Central Piling Team
We value the importance of carrying out our activities in a professional manner. This is important to our customers and we recognise that it will ensure that our activities are effective and efficient.
Therefore, our recruitment process identifies candidates with suitable academic qualifications or potential. We support individuals to help them complete apprenticeships, part time degrees and other courses as well as facilitating membership of professional bodies such as IOSH and CIPD.
At Central Piling we care about the lives and welfare of our team members, we are a big family, literally in many cases. We have husbands and wives, brothers, fathers and sons, mothers and daughters amongst our staff.
We have created a fair and supportive working environment for people from all backgrounds. We know that we’ll be stronger to have people with different perspectives and experiences.
Estimating
These departments work closely together to ensure that our customers are provided with best value solutions for their ground engineering. Having the design facility in house enables us to react quickly and efficiently to client requirement changes. The team comprises of engineers and administrators many of whom are qualified to degree level and chartered members of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Contracts
Our Contracts and Operations Managers have a considerable amount of experience of delivering schemes to tight time constraints in challenging environments. They work closely with suppliers, sub-contractors and industry partners such as the Federation of Piling Specialists to ensure that we carry out our works using best practice techniques and that our equipment is kept up to date.
Site Operatives
Most of our site operatives are directly employed. All have CSCS, CPCS and IPAF certification as appropriate. They are also trained and assessed for competency on specific machine types prior to working independently. Like all of our staff they receive regular health surveillance testing including drugs and alcohol tests. In situations where we have to supplement our team with sub-contract labour we always use trusted suppliers.
Logistics and Buying
We are now operating a wide range of low loaders and hiab lorries to move our rigs and ancillary equipment. In 2018 we achieved the FORS Bronze award (Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme). We continue to look to improve our offering in terms of safety, efficiency and environmental protection with the aim of reaching Gold status.
Our Leadership Team
Steve Hadley
After studying a degree in Civil Engineering at Loughborough University Steve chose to focus on his strongest subject, geotechnics after graduation. He spent seven years at Rock and Alluvium in a variety roles including Construction and Technical Manager enabling him to achieve Chartered Engineer status with the ICE at the earliest opportunity. Steve has given lectures and authored a number of research papers for universities. Since moving to Central Piling he has particularly concentrated his efforts on business growth, performance and improvement. Away from the office Steve enjoys spending time with friends and family, golf, football, running, reading and trying new things.
Roger Cox
Roger has worked in the construction industry for over 30 years. This includes 20 years of site based experience operating a variety of types of machines including large CFA rigs. SMSTS trained he has worked closely with the Federation of Piling Specialists and suppliers to develop new safe systems of work for concrete pumping. Roger has overall responsibility for programming, operations, and procurement at Central Piling. In his spare time Roger races a rally car, goes mountain biking and follows rugby.
Sebastian Draghici
With a Master’s Degree in Geotechnical Engineering and experience in designing various retaining systems and foundations, Sebastian joined Central Piling in 2015. He has a solid technical background and earned the position of Technical Manager. He is a member of the committee for the Essex branch of the Institution of Civil Engineers and has helped prepare a number of CPD presentations. In his free time he enjoys swimming, running and seaside walks.
Sam Cabbani
Sam has overall responsibility for the Management of the Estimating team, pre-contract pile designs and cost build up to presentation of tender. Sam has over 18 years' experience of geotechnical design and estimating . In addition he is a qualified and registered technical member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and certified member of the Chartered Institute of Building. In his spare time Sam loves to play 5-a-side football and train in the gym to keep fit.
Colin Newman
Colin has worked through the ranks starting as a banksman in Jan 98 and now as the Manager of the Health, Safety, Environmental and piling operations. He is Chairman of the Safety, Quality, Environmental & Management committee as well as sitting on the FPS forum and also represents the FPS [Federation of Piling Specialists] at the Build UK committee meetings. Colin enjoys watching and participating in all types of sports and is a youth coach for a local football team which he has coached since 2006.
Lynn Norton
Lynn has been with Central Piling since January 2011 as the Accounts Manager. Prior to this she was responsible for the purchase ledger and subsequently credit control at Tullis Russell Coaters. She is professional qualified as an AAT Technician. Lynn has two children and whilst raising them she also found time to enjoy a variety of sports including hockey, football, netball and body building for 14 years. In addition to this she also taught trampolining. She now enjoys spending time with her family, decorating, walking, and her great passion horse riding.
Simon Lyons
Simon joined Central Piling in 2016 and sits on the Commercial Committee for the Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS). Whilst working collaboratively with other areas of the business, Simon’s overall responsibility is the commercial elements and is a Chartered Member of The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). Outside of the office, Simon has a keen interest in sport but in particular football. Since hanging up his playing boots Simon took up the whistle to become a qualified referee with the Football Association in 2015 and is currently a Senior County referee for Essex FA.