Experienced Plant and Vehicle Fleet Managing Director highly respected within the Construction Industry having worked for three major UK Civil Engineering contractors. Council member and trustee of the UK CPA (Construction Plant Association) Council for eight years working closely with the CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) for plant training and various interest groups to enhance better practices within the plant industry.
Ig Construction Plant Consultancy
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Managing DirectorIg Construction Plant Consultancy Jul 2019 - PresentUnited Kingdom
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Plant ManagerSir Robert Mcalpine Nov 2013 - Jul 2019KetteringRESPONSIBILITIES • Compile quarterly plant summary to Directors• Implement capital expenditure• Manage procurement team• Liaise with contracts needing specialist equipment – Road maintenance• Take a leading role within safety leadership team.• Manage tower crane fleet. – Started external hire businessACHIEVEMENTS • Built up supply chain for new equipment to secure best value within plant fleet • Enhance road maintenance equipment to ensure better site production and safety • Advise safety leadership team to achieve 1 million man hours without a reportable accident • Brought in £2m of external crane hire -
Managing DirectorKier Group Feb 1997 - Aug 2013United KingdomRESPONSIBILITIES • Managing Director of Kier Plant Ltd and Kier Fleet Services with 9 plant depots nationwide with over 200 team members• Compile with FD all profit and loss accounts all capital expenditure and asset disposal • Head Safety Team• Ensure company car scheme was implementedKEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Increased plant and fleet revenues from £7m to £35m over seven years. Enhanced profits by 60%.• Created a crane hire business with over 100 cranes to service internal requirements and built up external client base producing £6m revenue.• Plant and fleet team won Kier Group safety award three times in ten years.• Won Chairman’s award for Best Performing Company in Kier Group.• Changed strategy for company cars from lease rate to whole life cost. Giving incentive to drivers to select green options driving down carbon usage and costs.• Implemented KPI’s for all plant groups to enhance visibility of hire rates, utilisation, and profitability of crane erection and dismantles. • Managed a team of up to 220 people in nine locations supporting plant and equipment to Kier Group and blue-chip clients.• Achieved 1 million hours safe working with no major injuries.• Effectively sold site accommodation assets in 2012 to reduce Kier Group’s asset holding.• Repeated the same process with the Crane Division in 2013. -
General ManagerCostain Group Plc Mar 1987 - Jan 1997United KingdomRESPONSIBILITIES • Manage all marine and heavy civil engineering plant and equipment • Procure new equipment• Manage asset disposals• Ensure all marine insurance claims • Manage all safety issuesKEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Built up largest UK Marine Construction Plant fleet, including 9 crane and jack up pontoons • Liaised with insurance brokers to reduce costs and enhanced cover• Built up external marine charter base working across Europe -
Plant ManagerJohn Howard International Jun 1972 - Aug 1986MalaysiaWorked for two years in Malaysia setting up site and procuring plant and equipment including crane barges. Transferred to the Seychelles mobilising marine plant and equipment from Malaysia and the UK, including crane barges, pontoons and chartering a heavy lift ship for transportation to Seychelles. On joining the company I completed a three year course at Medway and Maidstone College of Technology.
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