CIVIL ENGINEERING
INDUSTRIAL BUILDING
GROUNDWORKS & PLANT
The Company
• A regional construction organisation for Civil Engineering, Industrial Building and Groundworks.
• Committed to delivering an exceptional level of service to demanding clients and projects throughout the South West of England and South Wales.
• Our model is direct delivery of civil engineering and groundwork elements across our three main areas of focus, combined with effective procurement and management of specialists to provide a turnkey service to complex and demanding main contracts.
• From its Bristol base, the company has an established and extensive trading history in the South West of England and South Wales, established in 1960 by John Hunter Snr the business incorporated as a Limited Company in
November 1977.
• Focus has remained strong on owner managed family business values integrated with the experience of the directors, strength of professional staff and abilities of management and supervisors. This people based ethos leads the business and develops strong team approach and commitment to delivery of each project.
• Commitment is reflected in the achievement of the Investors In People
Standard and quality assurance accreditation of management systems to ISO 9001.
• Our mission statement summarises our view towards people values and a team approach based upon mutual dependency and collaboration.
Company, Workforce, Management, Suppliers and Clients
“Moving Forward Together”
“Moving Forward Together”
“Moving Forward Together”
“Moving Forward Together”
Services:
Tercon delivers services in three main areas
• Civil engineering • Industrial building • Groundworks and Plant
Single contacts have been completed up to £2.2m and multiple concurrent contracts with a single client up to £4m. The company has capacity for contract values from £25,000 to £3m in value.
People
• Tercon is an Investors in People accredited company. The development of
business is based upon principles of training and development of people with mutual dependency, effective collaboration and commitment at all levels.
• Short management chains within the company supports our ethos of trust and
close communication leading for fast, effective decision making.
Clients
• Growth is achieved through development of an increasing client base of high
quality repeat business customers whilst at the same time delivering an equal level of service to customers with one off or occasional needs.
• Tercon will maintain repeat business through delivery of service to its high
quality client base which includes:
• Airbus UK
• Amcor Flexibles
• Barry Shaddick Tyres
• Bridgewater College
• Bristol International Airport
• Bristol Water
• Carillion Building
• City of Bristol College
• Future Inns Hotel Group
• Honda Motor Europe
• AB Inbev UK
• International Rectifier
• Interserve Construction
• Land and Marine
• McBraida Engineering PLC
• National Mobile Windscreens
• Persimmon Special Projects
• Portakabin
• SITA UK
• Skanska Construction
• Sustrans
• Tesco Stores
• The University of Bristol
• The University of the West of
England • Vinci Construction • Wates Construction • Watson Petroleum • Wessex Water • Willmott Dixon • Writhlington School
Health & Safety
• Health and Safety is the first priority within the business. The focus on
planning and control are linked with manager, supervisor and operative training.
• Strong site control and compliance management are integrated with
experience in the management of all projects, our accreditations are evidence of the practice maintained by the company.
• Company procedures are robustly upheld and continuously reviewed to
effectively maintain a healthy and safe working environment for all people involved in or effected by our activities and projects.
Environmental
• Current Legislation, public pressure and ethical business responsibility is
demanding that this must include full environmental consideration of both direct and indirect effects of all aspects of operations of the company and each construction project. There is a need to rebuild a sustainable environment and the reduction of pollution must be examined in the use of land, materials, resources and processes.
• Tercon Limited recognises this need and it’s position in contributing to the
environment, the company operates a formal approach to this policy documented in a full environmental policy statement supported by robust management procedures.
• In July 2013 the company achieved accreditation to BS8555 Environmental
Management Standard.
Geographical Coverage
• Most of our work is carried out over a
wide area of the South West of England and South Wales, within a 50 – 60 mile radius of Bristol, this includes Swindon, Cardiff, Cheltenham, Exeter, Salisbury and Seaton.
• Contracts have been carried out at
greater distances, where client relationships or unique project
experience and knowledge have taken us.
Accreditations
Tercon maintains accreditation to a number of industry bodies that verify credentials of our business across quality, health and safety management, business standards and project performance.
The company also maintains membership of training and compliance organisations that support our services and aid the development of our staff and our business.
These accreditations apply to specialist industry sectors which Tercon service and in some instances are maintained specifically for the benefit of business with particular major customers.
