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The Early Years Our Company was formerly known as R. E. Lay and Son which was established in 1963 by Robert Lay. The main area of business in the early years was general building and carpentry work. The Beginning of a New Venture R. E Lay and Son was awarded a specialist contract by a very reputable senior structural engineer; This contract was for the underpinning of a domestic property which was subsequently completed successfully. With this success other similar contracts were undertaken and the Company progressed and expanded over the following years.

Expansion and Restructuring The business rapidly expanded and soon became a recognized specialist contractor carrying out Underpinning and Remedial Superstructure Repairs for a large proportion of the leading Insurance Companies' Loss Adjusters, with projects being carried out throughout the South of England. In 1976 Stewart Lay joined the team as a Shareholding Director and Company Secretary which reinforced the management of the Company. Following the purchase of a local building company, and incorporating its staff, R. E LAY (CONST.) LIMITED was formed in 1992 as a combined enterprise of both companies. TO DATE WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED IN EXCESS OF 4000 PROJECTS

Founder & MD Robert Lay

Our Workforce With an average annual turnover of approximately £2.5 million we are able to provide and sustain continuous employment for some 50 staff. The majority of our employees are site based, are very highly skilled and experienced operatives and tradesmen. We are extremely proud to have a record of staff who have been continuously employed over many years. Some of our employees have completed in excess of 25 years service.

We as a Company endeavour to provide our Clients with a very professional and high quality service; We feel that this can only be achieved with dedication and continuity from our management and site staff. The health and safety of our employees and third parties is paramount. All of our site staff have attended a CITB Safety awareness course. Our employees are required to attend safety tool box talks on a regular basis, this is especially important when undertaking a new contract that involves the use of new tools and skills. Our management is experienced in both the Building and Civil Engineering sectors. With this spectrum of knowledge we can offer our clients the best commercial and practical solutions.

Each project undertaken by R. E. LAY (Const.) Limited is dealt with solely by one Project/Contract Manager, from initial enquiry to final project completion. This is a tried, tested and proven system that has been adopted by our Company to ensure that our client receives total continuity throughout the contract period Click on the image and Explore our Staff Management Structure and Labour Resources

Company Vehicle Fleet We have a very large fleet of vehicles for both office and site based staff. Our vehicles range from small car derived vans (CDV's) to 20 tonne flatbed heavy goods vehicles complete with hydraulic lifting equipment. All of our vans and cars are regularly serviced by reputable dealers and workshops; many are still under warranty. Our HGV's undergo a 6 week Department of Transport check which includes an inspection of the lifting equipment. To ensure that all of our vehicles are in a good safe working order we encourage employees to carry out a daily inspection, any defect found is then reported to a member of the management team, the vehicle is then booked in with a workshop for rectification. The history of our vehicles is stored on computer and used to monitor recurring mechanical problems and plan future services. We have a variety of spare vehicles that are maintained for use during periods of servicing and breakdowns.

A sample of our Fleet of Vehicles pictured above

Our Schedule of Vehicles 2No. Heavy Goods Vehicles with Lifting Equipment 19No. Vauxhall Combo and Mercedes Vito Vans 2No. Executive Company Cars 3No. Mid Range Company Cars

Plant & Equipment We provide our site employees with the appropriate equipment required to carry out and execute a particular task. The majority of our specialist equipment and small tools are Company property, However larger plant and access equipment is provided by a national hire company.
Over the years we have established an agreement with a hire company to ensure that we receive preferential rates and service. This ensures that our equipment is fully maintained and current, subsequently plant breakages and standing time are greatly reduced.

Company	Our offices are situated in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England approximately 3 miles from Luton and 30 miles north of London. Dunstable has extremely good road links and has close access to the M1, M25 and A1M motorways. These links enable us to service a massive 5000 square miles of the South of England. We can generally cover a radius of 80 miles from our offices.
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