Surge and ramp-up cover
Extra hands, exactly when the programme peaks.
When a deadline, a pour or a fit-out phase demands more people fast, RTB ramps your crew up — then back down cleanly when the peak passes. Scale on the programme’s terms, not the labour market’s.
Plan your surge →What it is
Construction demand is rarely flat. Surge and ramp-up cover gives you a reserve of vetted trades you can call on at short notice — to hit a critical date or absorb a spike — without carrying that headcount through the quiet weeks.
How it flexes
Up for the peak, down when it passes.
Ramp-upWe add vetted, ticketed trades fast — a surge crew on site in as little as 48 hours.
PeakThe full team holds the critical phase — managed and supervised by RTB throughout.
Ramp-downWhen the peak passes, we demobilise the surge cleanly — you carry no idle headcount.
When you need surge cover.
The moments when a programme suddenly needs more people than your core crew can carry.
Critical deadlinesA handover or milestone date that the core crew alone cannot hit.
Major pours and phasesAn RC pour or fit-out phase that needs a big, short-lived push.
Programme slippageCatching up lost time when earlier works have run behind.
Absence and short-notice gapsCovering sickness, drop-offs or a supplier letting you down.
48hTypical time to mobilise a surge crew to site
Reserve poolVetted, ticketed trades held ready to call on
No idle costRamp down cleanly — you only carry the crew you need
Get in touch
Plan your surge.
Tell us the peak you are planning for — we will have a surge crew ready when you need it.