CDM Consultancy & Construction Safety
Safety in the Right Hands, From Concept to Completion
Construction projects come with significant responsibilities. From the earliest design decisions through to completion and handover, effective health and safety management requires more than simply understanding the regulations—it requires experience, coordination and sound professional judgement.
At Arco Safety, we provide specialist CDM and construction health and safety consultancy to clients, designers, contractors and project teams across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex and the wider UK.
Our experience has been developed on complex and demanding projects, where the consequences of getting health and safety wrong can be significant. We help organisations understand their responsibilities, manage risk effectively and create safer, better-managed projects from concept through to completion.
Because when it comes to construction, safety is in the right hands when the right decisions are made from the very beginning.
0333 224 7593CDM Expertise That Works in the Real World
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 place clear responsibilities on everyone involved in a construction project. However, successful CDM management is not achieved by simply producing documents and assigning duties.
It requires people who understand how construction projects actually work.
Arco Safety brings practical experience from major infrastructure, automotive, commercial and complex construction environments. Our specialists have worked alongside clients and project teams on some of the UK's most significant developments, providing practical HSE leadership and support throughout the construction lifecycle.
We understand the pressures of delivering projects safely, efficiently and commercially—and we work alongside your team to provide solutions that are proportionate, practical and effective.
0333 224 7593Our CDM Services
Our CDM consultancy services can support you at every stage of your project.
- Client CDM Support — helping clients understand and fulfil their duties, establish effective arrangements and appoint competent duty holders.
- Principal Designer Services — supporting the management and coordination of health and safety during the pre-construction and design phases, helping to eliminate and reduce foreseeable risks before work begins.
- Principal Contractor Support — providing specialist HSE support to Principal Contractors and construction teams managing complex and high-risk works.
- Construction Phase Planning — supporting the development, review and implementation of practical Construction Phase Plans that reflect the realities of the project.
- Health & Safety File Support — helping clients compile and maintain clear, useful information for the safe use, maintenance and future management of their buildings and assets.
- CDM Audits and Compliance Reviews — independent assessments of your CDM arrangements, helping to identify gaps and strengthen the way health and safety is managed across your projects.
Experience That Gives You Confidence
Arco Safety's experience extends beyond consultancy advice. We have supported complex projects as specialist HSE consultants and have also taken on responsibilities as Principal Contractors.
Our experience includes supporting:
- Major infrastructure programmes
- Large automotive developments and paint shop projects
- Chemical plant construction
- Commercial construction projects
- Complex, high-risk working environments
This experience enables us to understand the challenges facing every level of a construction project—from the boardroom and client team through to the project manager, site manager and workforce.
0333 224 7593Supporting Construction Across East Anglia and the UK
Arco Safety has strong roots in Norfolk, supporting construction businesses and projects throughout Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex, as well as across the United Kingdom.
The region is home to major infrastructure, energy and construction investment, and we are proud to bring our specialist experience to organisations operating locally while retaining the capability to support projects nationwide and internationally.
Whether you need a CDM consultant in Norfolk, Principal Designer support in Suffolk, construction health and safety expertise in Cambridge or specialist CDM support elsewhere in the UK, our approach remains the same: professional expertise, practical advice and trusted support.
0333 224 7593A Trusted Extension of Your Project Team
We don't believe CDM should be something that sits separately from the project.
Our role is to become a trusted part of your team—providing independent expertise, challenging decisions where necessary and helping everyone involved understand and manage their responsibilities.
There is no unnecessary complexity and no generic, one-size-fits-all approach.
Just experienced people providing the right support at the right time.
Safety in the Right Hands means having the confidence that health and safety is being managed by people who understand both the regulations and the realities of construction.
0333 224 7593Principal Designer Support
Effective risk management starts long before construction begins.
Arco Safety supports Clients and project teams with the management and coordination of health and safety during the pre-construction phase, helping ensure foreseeable risks are identified and addressed while there is still an opportunity to influence the design.
Our support can include:
- Principal Designer advisory support
- CDM design risk management
- Design risk reviews
- Design team coordination
- Pre-construction information
- Design risk registers
- Designer competency and capability reviews
- Design workshops
- Constructability and maintainability risk reviews
- Coordination with the Principal Contractor
- Health & Safety File development
Our focus is not simply on recording design risks.
We help project teams challenge whether risks can be eliminated, reduced or better controlled through design before they reach the construction phase.
Because the safest construction risk is often the one that never reaches site.
0333 224 7593CDM Questions, Answered
Who has duties under CDM 2015?
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 give clear responsibilities to everyone involved in a construction project, from the client to designers and contractors. We help clients understand and fulfil their duties and appoint competent duty holders.
Can you support the Principal Designer role?
Yes. We support the management and coordination of health and safety during pre-construction and design, including design risk reviews, design risk registers, pre-construction information and coordination with the Principal Contractor.
Do you help with Construction Phase Plans and the Health and Safety File?
Yes. We support the development, review and implementation of Construction Phase Plans, and help clients compile and maintain a clear Health and Safety File for the safe use and maintenance of their buildings.
Have you worked as a Principal Contractor?
Yes. As well as consultancy, Arco Safety has taken on responsibilities as a Principal Contractor, with experience on major infrastructure, large automotive paint shop and chemical plant projects.
Where do you provide CDM support?
Across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex, and on projects throughout the UK and internationally.
Let's Talk About Your Project
Whether you are planning a new development, starting a complex construction project or reviewing your existing CDM arrangements, Arco Safety would be pleased to talk.
Put your project—and its safety—in the right hands.
0333 224 7593