Elite Construction

Vol 3 Issue 11 

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Welcome to the latest edition of Elite Construction. In this 

issue we take a look at the latest Construction news throughout 

the UK. We then take a peel into the latest Construction Projects 

including Cumbernauld’s new high rise f’lats built by Cruden 

Building. Also Neilcott Construction superb development of a new 

sports hall at the German School in Richmond, London. We then 

take a look at the great work performed by The Colarodo Group 

in the resteration work at Cambo Stables. We also feature a dive 

into Spellar Metcalfe’s Perdiswell Leisure Centre which includes 

a unique swimming pool consisting of a movable f’loor designed 

and fitted by Netherland based company Variopool. 

Then as always the following pages feature company prof’les 

from some of the UK and Irelands largest construction f’rms as 

they wrap their 2017 work up on another succesful year in the 

construction industry. Finally we have a special feature from the 

social media famous On the Tools and take a gander into the 

humerous side of the industry we love. Our December issue is 

due to be published on return from the Christmas break, from 

all the team at Elite Construction have a Happy Christmas and a 

Wonderful New Year. Next year we hope to add to our ever growin 

subcscribers list so like ever please share our publication. Happy 

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IS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCING THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY? 

According to data from the UK Green Building Council, an estimated 15% of materials that 

are delivered to site are taken to landf’ill. This is due to reasons such as the mismanagement 

of purchasing and scheduling. Not only causing issues with prof’it and money but also 

causing further implications with things such as productivity and health and safety. 

Therefore, as a result of this, new technologies have been developed to address the 

industry’s issues. Following a report from construction company OSC, it has been 

established that there are currently four main technological trends that are revolutionising 

the industry. 

First up is the smart materials. Engineered to respond to changes in the environment, these 

materials help improve not just prof’itability but also save millions in repair costs due to 

their longevity. Examples of this can include concrete that can gather heat to prevent the 

build-up of ice/snow on busy roads or, concrete that can repair cracks that appear over 

time. 

Alongside this, another technological advancement used within the industry is drones. 

Used widely across a variety of sectors, drones are now being introduced into construction 

work. These small machines are able to monitor sites from above and can collect data 

not only quicker but more accurately than a person could. Plus, they can also check for 

structural integrity/damage and complete jobs that pose risks for human workers. 

Mobile apps are another technological advancement that the construction industry has 

benefitted from. From things as simple as virtual spirit level apps to more complex software 

such as drone-assisted services, these mobile apps effectively allow companies to work 

more eff’iciently. Alongside this, more eff’icient planning can take place too. 

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Finally, there is 3D printing. Advances in this technology could have massive advancements 

for the industry, allowing complex designs to be created with low labour costs and limited 

wastage. Last year, China successfully built the f’irst ever 3D printed house (see below). It 

was rather basic though with no plumbing, electrics or roof. However, what it did provide 

was an insight into how much technology, and the construction industry, in turn, could 

advance over the years. 

DOOM AND GLOOM FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AS THE 

WINTER MONTHS ROLL IN 

According to research, construction workers lose around three days of work during the 

winter months due to poor lighting. But with better lighting, workers could actually earn, 

on average, around £295 more during winter. 

New analysis from Direct Line for Business has recently found that across the UK, this could 

amount to the industry losing up to £265 million a year. All because of lighting. 

Last year it was found that during the summer months, on average construction workers 

clocked around 37.9 hours a week. However, during the winter months of October to 

March, it was found that fewer hours were clocked with an average of 37.2 a week. 

Consequently, over the course of winter, it was revealed that workers actually lose a total of 

twenty hours and twenty-two minutes of working time. That’s nearly three days of work. 

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When looking at the average weather for the UK in winter, there are less than nine and a 

half hours of sunlight In comparison, it was found that during the summer, there is over 

f’ifteen hours worth of sunlight. That’s a massive f’ive and a half hours less sunlight. So for 

those working outside, like construction workers, who rely on the light to be able to work, 

that’s more than f’ive hours less time to work. 

Broken down with the average tradesman earning £544.60 a week, this means that over the 

winter months they would face a loss of £295.32. So, for the industry as a whole, 899,000 

workers could be missing out on almost three hundred pounds a year. For the industry, this 

adds up to a £265,495,910 loss. 

Matt Boatwright, the Head of Direct Line for Business described: “Those working in the 

construction industry are clearly in demand, with the average hours of work increasing by 

more than 45 minutes per week over the last decade.” 

“However, the UK’s construction businesses have always been restricted in the hours that 

they work by the weather, with poor weather conditions or light quality having an impact.” 

“New innovations, such as Fleetlights, which is a prototype service that uses a f’leet of f’lying 

torch drones, responsive to movement and controlled via a bespoke app, could potentially 

make the construction industry more productive.” 

“Just a few minutes’ extra work per day can have a positive impact on a project, and 

without the burden of poor light, the construction industry could complete contracts faster 

and increase their business’ earning potential as a result.” 

A FEAR OF FALLING: IS THIS CAUSING A SHORTAGE OF ROOFERS? 

According to a recent survey of over two hundred trainee roofers, 43% revealed that the 

fear of injury, or even death, is their biggest concern. 

Specif’ically, of the 212 that were surveyed, it was found that 63 of the trainee roofers were 

most concerned about falling from a height. Alongside this, twelve revealed that their 

biggest concern was health and safety, eleven felt that it was injuries and f’ive even said that 

they feared death. 

According to statistics from the Health and Safety Executive, these young roofers are 

right to be concerned. When looking back to the 45 construction workers killed within 

the 2015/2016 period, it was found that four of these individuals were involved in roof’ing 

accidents. It has also been found that 45 percent of on-site fatal injuries are due to working 

at heights. 

However, surprisingly, there was one thing that roofers were more worried about than 

heights: the weather. Specif’ically, 65 of the students surveyed revealed that they were most 

worried about the weather. 

In addition to these fears, it was also found that more needs to be done to reach potential 

roofers whilst they are in school and college. This was established after statistics revealed 

that the most common reason for students to be interested in joining the roof’ing trade was 

due to having family and/or friends already in the trade. This was followed by 14% simply 

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When looking back to their school and college years though, only 2% stated that they were 

attracted to a career in roof’ing. 

