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.

RCI Façade Award Finalists 2022! 25 Jul 2022

 

Longworth are RCI Façade Awards Finalists again!

Facade Awards 2022 we're shortlisted banner. Black and red writing with yellow background

Recently we were notified of the fantastic news that some of our projects have been shortlisted for the RCI Façade Awards 2022.

5 of our projects were shortlisted in total, which is the most any company received this year.  It’s a great achievement and testament to the quality of work that our team has produced over the last 12 months.  Amazingly, it’s two years in a row now we have had 5 projects shortlisted!

Gabriel Day, editor of RCI magazine, said: “As the industry continues to prosper and grow after the pandemic, it has yielded an overwhelming amount of high-quality of entries which we have received in our third year of the Façade Awards UK.

“The outstanding diversity of the entries clearly shines a light on the complex workmanship and high-quality products involved on the individual projects. The bar was also very high for entries this year so if you did not make it into the shortlist, be sure to try again next year!

“The RCI team is very excited to be celebrating the Façade Awards UK this year after the fantastic ceremony back in 2021, when the industry came together for the first time in-person in a while to commemorate their achievements together.

3 images of west cumberland hospital. before during and after construction.

3 images of a new student accommodation building

3 images of a new apartment block in Manchester. Gold and grey cladding

Brass cladding to a curved facade

New copper roof to existing listed building. Roof has curved dome appearance

The judging process for the Façade Awards UK will rely on the expertise of an impartial panel of industry experts, whose background and experience cover the full spectrum of the façade sector to ensure that the judging process is objective and fair.  The judges for this years awards are –

Brian Barry, Chief Executive , Federation of Master Builders

Jonathan Evans, chairman and chief executive , Ash & Lacy

Ian Harvey, Technical and Vetting Chairman , FTMRC

Lee Jones, Head of Manufacturer Solutions , NBS

Brian G Newell MBE, Chairman , Shackerley

John Park-Davies, Managing Director, Vertik-Al

Bob Richardson, head of technical and training, NFRC

Good luck to all the companies that have been shortlisted.

A full list of all the projects that made the shortlist can be found at the Facade Awards Website here

 

What our clients say

"Longworth’s expertise in the traditional metal roofing trade proved invaluable. We would like to thank them for working closely with us to achieve our original vision."

Katy Heath, Nightingale Associates