About Us | TG Sowerby Developments Limited

Company Profile

TG Sowerby Developments Ltd operates in the Construction Industry and will take on all manner of work ranging in value from a few thousand pounds right upto projects valued just in excess of two million pounds.

Work is secured by Competitive Tendering, Negotiation or Recommendation or by a combination of any and all of these procurement methods. In addition to this, the firm is also involved with several Frameworks and other Partnering Arrangements.

Over the years the firm has taken on and been involved with a wide range of projects, including:

New House Building and Estate Development

Housing Renovation Work

School Work (Both New Build and Renovation)

Works for Hospitals, Health Trusts and Other Medical Practices

Works for the Police

Works for Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Works on Sports Facilities

Works for Private Individuals

The Company has its own directly employed tradespeople: joiners, bricklayers, plasterers, plumbers, ground workers, plant and other operatives. It also has its own plant and machinery, geared up for the type of work it usually carries out.

Added to that, a supply chain of extremely reliable suppliers and sub-contractors complements the service the firm has to offer.

History

TG Sowerby Developments was incorporated on August 6th 1980 by Glynn Sowerby, who ran the Company as Managing Director for over 34 years, from its foundation until his passing in December 2014.

Glynn Sowerby had established himself as a house-builder in the 1970s and founded the present company in 1980 to continue House Building, but also to move into other areas of Building Contracting, in particular works for the Local Authorities of the day.

In the 1980s, the firm undertook a number of small market housing developments, whilst simultaneously establishing and growing its contracting arm, quickly becoming a preferred contractor for Local Authorities and Housing Associations alike, as well as a number of prestigious private projects.

Since the 1990s, the firm has focused exclusively on contracting, though it never left its house builder roots behind and since 2010, the majority of its output has been housing developments for Housing Associations and Local Authorities.

Accreditations

T.G. Sowerby Developments Limited is an active participant in the Construction Industry, the company has been associated with a number of Industry Organisations and Representative Bodies in its history and is currently associated with and accredited by the following organisations.

Acclaim SSIP Accreditation (Registration No. 39179)

Acclaim is the SSIP Health and Safety Pre Qualification Assessment Scheme operated by Capita and Constructionline.

T.G. Sowerby Developments Limited has been Acclaim Accredited since 2012.

Accreditation under an SSIP certifies that a Contractor is compliant with the Stage 1 Assessment Criteria of the Construction Design and Management Regulations 2007.

Constructionline Registered (Registration No. 58081)

Constructionline was formed in 1994 and is operated on behalf of the UK Government through a partnership between Capita and the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills. Constructionline is the UK's largest register for pre-qualified contractors and consultants.

T.G. Sowerby Developments Limited has been Constructionline Registered since 2007.

Registration and Accreditation under the Constructionline scheme means that a Contractor is pre-qualified to work for several thousand Public and Private Sector Organisations across the UK and is therefore recognised as suppliers of building service skilled to government standards.

L.A.B.C. Warranty Registered Builder

(Registration No. 204771)

The L.A.B.C. Warranty Scheme began in 2007 and provides Structural Warranties for New Build and Re-development Projects.

T.G. Sowerby Developments Limited has been an L.A.B.C. Warranty Registered Builder since 2013 and we have worked with them on a number of New Build and Refurb schemes since 2011.

N.H.B.C. Registered House Builder (Registration No. 29663)

N.H.B.C. was established in 1936 is the leading independent standard-setting body and provider of warranties and insurance for new homes.

T.G. Sowerby Developments Limited has been an N.H.B.C. Registered House Builder for its entire history and has worked with the organisation on a great number of schemes over the intervening years.

Red Tractor 'FABBL' Farm Assurance Accreditation

(Registration No. 15361)

T.G. Sowerby Developments Limited's Farm holds Farm Assurance Accreditation, confirming that the beef produced there is all to 'Red Tractor' Standard.

Gas Safe Registration Scheme

(Registration No. 582418)

Gas Safe Register is the official list of gas engineers who are qualified to work safely and legally on gas appliances. By law, all gas engineers must be on the Gas Safe Register. It replaced CORGI. Trust the Triangle - only use a Gas Safe registered engineer to fit, fix or service your appliances and always check the engineer’s Gas Safe Register ID card. For more information and to find and check an engineer go to www.GasSafeRegister.co.uk or call 0800 408 5500.

T.G. Sowerby Developments has been Gas Safe Registered since May 2016, when it re-opened its Plumbing and Heating Division.

The Company has always been committed to Gas Safety and was Registered Company 3606 on the old Corgi Register.

Training

T.G. Sowerby Developments Limited is strongly committed to providing the training that is so sorely needed within the Construction Industry. Our commitments are not just warm words. In addition to the training we We work with Local Colleges and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) providing opportunities for Work Experience and Apprenticeships within our organisation, creating a pathway into the Industry for the next generation of Construction Industry Professionals.

Apprenticeships and Work Experience

T.G. Sowerby Developments Limited has long been a provider of Work Experience Placements and Apprenticeship Opportunities, working in association with the CITB and Local Colleges.

These opportunities enable us to provide sustainable pathways into the industry and many of our site operatives began their association with our organisation as apprentices.

In the last year, working with the CITB and North Lindsey College we have been able to provide a number of work experience placements and apprenticeships within our organisation. The former has provided opportunities to experience the industry first hand whilst the latter has allowed people to take the first step on what we hope will be long and productive careers in Construction.

Continuing Professional Development

T.G. Sowerby Developments Limited is committed to not only providing training opportunities for those embarking on a career in Construction, but also for the Continuing Professional Development of our existing workforce. This is carried out in a number of ways.

Our Site Managers and Directors of the Company, Steve Lyon and Chris Sowerby are both trained in Emergency First Aid at Work, as is George Sowerby our Small Works Manager and a number of our Site Operatives. Steve Lyon is also a CITB Accredited Work Based Recorder and Chris Sowerby is a CPCS Trained Plant Operator.

We have trained and employ one of the first female CPCS Trained Plant Operators in the region.

We also arrange training on site for our site operatives for use of specific plant and equipment, such as for use of PASMA Tower Scaffolding and BUMPA Lifting Machines.