Ryebridge, a successful construction company with its headquarters in Luton, celebrated its tenth birthday in 2019.
Managing Director, Daniel Coyle, said: “When we set out on this journey ten years ago it began like most businesses. We had the vision and desire, but we also needed to build our reputation and it isn’t achieved overnight. I am proud of what we have achieved but as important to us is the role we play within our community.
“We have aspirations to keep growing and we continue to take huge pride in our local area and accept that we have a responsibility to support the local communities in which we work.”
Here are just a few highlights from 2019:
Birthday celebrations: Ryebridge celebrated its 10th birthday in style in September – holding a fundraising golf day and black tie dinner to raise funds for Age Concern Luton. With support from former Olympian Greg Whyte OBE, a host of sporting stars and Spice Girl Mel C joined the event, helping Ryebridge MD Daniel Coyle and his team raise more than £30,000 for the local charity. Read more HERE.
Kicking off the championship: Ryebridge is proud to sponsor Luton Town Football Club’s 135-year commemorative block shirt which uses the colours from the club’s first ever home kit dating 1885.
The club sits at the heart of the community and with grand plans for the future Ryebridge is proud to have provided valuable support. Read more HERE.
Giving back: Keech Hospice, Level Trust, Luton Food Bank and Age Concern Luton are among the local charities that have benefitted from the Ryebridge charitable values. Thousands of miles have been cycled across the UK and Europe raising large sums of money for these invaluable charities.
“Over the last few years our various cycle expeditions have raised close to £300,000 for good causes,” said Daniel. “I found this physically demanding but it’s all for a good cause.” Read more HERE.
Ryebridge has also invested in grassroots football by supporting Oaklands Wolves, an amazing initiative allowing young children to access structured football with excellent coaching.
Nurturing talent: Over the past ten years Ryebridge has built a reputation for attracting and nurturing talent from local and surrounding areas. Ryebridge has supported apprentices through their qualification and into full time employment.
Currently employed engineers include local people Ryebridge has supported through University.
Basic fairness: Ryebridge was officially recognised as a living wage employer in 2019. Basic fairness is at the heart of what the Living Wage campaign is trying to achieve and this is why Ryebridge chooses to go further than the government minimum.
As well as it being the right thing to do, we believe in being part of the campaign towards all organisations achieving living wage accreditation.
A considerate constructor: Ryebridge celebrated being named outstanding by Considerate Constructors Scheme assessors, who conducted an on-site audit at Harwich International Port, where we are constructing a new damage control facility, which will incorporate anti-collision measures. Read more HERE.
Airside: It has been a busy time for Ryebridge at London Luton airport, with the company constructing a new goods in waste away facility, resurfacing the long term car park and repairing the runway during November’s night works.
The Ryebridge approach is solution focused and understanding that helps explain the growing ten-year relationship with London Luton Airport. Since Ryebridge started working with London Luton Airport the Airport has doubled in flight capacity, from 9 million to 18 million passengers a year. Not only does this increase the economic activity within one of the area’s biggest employers but it creates jobs and interest in the local area.
Framework win: Another highlight has been securing a place on the UK's new £30bn framework for public sector Crown Commercial Service's (CCS). We one of 128 firms to secure a place on this framework and one of just 57 SMEs. Read more HERE.
Award winning: In 2019 we scooped a top award, winning Business of the Year (less than 50 employees) in the SME Luton and Bedfordshire Business Awards and praised by judges for ‘outstanding initiative, boldness and imagination’. Read more HERE.
Happy customers: We are proud of our growing list of customers and case studies. Ryebridge can list a significant number of high-profile clients over the past ten years. These clients have contributed to growing the organisation and include London Luton Airport, Signature Airlines, Tottenham Hotspur and Luton Borough Council to name a few.
Linking it back to the local area Daniel explained: “With all these projects we have employed locally. As a business the supply chain we use is local, this is from our design agency through to our building and plant suppliers. Read more HERE.
Loving Luton: We look back with pride, having agains supported the Love Luton Awards and in 2019 sponsoring the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’, presented by our MD Daniel to John Maddox, of Luton Rotary Cub. Read more HERE.
On behalf of the whole Ryebridge team we wish you all a happy Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous New Year.