Technical Training Manager Mat Woodyat for Redland, the company who completed the 

study, revealed: “On one hand, I am pleased that these students are aware of the potential 

risks of roof’ing work because safety must be everybody’s responsibility.” 

“But these results are also a stark reminder that the industry needs to do more to ensure 

that we are working safely.” 

“How can we attract more young people to our industry if they are facing these fears?” 

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS FOUND TO WORK THROUGH THE 

PAIN IF INJURED AT WORK 

It has recently been revealed that tradespeople are the worst for working through pain if 

they are injured on site. 

According to recent poll f’igures, 72% of workers that are injured on site simply have to 

carry on working in order to make ends meet. Out of the 450 people that were polled the 

Daily Star reported that half of them had even been injured in the past week. 

When looking at the trades more in depth, it was carpenters who were found to be the 

worst for this. According to the poll, they got hurt the most on site with a result of 85%. 

In second place, was plumbers in which 75% got hurt on site and 69% of electricians were 

also injured. 

It wasn’t just physical injuries that were sustained either. According to the results, half of 

workers have also had to take time off due anxiety, stress, and depression. Alongside this, 

alternate research has also found that men working in construction are at the highest risk 

of committing suicide due to issues such as these. One builder admitted: “Things can be a 

struggle, but I’m self-employed so if I don’t carry on, I lose my house.” 

This is also supported by further studies which found that 90% of tradespeople attend 

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LARGE CONSTRUCTION FIRMS HAVE THEIR EYES SET 

ON AUTOMATION 

Automation has revolutionised factory work. The tech industry has now its sights set on the 

construction industry and experts forecast robots will be next to take the scene. 

All signs point to the fact that the building site of the future is going to look very different 

to the one we are all used to see nowadays. 

It’s a well-known fact that innovation has been slower in the construction industry in 

comparison to most businesses. Whereas other industries have managed to adapt quickly 

to technology, construction is still lagging behind, perhaps due to the fact that this 

technology is not easy to be adopted by small and medium-sized builders and developers. 

However, recent news and reports show that this trend is quickly changing among the 

big construction firms as a result of the recent interest of tech researches, who are now 

investing their resources and efforts in modernising the way in which we build our houses. 

Consequently, experts are forecasting that the technology gap may not last for very long. 

Automation to tackle labour shortage 

With 22% of the current workforce over the age of 50 and numerous construction jobs 

unf’illed across the nation due to a worrisome construction-worker shortage, some of 

Britain’s biggest construction f’irms are willing to invest in automation. And slowly, more 

and more commercial companies will join the ‘race’ to develop innovative solutions to 

improve eff’iciency and tackle the industry labour shortage. 

For example, Blueprint Robotics owns a facility in New Jersey where robots are building 

prefabricated walls, roofs, and f’loors. And New York-based f’irm Construction Robotics has 

developed a robot called SAM (Semi-Automated Mason), which can lay around 3,000 bricks 

a day. That’s signif’icantly more than most human builders, who can lay a daily average of 

500 bricks. 

After having completed a handful of projects in America, Construction Robotics is ready 

to cross the Atlantic Ocean and conquer the British market. In fact, the American company 

announced early this year that they are hoping to introduce SAM100 in the UK market 

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For those who worry about how this could affect their jobs, the good news is that this type 

of robots still need heavily human supervision for tasks like set up, lay bricks at diff’icult 

angles, as well as safety and clearing up purposes, so even if automation were inevitable all 

these robots and machines will still need a skilled human workforce to function properly. 

The multinational professional services network Price Waterhouse Coopers forecasts that it 

won’t be until 2030s that jobs in the UK could be at risk of automation. 

Factory f’loors, factory-built homes 

The construction industry revolution is not only based on machines and drones f’lying 

over the building sites. The revolution also involves factory f’loors where homes are 

manufactured by robots. 

Factory-built homes are more popular in countries like Sweden and Japan – where 

40% and 16% of residential buildings, are built with prefabrication, but they are 

expected to gradually have an important presence in the UK market to help combat the 

housing shortage. 

Boosting productivity in the construction f’ield won’t be easy. But in a multi-billion industry 

like this one, even the slightest improvement in eff’iciency could amount to millions in 

savings. Some of Britain’s biggest construction f’irms are aware of it and, therefore, experts 

say that automation in the industry is just around the corner. 



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Cruden Building & Renewals are an 

innovative construction company that 

operates across Scotland. As part of the 

Cruden Group, They have many years 

experience in delivering high, quality mixed 

tenure housing projects for local authorities, 

RSLs and Co-operatives. Cruden also have 

particularly strong credentials in the f’ield 

of regeneration. Whilst this remains their 

core area of business, Cruden’s portfolio 

extends to private housing marketed under 

the Cruden Homes brand, along with nonresidential 

projects such as off’ices and 

primary care facilities. 

Elite caught up with Raymond Mcafferty 

Commercial Director from Cruden Building 

he said “At Cruden We like to think of 

ourselves as a forward-thinking and 

progressive business. We directly employ 

more than 300 operatives and staff, and 

it’s down to their hard work that means we 

achieve an annual turnover in the region 

of £70-80 million. This is derived from 

framework and partnering agreements, 

competitive tendering and negotiations. 

“We’re committed to pioneering 

construction technologies and integrated 

management systems, which is key to our 

continued growth and success. It allows 

us to ensure we consistently operate to 

the highest standard, with highly eff’icient 

working practices. And the results speak for 

themselves.” 

Raymond continued “Innovation is really 

important to us at Cruden Building. We make 

it our place to know about cutting edge 

technology and designs for the markets we 

operate in.” 

“We work closely with industry leading 

designers and sub-contractors to keep 

ahead of the game across the industry, both 

in terms of product and design, as well as 

methodology and process.” 

“All of our clients’ needs are different. We 

engage external designers on a project-byproject 

basis to ensure the appropriate range 

of experience and skills for the job, as well as 

to retain a design freshness and currency.” 

“Construction is always changing. The 

methodology is reviewed regularly to ensure 

the safest and most eff’icient construction 

methods are employed on each project, 

delivering the best possible result in quality 

and cost.” 

Raymond concluded by saying “This year 

has been another successful year for Cruden 

Building. We look to improve year on year 

and 2017 has been another step forward for 

us. We couldn’t be were we are today without 

the fantastic relationship we have built with 

our key Suppliers and Subcontractors and 

we look forward to working with them on 

many other projects next year to make 2018 

Cruden’s best year yet.” 

