A family business built on honesty, hard work and an uncompromising commitment to quality concrete construction.
Yorkshire Formwork Ltd was founded in Scarborough in 1987 by brothers Robert and Kenneth Daley, who combined their experience on North Yorkshire construction sites to create a specialist formwork subcontractor that put quality and safety first.
What started as a two-man operation working on local housing has grown into one of the North of England's most respected formwork contractors. Today we employ over 48 skilled operatives and operate on contracts from the Humber to the Tees, and across to the Lancashire border.
Our reputation is built on delivering technically complex formwork on programme, within budget, and to the highest concrete finish standards. We don't cut corners — it's simply not the Yorkshire way.
Now in our second generation of management, with Robert's son Daniel at the helm as Managing Director, we remain proudly independent and committed to the values our founders established over 35 years ago.
We say what we mean and do what we say. Straight talking, fair dealing — that's how we've built trust over 35 years.
Every operative goes home safe every day. We invest heavily in training, PPE and safety culture at every level.
We take pride in every pour. From setting up to striking, quality is built into how we work, not bolted on at the end.
We minimise waste, maximise reuse of materials and always look for more sustainable ways to deliver our work.
Second generation. Joined the firm at 18, qualified foreman by 22. Took over as MD in 2015 and has overseen a period of significant growth.
20 years in construction operations. Heads up our estimating, planning and supply chain management across all active sites.
30 years in formwork. Mark is our most experienced contracts manager, specialising in complex civil and structural schemes.
Chartered safety professional. Ian leads our health, safety, environment and quality systems across all projects and the yard.
Quantity surveyor by background. Sarah manages all commercial aspects from tender through final account on every contract.
25 years on the tools, 10 as senior foreman. Terry leads our largest site teams and mentors the next generation of formworkers.
We hold all the accreditations you'd expect from a serious, professional formwork contractor.