Industrial, Commercial & Retail

Industrial, Commercial & Retail

Construction and/or refurbishment of a wide selection of offices or buildings for industrial purposes,including facilities management and property maintenance; and a wide range of retail units, from small high street premises to large out of town outlets, including all aspects of groundworks and civil engineering.

Contracts have included:

Project: New Lidl Store, Sunderland
Client: LIDL UK GmbH
Description of Works: Design and build of new store and associated car parking
Date of Award: June 2009- November 2009
Contract Duration: 20 weeks
Value: £1.45M
Type of Contract: Design and Build
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Project: New Retail Units, Catcote Road, Hartlepool
Client: Euro Property Management
Description of Works: Construction of new retail units and associated car parking
Date of Award: August 2008
Contract Duration: 16 weeks
Value: £490k
Type of Contract: JCT Intermediate


Project: New Build Volvo Depot
Client: Volvo Truck and Bus NE Ltd
Description of Works: New purpose-built depot, including MOT facilities, office areas and car parking
Date of Award: July 2008
Contract Duration: 36 Weeks
Value:  £2.8M
Type of Contract:  Design and Build


Project: Maintenance – ICI Wilton Centre
Client: The Wilton Centre
Description of Works: Planned and reactive maintenance of offices and laboratories at the Wilton Centre, Redcar
Date of Award: 2004
Contract Duration: Ongoing
Value:  £600k per annum
Type of Contract: JCT 1998 Measured Term Contract


Project: Factory Extensions, Almit Group
Client: Almit Group
Description of Works: Two factory extensions
Date of Award: January-May 2010
Contract Duration: 20 weeks
Type of Contract: JCT Intermediate


Project: New PDSA Hospital, Middlesbrough
Client: PDSA
Description of Works: New build hospital with associated car parking
Date of Award: January 2006
Contract Duration: 30 weeks
Value: £1.4M
Type of Contract: JCT Intermediate Form of Contract


Project: TNT Vehicle Maintenance Unit
Client: TNT Parcels
Description of Works: New purpose-built vehicle maintenance unit
Date of Award: February 2008- July 2008
Contract Duration: 16 weeks
Value:  £1.4M
Type of Contract: JCT Intermediate


Project: Maxwells DIY Store
Client: Maxwell’s DIY
Description of Works: Design and build of new DIY Store, Hartlepool
Date of Award: January 2007
Contract Duration: 22 Weeks
Value:  £1.4M
Type of Contract:  Design and Build


Project: Fred Jones Marble and Granite Factory
Client: Fred Jones Marble and Granite
Description of Works: New build production facility
Date of Award: January 2003
Contract Duration: 26 weeks
Value:  £1.4M
Type of Contract: JCT Intermediate Form of Contract


Project: Construction of Office Block, Redcar
Client: Bob Little and Company
Description of Works: Construction of new purpose-built office block
Date of Award: June 2006
Contract Duration: 22 weeks
Value: 650K
Type of Contract: JCT Intermediate Form of Contract


Project: Factory Unit Extensions, Industrial Coatings
Client: Industrial Coatings
Description of Works: Extension of existing factory units through the creation of new units
Date of Award:  Jan 2010 – June 2010
Contract Duration: 18 weeks
Value: £536K
Type of Contract: Design and Build
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Project: Stockton Police Station
Client: Cleveland Police Authority
Description of Works: Construction of new administration block
Date of Award:  April 2006
Contract Duration: 28 weeks
Value: £800k
Type of Contract: JCT Intermediate


Project: New Storage Facility – Hendon Dock
Client: City of Sunderland Council
Description of Works: Construction of new storage facility, works included piled foundations and enabling works
Date of Award:  June 2008
Contract Duration: 18 weeks
Value: £1M
Type of Contract: JCT Standard Form of Contract

Examples of recent work carried out:


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