“Projects Delivered on Time and on Budget. As Always.” 

Rufus Logan of BRE 

and Allan Callaghan, 

managing director of 

Cruden, with deputy 

f’irst minister John 

Swinney at the launch 

of the Retrof’it App 

Cruden directors 

David McEvoy (centre 

left) and Raymond 

McCafferty (centre 

right) are presented 

with Most Innovative 

Contractor Award 


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CUMBERNAULD’S HIGH RISE FLATS DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY 

FOR MODERN HOMES 

Sanctuary Cumbernauld a not-forprof 

’it social housing organisation began 

demolition of the f’irst three of twelve tower 

blocks in Cumbernauld Glasgow back in 

2015 as part of a modernisation drive that 

has seen 111 new homes built on the land 

so far. 

Bruce House, Buchan House and Douglas 

House on Allanfauld Road were levelled by a 

high-reach crane in the f’irst phase of a £75m 

project to clear all tower blocks from the 

town skyline. Rubble from the former towers 

were treated and crushed before being used 

to level the site. 

Out dated High-rises in Cumbernauld demolished 

Councillor Sam Love, North Lanarkshire 

Council’s convener of housing & social work 

services, commented: “These Seafar towers 

were well known local landmarks and will 

hold fond memories for many who stayed 

in them over the years, but they were in 

desperate need of replacing.” 

“The council was delighted to be supporting 

Sanctuary’s plans and I’m sure the people of 

Cumbernauld were looking forward to the 

new homes being built.” 

Elite caught up with Peter Martin, Sanctuary 

Group director he said: “We are delighted to 

have built more affordable homes that will 

help secure Cumbernauld’s future.” 

“Thanks to Main Contractors Cruden 

Building - the project has created various 

apprenticeships and work placement 

opportunities for the local residents, as well 

as the111 new f’lats.” 

Nine of Cumbernauld’s 12 high-rises remain 

standing. By 2021, a total investment 

exceeding £75 million will create more 

than 400 new homes to replace the ageing 

blocks. Cruden Building have been selected 

principal contractors for the scheme. 

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Two local teenagers were taken on as 

apprenticeships on the Allanfauld Road 

development. Nicole Barlow and Kieran 

Smith, were taken on as apprentice 

joiners by Cruden Building & Renewals. 

Kieran and Nicole are among the many 

apprentices taken on each year by Cruden 

Building. Cruden Building regularly take 

on local appretices from the area they are 

working in. 

Phase 2 of the Allanfauld Road project 

began in Febuary 2016 the scheme of 

this face was the construction of 111 

Flats with assoiciated access, parking and 

landscaping. 

Elite caught up with Gerry Smith the 

contracts manager from Cruden Building 

he said ”This phase of the project has 

gone extremely smoothly from the start. 

This is due to our fantastic relationship 

with the contractors and suppliers 

involved in this project.” 

“Even though this was phase 2 of the 

project we broke it down into various 

other phases and planned ahead together 

with all companies involved therefore 

each contractor knew there role which 

meant the project could run suff’icently 

and within the clients desired time frame 

“We adopt this approach on all of our 

sites which involve various trades.” 

“I always enjoy social housing projects 

as I love hearing how the new residents 

are getting on there new homes and 

I take great pride of being involved in 

such a project as the Allanfuald Road 

development.” 

Gerry f’inished stating “We are looking 

forward to the next phase and I would 

like to congratualte all involved in the 

Allanfauld Road development and I look 

forward to working with them on the next 

stages of the project.” 

High-rise homes created apprenticeships for local teens 

Deans Civil Engineering Limited was 

established in 2010 by current Director Steven 

Deans. They have worked alongside Cruden 

Building since 2014 working on many projects 

together since then, including the construction 

of a new off’ice Hillhead Housing Association in 

Hillhead, Kirkintilloch. 

At the Allanfauld Road project Deans Civil 

Engineering were selected by Cruden to 

complete all civils work such as; Foundations, 

Groundworks, and Landscaping. 

Elite caught up with Steven he said “Deans 

Civil Engineering is strategically based 

in Glasgow to facilitate work throughout 

Central Scotland as well as a wider national 

geographical spread. Health and safety is 

important to our team and for our clients; as 

such all our ground and plant operatives are 

CSCS/CPCS qualified. We are progressive in 

improving the skills of our employees through 

our company training and development 

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The Colorado Group Ltd was established in 2006 to provide a niche service in 

delivering a superior quality of f’inish for their clients, founded on their core 

specialist engineering and construction expertise. Colorado undertake residential 

and commercial developments and pride themselves on their attention to detail as 

well as being a specialist restoration company. They intend to sustain their business 

activities at a high level as they are committed to ensuring that they deliver a 

customer-focused personal service. 

The Colorado Groups success comes from ensuring that they gain a full 

understanding of what their customers want and then delivering beyond their 

expectations. The operational directors share in the ownership of the business and 

bring this ownership approach to how they run their projects. 

The Colorado Group have extensive experience in delivering to exacting 

specif’ications for clients who expect a service beyond the norm, such as Lord 

Dalmeny at Rosebery House and for Lord and Lady Chelsea at Snaigow House. 

Their people have a detailed knowledge of refurbishing grade A and B listed 

buildings. 

Through collaboration with specialist lighting and media and sound system 

designers, the Colorado Group is adept at programming these aspects into 

their building services and f’inishes packages to ensure a seamless and ‘hidden’ 

installation into both new and refurbished properties. 

The Colorado Group has undertaken a range of engineering and infrastructure 

works for clients throughout Scotland, such as Scottish Water, working on several 

landmark projects. 

The niche that Colorado has targeted is a unique combination of engineering 

strength and an attention to detail in completing the f’inal touches of their projects. 

Colorado Group pride themselves in delivering high-end specif’ications after 

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The Colorado Group believe in ownership of the projects that they are engaged 

to undertake and have a solution f’inding culture throughout their business. This 

positive attitude has resulted in the Colorado Group securing a number of f’itout, 

construction and engineering projects with a range of Heritage Trusts. Resulting in 

repeat customers who know the Colorado team and specialist contractor list will 

add value to their projects through working with them to deliver exactly what they 

want. 

