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Over 350 different trades, covering all aspects of the built environment, represent the heart of BritishBuild.
The men and women who work with the planning, construction and maintenance of buildings





BritishBuild recognise the need for quality and integrity in the property industry.
Accredited members have all agreed to abide by the terms of
the BritishBuild Quality Charter


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If you are a professional contractor, sub contractor or sole trader and would like to find out how to become an accredited
member of BritishBuild click here


If you are involved with the building or construction industry and provide a service that would be beneficial to users of this site we would like to hear from you. Contact us with details of your business and one of our representatitives will get back to you with information on how to become a part of BritishBuild.
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How it works

By using the search facility at the top of the page you will be able find a range of qualified tradesmen, products and services - relating to every aspect of property refurbishment, renovation and new build in the UK.

By using the drop down menu on the search box, select the Local Authority area where your property, or land is situated. From the list of trade categories, select the ones that are relevant to your building project.

Every good project relies on good planning and we would advise newcomers to carefully consider planning their project in full consideration of current legislation and innovative practice, therefore you may want to start with a building surveyor or an architect. Once you have selected your Local Authority area (local borough)and first trade, click on the search button and you will be directed to the trade you have chosen with the contact details for your local planning authority. The search button for other trades (and boroughs) will be available on each page, so that you can search for accredited tradesmen covering the various aspects of your project.

Tradesmen, craftsmen and artisans are listed on the BritishBuild register by Local Authority region and therefore you will only see contractors and suppliers that cover your area. There is also a link to your Local Authority Planning Department, that can answer your queries relating to planning issues, consents and building regulations.