Project Delivery on Quality Foundations
Our experienced teams have completed Civil Engineering, Industrial Building, Groundworks and Plant projects under traditional and design build procurement methods. In each of our service sectors Tercon offers support to strategic planning, feasibility and budget cost planning along with practical and experienced advice. This includes complete turnkey delivery from inception to handover.
Civil Engineering Services
• Tercon has over thirty years of proven Civil Engineering and Groundwork
experience across a wide range of projects for clients which demand and receive an exceptional level of service.
• Tercon operates a directly employed operative workforce and owned plant and
equipment, civil engineering and groundwork orientated projects are serviced by these directly employed, trained and very experienced teams with the full support of the resources of the business. This efficiency provides an ability to respond and provide service to customer requirements for small works from a few thousand pounds in value to contracts up to £3m.
General Works
• Hard Landscaping & Environmental Works • Car Parks
• Maintenance and Improvements • Building Substructures
• Concrete Works • Drainage Schemes • Design & Build Solutions • Retaining Walls
Roads and Transport
• Development Infrastructure • Road Reconstruction • Public or Private
• Adopted Highway & Drainage Work • Transport & Goods Handling Area
Water and Environmental
• Private & Public, potable and non-potable • Pumping Stations and Pumped Sewers • Reservoir and Treatment works
• Concrete Water Retaining Structures • Above & Below Ground
• Environmental Geo-Membranes
Subcontracting
• Extensive Sub-Contracting Experience • Pro-active & Collaborative Approach • Wealth of Resource & Knowledge
Delivered to the Project
• Complete Package Service
• Building Substructures and general
Sample Projects - Civil Engineering
Tesco Store Infrastructure
Nailsea, Bristol. Client: Tesco Stores
New adoptable highways with three roundabouts, pedestrian areas, light controlled crossing and extensive sewer and services works in both new installations and diversions.
Magor Brewery Site Upgrade Phases 1-4
Magor, Gwent Client: Inbev UK
Extensive concrete heavy goods haulingways and loading bays. Road re-construction and new compound areas and pedestrian site routes. Concrete bunded structures and a new heavy goods trailer wash were also installed.
Ashlands Pump Station 3
Port Marine, Portishead, Bristol
Client: Persimmon Special Projects.
Installation of a 7m deep by 5m diameter pump station, rising main and deep sewers also required the construction of associated roads, coffer dam, segmental sections and the mechanical installation were all included.
Cullompton Fuel Distribution Depot
Cullompton, Devon Client: Watson Petroleum
A complete brown field re-development for a new distribution terminal including a bunded tank farm and single storey office. Extensive environmental protection was required due to the
surrounding high water table.
National Cycle Network
South West England Client: Sustrans
Sections of cycle path have been completed from Seaton to Bath, Chard and Highbridge. Including work along disused railway lines and adjacent to watercourses. The works have included all associated seating, fencing, signage and highway works.
Industrial Building
Project delivery for new building and extensions, our experienced teams have completed projects under traditional and design build procurement methods for a growing number of demanding repeat business customers.
• Whether your requirements are for office, retail or other commercial business
units, extension or complete new build Tercon will bring experience commitment and vision to your project.
• Across all types of building projects our Design and Build capability offers
significant benefits in terms of adding value to the construction process. We have excellent relationships with a broad range of designers and specialist consultants and will select the best team for each project.
• Early involvement in design and build brings the best advantages to the project
and Tercon can provide budget cost planning and concept design plus delivery of your project from planning application to completion.
Commercial
• Major Industrial Experience • Manufacturing & Distribution • City & County Buildings • Design & Build
Design and Build
• Complete Turnkey Solution Provider • All types of New Build & Extensions • Effective Input to Client Requirements • User Consultation
• Staged process to Suit Customer
Needs
• Value Engineering to Client Budgets
Education
• Local Authority
• Self Governing Schools • College & University •
Industrial
• New Manufacturing Facilities • Equipment Housing
• Storage Buildings • All Industry Sectors
• Extensive Experience in Major Facilities • Complete Turnkey Service
Sample Projects – Industrial Building
Faculty of Aeronautical Engineering
Parkway Campus, Bristol. Client: City of Bristol College.
Design and build of a new building comprising classrooms,
workshops, staff accommodation and a hangar for two aircraft, also a separate wind tunnel test building was erected.. The design
development through extensive user consultation eliminated variation.
New Offices and Store
07N, Filton, Bristol Client: Airbus UK
A three storey office building and parts store were built to meet client requirements. The building was fully serviced including a full sprinkler system. Completion included full floor coverings and welfare with kitchenettes and meeting areas.