The Colorado Group team take full ownership of their projects engendering a 

whole project team approach in looking for improvements and solutions. They 

focus on every project by interrogating the technical specif’ications and whereever 

possible they improve on the construction and sequencing. 

Colorado Group always ensure fast and effective on-site management and control 

of all safety requirements, construction interfaces and cost control. 

They believe in planning projects in detail, incorporating all aspects of the project 

including any customer direct requirements. They provide regular updates to clients 

and regularly look for alternative sequencing methods to speed up the project 

delivery or to recover any interruptions. 

The Colorado Group bring their construction and engineering experience to the 

table to see where they might improve the design and better the budget. 

The Colorado team will ensure scope meetings are run to allow all parties to 

discuss and develop a detailed understanding of each others' roles and objectives 

for the project. This allows Colorado Group and their supply chain to look for the 

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CAMBO STABLES RESTORATION PROJECT

Colorado Group Ltd were appointed by Cambo Heritage 

Trust to be the principle contractor on The Cambo Stables 

Restoration project...

The scheme was to complete a ful refurbishment 

to the building providing a cafe, exhibition shop 

and educational facilities including an extension to 

the stables, restoration of the exisiting glasshouses 

and remidiel work to the existing Coach House. The 

Cambo Stables education and visitor hub now has the 

facilities to expand its activities, to provide an income 

to ensure its sustainable future. The project got on the 

way in August 2016 taking 12 months to complete. 

Cambo Stables was built in 1879-84 after a f’ire 

largely destroyed the earlier house, all the buildings 

within the designed landscape date from the late 

18th and early 19th centuries and the majority are 

listed Category B. Thomas Erskine, 9th Earl of Kellie, 

had extended the original house from 1795, and the 

majority of the ancillary buildings appear to date from 

this time and share some stylistic similarities. 

The Coach House was built in the late 18th / early 

19th century improvement cart shed and granary 

type building, and although now known as the Coach 

House, was probably used for work-a-day vehicles 

in conjunction with the nearby stables and carriage 

house proper. This building was no longer in use and 

was in need of restoration if it was to survive. Repair, 

conservation and adaptation was carried out to 

provide accommodation for students and volunteers. 

Elite caught up with Catherine Erskine Project 

Manager from Cambo Heritage trust she said” This 

phase of the Cambo Stables Project was primarily 

concerned with the repair and conservation of the 

Stables and Glasshouses within The Walled Garden 

to provide a visitor hub, a focus for students and 

volunteers and enhanced learning facilities. They lie 

at the very heart of the designed landscape of Cambo 

Estate. Cambo is a prime example of a picturesque, 

model estate sensitively designed. It has been in 

the Erskine family for 300 years and the surviving 

historical records add high historical and cultural value 

to the site.” 

“Our aim at Cambo is not only to enhance the 

visitor’s experience with arts activities but also to 

‘turn the clock back’ on the estate and recreate 

the opportunities that would have been available 

to local people in the community 100 years ago, 

providing training, apprenticeships and supported 

employment.” 


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We interviewed Mark Kennedy the site 

manager from main contractors Colorado 

Group he said, “Restoration projects are 

always challenging as the character of 

the buildings must still be present once 

the project has been completed. We 

accomplished this by using many original 

features found in the building throughout 

the project, and replacements were made to 

the same specif’ications as the originals.” 

“It goes without saying the best part of these 

type of projects is the final result of the 

project, if I go back to the how the building 

looked on f’irst day I arrived on site to how 

they look now the outcome is astonishing. 

I am delighted to have been involved in 

this project and hope everyone who visits 

Cambo Stables enjoy the new features for 

many years to come.” 

Mark f’inished by praising all contractors 

who worked with Colorado on site. “The 

contractors on site were great to work with 

and played a massive part in the success of 

the project.” 

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Scan Building Services Limited were selected by Colorado as the Mechanical contractor on 

the Cambo Stable project playing a key role in the success of the project. Services provided 

by Scan Building Services included; Supply, install, test and commission of Oil tank and 

pipework. Installation of boiler room equipment including boilers, pumps, pressurisation 

units, cold water storage tank, and full BEM control system. They also installed hot and 

cold water pipework systems and insulation including pre-insulated external underground 

pipework. Scan also fitted Toilets, various kitchen services sinks, and radiators. 

Scan Building Services operate as a Mechanical Services Contractor, specialising in the 

supply and installation of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and plumbing systems 

within mainly commercial and industrial buildings. Scan Building Services also operates a 

service and maintenance department providing an essential backup to the main contract 

works, securing term maintenance contracts with government authorities and private 

companies. 

Scan Building Services worked on the Cambo Stables project from November 2016 and 

f’inished on site in July 2017. Elite caught up with Graham Prophet Director of Scan Building 

Services he said. “Colorado Group are a key client of ours we have worked closely together 

for the last 5 years, in this time we have had great success working on projects such as 

Kingsbarns Distillery and visitors centre, and Raasay Distillery and visitors centre” 

“At Scan Building Services Limited we employ a highly skilled workforce of dedicated and 

loyal craftsmen backed up by modern technology and a design team capable of designing 

virtually any system within the Company’s f’ield of activity. Due to these factors our services 

can be tailored to meet the needs of 

clients and indeed we have carried out 

many design, manufacture and installation 

contracts for numerous demanding projects 

including fully computerised AutoCAD 

facilities.” 


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NEW SPORTS HALL AT GERMAN SCHOOL 

Neilcott Construction were selected 

by German School Association to 

construct a new two storey building 

at the German School in Rischmond 

Surrey. The new building is in two parts 

– a simple banded sports hall ‘box’ set 

against an articulated two-storey block 

containing changing rooms, storage, 

reception/off’ice, meeting room and 

wcs/kitchen. 

The exisiting sports hall was 

demolished with a temporary sports 

hall quickly built as to not disturb 

the day to day running of the school 

while the new sports hall was being 

constructed. 

The warm red brickwork, stained larch 

cladding and glazing help to def’ine the 

forms of the sports hall and create an 

architecture that is both expressive and 

controlled. Carefully planned around 

the existing school and its mature 

landscape, the new building improves 

circulation and orientation as well as 

def’ining and creating better external 

spaces and views in and out of the 

school. 

"This was a golden chance to 

procure a state of the art sports 

hall, with a design of particular 

merit by Rivington Street Studio 

Architects, for use by over 800 

pupils as well as some local 

groups." 

