Values

Service and expertise

Our overriding focus is giving all our customers the very best service. Knowing how important your project is, we aim to provide a personal professional service that makes things as easy as possible, right from the start.

Whatever your needs and scale of build, our teams deliver to high standards. We employ experienced craftsmen, designers and planners, plus project and support staff. Likewise, in our finance teams and senior management, we attract high calibre individuals who bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise.

We’re known and trusted for our quality, our partnership approach and our willingness to work together to achieve your objectives. Over the years, this has gained us the confidence of countless customers.

Innovation

We invest significantly in research and development, to anticipate and shape future building trends and needs.

Our research and development team works to understand market needs – both today and tomorrow – and then create homes and advance build solutions that meet them. We are developing modern methods of construction that will deliver quality, cost effective faster builds.

And we lead the way in environmentally aware homes. We’ve designed, developed and built Sigma – the UK’s first five star zero carbon home.

Quality

To every project, we bring high quality craftsmanship, building to high standards.

We meet the following standards:

In England & Wales
BS EN ISO 9001:2000

  • Quality Management Systems Q-Mark Plus
  • UK Timber Frame Association Quality Scheme
  • Chain of Custody

In Scotland
BS EN ISO 14001
  • Environmental Management Systems
BS EN ISO 9001:2000
  • Quality Management Systems Q-Mark Plus
  • UK Timber Frame Association Quality Scheme

Environmental responsibility

We’re committed to environmental solutions.

Materials: Everything is from sustainable, renewable sources. Our raw materials, both timber and wood based, are certified to FSC and PEFC Chain of Custody standards. And we manufacture to ISO 9001-2000 with Q Mark Plus.

Methods: We meet the most challenging criteria. For example, our Scotland team was the first timber frame company to achieve ISO 14001. At Witney, we recycle 100% of timber waste and 85% of additional waste.

Solutions: We designed, developed and built Sigma, the UK’s first five star zero carbon home.