About GD Construction – Owner-Managed Main Contractor

About GD Construction

GD Construction (St Albans) Ltd was formed in 1995 and has maintained the ethos to try and add value to all projects we are involved in, by being able to offer a competitive and high quality service from initial design through to contract completion and post contract.

GD has a culture of dealing proactively and collaboratively with all of our clients and ensures a teamwork atmosphere is created. The underlying principles at GD are "putting our customers first" and we ensure we deliver "best value for money". On each individual construction project we establish a Management Team that has the knowledge, commitment, flexibility and proactive approach to ensure we can deliver what is required to make the project a success.

Our teams have a positive Health & Safety culture and take pride in ensuring the sites are safe and the appearance of the site is at the forefront of their thinking for the project and local communities.

We pride ourselves on delivering successful projects which are derived from:

Being an Owner Managed Company where the owners have a personal commitment to providing a high quality service
A Proactive Management Team with collective strength and breadth of experience to work alongside the client's team
GD Succession and training plans to ensure and underpin the company's future

COMPANY PROFILE

GD Construction has developed expertise in the Commercial, Residential, Educational, Health Authority and Leisure sectors of the industry. We employ a dedicated team of experienced Site Agents and directly employed Skilled Tradesmen which is backed by a strong senior management team to maintain consistently high standards of quality and performance.

The pride, efficiency and local sustainability that comes from local delivery is very important. We are a Local SME with a long and established track record of great performance within London and the Home Counties. Above all, we beleive that robust partnering principles lay at the heart of our ability to deliver our services and to engender a culture of partnership from day one is a priority for us.

THE RIGHT APPROACH

At GD we place our customers at the heart of all we do and as Principal Contractor, we work directly with clients to set a course for change and improvement through cost-effective solutions and processes, including:

Adopting the 'Right First Time' approach
Continually seeking "More for Less" combining Value Management, Value Engineering and lean process techniques
Tried and Tested core processes to maintain and improve industry standards
Seeking the right between innovation and standard solutions

Developing and sharing Best Practices
Knowledge sharing and management with open communication
Capturing costs and developing methodologies for the future
Open and consistent communication
Completing projects on time and within budget