The sports hall roof was f’itted with 

a Photovoltaic system (solar panels) 

which will generate around 40 MWh 

per year and cover 5% of the schools 

electricity consumption saving the 

school thousands of pounds over the 

next few years. A new sprung f’loor 

was installed part of the way through 

the ply works so a large quantity of 

the ply was installed from spider lifts 

and plastered from large bridged 

aluminium towers. West Drylining 

and Facades worked with complex 

bulkhead designs around some new 

steel members which were added in 

to take the weight and support the 

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Proud to be Associated with Neilcott Construction 

West Drylining & Facades Ltd have worked alongside Neilcott Construction since 

2014 working on various projects such as West Herts College, Broadbridge Leisure 

centre and Hampton School. 

West Drylining & Facades Limited were selected by Neilcott Construction to carry 

out the External façade work, internal drylining, Birch faced ply wall lining, acoustic 

wall baff’les, grid ceilings and plastering works on The German Schools new Sports 

Hall. West Drylining & Facades worked on the project from December 2016 and 

f’inished on site in August 2017. 

Elite caught up with Director Spencer West from West Drylining & Facades Ltd he 

said “West Drylining & Facades are a specialist facade and drylining company with 

the experience of many trades. Neilcott have commented that they like the fact that 

they can let several packages where trades overlap to one subcontractor. We offer a 

complete through wall system from plasterboard drylining through to rainscreen or 

decorative external cladding.” 

“We particularly enjoy working on larger integrated façade systems and niche 

complex refurbishments. At West Drylining & Facades Ltd we have built long 

standing relationships with many Main contractors and clients and most of our work 

is through recommendation and repeat referral.” 

“We focus our attention on quality and completing our 

projects on time and to budget.” 

Spencer added “We’re a family run company and have our staff and tradesmen’s 

best interests in mind, we take on trainees and work closely with local colleges to 

help young enthusiastic tradespeople become certified and help them gain the 

right experience with the correct tuition. All our operatives are CSCS trained and all 

our site supervisors hold SMSTS and are PASMA/ IPAF trained, asbestos aware and 

regularly attend training courses specifically tailored to current projects to ensure 

that works are carried out in a safe and professional manner. At West Drylining & 

Facades Ltd we know and believe this is key to a successful future growth within our 

fantastic industry.” 

Spencer f’inished by stating “West Drylining & Facades Ltd always work closely with 

our clients and build strong bonds with them, Neilcott have shown themselves to be 

a fantastic client of ours and we look forward to a long and healthy relationship with 

them.” 


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Elite caught up with Tom Latham from 

Neilcott Construction he said “The 

German School sports hall has been a 

tricky project for all involved due to the 

nature of the evolving design and some 

of the f’inishes and changes made to the 

materials and details but in the end all 

contractors involved in the project worked 

eff’icently to have the project delivered on 

time, and in budget.” 

“Congratulations to all 

contractors who worked with 

Neilcott Construction on the 

succesful German School 

sports hall project” 

Tom continued “I was the QS for this 

project so I’d like to congratulate 

Rivington Street Studio who designed 

the new sports hall. They initally won the 

project to design the new sports hall by 

taking part in an invited competition” 

The £5M project started in October 2016 

and was completed in October this year. 

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Looking for a Forward-Thinking 

Contractor with a People F’irst 

Approach? 

Speller Metcalfe is a national building 

contractor and family-owned business, 

founded in 1995 by Steve Speller and Andy 

Metcalfe - both experienced surveyors 

who aspired to be at the cutting edge of 

construction. 

Under their leadership, the Company has 

grown to an annual turnover of £130 million, 

working on projects across the public and 

private sectors with values from £250,000 up 

to £40 million. 

Speller Metcalfe continues to be a market 

leader due to their passion for innovation 

and excellence in all that they do, delivered 

by a skilled and experienced team of over 

200 staff and trade operatives. 

While Spellar Metcalfe continue to build 

an enviable portfolio of works, it is without 

doubt their teamwork ethos and family 

values that mark their ability to develop longterm 

relationships, with a substantial part 

of their business procured through direct 

negotiation. 

Central to the Speller Metcalfe Group is 

their Construction division, providing New 

Build, Design & Build, Extension Works 

and Refurbishment services to the private 

and public sectors from their Malvern, 

Wolverhampton, Gloucester and London 

off ’ices with project values ranging up to and 

in excess of £40m. 


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Built over 17 years around a team of experienced, dedicated long-serving construction 

managers and supply chain partners, the division has established a reputation for 

delivering exemplary construction standards and a consistent ability for meeting cost 

targets and programme deadlines across all of their sectors: 

• Education 

• Healthcare 

• Sports & Leisure 

• Retail 

• Commercial 

• Emergency Services 

• Sustainable Construction 

• Heritage 

• Residential 

• Automotive 

Collaboration and project ownership are core to Spellars success; forming the foundation 

for long-term sustainable relationships with professional building consultants, their client 

base sees a high proportion of works undertaken through repeat business. 

At Speller Metcalfe their construction supply chain partners are an integral part of their 

success. The close relationships they have enables Spellar Metcalfe to raise standards in 

health and safety, quality and cost certainty while harnessing innovation and best value 

across the whole supply chain. 

Spellar’s Supply Chain Charter sets out their commitments to delivering best value to their 

clients and supplier expectations. This evaluation process allows them to identify their 

Tier 1 partners – the best performing sub-contractors within their supply chain. Any poor 

performance can then be identif’ied, and action taken to communicate improvements or - 

in the worst case scenario - removal from our approved supply chain. Sub-contractors are 

also asked to evaluate Speller Metcalfe’s performance. 

If you feel you would like to be included in Spellar Metcalfe’s supply chain and share in 

their continued success, please send an email expressing your interest to 

tom.smith@spellermetcalfe.com. 


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PERDISWELL LEISURE CENTRE - SPELLAR METCALFES KEY 

PROJECT 2017 

Speller Metcalfe was selected from an 

initial shortlist of nine companies for the 

contract to build a new £10.5 million, pool 

complex as an extension to Perdiswell 

Leisure Centre in Worcester (contract 

value £9m). The focal point being a new 

eight-lane competition standard pool, 

designed to attract everyone from casual 

swimmers to Olympic and Paralympic 

champions. 

