The aim of these companies is to provide no nonsense, down to earth, practical services, at affordable prices, with the best available quality, for those Clients who want rapid response and direct contact with the Director in charge. Any project will be tackled. Distance is not usually an obstacle and an opportunity to work overseas work would be welcomed.
The company accounts as filed at Companies House show the success that this approach to work has produced.
Originally based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, Oakdale Construction Limited was founded just over nine years ago in mid-1990 by David & Linda Baxter. Oakdale Project Management Services Limited came into existence a year later in November 1991 to take advantage of further openings in the market. The recent incorporation of T & G Irrigation is the first in the planned expansion process of the Oakdale Group. All three firms have been brought together in an integrated office suite at Belton, providing excellent motorway access and storage facilities.
Despite the recession, the companies maintained a constant flow of work - a large proportion of which is repeat business with satisfied customers. The firm has maintained a stringent fiscal policy and has built up substantial cash resources to enable the company to take advantage of larger projects that are coming on line. The company is extremely proud of its almost unique position in that it has never had an overdraft and has completed every project on time and on budget. Such factors should give prospective customers adequate comfort as to the skills of the company's personnel.
The companies are under the direct control of David Baxter, as Chief Executive Office, and thus offers a personal service that reflects the commitment of a Professional Chartered Civil Engineer with extremely broad experience in the building industry, all of which is applied to the benefit of the Client.
Administrative facilities are run in house by our Company Secretary, Mrs. Linda Baxter whose experience in the commercial world greatly enhances the service offered.
All drawing work is carried out on AutoCAD ADT 3.3, running on Windows XP, supported by an HP Designjet plotter. The Companies have invested in IT to run Project Management programmes, spreadsheets, accounting and word processing software. Facilities for desktop publishing for the production of brochures etc. has also been bought. This enables highly professional work to be produced rapidly and accurately.
The firms' Internet policy has broadened the horizons of the group, and it is now in a position to reach a global market. The fact that you are reading this web page demonstrates that relations between our Clients and ourselves need no longer be constrained by physical distance. Our business revolves around our enthusiasm and ability to communicate clearly with others, regardless of where they are in the world.