Site logistics team
Supply and control of the site labour force and its day-to-day management.
07:00 · Cardiff
Certainty of programme, quality & cost. Varma Construction Logistics — construction logistics, workforce and social value for main contractors in Cardiff and South Wales.
We supply the workforce, site logistics and social value that main contractors rely on — tailored to your programme, and your budget.
07:20 · The gate
Materials in, waste out, trades never waiting at the gate.
08:10 · First lift
Planned, slung and signalled. Nothing improvised at height.
08:45 · Programme holds
We make the project work, so you can focus on delivery.
What we do
Quality tailored logistics, for every budget.
We're not a main contractor. We're the team that keeps your programme moving. Ten services across the whole of site operations, supplied and managed by us.
Waste management
Segregation, environmental targets and record-keeping (SmartWaste), clean-up notices and subcontractor waste.
Site security
Supply, installation and management of all site security arrangements.
Delivery management
Managing personnel and site processes around deliveries (Biosite), so nothing stalls at the gate.
Lifting management
Planning, supply and management of all lifting personnel and operations.
Plant management & hire
Supply and management of all plant on site, with certification and testing regimes controlled.
Material procurement
Supply of materials to site as and when the programme requires them.
Cleaning
Site welfare cleaning and upkeep, builders' cleans and sparkle cleans.
Small works
Soft strip and temporary welfare fit-out, handled in-house.
Temporary works
Temporary weathering, footpaths, ramps, doors and walls.
Pricing a job? Talk to us.
Tell us what you're delivering — we'll scope the logistics around it and come back within one working day.
10
services, covering the whole of site operations
6
days a week on site, 7am to 6pm
1
working day — our promise on coming back to you
At the gate
Someone is at the gate at seven in the morning, so your first delivery doesn't wait.
Why Varma
Programme. Cost. Quality. In that order, every time.
Plan it, execute it, control it. The model is simple, and it's why the programme holds — get the planning right and everything downstream follows.
01
Planning
Scoped properly, up front.
We work with your team to scope and plan the project correctly, then plan labour and logistics around your programme — so you get a date you can stand behind.
02
Execution
Skilled people, every shift.
We invest in people and training, so every operative is capable and multi-skilled. Structure, preparation and support — on every shift, not just the first one.
03
Control
Plans change. We re-plan.
Prior planning lets us manage and control the works correctly, and adjust as the job moves, so the programme keeps flowing.
Cost control
A fixed price, agreed at the planning phase, based on the scope we design with you. No drift, no surprises on the invoice.
Health & safety
Every operative comes with RAMS as standard, audited monthly by our safety advisor. Doing things properly, every shift.
At height
Slinger, banksman, marshal. Three trained people so one load moves safely.
On site
The logistics nobody notices when it works.
We've been supporting McLaren's team at Cardiff Bay Arena & Hotel — deliveries booked in, waste segregated and gone, the gate kept moving. When site logistics are right, nobody mentions them. That's the job.
Delivery management
Waste segregation
Traffic marshalling
Key people
A small team. Construction and recruitment, together.
Three directors: two out of construction, one out of recruitment. That's exactly why the labour and the logistics both hold up.
Leigh Hughes
Commercial Director
Edward Dobbs
Operations Director
Daniel French
Finance Director
End of shift
Shift done. Site clean, materials staged, tomorrow already planned.
For local workers
Looking for work on site?
If you're local and want to get into construction, we want to hear from you. Some roles need no experience — just turn up ready to learn and graft.
Sites across Cardiff and the Valleys
Training and support to get started
Working with Cardiff Council's Into Work
Contact
Let's talk about your project.
Main contractor with a project in or around Cardiff? Tell us your dates and what you need on site. We'll come back within one working day.
Phone
07919 483 558Find us
Amber House, Upper Boat Business CentrePontypridd, CF37 5BP
On site
Mon–Sat, 7am–6pm
Tell us about the job.
Straight to Ed — no call centre, no chasing. We'll come back within one working day.
Social value
The difference is local people.
It's simple: real routes into employment, in the communities that need them most. We build it into the work — working with Cardiff Council's Into Work programme and Tiger Bay ABC.
70%
of our operatives on Cardiff Bay Arena came from Butetown, Grangetown, Ely and Splott.
Six local residents have started on site in the last five months.
We won't overclaim. Varma is early in this journey, and we're a small team. But creating real routes into employment takes planning, partnership and a commitment to doing things properly — and that's exactly what we bring.
How we deliver it, in practice