The main 25 x 17m eight-lane pool boasts 

poolside seating for 284 spectators with 

a further 118 seats around the poolside 

for swimmers. The pool hall also hosts 

a new 18x10 metre teaching pool with 

a movable f’loor – creating f’lexibility for 

swimmers of all ages and abilities with 

direct wheelchair access into each pool. 

As well as local authority funding, 

Worcester City Council’s eligibility for 

National Lottery funding from Sport 

England has proved fundamental to the 

success of the scheme, attracting the 

maximum funding of £2m for the project. 

The new facility provides a massive 

boost to the city of Worcester’s sporting 

credentials, guaranteeing it will become 

an important new destination for regional 

competition-level swimming. 

The new centre also supports healthy and 

active lifestyles across the county, with the 

opening weekend seeing 6000 visitors through 

the door and over 750 new members signing 

up. 

Speller Metcalfe began work on the new pool 

in November 2015, starting with the demolition 

of a large section of the existing building that 

was replaced with a two-storey extension which 

incorporates a range of new facilities. To meet 

Sport England’s requirements for the centre, 

project architect NORR Consultants invested 

in the principles of Sport England’s Design 

Guidance Notes (DGNs). Great emphasis was 

placed by both Sport England and the client 

on disabled access and inclusivity with facilities 

for both spectators and pool users, including 

level access into the building, disabled lifts and 

parking within close proximity of the entrance. 


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Variopool is a market leading company 

which specialises in the design, 

production, installation and maintenance 

of movable f’loors and bulkheads 

in public, private or hydrotherapy 

swimming pools. Based in The 

Netherlands, Variopool has for almost 

50 years maintained quality, safety and 

sustainability as the central pillars of all 

our custom designed projects. 

Variopool was chosen by Speller Metcalfe 

and Buckingham Pools to install a 

movable f’loor in the new multipurpose 

swimming pool of the Perdiswell Leisure 

Centre in Worcester. They invested in 

a movable f’loor because it increases 

the f’lexibility and functionality of the 

pool. The adjustable f’loor can be set 

to different depths all during the day 

allowing a greater number of activities to 

take place. 

Variopool received the order in December 

2015 and f’inished the installation of the 

18 x 10m movable f’loor in December 

2016. 

Elite Construction caught up with Lanny 

Wallart, International Account Manager 

for Variopool in the United Kingdom. 

“Variopool has already installed 147 

movable f’loors and 46 bulkheads in 

swimming pools throughout the United 

Kingdom. We installed more than 950 

movable f’loors and bulkheads all over the 

world, such as the London Aquatic Centre 

for the 2012 Olympic Games (London), 

the Tollcross International Swimming 

Centre 2014 for the Commonwealth 

Games (Glasgow), the Bukit Jalil Aquatic 

Centre for the Southeast Asian Games 

in 2017 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) and in 

the Danube Arena for the FINA World 

Championships in 2017 (Budapest, 

Hungary).

As well as a wet changing village to support 

the pool area, the new extension houses 

a large f’itness gym with 110-120 stations, 

fully refurbished eight-court sports hall, 

three separate f’itness studios and 2 teaching 

rooms. a fully refurbished eight-court sports 

hall, and an air conditioned f’itness studio. 

As part of the refurbishment of the existing 

sports hall, Speller Metcalfe installed new LED 

lighting, acoustic wall panels and new tiered 

seating for up to 100 spectators. The f’irst 

phase works also included the installation 

of a new mezzanine f’loor within the existing 

f’itness studio to create a f’irst f’loor spin 

studio, off’ice and meeting room. 

Externally, Perdiswell Leisure Centre has 

been transformed with a new, larger car park 

with the capacity for nearly 400 vehicles 

that includes coach bays, parent and child 

parking, disabled spaces and designated 

parking for motorcycles as well as a covered 

cycle store. The car park also includes a 

landscaped swale area designed to manage 

surface water from the building and car 

parks during periods of heavy and persistent 

rainfall. 

The second phase, the refurbishment of the 

original centre, was completed in March 

2017. The project took 70 weeks to complete. 

Elite caught up with Dan Lowe from Spellar 

Metcalfe he said “The project has not been 

without its challenges with the design brief 

evolving as the project unfolded whilst 

ensuring the project remained on time and 

to budget. It was also important that the 

interfaces between the existing and new 

structures were co-ordinated and integrated 

appropriately to create a feeling of seamless 

transition.” 

“The main challenge was keeping 

the existing centre functioning while 

undertaking major construction works 

in and around the centre. The team were 

considerate of the impact that construction 

work would have on existing members and 

the logistical challenges that came with 

extending and refurbishing a live building. 

“In all projects we undertake at Spellar 

Metcalfe we co-operate and collaborate 

successfully with the design team and all 

contractors we carefully select for each site. 

I would like to congranulate all involved 

in the Perdiswell Leisure Centre project in 

delivering the project within budget, on 

time, and to a high standard.” 


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“Our mission is to provide the highest 

quality of service and attention to 

all our customers, to value our good 

people and to be recognised as one 

of the best companies in the interior 

building industry.” 

The Perdiswell Leisure Centre was shortlisted 

in the 'community benef’it' category at the 

2017 West Midlands RICS (Royal Institution 

of Chartered Surveyors) Awards. This 

award recognises excellent achievement in 

providing a facility, which directly benef’its 

the local community. In particular, the 

project must illustrate its success through 

locla community feedback. It was shortlisted 

alongside 10 other projects for the prestige 

award. 

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info@fairwayinteriors.co.uk 

www.fairwayinteriors.co.uk 

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QUALITY | SAFETY | SERVICE 

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www.malvernscaffolding.co.uk 

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Telford Homes Plc is an AIM listed developer 

of residential-led, mixed use sites in London, 

where the need for homes far exceeds supply. 

Their customers include individual investors 

from the UK and overseas, owner-occupiers 

and housing associations. Telford Homes 

are working with institutional investors in 

the build to rent sector, a growing market in 

London. 

“There is a chronic shortage of new 

homes in London. Our goal is to grow 

Telford Homes over the next f’ive years 

to help address this shortage. This will 

involve doubling our output of homes 

in one of the world’s greatest cities.” 

Founded in 2000, Telford Homes directly 

employ 248 people and have a development 

pipeline of over 4,000 homes. They are a 

respected partner to landowners, housing 

associations, local authorities, build to rent 

investors and their supply chain. Telford 

Homes are investing in the communities they 

create via their new sustainability strategy. 

