What Houston Cox does

Houston Cox is a UK specialist joinery contractor, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Fleet, Hampshire, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Morrisroe Group. The company provides design, manufacture and installation of bespoke joinery products - including doorsets, wardrobes, wall panelling, reception desks, vanity units, postboxes and general joinery - delivered through its in-house manufacturing division Piper Joinery in Ashford, Kent. Its customer base comprises major UK construction contractors and developers (including a number of the top-10 UK contractors) across commercial, residential, education, health and leisure sectors, with relationships typically formalised via partnering arrangements and a high proportion of repeat business.

The company's go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales: Houston Cox engages contractors, developers and architects on a project-by-project basis for high-end schemes such as One Blackfriars, The Tower (223 apartments) and The Triplets. Its value proposition rests on end-to-end control of design-to-installation through owned manufacturing, an integrated management system certified to ISO 9001 / 14001 / 45001 (with OHSAS 18001), CHAS and Achilles pre-qualification, and Carbon Neutral Status as an ESG differentiator. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and follows conventional specialist-subcontract project pricing; revenue mechanics are one-time project contracts rather than recurring licenses or subscriptions.

Houston Cox is privately held with no external funding rounds disclosed and no management team data captured. With a headcount of 51-100 employees and a single-country UK footprint, the business operates as a focused, mid-sized specialist fit-out contractor whose strategic posture is quality, safety and long-term framework relationships rather than scale or geographic expansion.

Name

Houston Cox

Legal name

Houston Cox

Website

https://houstoncox.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Houston Cox is a UK specialist joinery contractor (founded 2004, Fleet, Hampshire) that designs, manufactures and installs bespoke joinery products through its in-house Piper Joinery factory for top-10 UK contractors across commercial, residential, education, health and leisure sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fleet

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Specialist Joinery Products and Services: Design, manufacture, and installation of specialist joinery products including doorsets, wardrobes, wall panelling, reception desks, vanity units, and general joinery for construction projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Houston Cox is a specialist joinery contractor providing design, manufacture, and installation of bespoke joinery products for the construction industry. Through its wholly-owned manufacturing division Piper Joinery, the company produces doorsets, fitted wardrobes, wall panelling, reception desks, vanity units, postboxes, and general joinery for commercial, residential, education, health, and leisure sector construction projects across the UK.

Product overview

Houston Cox is a specialist joinery contractor providing a comprehensive portfolio of design, manufacture, and installation services through its own manufacturing division, Piper Joinery. The company's core offering consists of bespoke joinery products including reception desks, doorsets, wardrobes, vanity units, wall panelling, postboxes, and general joinery. Houston Cox operates primarily in the commercial and residential construction sectors, serving education, health, and leisure markets as well. The company has achieved Carbon Neutral Status and operates as part of the Morrisroe Group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Piper Joinery: In-house specialist joinery manufacturing division producing doorsets, wardrobes, wall panelling, vanity units and general joinery products.

Products and services

• Houston Cox Specialist Joinery Services End-to-end specialist joinery services covering design, manufacture, and installation for construction industry clients across multiple sectors.
• Piper Joinery (In-house Manufacturing Division) Bespoke joinery manufacturing producing reception desks, doorsets, wardrobes, vanity units, wall panelling, and general joinery products.
• Reception Desks Bespoke reception desk design, manufacture, and installation for commercial and residential developments.
• Doorsets Specialist doorset design, manufacture, and installation including steel doorsets for commercial and residential properties.
• General Joinery General carpentry and joinery works for construction projects.
• Postboxes Specialist postbox design, manufacture, and installation for residential developments.
• Vanity Units Bespoke vanity unit design, manufacture, and installation for residential bathrooms.
• Wall Panelling Decorative wall panelling design, manufacture, and installation including oak panelling for interior environments.
• Wardrobes Bespoke fitted wardrobe design, manufacture, and installation featuring interior lighting and internal safes for residential apartments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Carbon Neutral Status achieved
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MorrisroeflagshipOthersHouston Cox is part of the Morrisroe Group. Morrisroe is a major UK construction contractor and the parent company of Houston Cox. Morrisroe is listed as a client and strategic partner, with Houston Cox delivering specialist joinery on Morrisroe construction projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Premier Forest Products: Premier Forest Products is a UK timber, panel, and joinery products supplier serving construction and trade customers. It is adjacent to Houston Cox as an upstream materials supplier in the same UK joinery supply chain.
• 8build: 8build is a UK fit-out contractor delivering commercial, residential, and hospitality interiors. It is comparable as a downstream buyer of specialist joinery scopes and sometimes competes with Houston Cox when offering integrated packages.
• BW Workplace Experts: BW Workplace Experts is a UK commercial fit-out contractor delivering workplace and refurbishment projects. Comparable as a buyer of specialist joinery packages and a competitor on integrated fit-out tenders.
• Overbury: Overbury is a major UK interior fit-out and refurbishment contractor serving commercial occupiers and developers. It frequently subcontracts specialist joinery scopes of the kind Houston Cox delivers, and competes for the same downstream project mandates.

Broad incumbents

• JELD-WEN: JELD-WEN is a global manufacturer of interior doors, windows, and joinery components. It competes with Houston Cox on doorsets and interior joinery products but as a volume product manufacturer rather than a bespoke project installer serving top UK contractors.
• Howden Joinery: Howden Joinery is the UK's largest kitchen and joinery product supplier, serving trade customers through a depot network. It overlaps with Houston Cox in the joinery materials category but competes at much greater scale and via a stockist rather than project-install channel.
• Magnet Joinery: Magnet (part of Nobia) is a UK kitchen and joinery manufacturer-retailer with extensive showrooms. It overlaps with Houston Cox in fitted joinery categories but operates through a consumer-facing retail channel rather than B2B construction project delivery.
• Travis Perkins: Travis Perkins is the UK's largest builders' merchant, supplying joinery products, doorsets, and timber alongside a wide materials portfolio. It is comparable as a joinery products supplier but operates at much greater scale and breadth than a specialist installation contractor.

Direct peers

• Staircraft Group: Staircraft is a UK specialist manufacturer and installer of staircases and joinery products for new-build residential developers. It mirrors Houston Cox's model of in-house factory production plus site installation serving top-tier UK housebuilders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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