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.

Albion Square Whitehaven

Architect

Hurd Rolland Chartered Architects

Value

£1,400,000

Contractor

Morgan Sindall PLC

Almost £3m of funding from Britain’s Energy Coast made in partnership with Nuclear Management Partners, has helped to pave the way for this major commercial office development in the heart of Whitehaven town centre by covering the costs of land purchase and site remediation.

 

Now completed, around 1,000 workers have moved from the Sellafield site to Albion Square.

BEC provided £2.9m for land assembly and site remediation, as well as a further £2.44m in gap funding – all through socio-economic funding from Nuclear Management Partners. It allowed construction to begin in April 2013 on the complex which consists of two four-storey office buildings totalling 100,000 sq ft. The office is sited in a prominent location on Swingpump Lane in the heart of Whitehaven’s Georgian town centre and is a key project contained within the West Cumbria Economic Blueprint.

The move is part of a wider review of security arrangements at the Sellafield site and also means that Whitehaven businesses will have the opportunity to serve a significant influx of people on a daily basis, making for a more vibrant local economy in the town.

Longworth was contracted to supply and install the pre-laq nova roofing and cladding, Kingspan composite panels, Kingspan Multibeam system, plant screens, hot melt roofing with ballast, Solar PV, handrails and fall arrest systems.

Pre-laq nova steel standing seam Albion Square
hurd rolland Albion Square
standing seam 2016 sellafield Albion Square
building envelope 2016 Albion Square
Solar PV Albion Square
SFS Kingspan Multibeam Albion Square
Steel frame and Kingspan multibeam SFS Albion Square
Standing seam build up Albion Square
Substrate Albion Square roofers

Specification

  • Prelaq nova steel
  • Kingspan Multibeam SFS system
  • Kingspan KS1100RL composite panel
  • IKO Permatec hot melt roofing with ballast
  • 10.26kWp and 7kWp Solar PV

Team Members involved

Robert Hughes

Operations Director

Lee Smith

Contracts Director

Karl Smith

Commercial Director

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