Colt Ventilation and Screening Louvre: expert project management and installation

We have designed and installed both standard and bespoke louvre solutions for some of the world’s most prestigious cities. All our designers, project managers, site managers and commissioning engineers have the qualifications, technical knowledge, resources and experience to provide you with a stress-free experience, from the point we design your system, straight through to installation and commissioning.

As a vertically integrated company involved in the full project cycle from design to manufacture and eventually install, commissioning and maintenance, our lead times are more reliable, because we manage the entire supply in-house. We deliver the entire project without needing to joint venture with other companies, saving you time, money and resource.

Our operations division has over 40 people, including 16 project managers, six site managers, eight commissioning specialists and five more in QHSE. All have the relevant H&S accreditations that identifies that they are SMSTS or SSSTS qualified. Many of our staff have taken CIOB (Chartered Institute of Building) and APM (Association of Project Managers) qualifications to be able to deliver world class project management.

A lifetime of experience to ensure smooth project delivery

As well as exceptional training, all the necessary qualifications and the latest management technology to deal with the installation and project management, the Colt team has something that other teams don’t – the benefit of over 70 years of experience. We can predict problems before they happen and we have the skills to guide your project around them, keeping you informed at each stage of the process.

Expert Project Management

We work closely with our clients’ project team, using the same industry leading software, Elecosoft Project Management, that many of our customers use. This enables us to develop accurate schedules, to manage onsite progress, monitoring and reporting and to ensure that all aspects of the project are planned and managed optimally. We place high value on excellence in communications with the customer: we report, review and adapt the plan, always taking the lead on change options through professional project management.

The Colt six-part plan for successful project delivery.

Our success is based on our ability to excel in the following six key areas:

  1. Workplace Safety.

    We will never compromise on workplace safety. We recognise that our on-site activities are often either high risk or in a high-risk environment. Operations Operatives will have appropriate training and awareness to ensure our activities are always carried out safely before any other objective. All our on-site personnel have received comprehensive H&S training and awareness from our in-house H&S team. Our project/site managers are Site Management Safety Training Scheme qualified and commissioning engineers are Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme qualified. Read about our H&S awards and accreditations.

  2. Quality.

    We ensure that we provide the highest possible standard of service throughout the delivery phase. Our supplied equipment will always be fit for the purpose for which it was originally intended. We aim for excellence in procurement. We carry out regular quality checks and seek to obtain products that are quality assured, as are all the products that are made in our own factory. We have our own in -house testing laboratory, where systems and products can be tested in order to identify problems before they arise. Download our quality assurance certificate.

  3. On time.

    We use the latest planning and programming tools to help us plan, agree and, through regular review and adaptation of our plans, meet all deliverables including our clients’ key milestone dates.

  4. To the contract.

    We will ensure that we fully understand the contractual requirements at the earliest possible stage. Whilst avoiding “scope creep”, we will ensure that all deliverable requirements will be met.

  5. Within budget.

    At the pre-order stage we can assist with accurate cost estimation. We advise the client on all aspects of the specialist element from conception, planning, design, installation, commissioning and client training through to ongoing system life-time maintenance and servicing. Having secured the above four key objectives, we will also be able to deliver the project according to the client’s budget.

  6. A regional approach.

    We recognise the importance of having a regional presence both to support the achievement of the above objectives and for speed of response. Our regional staff make it possible for us to carry out site surveys prior to the contact period if this is required. In addition to the manufacturing hub in Havant, we have regional hubs in Manchester and Glasgow which, with our Head Office in Petersfield, gives us whole team capability across the country.