VolkerFitzpatrick, the Dutch owned multi-disciplinary contractor, has signed a 12 month Materials Testing Term Agreement with CET SAFEHOUSE in a deal that formalises their close and long-standing working relationship with the materials testing experts.

Paul Clayton, Business Development Manager at CET SAFEHOUSE explains: “Term Agreement status with VolkerFitzpatrick is a great achievement for us. We have worked closely with the company for a number of years now and this formalisation of our relationship acknowledges the quality of the service we have delivered over this time and their satisfaction with the kind of proactive and dedicated account management our teams at CET SAFEHOUSE deliver.”

VolkerFitzpatrick is a multi-disciplinary contractor operating in industrial, commercial and public sector building with a reputation for excellence and high standards within the hugely demanding UK construction sector and only partners with likeminded providers, as John Skilton, Supply Chain Manager at VolkerFitzpatrick explains: “VolkerFitzpatrick has evolved and grown so successfully through our commitment to a philosophy of excellence and customer service and we expect the same levels of delivery from our partners within the industry. We are delighted therefore to now formalise our working relationship with CET SAFEHOUSE - they obviously share this philosophy and have continually demonstrated the quality of their materials testing capabilities over the past months and years. We are certainly looking forward to a productive, long lasting and successful relationship with them.”

VolkerFitzpatrick is part of VolkerWessels UK – a financially strong group with an annual turnover of around £700 million. The Agreement with CET SAFEHOUSE is due to run at least until April 2010, during which time, it is planned to be rolled out to all companies within the VolkerWessels Group in the UK, including VolkerStevin, VolkerHighways and VolkerRail.

Clayton is naturally bullish about this latest award for the CET SAFEHOUSE teams. “We have already worked closely with both project and commercial teams to deliver projects such as Eastern Quarry, Thanet Earth, London 2012 assignments and many others, and are now looking forward to partnering with VolkerFitzpatrick on more high profile and exciting developments going forward. At a time when the newspapers are full of doom and gloom it’s particularly gratifying to be at the centre of such a good news story – and it’s in no small part due to the diligence and commitment of our teams across the UK. Like VolkerFitzpatrick, CET SAFEHOUSE has the ambition and ability to be the best at what we do and in working together I believe we are ideally placed to take advantage of the significant opportunities in the broader construction and infrastructure markets in which we both operate.”