Longworth is one of the UK’s leading envelope contractors, offering a complete turnkey service of design, installation and project management.

Over the years, we’ve become renowned for being an industry innovator. Building on our established reputation for being master craftsmen in the use of traditional metal products such as zinc, copper and stainless steel, since 1999 we have extended our skills and expertise to cover the whole of the external building envelope. And all to the highest of specifications.

Experience and detailed market knowledge of customer needs, supplier skills, legislative and environmental drivers and the emergence of new technologies have all contributed to our current market standing.

We combine this with outstanding customer support, safe working practices, technical understanding and quality workmanship - all of which have been achieved through constant investment in training and certification of our people.

At Longworth, we have a proven track record of working with all of the major UK developers to complete projects on time, on budget and on demand.

Offering complete turnkey services — design, installation and project management.

Pre-Construction Advice

Our team can provide valuable product and design advice at any stage of a project. With years of experience and long-standing relationships with product manufacturers, our engineers ensure that projects remain within budget without compromising architectural integrity.

Project Management

We utilise a collaborative project management programme to ensure we deliver projects on time, within budget, and most importantly, safely.

Fabrication

Our in-house fabrication service can deliver a wide range of high quality bespoke roofing and cladding solutions, utilising computerised folding and cutting machinery to ensure a precise and consistent end product.

Design

The latest computerised design systems equip our design team with the ability to provide clients, architects and main contractors with a complete plan for the construction project. For the more intricate designs, we have the facilities to produce a 3D image to assist with the design. All of our designers have been trained up to BIM Level 2.

Planning

For each project we provide a strict planning service. This includes producing detailed plans, method statements and risk assessments. The end result is a structured project following a critical path. We communicate with the client at every step of the way and our contracts manager is assigned to oversee the project, co-ordinating between the client, design, and site teams.

Commercial

We commit ourselves to providing the most economical service available. We are not tied into any one supplier or system which means value engineering is always available. Our partnering mentality is ideal for those who wish us to become involved from an early stage, which can often result in cost reduction of other trades such as steelwork, masonry, etc.

We have extensive experience of working within a range of sectors.

Public & Commercial Buildings

Over the years, Longworth has undertaken a wide range of roofing and cladding works, from office space to state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities.

Retail & Residential

More than a third of consumer spending goes through our shops and it is the UK’s largest private sector employer with 2.9 million employees.

Transport

Modern and efficient transport infrastructure is as important today as it has ever been.

Leisure

The range of building types in the leisure industry means that we have to be adaptable and competent in a wide range of methods, design, products and environments.

Health Care

Our team has completed a large number of projects in the health care sector, from new build highly-aesthetic designs to functional, cost-conscious projects.

Education

We pride ourselves in expertly handling the building process of schools, colleges and universities all over the country.

We've got them all covered.

Holdcroft Extra Care Facility Stoke

Architect

PRP Architects

Value

£1,300,000

Contractor

Eric Wright

Holdcroft Extra Care facility is part of the biggest scheme of its kind ever in Stoke. It‘s the largest VM Anthra Zinc project in the UK at 14,000m2 covering the roof and the façade. Longworth installed the zinc and single ply for this stunning traditional metal roofing & cladding project.

 

Large scale zinc and accuracy

The scale of the amount of zinc on Holdcroft Extra Care facility and the accuracy in which the hundreds of standing seams are installed, truly make this project stand out from the crowd.

The project as a whole was full of standard details and methods of working but the sheer scale of the project carried with it its own inherent difficulties. There were a number of standard details that impacted on each other such as nose pieces at abutments, G3 ridges and valleys etc.

The roof pitches were very steep and in order to correctly and safely install the VMZINC Longworth’s operatives had to work off roof ladders which made the installation of the zinc roof that much more difficult.

Longworth is a registered VMZINC at Work Partner. This means that Longworth’s operatives are trained annually in VMZINC recommended details and are able to provide a 30 year material warranty reducing the risk for the main contractor and providing them with greater peace of mind that the work carried out will be exacting and by master craftsmen.

The roof and the facade were a traditional standing seam finish that required traditional hand finishing on-site. This provided the client with incredibly neat and accurate finishes that would not have otherwise been achieved had it not been for the training and experience of Longworth’s craftsmen.

As well as work being carried out to VMZINC’s code of practice, Longworth carried out the work to the FTMRC guide for good practice of Longworth’s MD is the chairman elect.

Due to the scale of the project, Longworth  set up a dedicated on-site workshop for the fabrication of all the panels and details to prevent excessive carriage from Longworth’s workshop at their head office to site in a 90 mile round journey.

1300m2 of Single ply from Sika Trocal was installed in various areas such as between the roof valleys, walkways, balconies and link roofs and almost 700m2 of Kingspan Topdek over the main entrance canopy roof. All installed to manufacturer’s instructions and specifications with incredible neatness and accuracy.

traditional metal roofing Zinc roofing and cladding VMZinc Anthra
VM Anthra Zinc Holdcroft
VM Anthra Zinc steep pitch roof
VM Anthra Zinc cladding
VM Anthra Zinc Window reveal
VM Anthra Zinc external Holdcroft
VM Anthra Zinc stoke eric wright
VM Anthra Zinc stoke eric wright construction
VM Anthra Zinc stoke eric wright Main Lobby Entrance
VM Anthra Zinc stoke eric wright balconies standing seam

Specification

  • ALM VMAnthra Zinc+
  • Kingspan TOPDEK
  • Sika Single Ply
  • Photographs courtesy of Graham Locke, PRP

Team Members involved

Robert Hughes

Operations Director

Steven Jones

Pre-Construction Director

What our clients say

"Longworth’s expertise in the traditional metal roofing trade proved invaluable. We would like to thank them for working closely with us to achieve our original vision."

Katy Heath, Nightingale Associates