The business has traditionally focused on 

East London, but the need for new homes is 

so great that they have recently expanded 

horizons across a wider area. Telford Homes is 

skilled in all aspects of London development 

and they can apply their knowledge and 

expertise to a wider range of opportunities in 

new boroughs. 

Telford Homes develop in non-prime locations 

to maintain an affordable price point for their 

individual customers and their strategic move 

into build to rent provides scope to work with 

investment partners across London. 

Telford Homes has successfully fuelled its 

recent growth with a number of high prof’ile 

build to rent sales. The Group has positioned 

itself at the forefront of this rapidly expanding 

market through its transactions with blue-chip 

investors such as M&G Real Estate, L&Q and 

most recently, Greystar. 


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Telford Homes has successfully fuelled 

its recent growth with a number of high 

prof ’ile build to rent sales. The Group 

has positioned itself at the forefront of 

this rapidly expanding market through 

its transactions with blue-chip investors 

such as M&G Real Estate, L&Q and most 

recently, Greystar. 

A pre-construction contract was signed 

with Greystar in June 2017 with the Group 

expecting to develop just under 900 rental 

homes in Nine Elms alongside one of the 

sector’s most active investors. Detailed 

planning consent is expected in early 2018. 

The Group continues to progress 

discussions with a number of large-scale 

investors regarding individual deals and 

longer term partnerships. This level of 

engagement demonstrates Telford Homes’ 

reputation as a highly skilled partner 

which is able to acquire land, achieve 

planning consents and build quality homes 

under the brand of a respected London 

developer. The strength of demand in 

this sector and the number of institutions 

looking to employ signif’icant long term 

capital reinforces the Group’s strategy to 

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Jon Di-Stefano, Chief Executive of 

Telford Homes, commented: 

“Telford Homes is operating in 

affordable locations across London 

and has an excellent reputation as 

a trusted partner delivering high 

quality homes.” 

We are focused on reducing risk 

through forward sales, limiting our 

need for external debt f’inance and 

delivering higher capital returns 

and this f’its perfectly with our 

strategic move into the build to 

rent sector. I expect more build to 

rent transactions as institutional 

demand continues to grow alongside 

continuing open market sales at 

our well located developments. 

Our ultimate belief in what we do 

is underpinned by a chronic lack of 

supply and we expect to deliver more 

of the homes that London needs in 

the coming years.” 


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Westridge are a privately owned construction 

company formed in 1990 with off’ices based in 

Kent and Sussex. Westridge operate throughout 

the South East and employ 150 staff including 

over 60 site technicians. The whole Company 

adopts a f’lexible approach on construction 

projects which typically range between £1,000,000 

– £12,000,000. Having a depth of knowledge 

across the full range of contract types and 

procurement routes. This, reinforced by their 

strong core values, enables Westridge to work 

with their Clients and Supply Chain to produce 

affordable, quality buildings to a reliable time 

frame. 

TURNING AWARD WINNING 

IDEAS… INTO AWARD WINNING 

REALITY 

Westridge Construction believe it’s possible to 

make every job a success for everyone and to 

make the journey enjoyable and rewarding for 

all involved so that everyone gets from it what’s 

important to them. 

So what sets Westridge apart? The answer is 

simple, They deliver success… and at the heart 

of this is the expertise and enthusiasm of the 

Westridge team. People who are great at what 

they do, are easy to get on with, understand what 

is important to you and are pleased to help in any 

way they can. 

Every project has its own challenges and 

Westridge have a long record of working with 

clients and designers to f’ind solutions that reduce 

risk and maximise opportunities. This allows 

Westridge to be extremely f’lexible in how they 

approach a scheme whilst reliably delivering in 

terms of quality, cost and speed. 

DO YOU HAVE A SMALLER 

PROJECT BUT WANT THE BACKUP 

& SUPPORT ONLY A LARGER 

CONTRACTOR CAN OFFER? 

Westridge Construction employ a team of 

professionals, specialists and craftsmen which has 

been built over many years by recruiting the best 

people. They then provide the necessary training, 

mentoring and support to enable them to develop 

the right values and to reach their potential. 


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Nationwide Roof’ing Contractors 

install and repair roofs on homes, 

commercial and industrial buildings 

across Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire. 

No matter the size of your roof’ing 

project, they have probably roofed 

something similar recently. 

Services include: 

• Flat Roofs 

• Green Roofs 

• Pitched Roofs 

• New Roofs 

• Roof Replacements 

• Roof Repairs 

Why choose NRS as your roofer? 

• Approved roof’ing contractors for 

many roof’ing systems 

• Insurance-backed roof guarantees 

• Public liability and employers 

liability insurance of £10 million 

• Roofers with more than 40 years’ 

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Design & Build 

Westridge Construction offer a complete 

design and build service for your next 

construction project. Utilising either our own 

in-house Design Department or working 

with one of our external partners. 

Feasability Advice 

Working with their Clients and professional 

teams Westridge are happy to provide an 

initial overview of schemes, providing input 

on programme times, buildability issues, 

cost plans and best value design. 

Sustainable Projects 

Committed to excellence in highperformance 

building design, advanced 

clean-technology integration and low 

carbon strategies for the building 

construction sector. 

BIM 

Westridge are able to offer their client team 

a virtual information model of their scheme 

from design to onward operation 


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Elite caught up with Briton Fabricators 

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Watkin Jones is highly experienced in 

delivering new developments, ranging from 

homes to commercial, industrial and mixed 

use schemes and has successfully delivered 

more than 28,000 student units throughout 

the UK since 1999. 

Founded in 1791 by a carpenter, Huw 

Jones, the company prospered as he turned 

from carpentry to construction and set the 

business on a new path. Today Watkin Jones 

Group is one of the UK’s most successful 

construction and development companies. 

As many Watkin Jones construction sites 

are located at the centre of communities 

Watkin Jones take their corporate social 

responsibilities very seriously. They aim to 

play a real part in local life and build strong 

links with community groups. Just a few of 

their activities include visiting schools to 

raise awareness of health and safety and 

issuing quarterly newsletters to ensure the 

local neighbourhood are kept up to date 

with progress of the developments in their 

area. 

