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R&M Williams has supplied and installed 20 swift and house martin nest boxes for Neath Port Talbot Council, free of charge, as part of a major solar project completed for the Council. The work was carried out with the Council’s Biodiversity Officer, Josella, to provide new nesting sites for two migratory species in decline. The larger grey boxes are for swifts, with smaller boxes below for house martins. Boards fitted beneath the boxes catch droppings and stop birds settling

Our Head of Social Value, Freya Church, delivered the keynote speech at the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Awards 2026, held at HMS Cambria. Invited by RFCA for Wales, Freya spoke about what social value means in construction and how that work led R&M Williams to the ERS Gold Award, which we received this year as one of only eight employers in Wales. Thank you to RFCA for Wales for the invitation, and to everyone who joined us

Our Croft Street project in Swansea, delivered for the City & County of Swansea, has achieved a 99% Outstanding rating from the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS). It is a fantastic result for the site team and a reflection of the standards being maintained throughout the project. A strong score across every area The latest CCS visit scored Croft Street at 98% for Community, 100% for Environment and 98% for Workforce. The monitor highlighted the improvements made since previous visits,

Canaston Place has been named a finalist in the Low Rise Residential (Render) category at the INCA Awards 2026, following an entry submitted by Director Charlie Sherlock. The awards are run by the Insulated Render and Cladding Association, the recognised trade association for the external wall insulation industry in the UK. Entries are scored by an independent panel of industry judges, and the category recognises residential projects below 11 metres where the quality of the render finish is central

Eight mature trees on our Portishead site could not be retained as part of the works. Under normal circumstances, they would have been removed and sent to landfill, a routine outcome on projects of this type and one that carries both a disposal cost and the loss of established growth that takes decades to replace. We took a different route. Working with Valley Veterans, a charity we have supported over several years, we set out to lift the trees

Behind our ERS Gold Award are people like Jake. The Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award is the highest level of recognition given to employers who support the Armed Forces community, and it sits alongside our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant. It is an award we are proud of, but the value of it is not in the badge. It is in the careers it stands for. Jake joined the Army Foundation College at Harrogate at 16 and

Our Commercial Manager Jack Jones has been named G4C Future Leader at the Constructing Excellence in Wales Awards 2026, recognising the best young professionals working in the Welsh built environment. It caps a remarkable journey. Jack joined R&M Williams as a trainee quantity surveyor two days after leaving school, having spotted an opportunity through Jobs Growth Wales. Thirteen years on, he is the youngest Commercial Manager in the company's history, managing a team of ten surveyors and trainees with

There's something fitting about a day spent with paintbrushes in hand. Painting and decorating is where R&M Williams started, so getting back to it for a good cause felt right. We spent the day at One Life Autism in Ebbw Vale, giving our time to paint fences and furniture across the charity's site. The day was devised in partnership with our client Tai Calon at leadership level, with Johanna Reames and Freya Church shaping it. Our team of Alex