Access equipment Accommodation agencies Air conditioning consultants Air conditioning equipment Air Filters and Purification Alarm systems Antique repairs Architectural iron mongers Architectural metal workers Architectural salvage Architectural services / architects Ariel manufacturers / suppliers Artexing Asbestos removal Automated doors and gates Balustrades and handrails Bath resurfacing Bathroom and Wetroom Suppliers Bathroom Design & Installation Bedroom - design build and fit Blast cleaning Blinds and awnings Block paving Boiler cleaning / service repairs Bottled gas Brick cleaning Brick layers Brick suppliers Builders / general contractors Builders merchants Building engineers and consultants Building estimators Building maintenance and repair services Burglar alarms Cable TV Carbon Footprint Carpenters Carpet cleaners / upholstery Carpet fitters and suppliers CCTV Ceiling contractors Central heating equipment and servicing Chartered surveyors Chimney builders Chimney sweeps Civil engineers Cladding Cleaning equipment Cleaning services / commercial Cleaning services / domestic Coal and solid fuel suppliers Concrete layers Concrete suppliers Conservatories Construction companies Construction workers / craft labourors Conveyancing and property law Curtain walling Damp-proofing Decorators Demolition Design consultants / design and build Disability / information / services Display contractors DIY stores Document management Domestic services Door entry systems Door manufacturers / door repairs and door stripping Door operating equipment Double glazing Double glazing repairs Drain and pipe cleaning Drainage Driveways Dry lining Dry rot Dry stone wallers Ducting and duct work Dust extraction and ventilation Earth movers Eco-Construction Electric heating engineers Electrical appliance engineers Electrical Wholesalers Electricians Electronic engineers and equipment servicing Electronic gates Elevator constructors Engineers / inspecting and testing Environmental consultants Estate agents commercial Estate agents residential Estate developers Estate managers Excavation constructors Extension builders External height work - Abseiling Facilities management Fascias and soffits Fencing Fibrous plaster workers Fire alarms Fire and flood restoration Fire engineers Fire escapes Fire extinguishers Fire places Flood damage Floor covering Floor sanding Foundation engineers French polishers Fume extraction Fumigation services Furniture - built in - fitters Furniture restoration Furniture storage Garage builders Garage doors Garden designers Garden furniture and ornaments Gardeners and garden services Gas alarms Gas appliances Gas installers and engineers Gates and railings Glass manufactures Glaziers Green Technologies Guttering / gutter cleaning / services Hand rails Handy man services Health and safety consultants Heating engineers and consultants Heating underfloor Hi fi repairs Hire services - tools and equipment Home improvement Home offices House agents House builders House clearance Immersion heaters Interior designers Intruder alarms Joiners Kitchen Design & Installation Kitchen equipment Labourers - general Ladders, step and trestle Land agents Land clearance Land drainage Landscape architects Landscapers Lawn services Leaded lights and windows Legal services Letting agents Lift engineers / suppliers Lighting consultants Lighting installers Locksmiths Loft conversions Loft insulation Marble importers / services Marquee and tent hire Materials handling equipment Mats and matting Metal polishers / sprayers and finishers Metal restoration and maintenance Metal workers Mezzanine floors Mobile homes Mobile 'phone masts Mobility and access equipment Models - architectural Mosaic, terrazzo and granolithic flooring Mouldings Music systems - commercial Noise and vibration consultants Occupational health and safety Office cleaners Office equipment sales / hire / servicing and repairs Office fitters Office furniture Offices - rental Offices serviced Oil fuel suppliers and distributors Operating engineers Paint and cellulose spraying Paint stripping Paint, varnish and lacquer suppliers Painters and decorators Partitioning / services Pavement lighting Paving Pest and vermin control services Photographers - commercial and industrial Pile driving and piling Pipe and fitting stockholders Pipe fitters and pipework contractors Pipe line contractors and consultants Plan a Project! Planning permission / consultants / supervisors Plant - machinery / manufacturers / maintenance Plant and machinery hire Plaster supplies Plastering and screeding Plastic sheeting Plumbers and plumbing services Plumbers merchants Pointing / repointing Pollution control Porches and verandas Power tools - suppliers / repairs Prefabricated panels Project management services Property developers / consultants Property investors / consultants Property management Pumps and pumping equipment Quality assurance and control Quantity surveyors Quarries Radiation detection Radio communication equipment Railway equipment / sleepers Rainwear Rating surveyors Recycling Refrigeration equipment / commercial / hire / repairs Refurbishment - commercial premises Reinforced concrete Reinforced steel joists / suppliers Relocation agents Removals - business / commercial and industrial Removals overseas Removals residential and storage Rendering and Finishing Repointing / pointing Restoration and renovation specialists Road contractors Road marking contractors Roller shutters / manufacturers Roofing materials Roofing services Rooflights and skylights Rope, cord and twine Sacks and bags Safes Safety equipment Salvage and reclamation Sand and gravel producers / suppliers Sanitary equipment Satellite TV and equipment Sauna and steamroom equipment Saw manufacturers and suppliers Scaffolding Scrap and waste processors Scrap metal merchants Sealing compounds and applications Second hand dealers Security services and equipment Sewage consultants Sheds, garden buildings Sheet metal merchants / workers Shelving and racking Shop fitting - manufacturers / suppliers / fitters Shutter manufacturers Sign makers Sign writers Site investigations Skip hire Slate and slate products Soft furnishing retailers Solar energy Solicitors Sound equipment systems and installations Stained glass artists and suppliers Stainless steel metal workers and manufacturers Staircase manufacturers and installation Stairlifts Steel fabrication / makers Steeplejacks Stone cleaners and restorers Stone merchants Stonemasons and drystone wallers Storage equipment Storage services Structural engineers Surveying equipment Surveyors and valuers - building and land Sustainable energy Swimming pool dealers / installation Tank cleaning and services Tax advisors Telecommunications consultants engineers and services Telecommunications equipment Testing equipment Tile manufacturers and suppliers Tilers Timber frame buildings Timber merchants / importers Toilets - portable Tool dealers -manufacturers and suppliers Trade Suppliers Traffic consultants Traffic control equipment Tree surgeons Turf and soil supplies / services TV video and radio monitoring services Underfloor heating Underpinning Underwater engineers Uninterruptible power supplies Upholsterers Valuers - property Van and truck hire Veneer manufacturers and panels Venetian blinds Ventilation services / ventilators and air vents Wall coverings, wallpaper and paint retailers Wall tie replacement Warehouses - bonded / storage Washroom services Waste disposal / processing / reclaimers /waste services Water Conservation and Recycling Water coolers Water garden services Water softeners / treatment / suppliers WC manufacturers Weather services Weed control services Welders Welding equipment - tools Wind Energy Window cleaners Window consultants / installers Wood carvers / woodworkers Wood Flooring Woodworking tools and machinery Woodworm and dry rot Workwear Wrought iron work

Certain suppliers and service providers offer a nationwide service and you will find these Companies represented in each Local Authority area via the search box at the top of the page.


Accredited members are listed at the top of the page, below the trade category description, and you will see information relating to the goods and services that the Company or Individual offers, along with recognition of any other Trade Association or Professional Body that the accredited member belongs to, an email link, direct contact details and a hyperlink to their web-site.

Below this, we give Non Accredited Companies and individuals, known to operate in the area, a single line entry with their last known contact details.
We would like to hear from you with information you may have on any Company or Individual that you think offers an excellent level of service and is not currently on the BritishBuild register.




