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By Jordan Marshall2021-02-10T06:00:00+00:00
Company says move into sector part of long-term plan
Kent logistics firm DGP has raided Balfour Beatty and Kier for staff to help it set up a new infrastructure business.
The company traditionally provides a host of services such as traffic management, site security and waste management for building sites.
DGP’s hi-vis jackets can now be expected to be seen at some of the country’s major infrastructure projects
But the Southfleet-based firm, which in its last set of results posted a £21m turnover in the year to May 2019, has now set up an infrastructure business.
2020-12-22T12:17:00+00:00
More than 1,000 copies sent out by Kent logistics firm
A children’s book aimed at getting youngsters into construction has been launched by a Kent-based logistics firm.
With a foreword written by Mace chief executive Mark Reynolds, the book, called Ty D Sites - Clearing Floors and Fixing Doors, is aimed at five to eight year olds and was launched by Sellar construction director Paul Flexney-Briscoe.
It has been written by Saheb Dhesi, managing director at Southfleet firm DGP Logistics, and illustrated by the firm’s project manager Simon Rees.
It tells the story of how the logistics of a construction site are managed and topics include site safety, road safety and the environment.