General Construction
Managed From Ground to Handover.
New build, large-scale alteration and commercial fit-out work run as a single contract, with one programme, one site manager and one person answering the phone.
- Groundworks to Completion
- Directly Employed Trades
- Written Programme & Milestones
- Full Site Management
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Construction Work Under One Contract
Larger construction projects fail on coordination far more often than on workmanship. Materials arrive before the slab is ready, a trade is booked for a week that has already slipped, and the cost of that disorganisation lands on the client rather than the person who caused it.
We take the whole job. Setting out, groundworks, drainage, structure, envelope, services, finishes and external works, all sequenced on one programme that we manage and you can read. Where specialist trades are needed we engage and warrant them through us.
- Single Point of Responsibility
- Setting Out and Levels Checked Independently
- Materials Scheduled Against the Programme
- Site Kept Safe, Clean and Secure
New Build
Projects
Commercial
Fit-Out
Groundworks &
Drainage
Structural
Alterations
12+
Years Experience
350+
Projects Completed
98%
Client Satisfaction
100%
Quality Workmanship
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Fewer Contractors.
Fewer Excuses.
When one contractor carries the whole programme, there is nobody left to blame for a delay. That concentrates the mind usefully.
Set Out Correctly
Levels and setting out are established and independently checked before concrete is poured.
One Programme
Every trade sits on a single dated schedule, so nobody arrives to a space that is not ready.
Materials Scheduled
Long-lead items are ordered against the programme rather than when they become urgent.
Site Management
A named site manager on the job, responsible for safety, sequence, deliveries and quality.
Milestone Payments
Payments follow completed and inspected stages, never a calendar or a lump sum up front.
Records Kept
Progress photographs, inspection records and certificates compiled and handed over at completion.
Setting Out to Sign-Off.
Five stages that keep a long, complex build legible from tender through to handover.
1
Survey & Tender
We price against drawings and a specification, with assumptions written down rather than assumed.
2
Programme & Procurement
Trades booked, long-lead materials ordered and the build sequence fixed with dates.
3
Groundworks & Structure
Setting out, foundations, drainage and the structural frame taken out of the ground.
4
Envelope & Services
Roof, cladding and glazing to weathertight, then first fix of every service.
5
Finishes & Handover
Second fix, finishes, commissioning, a joint inspection and a full document pack.
Checked before it was poured
Setting out and levels verified independently on every pour.
What a Main Contractor Is Actually For
On a small job you can manage trades yourself and save a margin. On a larger one, the coordination becomes the job. Deciding what happens in what order, holding suppliers to dates, and carrying the cost when something slips is the service a main contractor sells, and it is worth considerably more than the percentage it costs.
What we take on
A general construction contract covers everything from setting out to the final clean. Groundworks and drainage, foundations, structural frame, envelope and roof, mechanical and electrical first and second fix, internal finishes, external works and landscaping. Some of that is our own labour and some is specialist, but all of it is procured, sequenced and warranted through one contract.
That single line of responsibility is the point. If the steel is late, it is our problem to solve and our programme to recover. You are not standing between a fabricator and a groundworker trying to work out whose fault the empty week was.
Setting out, levels and why they get checked twice
Almost every expensive error on a build traces back to setting out. A datum taken from the wrong point, a level transferred carelessly, a boundary assumed rather than measured. These mistakes are cheap to prevent and extremely expensive to correct once they are cast into a slab.
We establish a site datum, set out from fixed known points and check the result independently before anything is poured. It costs an hour. Getting it wrong costs weeks and sometimes a demolition.
Procurement and long-lead items
Some materials cannot be bought at short notice. Structural steel, engineered timber, specialist glazing, roof coverings and mechanical plant all carry lead times measured in weeks. A build that orders these when it needs them will always be waiting for something.
We schedule procurement against the programme at the start, so the long-lead items are on order before the ground is broken. Where a client is still deciding on a specification that sits on the critical path, we flag it early and give a date by which the decision has to be made.
Running a safe and tidy site
A well-run site is a safe site and usually a fast one. Materials stored where they will be used, waste segregated and removed regularly, access routes kept clear, and edge protection and access equipment maintained rather than improvised.
Where a project is on an occupied or commercial site, we agree working hours, noise windows, delivery times and access arrangements in advance. Neighbouring occupiers get told what is happening before they hear it through a wall.
How we price construction contracts
Larger works are priced against drawings and a written specification, broken down by work package so you can see where the money sits. Preliminaries, our own labour, subcontracted packages, materials and any provisional sums are all set out separately.
Payments run against completed and inspected milestones. Variations are priced and agreed in writing before the work is carried out, so the final account contains no items you are seeing for the first time.
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions we are asked most often about construction contracts, programmes and cost.
What size of project do you take on?
Anything from a substantial structural alteration up to a full new build or commercial fit-out. Below a certain size a general construction contract is more administration than it is worth, and we will tell you honestly if your project is better handled as a straightforward building job.
Do you use your own labour or subcontractors?
Both, and we tell you which is which at tender stage. General building, groundworks and carpentry are our own. Specialist packages such as mechanical, electrical, steel fabrication and roofing are placed with trades we work with regularly and are warranted through our contract.
How do you handle programme delays?
The programme is issued at the start and updated when something moves. If a delay is ours, recovering it is our cost. If it comes from a client decision or a change in scope, we set out the effect on time and money in writing before proceeding.
How are payments structured?
Against completed and inspected milestones agreed before work starts, typically tied to stages such as foundations, frame, weathertight and practical completion. We do not ask for a large payment up front.
What happens with variations and extras?
Everything is priced and agreed in writing before it is carried out. If we uncover something the tender information could not have shown, you get the cost and the programme effect before we proceed, not on the final invoice.
Do you handle drainage and groundworks?
Yes. Setting out, excavation, foundations, below-ground drainage and external works are part of the contract rather than something you arrange separately.
What do we get at handover?
A joint inspection with a written snag list, then a document pack containing certificates, commissioning records, warranties and as-built information for the services.
Still Have Questions? Let’s Talk.
Speak to the person who will actually manage your site, not a call centre. We’ll talk it through and give you a straight answer.
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