A well-known UK demolition contractor has taken to social media to announce his shock departure from the National Federation of Demolition Contractors.
Andrew Kane of Kane Group, which owns NFDC member company GJ Gaywood, revealed his decision to leave the NFDC on the LinkedIn social media platform.
His post reads:
To all my LinkedIn contacts I wish to make the following announcement.
Following [sic] an strong disagreement between myself and the senior management of the NFDC In the manner in which the organisation is managed I felt that the continued membership of GJ Gaywood Ltd as a member of that organisation was untenable.
As a result I have formally resigned the GJ Gaywood Ltd membership with immediate effect.
Going forwards GJ Gaywood will no longer promote membership of that organisation or use any paperwork or signage that references membership of the NFDC.
To all existing and future clients please be advised that all Kane Group Companies will continue to maintain the high standards of workmanship and safety that you have come to expect on past contracts.
At the time of writing, GJ Gaywood was still shown in the members’ listing on the NFDC announcement.
There is no indication what the “strong disagreement” was about, but it follows hot on the heels of several other high profile departures. It also comes just a few days after a meeting of the Federation’s Midlands and Wales Region during which officers were asked repeatedly to expel those companies that have admitted involvement in the CMA bid rigging scandal.
One member said that the companies named in the CMA investigation had “brought the NFDC into serious disrepute” while another said that the “NFDC no longer had credibility”. Another said it was “one of several incidents where National Council have not shown any strong leadership”.
DemolitionNews has reached out to Andrew Kane to find out more about his resignation.
