December 2019

Food Bank Collection

We are proud to support The Brierley Hill Project which is part of the Black Country Food Bank. Today, we dropped off generous donations from our employees. Thank you to Mandy Parsons our Technical Manager for organising the collection and to everyone who has kindly donated items towards this.  

Crumplebury

J. Harper & Sons have recently completed ‘Crumplebury’; this is a performance and events venue nestled in the Herefordshire countryside. The conference centre is a two storey steel frame building finished with a plethora of materials, blending beautifully together. The internal detail is a custom tailored designed to complement the open spaces including the spiral Continue reading Crumplebury

Elf Day

Ready, set, SNOW! Harper Group took part in Elf Day last week to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society to help beat dementia. Our generous staff have donated tombola and buffet items and have all got into the Christmas spirit and raised £180.00! “Every penny you fundraise for Alzheimer’s Society is making sure we can Continue reading Elf Day

Christmas Drinks and Canapes

We would like to thank all those who attended our annual Christmas drinks event in Worcester on the 28th November.   We hope you all had a wonderful evening and look forward to working with you in 2020.

Langley Hall Road, Birmingham

Works are now complete on another of our BMHT project situated in Langley Hall, Birmingham. The development of one two-bedroomed semi-detached bungalow and three two-bedroomed dormer bungalows were handed over in November. The “Dormer” bungalows are designed so that on the ground floor there is a shower room, kitchen/dining/living area and bedroom. The upper floor Continue reading Langley Hall Road, Birmingham

Ventnor Avenue, Birmingham

We are excited to share with you the successful handover of Ventnor Avenue, Birmingham. Working in partnership with Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust on this development to provide eight no. two and three-bedroom houses within the centre of Birmingham. This development is one of many in their scheme for new affordable homes within the area. We Continue reading Ventnor Avenue, Birmingham

Whiston Avenue

We have completed work on another one of our projects for Wolverhampton Homes! Whiston Avenue has now been handed over; it is part of a scheme to provide affordable homes in the Wolverhampton Area. The scheme comprises of 7 sites across Wolverhampton. The development consists of 2 No. 2 bed bungalows, complete with access road Continue reading Whiston Avenue

Bath Street, Hereford

Works are progressing on Phase One at Bath Street in Hereford. Construction of superstructure will shortly be complete ready for the third-floor timber frame installation on the North Block. Re-roofing works to the existing buildings have also commenced. Trusses have been installed on the Central Block and roofing works have commenced; 1st Fix carpentry will Continue reading Bath Street, Hereford

Rose Avenue, Worcester

Harper Group are excited to announce we will be working in partnership with Platform Housing Group on a £3 million mixed-use development at Rose Avenue, Worcester. The development will be a mix of timber frame and traditional construction methods and will be over two phases. Phase One being the demolition of existing commercial units and Continue reading Rose Avenue, Worcester

Berrington Road, Chipping Campden

Harper Group are delighted to be working in partnership with Bromford Housing on their development at Berrington Road, Chipping Campden. The development will include the construction of 4 No. 1 bedroomed bungalows, together with external works, car parking and landscaping. The bungalows will follow the lifetime home criteria. This concept is based on principles that Continue reading Berrington Road, Chipping Campden

Concrete Culverts Installation

We are pleased to be installing Concrete Culverts to our 3 No. Wolverhampton Living projects and our Sion Hill project that consists of 56 No. dwellings. A culvert is a structure that allows water to flow under a road, Culverts are commonly used both as cross-drains to relieve drainage of ditches at the roadside, and Continue reading Concrete Culverts Installation