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Considerate Constructors’ ‘Ultra Site of the Year’ award goes to Sainsbury's


SAINSBURY’S Supermarkets’ Redhill construction site has been crowned Ultra Site of the Year at the inaugural Considerate Constructors Scheme National Ultra Site Awards.


As a model of best practice for the industry, the ultimate objective of Ultra Sites is to provide the next-level standards and collaboration across the entire industry, and to only improve their performance, but the wider construction industry.


The Awards recognise top-performing Ultra Sites in 10 categories of excellence, and each category represents the key attributes of being an exceptional Ultra Site, from collaboration to community engagement, client recognition and innovation.


RG Group’s Managing Director, Trevor Puttick said: “RG Group are proud and delighted to be the inaugural winner of the Considerate Constructors Scheme ‘Ultra Site of the Year’ for the Sainsbury’s scheme at Redhill."


The winning Ultra Sites were:


Client Recognition Award/ Ultra Site of the Year: Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd – Redhill Principal Contractor: RG Group Client: Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd Collaboration Award: Nottinghamshire Term Service Contract Principal Contractor: Tarmac Trading Ltd


Client: Via East Midlands Ltd


Community Engagement Award: Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) Principal Contractor: Robertson Construction Group Client: Henry Boot Developments


Dr David Hancock, Construction Director for the Cabinet Offi ce’s Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA), presented winners with their awards and all fi nalists with certifi cates of recognition.


Over 100 guests from across the UK gathered at the National Ultra Site Awards ceremony, which took place on July 12 in London.


FEIN UK & Andy Robinson Race C ars combine to notch, grind and weld


FEIN manufacturer modular belt grinders which are optimally adapted to metalworking and metal machining applications, and are popular tools for Andy Robinson Race Cars.


Andy Robinson Race Cars is a Hampshire- based business which fabricates and builds off -road/rally, touring and racing hot-rod cars.


The kit-car specialist company, run by Andy Robinson himself, uses a wide array of machinery to create the exclusive motor vehicles. More specifi cally, Andy and his team uses fabrication machines to focus on tubing and welding work to produce role cages, chassis and other work.


Having already used one of FEIN’s multi- tools (MultiMaster), Andy investigated and found FEIN provide large ranges of metal working machines too.


Andy said: “We use a wide range of metal tools to deliver our projects, but I am really pleased to have the FEIN belt grinder in the collection as the product’s tooling and GRIT settings enable the team to deliver the notching results we need with our pipe work.


“Aside from various fi bre-glass and carbon-fi bre body work, usually sourced from Canada, and a local partnership with a CNC shop, we can pretty much build a


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racing car from scratch. We’ve worked on some incredible projects, such as building a McClaren display car and a replica chassis for a Shelby Daytona.”


When building car chassis and building roll cages – both of which require tube bending and welding work to produce – Andy needs to notch the tubing using a belt-grinding machine.


Representatives of FEIN UK were invited to Andy’s car shop to watch a demonstration of a FEIN GX 75 belt grinder, and see the accompanying units.


FEIN UK’s representatives observed the tubing being measured and notched using the system, which is often done in one sitting.


The belt grinding demonstration was for a project Andy’s staff members were working on, which involved placing the suspension on a Barracuda. FEIN representatives were also given a tour of the workshop, where they saw a further six vehicles at varying stages and various angle grinders.


Andy added: “Our local dealer EC Hopkins provided us a superb service, securing all of the specialist tooling required.


“Compared to anything else on the market the machine off ered great quality in terms of build but was very mid-level in terms of cost - making the purchase one of superb value in our eyes.”


Andy by trade is a design engineer, starting his career serving as an apprentice with Detras Training Aids and GA Platon. He now has a strong team of eight in his workshop, including his son Luke.


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