23rd April 2024
Civil Engineering Labour Solutions – by
The workforce you need, where and when you need them
People are one of the biggest expenses our clients face. Clients consistently tell us about the challenges of finding the right people, with the right skills, at the right time for their project. And they also tell us it hurts their profitability. In this article, find out how to increase construction project profitability with Skilled Labour Services.
With current projects including skilled workers onsite on Hampshire highways projects, a significant highway infrastructure upgrade at Whiteley, numerous house building sites and HS2 in London amongst many others, the team at Skilled Labour Services understand the challenges you face.
In a similar way to the food industry’s “just in time” model, we help you get the skilled workforce you need on your sites where and when you need them. You only pay for the people you need when you need them. In turn reducing your wage bill and avoiding project delays – two robust strategies for increasing project profitability in your business.
Burned by temporary labour agencies in the past?
Have you used temporary labour suppliers in the past and have been less than impressed with the workforce you were sent?
You’re not alone. It’s a common complaint we hear when onboarding new clients. And we think we know why.
It stands to reason that if you choose a temporary agency that treats people like a disposable commodity, you – as the employer – won’t get the best from them.
By contrast, when you choose a labour supplier that invests in their workforce the game changes.
Labour supply with your project at its heart
Creating a labour supply service that puts your project at the heart of what we do has taken time to get right. To coin a popular phrase, it’s not rocket science. But nor is it easy. If it were – all agencies would boast the extensive pre-vetted, qualified database of skilled workers we have, along with high levels of repeat custom and a hard-earned reputation.
The reason we have loyal customers and workers is that we have taken the time to build a business that allows us to provide our workforce with mandatory and optional training, PPE, good quality transport and regular management support.
This is further supported by a customer care structure starting from your first phone call to book staff for your project.
Our contracts manager visits all client sites and draws upon his site-based experience to make sure you get the people you need for the work to be delivered. Through the duration of the project, we stay in regular contact with your team helping with resource scheduling and phasing. This means you don’t have to wait for the required skills to be available as we have already planned ahead on your behalf.
When our teams are onsite, the contracts manager visits weekly, checking with you and our team that projects are on track.
Getting the best from your labour supply partner
Partnership working yields the best results for all concerned.
Here are a few ways to get the best from your chosen labour supply partner:
- Plan ahead. Whilst we can accommodate short-notice requests for workers, you’ll get the best people for your project when you give us at least 2-3 days notice.
- Be clear about the skills you need. If you’re not sure, our contracts manager is here to help.
- Keep in touch with the contracts manager. Their job is to ensure you get what you need from us. If a problem arises – and we are deploying people so these things happen – get in touch at the earliest opportunity.
- Be a client our workers want to come back to!
Where do we work?
With a large fleet of modern, reliable vehicles, we deploy staff across the south to a variety of projects including, currently:
- Highways England M27
- Major highways infrastructure upgrade in Hampshire
- Civils installations at Poole Port
- Industrial site external works at Langstone Harbour
- Concrete repairs in Southampton
- External works at University of Southampton Science Park
- Pool house works for a private residential project
- Concrete pipework and steel fixing for water companies
- Multiple new build housing developments
- HS2 London
Keep your projects on track with Skilled Labour Services
If you’ve got a civil engineering or groundworks project in need of staff, Ricky, Karen and Richard are here to help you find the right people for your needs. Give them a call or get in touch today. With an extensive database of vetted, qualified and experienced people to choose from you can be confident we’ll get people on site quickly.
