Who we are
Our History
Capstan Contractors Ltd began operating in the South West region in 1995, providing a groundworks service to a number of key clients, developers & contractors.
The company has expanded its Groundworks and Civil Engineering operations gradually over the last 27 years under the excellent leadership, direction and dedication of Andy Deverson and his vastly experienced team, enabling Capstan to continue serving the increasing number of customers requiring a Groundworks and Civil Engineering service around the Bristol and surrounding counties.
The business was acquired by Steve Mead and John Reed who continued to build on the great service Capstan has provided over many years. John Reed continues to manage the business with Dan Smith as Operations Director.
Company Structure
As the company has evolved, it has developed a structure which ensures its high standards are maintained and that all our operatives are highly skilled and experienced in their respective disciplines.
Each one of our sites are allocated a competent supervisor to control site production and act as a point of contact for our customer. They can respond at short notice to our customer’s demands and attend all necessary site meetings, with back up from our Head Office only a phone call away.
Our Contracts Managers and Directors pay regular visits to our sites to ensure that our customer’s needs are being met, and to provide a management back up to the team. At Head Office, our staff are available and Manage Buying, Accounts, Estimating & Planning.
Health & Safety
We are committed to ensuring high standards of Health & Safety. We take this matter extremely seriously and have taken the following steps to ensure we continue to evolve and improve our safety systems.
The appointment of an independent Health & Safety consultant to visit and report on each of our sites on a regular basis and advise our Head Office on Health and Safety improvements and notify us of best practice and changes in Government legislation.
Review of our comprehensive Company Health & Safety Policy.
Updated Method Statements, Risk Assessments and COSSH assessments for each project.
Continued training of operatives in Health & Safety awareness, certification of operatives using mechanical plant, ensuring that all plant and plant operatives from our own and other plant hire companies have current test certificates and operator’s licences.
Environmental & Quality
Environmental Policy
We are committed to carrying out all contracts and associated activities in a manner that minimises the effects on the environment and prevents pollution. Our principal environmental aims are to:
- Comply with or exceed all statutory obligations and seek to optimise the environmental effects of its operations.
- Consider Environmental issues when making decisions and seek to achieve sustainable environmental results within available resources
- Establish a system with clearly defined responsibilities for implementing and monitoring environmental matters
- Establish regular dialogue with Environmental Agencies
- Make all employees aware of the Company’s Environmental Policy and to provide suitable training for employees, at all levels, to improve their environmental awareness
- Operate systems and procedures according to best estate management principles that accordingly ensure that environmental matters are considered when planning and carrying out the Company’s work activities
- Operate auditing system to be undertaken on an annual basis to ensure compliance with regulatory controls and codes of practice
- Seek to influence customers, contractors, suppliers of goods and services to adopt policies which are consistent with the Company’s Environmental Action Plan
Quality
Our reputation has been built on the quality of our work and one of our main business targets, to offer a dependable service, working to high standards within programme deadlines and offering value for money.
At Capstan, we are committed to quality and have developed a Quality Assurance programme to ensure that standards are maintained, including.
- Skilled and experienced operatives
- Specialist knowledge and head office support
- Quality Training
- Competent foremen at each site
- Regular site meetings
- All Foremen issued with mobile phones to enable immediate contact with head office and customers
- Regular site visits by our Contracts Manager
- Regular site visits by our Quantity Surveyor to ensure complete, fair and accurate valuations