Recent News...

Recently awarded conservation and restoration projects total over £1m, and our management team is growing. Our new foreman, appointed in August, Howard Shore, has a lifetime of experience in the business, and is also lead singer in his own rock band... ! Our oak framing capabilities have been significantly enhanced, and we now have the ability to supply both kiln dried and green oak directly from our own supplier. Close ties with a local joinery company enables us to provide custom made doors, windows and oak famed conservatories at sensible prices, and on-time.

We have teamed up with one of the most experienced and respected conservation engineers in the country, and now offer a full Project Management service. This includes initial survey and assessment, reporting and creation of the work specification and schedule. Liaison with conservation officers and planners, CDM specification, and full costing and financial control are included. This allows us to provide a turnkey solution to projects with values ranging from a few thousand to over a million pounds.

A similar arrangement now exists with our architect, who is conservation trained, and works closely with our project manager to produce all the required drawings and paperwork for Listed Building Consents - so frequently required in our work. It is vitally important when undertaking work on listed buildings that the architect involved is familiar with, and fully understands all aspects of conservation and restoration practise - Roger will often find solutions where in some cases, years of planning applications have failed to produce results.

We have just finished formal scheduling of five more conservation / restoration projects. We will post some details of them as progress is made..

 

Although based in Shropshire, we have worked all over the Midlands, with projects in Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, Wales and other counties.