{"id":267,"date":"2023-01-27T11:48:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T10:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fordce.co.uk\/about\/company\/"},"modified":"2023-05-19T16:50:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T15:50:43","slug":"company","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fordce.co.uk\/about\/company\/","title":{"rendered":"Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section data-kc-fullwidth=\"row\" class=\"kc-elm kc-css-616339 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-945912 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-772024 kc_row kc_row_inner\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-299725 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-134399 kc_text_block heading--gradient fade-in\"><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our Company<\/h1>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-823471 kc_text_block mb-0 fade-in\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Proud leaders of residential groundworks and infrastructure in the South since 1982.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section data-kc-fullwidth=\"content\" class=\"kc-elm kc-css-913956 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-741015 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div data-kc-equalheight=\"true\" data-kc-row-action=\"true\" data-kc-equalheight-align=\"top\" class=\"kc-elm kc-css-343390 kc_row kc_row_inner\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-787593 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-586 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-465216 kc_text_block text-white fade-in hero-text\"><\/p>\n<h1>About Our<br \/>Company<\/h1>\n<p>Proud leaders of residential groundworks and infrastructure in the South since 1982.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-784331 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><\/div><\/div><\/section><section data-kc-fullwidth=\"row\" class=\"kc-elm kc-css-752255 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-242671 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div data-kc-equalheight=\"true\" data-kc-row-action=\"true\" data-kc-equalheight-align=\"top\" class=\"kc-elm kc-css-694565 kc_row kc_row_inner align-middle row\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-86968 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-6 row__col row__col--img img--left\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-805756 mobile-show\" style=\"height: 30px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fade-in kc-elm kc-css-815485 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"blue-square blue-square--left blue-square--bg-darkblue\"><\/div>\n\t\t\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fordce.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/about-us.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Two members of the Ford CE team.\" \/>    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-699239 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-6 row__col row__col--text\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-42539 kc_text_block heading-underline fade-in\"><\/p>\n<h2>About Us<\/h2>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-86093 kc_text_block fade-in\"><\/p>\n<p>\nFounded by site engineer Bob Ford in 1982, Ford Civil Engineering began as a two-man operation working from a porta-cabin in Chandlers Ford. Together with surveyor, Graham Canning, Ford Civil Engineering developed a strong presence among local building developers in Hampshire, providing high quality groundworks on time and within budget.<\/p>\n<p>In 1992, Jay Martin moved from Buyer to Director, and instigated the relocation to Dorset with the intention of establishing the company as one of the premier groundworks firms in the county. By 2003, the final move to Wimborne was achieved where Linda Porter and Andy Baldwin were later appointed as directors.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-781552 kc_text_block btn btn--arrow fade-in\"><\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fordce.co.uk\/about\/meet-the-team\/\">Meet the team<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section data-kc-fullwidth=\"row\" class=\"kc-elm kc-css-249108 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-11499 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div data-kc-equalheight=\"true\" data-kc-row-action=\"true\" data-kc-equalheight-align=\"top\" class=\"kc-elm kc-css-187883 kc_row kc_row_inner align-middle row\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-370266 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-6 row__col row__col--text\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-184379 kc_text_block text-lightblue fade-in\"><\/p>\n<h3>A Legacy of Excellence in<\/h3>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-444401 kc_text_block heading-underline fade-in\"><\/p>\n<h2>Groundworks and Infrastructure<\/h2>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-329622 kc_text_block fade-in\"><\/p>\n<p>\nFord Civil Engineering continued its controlled expansion, welcoming new developers alongside long-standing clients and continuing to provide a first-class service to multiple, award-winning sites. Bob and Graham&#8217;s phased retirement commenced in 2015, safely in the knowledge that the company\u2019s ethos remained.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2021, shortly after Linda\u2019s retirement, senior surveyors; Chris Russell, Nick Hughes and Tom Newman joined the board of directors alongside Jay and Andy where they continue to organically grow the business and maintain strong client relationships.<\/p>\n<p>Today we pride ourselves on being reputable leaders of groundworks and infrastructure in the South, working on multi-million pound developments that we are proud to be a part of.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-979016 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-6 row__col row__col--img img--right\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-196918 mobile-show\" style=\"height: 30px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fade-in kc-elm kc-css-507025 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"blue-square blue-square--right blue-square--bg-darkblue\"><\/div>\n\t\t\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fordce.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/groundworks-infrastructure.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"The team at Ford CE shaking hands with King Charles.\" \/>    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":266,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - 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