Builders’ Merchant Looks To HBPW For Building Advice

One of the largest builders’ merchants in the UK has been using the services of HBPW to facilitate its own continuing expansion.

Travis Perkins plc is a builders’ merchant and home improvement retailer based in Northampton. It is also listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Contractor Faircloth asked HBPW to provide engineering support for the development of a new trade and retail outlet in Weybridge, London,

Senior Engineer Shaun Strugnell, said: “In order to create the ‘space’ for the new 47m x 19m single storey structure, which is due to complete in February, we had to first demolish an existing building, once used as a former coachworks.

“We then had to carry out work to the party wall to ensure that it was secure and that the adjacent building was not compromised in any way.”

HBPW provided drawings for the steel frame of the building, external yard and drainage areas.

“In the wider scale of HBPW’s portfolio of work this is probably one of our smaller jobs, however, it has involved working with a member company of the FTSE 250 Index so the gravitas and importance of this client cannot be under-estimated.

“Quality companies of this standing have a reputation to protect so we like to think they choose contractors and engineers they know will deliver, hence why HBPW continues to work with some of the largest retail brands in the UK.”