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Andrew joins the team at Ransfords
We’re delighted to welcome Andrew Masterman to our sales team. Andrew is well known in the industry and has huge experience in timber sales. He will be working in the north, complementing the work of Chris Offa (South West) and Phil Smith (South East). You can contact Andrew on 07799 697729
More pictures from Borders Rail
More images have arrived from contractor Mulligan Fencing showing the important part played by both Ransfords acoustic panels and other timber fencing in the Borders Rail Project. Whilst the acoustic fencing panels reduce the impact of noise, the other timber fencing placed in close proximity to housing provides an aesthetcially pleasing boundary between the homes…
Ransfords acoustic fencing panels along new Border Railway
The new Border Rail between Edinburgh and Tweedbank in the borders is the longest new domestic line in the UK for more than a century so we’re proud that Ransfords acoustic fencing panels are used at intervals along its length to mitigate noise where the line comes close to housing, schools and station buildings. Running…
New incising equipment installed and operational to meet new treatment standards for Highways Agency contracts….
The new Highways Agency treatment standard specifies that all timber in ground contact must be incised. In order to deliver against this specification Ransfords have made a significant investment in specialist equipment capable of achieving the Highways Agency criteria. This investment has been made ahead of the results of the WPA field trials which the…
Quality Assurance audit successfully completed
We have just been audited and found to meet the requirements of standard ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System and the National Highways Sector Schemes. The scope of the certification covers all our output including our noise barriers and our timber treatment processes. You can see a copy of our certificate here.
Our 100,000th order since 2004
We passed a significant milestone when RGH Supplies placed their most recent order on 30th October – it was the 100,000th since we introduced our new system in 2004. Based in West Sussex, RGH are a long standing and valued customer who take mainly post and rail, close board and acoustic fencing panel product from…
Those were the days my friend…
Many thanks to Roger Gilbert for sending us this picture which shows his parents alighting from one of our trucks at Bicton in April 1959.For the record the vehicle is a Leyand Beaver. As Roger observes, picking up hitch hikers is pretty much forbidden these days by fleet operators but that doesn’t stop many of…
The Bridges of Worcestershire County
Iain and Alex Parker of Ross on Wye who trade as Bosbury Construction are following in a long line of father and son teams in the bridge building business. Whilst their projects may not quite be on the same scale as the Brunels or the Stevensons, they have nevertheless constructed 14 bridges at various points…
Chris Parry 1954-2015
It is with great sadness that we report the death of our transport manager Chris Parry. Chris was with Ransfords for 35 years in a number of capacities. He leaves a widow, Joy, three daughters, Devina, Lisa and Selena, and many grandchildren to whom our hearts go out. He was a well liked and respected colleague and…
Taking to the stage
It’s amazing how timber can transform a place. These are before and after shots of the landing stage at the Grange School Rowing Club in Cheshire where our timber has been used to provide the landing stage itself and the access steps. The British grown redwood timber is naturally durable and should give years of…
Much more than post and rail
Many customers know us for post and rail fencing, or boards, cladding or decking. Many might be surprised to know that we produce fine trellis fencing like that shown in this little project for a private home. Spruce trellis work, larch posts, all treated to our usual standard – and really tidy. You can download a…
Happy New Year from rural Shropshire
This picture was taken by our Operations Director Alistair Evans during the Christmas shut down and it seemed to us as good a way as any of sending customers our best wishes for 2015. The steam drifting from the mill is coming from our drying plant where wet wood chips are dried and made ready for…