Family-run main contractor · Est. 1982
Building relationships in the community.
New build and refurbishment for local authorities, housing associations, schools and private clients across the North West. Delivered by our own local team, right first time.
Who we are
A local builder, with the track record of a regional contractor.
PLP was founded in Heywood by Phil Bradley in 1982 and is still run by the Bradley family. Most of our work is done by our own directly employed, locally based team. Most of them have been with us for more than five years.
That continuity is why clients come back. Housing associations, councils and schools trust us with occupied, sensitive sites because the people who start a job are the people who finish it, and they live just down the road.
Our story1982
Founded in Heywood by Phil Bradley
74
Completed case studies across the North West
£2.84
Spent locally for every £1 spent with PLP*
3
National Considerate Constructors awards in one year
Sectors
Four sectors. One way of working.
How we work
Right First Time, from pre-contract to aftercare.
- 01
Early engagement
We get involved before contract wherever we can. Pre-contract analysis and meetings with the design team help us find design issues while they're still drawings, not variations.
- 02
Local team, mobilised
Our own directly employed site team, most of whom have been with us more than five years, supported by a local supply chain we've worked with for years.
- 03
Right First Time
Our ISO 9001 quality system aims for zero defects. We empower the people doing the work to get it right first time, which cuts down on defects, waste and duplication.
- 04
Considerate on site
We keep schools, residents and neighbours informed and safe. That approach earned three national Considerate Constructors awards in a single year.
- 05
Defects-free handover
We plan handover with the client team so it's free of defects, with user guides and equipment training for the people who'll run the building.
- 06
Aftercare
We stay with the building through the Defect Liability Period and encourage proactive maintenance to protect its whole-life value.
Social value
Every £1 you spend with us works £2.84 harder locally.
We employ from the community we build in and buy from a local supply chain we've used for years, so almost all of the money our clients spend stays in the North West. Try it on your own scheme.
Community & social valuearound this much is spent in the local community and businesses
£7,100,000
£1 spent with PLP£2.84 in the local economy
*Based on the CBI figure PLP quotes: every construction £1 spent with PLP generates £2.84 within the local community and businesses. Illustrative only.
3 national awardsConsiderate Constructors 2019: gold, silver & bronze
Accredited & certified: ISO 9001 · ISO 14001 · ISO 45001 (ISOQAR Cert. 8836) · CHAS · SMAS · NHBC
