Longworth is one of the UK’s leading envelope contractors, offering a complete turnkey service of design, installation and project management.

Over the years, we’ve become renowned for being an industry innovator. Building on our established reputation for being master craftsmen in the use of traditional metal products such as zinc, copper and stainless steel, since 1999 we have extended our skills and expertise to cover the whole of the external building envelope. And all to the highest of specifications.

Experience and detailed market knowledge of customer needs, supplier skills, legislative and environmental drivers and the emergence of new technologies have all contributed to our current market standing.

We combine this with outstanding customer support, safe working practices, technical understanding and quality workmanship - all of which have been achieved through constant investment in training and certification of our people.

At Longworth, we have a proven track record of working with all of the major UK developers to complete projects on time, on budget and on demand.

Offering complete turnkey services — design, installation and project management.

Pre-Construction Advice

Our team can provide valuable product and design advice at any stage of a project. With years of experience and long-standing relationships with product manufacturers, our engineers ensure that projects remain within budget without compromising architectural integrity.

Project Management

We utilise a collaborative project management programme to ensure we deliver projects on time, within budget, and most importantly, safely.

Fabrication

Our in-house fabrication service can deliver a wide range of high quality bespoke roofing and cladding solutions, utilising computerised folding and cutting machinery to ensure a precise and consistent end product.

Design

The latest computerised design systems equip our design team with the ability to provide clients, architects and main contractors with a complete plan for the construction project. For the more intricate designs, we have the facilities to produce a 3D image to assist with the design. All of our designers have been trained up to BIM Level 2.

Planning

For each project we provide a strict planning service. This includes producing detailed plans, method statements and risk assessments. The end result is a structured project following a critical path. We communicate with the client at every step of the way and our contracts manager is assigned to oversee the project, co-ordinating between the client, design, and site teams.

Commercial

We commit ourselves to providing the most economical service available. We are not tied into any one supplier or system which means value engineering is always available. Our partnering mentality is ideal for those who wish us to become involved from an early stage, which can often result in cost reduction of other trades such as steelwork, masonry, etc.

We have extensive experience of working within a range of sectors.

Public & Commercial Buildings

Over the years, Longworth has undertaken a wide range of roofing and cladding works, from office space to state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities.

Retail & Residential

More than a third of consumer spending goes through our shops and it is the UK’s largest private sector employer with 2.9 million employees.

Transport

Modern and efficient transport infrastructure is as important today as it has ever been.

Leisure

The range of building types in the leisure industry means that we have to be adaptable and competent in a wide range of methods, design, products and environments.

Health Care

Our team has completed a large number of projects in the health care sector, from new build highly-aesthetic designs to functional, cost-conscious projects.

Education

We pride ourselves in expertly handling the building process of schools, colleges and universities all over the country.

We've got them all covered.

Blog Post from Longworth Managing Director Paul Smith 07 Dec 2018

 

Longworth Managing Director Paul Smith, contemplates a question

Its the last in a series of 5 blog posts and Longworth’s SHEQ Manager, Melissa Fazackerley, asks each of the Longworth company directors a question about their area of work in relation to the construction industry as a whole. Blog post number 5 is from Managing Director Paul Smith. Here is what Melisa put to Paul:

 

How important is it to be involved with day to day activities as a Managing Director and why?

I have always loved being part of a team and the Team Longworth philosophy is at the heart of everything we do at Longworth. Each member of the team, from myself to level 1 apprentices need each other and together we form all the turning cogs that make the machine work so well.

Next year I will celebrate my 30th year in this industry and along that journey, I have gained an enormous volume of knowledge and experience that I love to share with those around me. We all treat each day as a new school day, learning and bettering ourselves as we go.  The wealth of experience I have under my belt means that there are not many situations that I haven’t seen before, that can be applied to finding solutions together, within our team and hand in hand with our clients to overcome almost anything.

I truly believe that honest and dedicated partnerships forge the best working relationships between our clients and our team and I like to be at the very heart of this. Keeping very close to the day to day activities allows me to interact as close as I possibly can to ensure that our clients and our team members are supported through every part of our operations.

Let’s face it! This industry is a difficult one to say the least. We face a never ending catalogue of challenges each and every day, but by keeping close to our daily activities, I can ensure that we are aligning ourselves closely and  empathising at every juncture with our team members and clients, ensuring that those challenges are overcome successfully every time.

I never underestimate the privilege I have in holding the position of Managing Director of this great company and this honour allows me the opportunity to meet other directors and professionals from around the construction industry, both in our specialist area and from the wider supply chain. Staying close to the day to day activities within Longworth affords me opportunity to bring that extended knowledge gained from the wider construction community to the benefit of Longworth, ensuring we can always adapt, improve and learn from others in this ever changing environment.

With that said, I guess at the very heart of my wish to always stay close to the daily life of Team Longworth is my overall love of the construction industry and creating the great buildings that shape the world we live in. I am sure we are all the same insofar as standing back at the completion of a project and feeling incredibly proud of what we have helped to achieve. Appreciating the feeling of being part of the team that has created a building that will still be there long after we’re all gone and knowing that that building will service its users well and create a longstanding mark in history, long into the future.

 

Managing Director Paul Smith

Managing Director Paul Smith Blog

What our clients say

"The efforts during the construction stage of the works must be commended. The quality of the finished product is evident to anyone who cares to visit the campus at Stockport College."

Tom Herd - Senior Design Manager, Wates Construction