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Welcome to the first issue of “hearit”. In these challenging times, I feel itis even more vital than ever before tokeep our clients and employeesinformed on the developmentsacross The Erith Group.

2008 was our best year yet. Weincreased sales to £61.5m, posting apre tax profit of £2.6m. At the sameti me we est abli sh ed a n ewmanagement structure, and openedsatellite offices in Manchester andEdinburgh.

To our clients, I thank you for yourtrust in allowing us to deliver yourschemes. To our employees, I amproud of our historic achievementswithin the industry. To maintain ourmarket share, and prepare thebusiness for medium to long termgrowth, we must keep delivering“The Erith Service” on which ourreputation is built on.

Throughout this issue you will seesomeof the excitingprojects wehaveongoing throughout the UK.

However, I am keen to make thisnews delivery a two way process,andwill welcome your comments andfeedback. Send me your views toed i to r @er it h .net a nd ever ycomment received will be enteredinto a draw to win a bottle ofchampagne.

I am immensely proud of our last 12months. The next 12 months will bevery different, but I have extremeconfidence in our clients andemployees to succeed.

Here's to asuccessful 2009!

Steve

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Since 1909, Townhill PowerStation has been situated onthe north shore of Town Lochnear Dunfirmline in Fife,Scotland.The power station wasoriginally coal fuelled but wasconvertedto gas inthe 1970's.The 5 hectare site has beendisused since2000.Our works comprised ofasbestos removal, demolitionof various buildings down toground level, and remediationof the site. Arisings were usedas engineered fill on site, afterbeing tested to confirm nodetrimental contamination.The turbine hall was the mainstructure to be demolished.

The Erith Group acted asprincipal contractor withAtkins as CDM Co-ordinator.

From our market-leadingknowledge of the recyclingindustry, Erith were able tooffer Scottish Power Ltd anexcellent value solution thatmaximised the credit availableonthe project.

Scottish Power Station demolishedjust before 100th birthday!

This project was completed atthe end of 2008. Brian Groverled our team in Scotland andachieved a

delivering the projecton time and within budget.Through excellent choice inplant and a well thought outdelivery method the teammanaged the risks down to aminimum, specifically for theasbestos, demolition works, toprevent any contamination ofground-water.

Zero accidentrecord,

Brian GroverContracts Manager

Scottish office

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The Erithtransformed this complex brownfieldsite to a remediated state ready forfuture development. Acting asPrincipal contractor wedelivered;

DemolitionAsbestosRemovalGroundSlab RemovalSite InvestigationUXO BombMitigationBulk ExcavationService Diversion and InstallationRecyclingSheet-Pile InstallationPre-Treatment of wastematerialReinforced Geo-GridPilingMatRiver Wall Anchor Support

T I G Sotal n round olution

Anglo Saxon settlements, globaltrade , world naval supremacy,Luftwaffe target.. . Greenwich,South London is soaked in history.

On this site, Erith continued makinghistory. Working closely with ourclient, London & Regional Property(L&RP) and consultants, we wereable to deliver a complete designand bu ild package of worksincluding demolition, asbestosremoval, ground remediation, civilengineering enabling works androad/ river haulage.

The site team was led by SteveMartin. The first thing the team hadto do was a bomb mitigation surveyand removal of asbestos across thesite. Over the centuries the site hasbeen used for many things includingan asphalt plant, scaffolding yardandasan import/ export facility.

By choosing Erith, L&RP had a singlepoint of contact for all up-front siteworks. This allowed the client tofocus on the next stage of the

development and minimise theimpact on the local community.From early on in the development itwas clear that managingany impacton the local community was vitallyimportant. Not only from day to daypotential inconvenience but also forthe success of further plannedphases.

One of the key influences on theviability of this development wasaccess. The area is residential, andaccessed thro ugh one, smallcongested route. Erith were able todevelop a haulage strategy for theworks that met all stringentplanning restrictions. This strategyhinged around the use of the riverThames. The majority of exportedmaterial went straight from site tobarge and then onto landfill. Thesecond time for Erith, this form ofhaulage will become common placealong the river Thames in the future.Again Erith are at the forefront ofchanges within our sector.

The team also aided the client by

Greenwich wharf

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Project Team Details

Greenwich WharfLimited

Principal Contractor

URS

Expedition Engineering

SquireandPartners

BlythandBlyth

Tweeds Construction Consultancy

Tweeds Construction Consultancy

SteveMartin

Client

Erith’sRole

Environmental Consultant

Engineer (Structural)

Architect (MainProject)

Engineer (Services)

ContractAdministrator

CDM Co-ordinator

ProjectManager

(London & RegionalProperties Ltd)

reducing “hazardous disposal” offsite by 60%, preventing some12,000m being hauled anywhere!The team drew on the technicalknowledge of the whole Erithbusiness and, by pro-active soilsampling and characte risation,achieved th is remarkablesuccess.

The team are rightly proud ofthe complaint tally for this£11.7m scheme. Zero! Regularcommunity group meetingsand a “no surprise” ethos gavet h e l o c a l c o m m u n i t yc o nf ide nc e in E ri t h. Aconfidence the team respectedand treasuredduring all phasesofthe scheme.

Near the endof the scheme thes i t e a l s o be c a m e a narch aeolo gic al dig whenhistorians found what theybelieve is the base of a tide mill.These produced power everytide time and at least two arebelieved to have existed in

Greenwich during the 12th and13th centuries. In keeping with theflexibility of approach shown by theteam Erith were able to incorporatethese important investigationswithout significantly impacting ontheproject

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I want to ride my bicycle...

