TP Group

What TP Group does

TP Group (legal name: Total Protection Group) is a privately held UK multi-disciplinary construction contractor headquartered in Chelmsford, Essex, founded in 1986 and operating with 101–250 employees across five interconnected service divisions: Painting Solutions, Passive Fire Protection, Surfacing/Coatings/Roofing, Landscaping, and a central Contracting Services division that integrates the others under single-contract delivery. The company's technical base spans traditional specialist trades — internal/external painting, lead paint remediation, Class O fire-rated coatings, third-party certified fire stopping (BRE, LPCB, FIRAS), fire door installation/remediation, intumescent paint, resin bound and MMA flooring systems, liquid waterproofing, macadam/asphalt, and commercial landscaping — with no proprietary software, AI/ML, or digital platform component disclosed. The revenue model is project-based B2B and B2G contracting delivered via direct sales to construction main contractors, housebuilders, local authorities, and developers across London, the Southeast, the Home Counties, and East Anglia. Notable enterprise customers include Taylor Wimpey, Morgan Sindall Construction, Wates Residential, Mount Anvil, Hill Partnerships, and Farrans Construction, with high-profile project references spanning Kensington Palace, Hampton Court Palace, the Olympic Stadium, and the Royal Military Academy Woolwich. The business is founder/management-led under Chairman Michael Morley (since 2004) and Group Managing Director Guy Bollen, with each division led by its own Managing Director; growth has been funded organically plus a 2022 tuck-in acquisition (Fairfield Contract Ltd) and a £6.6m ABL facility secured in July 2026 to support the next growth phase. Pricing is quote-based with no public tariffs, and the company's distribution advantage is built on repeat-client relationships, multi-accreditation pre-qualification (Constructionline Gold, CHAS, FORS, ISO 14001, Investors in People, BALI), and geographic coverage from Chelmsford HQ plus Norwich and Redhill regional offices.

Name

TP Group

Legal name

Total Protection Group

Website

https://thetpgroup.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

TP Group (Total Protection Group) is a privately held UK multi-disciplinary construction contractor founded in 1986, delivering painting, passive fire protection, surfacing/coatings, waterproofing, and landscaping services to commercial, residential, and public sector clients across London, the Southeast, and East Anglia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chelmsford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Project-based Construction Services: Revenue generated through awarded construction contracts across painting, fire protection, surfacing, waterproofing, and landscaping services. Projects are delivered for commercial, residential, and public sector clients on a contract basis.
2. Specialist Contracting Services: Main Contracting division coordinates multiple services under single contracts, providing integrated project solutions

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TP Group is a UK multi-disciplinary construction contractor delivering painting, passive fire protection, surfacing/coatings/roofing, liquid waterproofing, and landscaping services for commercial, residential, industrial, education, healthcare, and public sector clients. It operates through five service divisions coordinated under a central Contracting Services function that integrates multiple trades into single project contracts. The company provides design, installation, remediation, surveying, and maintenance services across all divisions.

Product overview

TP Group is a multi-disciplinary construction contractor offering five interconnected service divisions: Painting Solutions (internal/external painting, lead paint removal, Class O fire-rated coatings), Passive Fire Protection (fire stopping, fire door installation/remediations, intumescent paint, surveys), Surfacing, Coatings and Roofing (liquid waterproofing, resin systems, MMA/epoxy coatings, macadam, sports surfaces), Landscaping (design/build, hard/soft landscaping, water features, grounds maintenance), and Contracting Services (central project coordination unifying all divisions). The company operates as a single unified contractor model where divisions work independently for specialist projects or together through Contracting Services for complex multidisciplinary jobs. In 2022, the company acquired Fairfield Contract Ltd to expand into liquid waterproofing services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TP Painting Solutions: Painting solutions division specializing in internal and external decoration for commercial, residential, and industrial projects.
• TP Passive Fire Protection
• TP Surfacing & Coatings
• TPG Landscaping
• TP Contracting Services