They also recognise the importance of 

encouraging young people to consider a 

career within the construction industry, 

Regulary visiting local schools and colleges 

to discuss careers available and invite 

students to tour their developments to gain 

an insight into their work. 

Watkin Jones also able to offer f’inancial 

support to projects which benef’it the 

community. The Watkin Jones Community 

Fund awards grants of up to £1,000 to 

help ideas become reality. The Fund aims 

to support a wide range of projects with 

a particular emphasis on enhancing the 

physical environment and improving quality 

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Watkin Jones recognise that it is crucial 

to the success of the Group to have an 

effective and eff’icient supply chain. 

Their vision is for their entire supply chain 

to embrace and share their commitment 

to sustainable development and ethical 

business practices. 

It is Watkin Jones objective to create and 

develop opportunities to work closely 

with their Supply Chain Partners to mutual 

advantage so that together they can deliver 

the best value solutions for the benef’it of 

their clients. 

Their suppliers and subcontractors are 

involved at a very early stage of design 

development in order for them to advise 

on how their product and service can 

contribute added value to the client and the 

end product. 

The Watkin Jones Group is guided by a set 

of principals which form the basis of their 

client focused approach to the development 

process. Watkin Jones strive to achieve 

maximum value to clients by adopting a 

policy of continuous collaboration and 

partnership with their Supply Chain Partners. 

The well managed supply chain offers 

simplif ’ication and risk reduction, value 

engineering, cost savings, reduction in 

maintenance and ethical and environmental 

benef’its for their Supply Chain Partners, 

their Clients and Watkin Jones. 

By adopting a thorough and intensive preselection 

process, Watkin Jones ensure that 

each and every supplier or subcontractor 

is fully aware of the requirements to 

achieve Supply Chain Partner status. A 

detailed database of approved suppliers 

and subcontractors is maintained and new 

f’irms can only be added once quality, safety, 

environmental and f’inancial checks have 

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Established in 2003, STP Construction 

Ltd has quickly gained its reputation 

as one of the regions most respected 

Building and Civil Engineering 

contractors. Our ever expanding 

Customer base includes a number 

of Blue Chip companies. STP 

Construction Ltd can offer a fully 

comprehensive service in all Sectors of 

the Construction Industry. 

The company has a vast experience 

in all sectors of the Industry under a 

variety of different forms of contract 

and they can also offer expertise in 

value engineering, inception budget 

costing advice and procurement 

procedures. 

STP’s ‘Customers for Life’ philosophy 

ensures a comprehensive service 

is available to the Customer from 

project inception through to the 

end of the defects period – and to 

secure repeat business beyond. The 

Directors daily ‘hands on’ approach 

ensures that Customer satisfaction, 

quality, safety and delivery can be 

achieved on each and every project 

through a f’lexible and non adversarial 

approach. 

2017 has been another succesful 

year for STP Construction working 

on more projects than any other 

previous year. Projects included new 

Aldi stores accross the North East 

various refurbishments for key client 

Newcastle Building Society plus many 

more. 


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Elmwood Projects are specialist Fit-Out Contractor 

operating predominantly in the Museum and 

Heritage and Commercial Sector. Elmwood create 

bespoke joinery manufacturing Products and 

Setworks. 

Their work Scope extends to full project 

management, manufacture & installation of 

Permanent & Temporary Museum Exhibition & 

Gallery f’it-out, Visitor Experiences, Heritage Projects, 

Commercial Fit-out and Specialist Joinery Packages 

Elmwood began life as a family business and it 

remains a family business today. Elmwood Projects 

has grown from a local shop f’itting and bespoke 

manufactured joinery f’irm to a multi-service business 

operating the length and breadth of the UK. 

Elmwood’s story began back in 1972 when the 

current Managing Director Alan Strachan’s father, 

a time-served joiner, decided to take the plunge 

and Establish Elmwood as a Joinery Manufacturing 

Company, with a focus and commitment to personal 

service and a superior snag-free f’inish. 

Elmwood’s customer-focused approach remains at 

the centre of their culture today and as the order 

book grew, so too did the size of the team where 

today they employ in excess of 70 dedicated and 

committed individuals. 

A move to a bespoke 20,000 sq ft manufacturing 

facility in 2003 which is kitted out with modern CNC 

machinery and the addition of a dedicated Museum 

& Heritage division, the result is a combination of 

complementary services that can be commissioned 

individually or together for a full turnkey service. 

Underpinning each and every service however are 

the same family values that the company was built 

upon. 


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Barnf’ield Construction Limited established in 

1976 is a North West based leader in providing 

best value construction services. 

“Integrating safety into day-to-day 

work, throughout the Company” 

Barnf’ield do this by creating successful 

partnerships throughout the construction 

process. Their vision is to establish lasting 

relationships with their customers by exceeding 

their expectations and gaining trust through 

exceptional performance by every member of 

our team. 

Their reputation has ensured that they are 

successful in securing work from repeat business 

and recommendations from many long-standing 

clients. 

Based in the North West of England, Barnf’ield 

Construction offer honest, thought through 

and practical solutions to a diverse array of new 

and refurbishment building contracts ranging 

from industrial, commercial, retail, leisure & 

hospitality and residential schemes. 

Barnf’ield Construction are passionate about 

construction and are committed to providing a 

high quality product, an excellent understanding 

of client’s requirements and the best possible 

service. 

Barnf’ield Construction has established a 

reputation for eff’iciency, expertise and attention 

to detail. With a total workforce in excess of 250, 

almost every aspect of construction and civil 

engineering work can be undertaken from within 

their own professional multi-disciplinary team. 

“Barnf’ield Construction has always 

embraced the principals of sustainability 

and has utilised many of its facets both 

at the design stage and on site.“ 

Offering a wealth of experience 

as part of joint venture companies 

Barnf’ield have a range of ongoing 

developments, which are either carried out alone 

or through the several joint venture companies 

that have been created with Public and Private 

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Barnf’ield Construction Employ over 250 

people and have a well respected close 

strict supply chain they have used for many 

years 

Barnf’ield Construction has always 

embraced the principals of sustainability 

and has utilised many of its facets both at 

design stage and on site. The large number 

of projects we have used Sustainable Urban 

Drainage Systems on can demonstrate 

this. We have implemented many differing 

principals of SUDS including Grey Water 

Harvesting, Swales, Porous Paving and 

Geo-Cellular Systems working closely with 

the Environment Agencies. 


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