62% of shops re-emerge

FRP Advisory says 62% of stores have emerged from administration under new ownership since the start of last year.
However, the insolvency practitioner’s analysis shows this still leaves nearly 1,700 outlets empty, contributing to the 14% vacancy rate on high streets. Deloitte says retail administrations rose 11% last year to 183. R3 says pre-pack administrations have typically earned creditors 35p in the pound, compared with 30p in the pound from other administrations.
27/02/12 The Times

Axa accelerates investment

Axa Real Estate intends to accelerate investment this year in what it calls “exceptional market conditions for senior lending”.
It is preparing to lend €2bn (£1.7bn) to European property companies this year in both primary and secondary markets. It spent €1.5bn in 2011.
27/02/12 Financial Times

Ministers fight plans near homes

Developments that Cabinet minister have opposed in their back yards would be more likely to go through under planning reforms.
Research by the Financial Times has found at least half the Cabinet has opposed such developments. They include George Osborne, Andrew Lansley, Vince Cable, Ed Davey and Francis Maude. The final National Planning Policy Framework document is expected to be published in the Budget next month. The essence of the document will remain the same but it will give a clearer definition of “sustainable”, as “meeting the needs of the present without comprising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. It also confirms ministers’ preference for brownfield development.
27/02/12 Financial Times

Inquiry into supermarkets urged

An inquiry into the “pernicious” power of supermarket giants should be an urgent government priority, says an Observer columnist.
The writer says supermarkets have been “blighting our land and lives for too long”. He says a “Leveson” inquiry of supermarkets that looks at the total impact on jobs, suppliers, the nation’s diet, the environment, diversity and planning should be ordered.
26/02/12 The Observer

Property legacy hits Lloyds

Ninety per cent of Lloyds Banking Group’s £10.8bn loans granted to commercial property are deemed to be impaired.
Some £5.1bn of the £6.8bn corporate loan book are described as impaired as are £1.4bn of £7bn of loans in the retail business. Lloyds took a £3.1bn provision for Ireland last year out of a total charge of £8.7bn for the entire bank. It said its bill for Ireland was entirely down to its HBOS rescue in September 2008.
25/02/12 The Guardian

Policy risk to farmland values

Uncertainty over impending reform to the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy presents potential risk to farmland values, says the RICS.
Its latest Rural Land Market Survey shows the value of land, including a residential component, rose 10% to £8,386 an acre year on year as land prices reached record levels once again.
25/02/12 Financial Times

Property shortage ‘bunkum’

Collins Stewart research claims the UK has been building homes at double the rate of population growth for 20 years.
The research says 11,000 “hidden” homes were built every year that were not officially recorded in construction figures but were picked up by tax authorities. It warned Britain’s housing market was heading for a “lost decade” and government aid to support the industry was based on “bunkum” projections of a property shortage in the UK.
23/02/12 Daily Telegraph

A second wave of 11 Enterprise Zones were announced by the government in August

Businesses located within an Enterprise Zone are to receive many benefits. These include a business rate discount, broadband roll-out and a simplified planning approach. Enterprise zones all have a specific industry focus.
Local Development Orders are stated to be the most likely planning tool by which local authorities can reduce the level of planning control in the Enterprise Zones. These will allow development to be undertaken without the need for planning permission to be obtained from the local planning authority. They can apply to a specific type of development or permit any development in a designated area and may grant planning permission outright or with conditions.
Other fundamental planning changes are expected to continue during the next few months with the Localism Bill expected to become legislation and the end of the public consultation into the Draft National Planning Policy Framework.
16-09-2011 - courtesy of Brian Barber and Associates

Researchers fret over green belt

House of Commons Library researchers say a presumption in favour of sustainable development will apply “even within the green belt”. The latest article in The Daily Telegraph’s Hands Off Our Land campaign says a report from the researchers casts doubt on the value of ministerial assurances that the draft National Policy Planning Framework will provide clear protection for the green belt, says. Greg Clark, planning minister, is scheduled to meet Campaign to Protect Rural England activists today. Frank McDonald, environment editor of the Irish Times, writes in The Daily Telegraph that Britain would do well to learn from the schemes that laid waste to vast tracts of countryside in Ireland as a result of liberal planning policies over several decades that were codified in the Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines in 2005.
14/09/11 Daily Telegraph

The changing face of
British Building
& Construction

The past few years have seen huge changes in terms of legislation - particularly those relating to sustainability and the environment. Lighting and heating buildings generates 50 per cent of Britain's carbon dioxide emissions while the production of building materials accounts for a further 10 per cent.

The construction industry also generates one third of all the waste in Britain.

Sustainable Build

Commercial house builders are now using eco-friendly techniques. We at BritishBuild - and most buyers - like the fact that new homes are now becoming more environmentally friendly and sustainable.

To find out more about eco-friendly construction go to


  • Sustainable Suppliers and Services




  • Calculate your carbon footprint! Use the Act on CO2 calculator to find out your carbon footprint. You'll also get a personalised action plan with recommendations about how you can help tackle climate change. Click on the image below





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