Products and services

• Painting Solutions High-quality internal and external painting, decorating and wallpapering services for commercial, residential, and industrial projects. Includes lead paint testing and removal, BS EN 13501-1 Class B (Class O) fire-rated paint application, and site surveys/feasibility studies. Delivered by a team of 150+ quality decorators for construction firms, housebuilders, social housing providers, education, healthcare, and local authority clients.
• Passive Fire Protection and Doors Certified passive fire protection services including fire stopping, fire door installation, fire door remediations, intumescent paint application for structural steel, and fire safety surveys and inspections. Third-party certified under LPCB, BRE, and FIRAS schemes. Targeted at construction companies, building owners, and facilities managers needing fire safety compliance.
• Surfacing, Coatings and Roofing Specialist surfacing and coating services including liquid waterproofing, resin bound and resin bonded systems, MMA fast curing resin flooring, epoxy and polyurethane coatings, chemical resistant coatings, macadam/tarmac/asphalt, rubber crumb safety surfacing, polymeric sports courts/MUGA pitches, tar and chip, stair nosing/entrance matting, and surface removal/preparation. Suitable for highways, runways, commercial premises, sports facilities, and play areas.
• Liquid Waterproofing Liquid waterproofing systems with warranties of up to 30 years for refurbishment and new build projects. Includes insulated warm roofs, inverted roofs, cut edge corrosion coatings, balcony coatings, and waterproof coatings. Brought into the group via the acquisition of Fairfield Contract Ltd and now delivered under the TP Surfacing, Coatings & Roofing division.
• Landscaping Commercial landscape design and build, hard landscaping (paving, walls, fences, decking, water features, retaining walls), soft landscaping (planting, lawns, green roofs, living walls, wildlife habitats), water feature and irrigation installation, podium roof gardens, and ongoing grounds maintenance. Delivered by a BALI award-winning team for housebuilders, developers, and commercial property clients.
• Contracting Services Central project coordination of multi-disciplinary construction services, integrating painting, fire protection, surfacing, roofing, and landscaping divisions under a single main contract. Provides clients with one point of contact, reducing project coordination complexity for complex multi-trade builds.

Quantifiable outcome

• £6.6m ABL Facility secured for growth phase
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Morgan Sindall ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 December 2025Partner in Building a Lasting Legacy (BaLL) construction careers programme developed in partnership with Essex County Council. The initiative introduces young people to construction careers, targeting diversity across gender, ethnicity, disability and income.
• Community RepaintminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with charitable organization sponsored by Dulux that provides economical and sustainable solution for waste paint. Supports individuals in need, community organisations and charities by matching waste paint with decorating requirements.
• Essex County CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Building a Lasting Legacy (BaLL) construction careers programme targeting students from Year 9 through Year 13 in Essex schools.
• PlaydaleminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaboration on playground installations, working alongside Playdale for supply and installation of playground equipment at Bishop William Ward School project.
• DuluxminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-standing partnerships and accreditation with Dulux paints for commercial painting services.
• Crown PaintsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-standing partnerships and accreditation with Crown paints for commercial painting services.
• Tom Bowdidge Youth Cancer FoundationminorOthersMain sponsor of annual golf day since 2014, regular supporter of annual Feather Ball, and major donor in lieu of Christmas gifts to clients. Support has helped fund accommodation, laptops, mobile phones and electric bikes for young people with cancer.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bell Group: One of the UK's largest painting and decorating contractors, serving social housing, new-build residential, and commercial refurbishment — directly comparable to TP Group's Painting Solutions division in customer base and service offering.
• Axis Europe: UK building services contractor offering painting, fire protection, mastic sealants, and maintenance to social housing and commercial clients — closely comparable multi-trade model and customer base.
• J. Tomlinson: Mid-market UK contractor delivering building services, M&E, fire safety compliance, painting, and refurbishment — comparable multi-disciplinary offering serving social housing, local authorities and commercial clients.
• Rydon Group: UK contractor providing planned maintenance, refurbishment, fire safety, and energy-efficiency works to housing associations and local authorities — directly comparable in social housing maintenance and fire protection services.
• Everwarm Group: UK multi-disciplinary contractor delivering retrofit, painting, fire protection, and planned maintenance to housing associations and local authorities — comparable in customer mix, scale and service bundling.

Broad incumbents

• Mears Group: Larger UK housing maintenance and regeneration group with significant painting, repairs and fire safety contracts for social housing — broader scale but overlapping service lines and customer base.
• Mitie Group: Large UK facilities management and infrastructure services company with significant passive fire protection, painting, and building maintenance capability — broader portfolio but operates a directly overlapping fire compliance offering.

Regional players

• Seddon Group: Family-owned UK construction and property maintenance contractor with similar mid-market footprint and overlapping services in refurbishment, fire protection, and planned maintenance across the North and Midlands.
• Casey Group: Irish multi-disciplinary contractor providing painting, fire protection, surfacing and building services to commercial and residential clients — comparable multi-trade offering with geographic overlap in the UK.

Emerging players

• Saltire Property Maintenance: Smaller specialist UK contractor focused on painting, fire stopping and planned maintenance for housing associations and public-sector clients — comparable niche focus on fire safety and decoration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/thetpgroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tp-group
• Instagraminstagram.com/thetpgroup

Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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