Established in 1981 by Ray Ransom with a £500 loan to buy a JCB. Today the R&W Group's mission spans civil engineering, highway maintenance, recycling, haulage and wet waste — delivered across the South and South West of England.
Operating region
South & South West, UK
Established
1981
Divisions
Two
Parent company
Chantacre
Operating region
South & SW
01 · The Group
Since its inception in 1981, the R&W Group has worked in civil engineering and construction. Founder Ray Ransom began with a £500 loan to buy a JCB, with a first job at Southampton Docks carrying out reclamation works. The business grew into R&W Chantacre, the group's parent company, and went on to establish the R&W Environmental and R&W Langley divisions.
R&W Langley was founded in 1999 by Darren Langley with five employees and was integrated into the R&W Group in 2015. R&W Environmental offers contracting services throughout the South and South West of England.
02 · The Divisions
Both divisions operate under the R&W Group mark with shared standards. What changes is the service and the audience.
R&W LangleyEstablished 1999 · Integrated into R&W Group 2015
Founded in 1999 by Darren Langley with five employees. Accommodates a range of civil engineering and building works, from S278 infrastructure to local authority developments.
R&W EnvironmentalContracting across South & South West England
High-quality contracting services throughout the South and South West of England, including recycling services, haulage and wet waste facilities. Director: Natasha Hawkes (Level 4 NVQ Waste Management, WAMITAB).
03 · Capabilities
A complete in-house capability across both divisions — plant, people, and the framework accreditations to work on national infrastructure.
01
S278 infrastructure works — new and development schemes.
02
Site clearance, pavement and carriageway construction.
03
New pipeline and service installation; deep drainage installation and repairs.
04
Bulk earthworks and landscaping; pre-cast concrete and FRC concrete works.
05
Kerbing and edging installation, brickwork and blockwork.
06
R&W Environmental: recycling services, haulage and wet waste facilities.
04 · Track record
1981
Ransom Plant's first job. A £500 loan to buy a JCB and self-drive work at Southampton Docks carrying out reclamation works.
Early years
Ray purchased a Hy-mac and secured work at Boscombe Down Airfield.
Growth years
Work for John Langs, supplying concrete tipping lorries for a runway extension at Manchester Airport.
Later years
Designed and built 6M³ and 8M³ side-tipping concrete lorries for runway extensions at Gatwick Airport and on the M25 Motorway.
05 · Leadership
Ray founded the business in 1981 with a £500 loan to buy a JCB, with a first job at Southampton Docks. For over five decades he has steered businesses across civil engineering, highway maintenance, plant hire and haulage.
The R&W Group team: Ray Ransom (Group Chairman and Founder), Darren Langley (Director of Langley brand), Natasha Hawkes (Director of Environmental Brand), Claire Harris (Group Director of Finance), Christina Barr (Finance Director) and Richard Norman (Contracts Manager).
Ray Ransom
Group Chairman & Founder
Darren Langley
Director, Langley brand
Natasha Hawkes
Director, Environmental brand
Ray Ransom, Chairman
06 · Accreditations
07 · Contact
Contact the relevant division directly.
R&W Langley
Civil engineering & building
Court Vale Farm, Court HillDamerham, FordingbridgeSP6 3HLR&W Environmental
Recycling, haulage & wet waste
Locks Farm, Main RoadDibden, SouthamptonSO45 5TDRecycling facility
R&W Environmental Recycling Facility — M3 Junction 9, Spitfire Link, SO21 1RD.