Last year Stuart Accleton organised asponsored bike ride as part of thefamous London to Brighton, with theBritish Heart Foundation our chosencharity.

David D arsey(seen in thep ic tu re w it hDarren Wh iteo n h i s l e ft )agreed that ourc har it y fu ndwo uld matc he v e r y o n e ' ss po n so r sh i pmoney. This meant Erith were able tosend the BHF a cheque for almost£10,000!Although the field ranged in abilityTracy Eden (below) steamed aheadwith her partner Nick to complete in a

storming 5 hoursand the rest of thepack following on inabo u t 8, whi chconsidering the ageand fitness of some,was really prettygood! We will bedoing it all again thisyear!

Erith HaulageIn each issue we intend to delve alittle deeper into what makes ourbusinesstick.

The Erith Haulage Business has beenthe backbone of our business since1967. Indeed, for many years, wehad a Bedford “O” truck atop ourhead office as a constant reminderofhow it all started.

Tom Darsey, father of our chairmanSteve, founded our business in1967. With his first purchase, a£1000 Dodge Truck. In the early1970’s Steve Head, current boardmember responsible for haulage,joined thebusiness.

Steve remembers the early daysfondly. “In the beginning, TomDarsey and his fellow drivers would

drive the trucks during the day andmaintain them at night. Today wehave maintenance contracts on ourfleet and most of the regularmaintenance has been entrusted tothe local Hino and Scania maindealers that also supply most of ourfleet”

Today Steve and his team of 80 areresponsible for a diverse fleet that

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without invoice and payment supportand so the business has invested inexternal systems that put our financialcontrol at theforefront of our sector.

With over 70 drivers on the road everyday, most people in the south eastknow The Erith Group through ourdrivers and fleet. Erith Haulageestablished a reputation for thequality of our fleet and 40 years onthis is still key. With a deliberate policyof maintaining a young fleet, thedrivers see themselves asan extensionof both our business and ourcustomers. In an often cutthroatmarket it is the attention to detail,flexibility and ability to deliver thatsets us apart. This flexibility wasparticularly evident in the “headydays” of the summer in 2008. At onestage we hadmaximisedour fleet andsupplemented external supplie rsmanaging the movement of 225vehicles in a single day. Last year thefleet moved over 1 million m ofmaterial.

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pro vides h au lage servic es todemo lition , rem ed iation andconstruction sites. The team deliversservices to an area that is focusedaround the M25 and the south eastofEngland.The current core fleet consists of 8-wheel tippers, bulkers, semi-bulkers,

grab lorries and Ro-Ro lorries. This60 truck fleet is complemented byarticulated bulkers, an articulatedlow loader and road sweeper. Thebusinessalso has over 30 transit typevans.

The Haulage team work hand-in-hand with the other divisions whocontribute approximately 25% ofhaulage orders. All movements of

waste are recorded by a “Duty ofCare” Controlled Waste TransferNotes as required under theEnvironmental Protection Act 1990.Erith Haulage is a Licenced WasteCarrier,Number GTL/3611511.

Our team of experienced driversoperate under the guiding hand ofthe Transport Team. Keith Briggs isthe link from the sales team to thedrivers. Keith delivers the transportplans on a daily andhourly basis thatgives our clients both flexibility andreliability. Congestion, bad weather,tipping issues; all contribute to avery fluid logistics exercise. Keith isaided by WebTrac, a vehicle trackingsy s t em t h a t c a n r e sp o n dimmediately to situation changes.

Feeding this transport machine isthe sales team of Eddie Rawlins, GuyMallard and Neal Lambert. Eddieand the guys lead a cut and thrustexistence. Sales are delivered forlong term clients as well as theintensehour by hour negotiations.No operation would be complete

LAFARGE

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Eversince we celebrated our 40thBirthdaywith a party at London's Guild Hall, theErith Grouphave been ina rather generousmood, pledging to give over £40,000 tolocal charities.

Tony Darsey, MD and Chairman of ARCA,has chosen - among others – The ParentsConsortium a charity based in Hextablethat supports disabled children and theirfamilies.

Seen here in the amazing 'interactivegarden' Tony passes a cheque to AlanMilner, Service Director, for £5,000. Tonysaid“Weare verypleased tobe able tohelpout. Alan and his team are doing anincredible joblocally andthroughoutKent”As you can see from the picture some ofAlan's guests were veryhappy tohelpout!

Groundwater Management ofOlympic2012

Northfleet CementWorks

Primary Schools

Erith SwimmingBaths

Erith have won more contracts onthe Olympic sites. As a leading Tier 2contractor, we continue to build onour past successes. To date, we havenow secured over £12m of work onsite, some extending into 2013. Aswell as the ODA, our clients includeB AM Nu t tal l an d Mo rr iso nConstruction.

Back in it’s heyday this was thelargest cement product works in theworld. The Erith Group has won theright to dismantle, remove asbestosand demolish 90% of the facility.

With £5m of works activity on site,this 18 month project will be well

featured in future “h ear it”publications.

The business is responding to thecurrent economic state of theeconomy by focussing on educationfacilities. Recent successes for boththe demolition and asbesto sdivisions are the Tollesbury andRavenscroft Primary Schools. Bothschools are in Essex and involveAtkins and Ingleton Wood.

Situated within half a mile of ourhead office this swimming pooldemolition project is for the LondonBorough of Bexley. It includes theremoval of asbestos and demolition.

Recent wins The EnchantedGarden