people within the community
and regularly gives time and commitment to schools and colleges
across Essex.
In addition to taking part in a “E Buddy” e-mentoring scheme for
local students, Andy has recently participated in a mock interview
event at Alec Hunter Secondary school Braintree, aiming to help
students prepare for employment following education.
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Working together with our local community
Building a working partnership today to ensure a tomorrow for wildlife
The Tamdown Group is a proud corporate member of the
Essex Wildlife Trust, the county’s leading conservation charity.
It has more than 35,000 members, manages and protects over
7,250 acres of land on 87 nature reserves and 1 nature park.
The aim of Essex Wildlife Trust is to protect wildlife for the
future and the Tamdown Group is active in joining other local
companies in putting something back into the local environment
now and for future generations.
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Working together with our local community
Mentoring Programme with degree students from Anglia Ruskin University
The Tamdown Group has a close working relationship with its
local university
One example of this is the Degree students mentoring
programme which Tamdown has played a part in for a number
of years.
The programme involves a series of one to one sessions with
degree students is designed to match students at university
with individuals in a relevant job, who make a commitment to
help them gain an understanding of their work environment, its
culture, its expectations, its demands and even its frustrations.
Employers nationally identify the lack of business awareness
among graduates as being a significant barrier to progress.
Addressing this key concern, Anglia Ruskin University's
Employer Mentoring Scheme has been developed as a
targeted program, giving individual students support and
mentoring from a graduate or professional from local
businesses..
Mark Waine with his Mentee Hamza Babar
(second year civil engineering degree student)