BUILD Construction & Engineering Awards 2024 Boasting a number of robust divisions that span almost every aspect of this diverse sector, Leabrand’s experiences take it from working on local bridges, tunnels, and roads, to airports and railway lines across Britain. Having operated with distinction in these environments since being founded in 1994, back when it traded as Cheema Ltd, Leabrand has gone from humble beginnings to working closely with a number of leading construction groups across a wide range of projects and developments, and it today expertly services a wealth of big-name clients across both the public and private sectors. One of Leabrand’s standout divisions concerns rail track welding, and just like the company as a whole, the team in this area of the business reflect reliability, cooperation, and an unparalleled quality of work at every turn. It is thanks to the consistent embodying of these traits that Leabrand’s welding division has secured a number of high-profile contracts in recent years, including an impressive and highly coveted seven-figure-deal with Network Rail. This job sees the business’ teams dispatched for track welding and associated works to a variety locations across the length and breadth of the UK, all on an ongoing basis. This is far from the only example of a prestigious project that Leabrand has worked on, and, leveraging its pool of specialised labour that spans Civil Engineering Contractor of the Year 2024 - Kent Over the past two decades, Kent’s Leabrand Ltd has built a stellar reputation on the back of its signature collaborative approach. As a cornerstone of the business, collaboration dictates how this civil engineering contractor works with everyone, from its clients and the partners in its supply chain through to the internal interactions had by team members. Speaking of its people, they are some of the very best that this industry has to offer, and since they are all governed by equally efficient management, this private company stands as a beacon of trust in the dynamic field of civil engineering. a number of different sectors, this company has spent the last couple of years working on HS2, the high-speed rail network that has been dominating industry headlines since it was officially announced back in 2012. Staff here have played an instrumental role in the lifecycle of this next-generation project, producing bridge beams as well as supplying specialist precast segments and concrete tunnel lining segments, amongst other vital materials. There are countless other rail-related projects to Leabrand’s name, but one of the most noteworthy was an eight-figure-contract for Crossrail that was carried out as a joint venture between Leabrand, Alstom, TSO, and Costain. Running between 2014 and 2022, this project saw Leabrand supply a number of blue- and white-collar personnel to support work that was being executed between Plumstead and Westbourne Park, both of which are in London. At the project’s peak, more than 370 operatives were being supplied, and in just one 24-hour period, 371 linear metres of concrete slab tracking was placed, shattering the previous record of 365 which was achieved on HS1. What makes this particular endeavour incredibly impressive – aside from the breaking of a national record – was that the skills of more than 30 upand-coming apprentices were utilised across the project.
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