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.

A record year for Longworth Building 03 Jun 2016

 

Hard work is certainly paying off for Longworth Building Services at the moment with a record number of contracts landing in the last couple of months.

It doesn’t look like stopping any time soon either! We’re at advanced stages on a number of other projects that will see us hit record turnover for the next year to come.

A more focused approach to bidding for the right projects and building our relationships with key suppliers and clients has proven to be an effective method for winning work and sustainable growth. Here are a few of the projects that we have won recently and we’re incredibly excited to get started!

We’ve secured a new project at Swinton Park Hotel in Masham to provide over 1000m2 of VM zinc roofing and single ply membrane roofing to various buildings within the grounds. We’ll be starting with the roof to the Brasserie dining area at the end of May, before moving onto the new leisure and spa facilities.

Another one of our new projects secured will be to install Arubis Weathered Brass roofing and Rimex Gold cladding to the new Cafe Nero in Hull. The kiosk will be situated right outside the front entrance of St Stephen’s Shopping Centre, and will surely be a contender for next years awards once its completed. Work starts for us in August 2016!

We’ve secured a new contract to provide the roof and wall coverings at Vita Student Accommodation in York. The student scheme will see the transformation of the entire site, which includes Grade II listed Victorian era chapels and convent buildings, and gardens and orchards in the 6.3 acre site.

Our £1.4m package will be to provide over 6,000m2 of stainless steel roofing, 1,000m2 of single ply membrane roofing and 72,000m of Norclad Microshades timber weatherboarding. Start on site is July 2016!

After nine months of costing and design advice, working closely with the architect and Wates Construction, we are delighted to announce that we have secured the rainscreen cladding package at Leftbank in Birmingham.

We will be starting on first 22 storey apartment tower in January 2017, with the second tower to follow 6 months later. The cladding will involve a face fix aluminium composite panel in 3 different colours and will be a landmark building in Birmingham City Centre. We can’t wait to get started!

We are delighted to announce that we have secured the roofing and cladding package at the new Liverpool Life Sciences Accelerator Building.

Situated on Daulby Street within the grounds of the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, the work for us will involve Marley Eternit Rainscreen, Euroclad ACM rainscreen, Sika Trocal single ply membrane roofing, with an overall package value of approximately £1.2 million.

As well as hosting other facilities, two of the floors will be devoted to LSTM’s Resistance mitigation portfolio, which is playing a leading role in the global fight against the growing threat of antibiotic resistance.

We are very pleased to have got this one over the line and can’t wait to get started in the next couple of months!

Finally, St. Luke’s School in Salford. We will be installing 800m2 of Siberian Larch cladding and 250m2 of render. Starts on site in July 2016!

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