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Developments

Main contractor for new homes and larger schemes, built to spec, with a big emphasis on the schedule & the budget.

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Terrace of new three-storey town houses in stock brick at dusk, Teddington

How we work

Built to spec, with a big emphasis on the schedule & the budget.

We build new homes and apartments for developers and landowners, and fit out the commercial space that comes with them. You see the programme and the cost report throughout, so nothing reaches you as a surprise.

  • ProgrammeLive, open to you
  • Cost reportIssued every month
  • InspectionsAt every stage

01 / What we build

What we build

Terrace of three new town houses in stock brick, lit at dusk, Teddington

New homes

Houses built singly or as a scheme, from the ground up: roads, drainage and services through to landscaping and handover.

Ask about new homes

  • Single plots and small schemes
  • Roads, drainage and services
  • Landscaping and handover
New four-storey brick apartment building nearing completion, scaffolding still up at one end

Apartments

Multi-storey residential buildings, from the frame to the fit-out of every apartment and the shared areas between them.

Ask about apartments

  • Frame, envelope and roof
  • Apartments fitted out
  • Communal areas and plant
Commercial unit part-way through fit-out: metal stud partitions, ceiling services and a tower scaffold

Commercial fit-out

The commercial space in a scheme fitted out: shops, offices and the ground floors of mixed-use buildings.

Ask about commercial fit-out

  • Shell and core
  • Fit-out
  • Mixed-use ground floors

Have a site in mind?

Send us the drawings or the planning reference. We will tell you how we would build it.

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02 / Specification

Built to spec

What is on the drawing is what gets built. Every stage is inspected before the next begins.

The same house built: red brick with stone window surrounds and a columned porch, lit at dusk, Kingston
Architect’s front elevation of a new two-storey brick house with a columned porch, a pediment and dormer windows, with grid lines, levels and dimensions

03 / Programme and cost

Schedule & budget watched closely

A live programme and a cost report on every job, open to you throughout.

Programme · Sample · Week 22 of 39

IDTaskDur.Start
Progress, on a timeline from April to December
Pre-construction9 wks01 Apr
Complete
01Site survey2 wks01 Apr
Complete
02Design review3 wks15 Apr
Complete
03Approvals5 wks29 Apr
Complete
Substructure11 wks27 May
Complete
04Excavation3 wks27 May
Complete
05Foundations5 wks27 Jun
Complete
06DPM & drainage4 wks15 Jul
Complete
Superstructure13 wks12 Jul
In progress
07Frame8 wks12 Jul
In progress
08Roofing6 wks18 Aug
In progress
09Brickwork2 wks27 Sep
Not started
Fit-out14 wks10 Sep
Not started
10M&E first fix6 wks10 Sep
Not started
11Interior fit-out6 wks22 Oct
Not started
12Decoration2 wks03 Dec
Not started
Handover4 wks01 Dec
Not started
13Snagging1 wks01 Dec
Not started
14Final inspection2 wks15 Dec
Not started
  • Actual
  • Remaining
  • Baseline
  • Dependency
  • Milestone
  • Today

Stage report · Sample · 26 Aug

Sample stage report at 26 Aug: the planned and the forecast finish of each stage, the difference between them, and where the stage stands
StagePlanned finishForecast finishVarianceStatus
Pre-construction03 Jun03 JunOn planComplete
Substructure12 Aug12 AugOn planComplete
Superstructure04 Oct11 Oct1 week later than plannedAt risk
Fit-out17 Dec17 DecOn planNot started
Handover29 Dec29 DecOn planNot started

Cost report · Sample · 26 Aug

Sample cost report at 26 Aug, in pounds: the budget, the orders placed, the forecast and the difference from the budget for each stage, and the total
StageBudgetCommittedForecastVariance
Pre-construction£41,600£40,900£40,900£700 under budget
Substructure£323,600£319,500£319,500£4,100 under budget
Superstructure£578,400£561,200£586,900£8,500 over budget
Fit-out£579,700£221,300£574,500£5,200 under budget
Handover£28,100£9,700£28,400£300 over budget
Total£1,551,400£1,152,600£1,550,200£1,200 under budget
% of budgetPlannedActual

Sample documents, shown for illustration: the programme, stage report and cost report of one job.

Construction drawings on a desk, marked up in red, with a scale rule, a pen and a laptop

04 / Before work starts

Feasibility & constructability reviews

We review the design before work starts and say where it will be hard or costly to build.

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How we work with architects

05 / Risk

Risk management and safety

Three risks on every scheme: safety, budget and schedule, and quality. We control each one from the first day to handover.The directors who run your scheme

A walkway kept apart from the works by a line of red and white barriers, beside new houses under scaffolding
A used site helmet, work gloves and a high-visibility vest on a pack of blocks in front of a scaffolded house
A spirit level held against the corner of new brickwork

  • Safety

    Health and safety is planned before work starts and checked every day. We keep on top of it.

  • Budget and schedule

    Cost and dates are tracked against the plan every week, so a risk is dealt with early.

  • Quality

    Every stage is inspected against the drawings and the specification before the next begins.

Planning a scheme?

Bring us in early. We price it, programme it and flag the risks.

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06 / Turnkey

A turnkey service

One team from the first feasibility review to the last defect closed.

  1. Samples of stone, oak and brick laid out on a set of floor plans, with a pen

    Pre-construction

    Feasibility and constructability reviews, a cost plan and a programme, with the gaps in the drawings resolved before work starts.

    • Feasibility and constructability reviews
    • Cost plan and programme
    • Value engineering
  2. Housing scheme under construction seen from above: finished houses beside a plot at slab level and pallets of materials

    Construction

    One team on site. You see the live programme every week and the cost report every month.

    • Live programme
    • Monthly cost report
    • Inspections signed off
  3. Two front doors, steps and bay windows of finished town houses, lit at dusk, Teddington

    Aftercare

    Snags closed before handover, a defects period after it, and maintenance for as long as you want it.

    • Snag list closed at handover
    • Defects period and warranty
    • Planned maintenance

“Maartens and his team were brilliant from start to finish. Would highly recommend them and worked with them on 2 renovation projects.”

Debbie · Surrey
A cavity wall going up: facing brick, blockwork, wall ties and insulation, with a mortar board on the scaffold

07 / Every scheme

Every scheme includes

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09 / Enquiry

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Tell us about the job and we will call you back to arrange a visit. We work across Surrey, South London and the surrounding areas.

  • Shawn MooreDirector
  • Maartens Van RensburgDirector

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