Distribution Warehouse Extension
St Phillips, Bristol Client: National Mobile Windscreens
Design and Build of a 14,000 sq ft warehouse on 120 CFA piles. Completed working around the clients national headquarters on-going operations. .
New Tyre Depot and Offices
Avonmouth, Bristol
Client: Barry Shaddick Tyres
Design and build of a three bay commercial tyre fitting depot incorporating a regional office headquarters along with welfare facilities. The building was on piled foundation with extensive yards and heavy goods access.
New Store &
Administration Depot.
Barrow Gurney, Bristol Client: Bristol Water
A turnkey design and build project from concept. User consultation involved several groups to develop a complete facility to meet future demands for regional maintenance of the water mains network.
Groundworks and Plant
Preparation of brown-field sites, enabling requirements including earth re-modelling retaining structures, drainage schemes and bulk excavations, new infrastructure for enabling development or construction.
• With an owned plant fleet and experience including many thousands of cubic
metres of excavation, filling, grading, importing and disposal of all types of soils and materials, Tercon can design, plan, mobilise and complete projects up to £3m in value.
• Enabling work requirements for developments can be diverse, Tercon can provide
a service to the requirements of each site, earthwork or site preparation, road and services infrastructure, temporary works or buildings or diversion work to services, sewers or watercourses.
Bulk Earthworks
• Bulk Excavations & Disposal • Site Re-Modelling
• Contamination Removal • Remediation
• Rock & Concrete Break-Out • On SIte Crushing
• Large Plant Capability
• Imported or Site Material Filling
Enabling Contracts
• Highway Infrastructure • Site Drainage Schemes • Retaining Walls & Structures • Mains Services Installations • Mains Services Diversions • Temporary Works
Sample Projects – Groundworks and Plant
The Preadium, Redland Bristol.
Client: Carillion
The enabling works for a major city centre residential development included a 4000 cubic metre bulk rock excavation. The material was crushed on site and re-used on this and other projects as hardcore with surplus material sold to the market. Other enabling works included highway and public domain re-paving, road and footpath alterations and associated services and drainage works.
Pioneer Park
Whitby Road, Bristol Client: BAM Construction
Prior to development the large site was covered with concrete slabs and pad foundations. Following two weeks of breaking up slabs and foundations all concrete was crushed and spread as a hardcore mat over the site area.
Littledown Reservoir
Shaftesbury, Dorset Client: Wessex Water
The requirement was to rapidly install a concrete base with perimeter drainage to facilitate the installation of a series of temporary clean water reservoir tanks to enable remedial works on the permanent structures.
Reinforced Earth Embankment
Paulton, BANES Client: Provectus Group
As part of a major re-development scheme the reinforced embankment was created to provide development zones. Tercon also carried out highway works to create new entrances, pedestrian crossing and roundabout re-configuration for the development.
Contracting Experience
The philosophy and culture of our company is built upon principles of working with our clients and taking on board the objectives and priorities of the whole project. Our experience is that a successful project for others is a successful project for all. Contracts are approached with a ‘eyes wide open’ viewpoint making careful
consideration of the commitments and obligations, risks, rewards and challenges of each opportunity.
Our values are mutual dependency and understanding, collaboration, communication and a pro-active, open approach to issues at all stages in every contract.
Tercon has a wide experience of contracting formats and approaches each with the same business values and objectives in mind:
• ICE Engineering and Construction Contract, including various options and Sub-Contracts
• JCT building forms including minor works, traditional and design build.
• Government GC works forms
• IChem Red Book
• Various bespoke contracts, purchase order formats or amended forms.
• Associated Collateral Warranties and where required, Performance Bonds
• Tercon are happy to complete pre-qualification questionnaires to your requirements.
• Tercon advocate Early Contractor Involvement. If you wish to informally discuss your project at an early stage we can advise on procurement strategies, early design input, cost planning and groundwork, foundation and enabling
requirements and buildability. We will refer to our extensive supply chain specialists as appropriate in support of this.
• If you need further specific information about company procedures, qualifications or experience please contact us.
• References can be provided from previous projects, client and professional teams.
Contact Information
John Hunter – Managing Director
Email: [email protected] Tercon Limited Dean Road Avonmouth Bristol BS11 8AT Tel: 0117 938 6120 Fax: 0117 938 0020 E: [email protected] www.tercon.co.uk
