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Mick’s Message
It is easy when you work so intensively in a business on a day- to-day basis to forget the changes and the progress that have been achieved over a twelve-month period. This publication, the first LMD Annual Review, seeks to remedy this. It has been created for all of our stakeholders: employees, clients, suppliers and more. I hope you enjoy it.
Like many businesses, LMD had to adapt and flex to accommodate the constraints imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. I would like to place on record my sincere thanks to all the team at LMD for their hard work and commitment which enabled us, firstly, to survive and then to thrive. I would like to extend this gratitude to all our families too; their support has been outstanding.
Our strategy through the pandemic was to continue to invest in plant, people and systems. Our fleet has grown from 20 to 32 and our goal is to add a further 8 vacuum excavators by the start of 2023. Not only do we have one of the largest fleets in the UK, but it remains the most flexible and adaptable.
Our workforce has grown by 41% over last year and we have made a substantial commitment to training. Josh Booth has joined us as our first mechanical engineering apprentice which takes me right back to my early days as a trainee. I hope Josh enjoys his time in construction as much as I have.
There is little doubt that the construction sector, from housing through to highways, has recognised the safety and operational benefits of vacuum excavation. The challenge is for us all as operators to meet the increased demand whilst continuously focussing on safety. This review highlights the health and safety steps in place across LMD’s operations.
Finally, I am proud to announce LMD’s collaboration with the Lighthouse Club Construction Industry Charity. In particular we are supporting Lighthouse’s ‘Help Inside the Hard Hat’ initiative which addresses issues such as stress, anxiety and depression within the construction workforce.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone associated with LMD a happy, healthy and successful next twelve months.
Mick
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