Garrard Building and Construction Limited

What Garrard Building and Construction Limited does

Garrard Building and Construction Limited is a UK-based, family-run building repair and restoration contractor headquartered in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Founded in 1946, the company operates within an approximate 50-mile radius covering the South East, Midlands, Anglia, and London regions. It delivers three core service lines: insured building repairs (acting as Principal Contractor for insurance companies and loss adjusters handling subsidence, fire, and water damage), general building repairs (commercial and domestic maintenance across bricklaying, electrical, gas, kitchen fitting, decoration, and plastering), and fire and water damage restoration including 'make-safe' emergency stabilization. A specialist sub-brand, BES Group, extends the offering into building disaster recovery and specialist cleaning.

The business model is project-based and sales-led, with pricing delivered via custom quotes per project. Revenue is generated primarily through insurance-funded repair contracts (paid as work is delivered), supplemented by direct-billed commercial and domestic repair projects. Garrards uses direct phone and email customer engagement supported by a website, LinkedIn, and Facebook presence, with customer testimonials and industry accreditations (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, SafeContractor, ConstructionLine Bronze, BDMA) serving as primary trust signals. All work is performed by an in-house team of skilled tradespeople augmented by a vetted specialist supply chain, with a 12-month workmanship guarantee. The company is privately held with 1-10 employees and no external institutional investment, making it a small, owner-operated regional contractor rather than a scaling platform.

Name

Garrard Building and Construction Limited

Legal name

Garrard Building and Construction Limited

Website

https://garrards.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Garrard Building and Construction Limited is a UK family-run building repair contractor serving insurance companies, commercial property owners, and homeowners across the South East, Midlands, Anglia, and London. It specializes in insured repairs and fire/water damage restoration, operating within 50 miles of Hertfordshire.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Repair and Restoration Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Building Equipment Contractors (2382), Construction of Buildings (236)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Electrical Work (1731), Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Electrical Contracting (Commercial/Industrial) (IMAIABAC)

Keywords

• Building repair services
• Insured property repairs
• Fire damage restoration
• Water damage restoration
• General building maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Stevenage

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Insured Building Repairs: Provides building repair works for insurance companies, operating as a principal contractor delivering total repair and refurbishment solutions for insured perils including subsidence, fire damage, and water damage. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts with insurance companies and their adjusters.
2. General Building Repairs: Offers commercial and domestic maintenance and repair services. Revenue generated through direct project billing for general building repairs, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship. Services include bricklaying, electrical work, gas engineering, kitchen fitting, decoration, and plastering.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Garrard Building and Construction Limited is a family-run UK building services firm, established in 1946, that operates as a Principal Contractor delivering insured building repairs, general building maintenance, and fire/water damage restoration for insurance companies, loss adjusters, commercial property owners, and domestic property owners. Services are delivered by in-house teams of qualified tradespeople (bricklayers, electricians, gas engineers, kitchen fitters, decorators, plasterers) supported by a vetted supply chain, with a 12-month workmanship guarantee and a 'make-safe' emergency capability. The company operates within an approximate 50-mile radius of its Stevenage, Hertfordshire headquarters covering South East England, the Midlands, Anglia, and London.

Product overview

Garrard Building and Construction Ltd operates as a single unified building services company rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering consists of three primary service lines: Insured Building Repairs (serving insurance companies and adjusters for building damage claims), General Building Repairs (commercial and domestic maintenance across multiple trades), and Fire and Water Damage Services (restoration and disaster recovery). The company also maintains BES Group as a specialist sub-brand focused on building disaster recovery and specialist cleaning. All services are delivered by in-house teams of qualified tradespeople supported by a vetted supply chain, operating within approximately 50 miles of their Stevenage, Hertfordshire headquarters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BES Group: A specialist division of Garrard Building and Construction Ltd providing building disaster recovery and specialist cleaning services.

Products and services

• Insured Building Repairs Building repair services delivered as a Principal Contractor for UK property insurance companies and loss adjusters, covering all insured perils including subsidence, fire damage, and water damage, within an approximately 50-mile radius of Hertfordshire offices.
• General Building Repairs Specialist building maintenance and repair services for commercial and domestic properties, covering bricklaying, electrical work, gas engineering, kitchen fitting, decorating, and plastering trades, with a 12-month workmanship guarantee.
• Fire and Water Damage Services Disaster recovery and restoration services including fire damage remediation, smoke and soot removal, water damage drying and restoration, structural make-safe stabilization, and mould prevention. Includes a 'make-safe' service for structural hazard management following fire or water damage.
• BES Group Specialist division (sub-brand) of Garrard Building and Construction Ltd providing building disaster recovery and specialist cleaning services as a separate operational unit.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BES GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBES Group is a specialist division of Garrard Building and Construction Ltd that provides building disaster recovery and specialist cleaning services. It operates as an internal specialized unit offering complementary services to the main building repair operations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Sedgwick: Global claims management, loss adjusting and managed repair solutions provider. Relevant incumbent in the UK property insurance ecosystem that interfaces with contractors performing insured repair work.
• Crawford & Company: Global claims management and loss adjusting provider that interacts with repair contractors like Garrard. Adjacent rather than directly competitive, but operates in the same UK property insurance supply chain.

Direct peers

• Polygon Group: European-headquartered disaster recovery and property damage restoration group with strong UK presence. Directly comparable to Garrard's insured building repair and fire/water restoration work, serving insurance and commercial clients with similar multi-trade restoration capabilities.
• Woodgate & Clark: UK-based building repair specialist delivering insurance-claim repairs for major UK insurers. Closely comparable business model to Garrard's insured repairs stream — acting as Principal Contractor for fire, flood and subsidence claims.
• ServiceMaster Restore (UK): Restoration services franchise operating in the UK providing fire, water and mould remediation. Comparable offering to Garrard's BES Group disaster recovery sub-brand and broader restoration work for insured losses.
• BELFOR UK: Global leader in disaster recovery and property restoration with significant UK operations. Directly comparable in delivering total repair and restoration solutions for fire, water and storm damage to insurance and commercial customers.
• Rainbow Restoration (UK): UK network providing water, fire and mould restoration services to insurance and commercial clients. Comparable in scope of fire/water damage restoration and insurance-funded work performed by Garrard.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/garrard-building-and-construction-limited

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

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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