BUILD Q2 2019

97 Q2 2019 BUILD Mar19016 Maintaining Quality Houghton Lewis Group is a construction company specialising in extensions, renovations and alterations in and around the Fleet, Camberley, Farnham and surrounding areas. Following their success in the Home Builder Awards, we profiled the firm and caught up one of the founders, Tim Lewis with a detailed insight into the inner workings of Houghton Lewis Group. The team at Houghton Lewis Group aim to deliver both quality and reliability to their clients, as well as ensuring that budgets and timescales are maintained. Also enabling the firm to deliver on their promise of completing a service which is both on time and in budget, is the technology that Houghton Lewis Group uses, as Tim explains. “Technology is key in helping us maintain consistent lines of communication with our clients throughout the project lifespan. It allows us to maintain a paper trail of correspondence that are easily available for reference to ensure we are meeting all the expectations of our clients. Each project is different as to the frequency of correspondence required, and we work closely with our clients to ensure the correct balance to meet their needs.” Looking ahead to what the future holds, Tim signs off by revealing the exciting plans which lie in the pipeline line for the team at Houghton Lewis, touching on how the team hope to build on their accomplishments, which includes their recent success in BUILD’s Home Builder Awards where they were righteously awarded the accolade Construction Company Of The Year – Hampshire. “Moving forward, we currently have contracted work for the next eight months, varied projects from modern extensions to working on a grade 2 listed building.” Contact: Tim Lewis and Simon Houghton Company: Houghton Lewis Group Ltd Telephone: 01252 856858 Web Address: www.houghtonlewis.co.uk Email Address: [email protected] stablished in 2015, Houghton Lewis Group was formed with the merger of two existing businesses. Simon Houghton with his extensive background in construction and Tim Lewis having his own domestic electrical company, TL Electrics. For more than 11 years, both Simon and Tim have been close friends, and have combined their extensive knowledge to create a building company that brings a superior experience to their clients, as well as a reputation to rival those who have been trading for much longer duration. Going into further detail, Tim begins by informing us of the services the firm provides as well as informing us of how the team ensures that they deliver a service which surpasses their client’s expectations. “Here at Houghton Lewis Group, we pride ourselves on the quality of the work that we deliver to our clients. This cannot be achieved without the talented team we have here. Both the staff and subcontractors that we use have been tried and tested over the last 15 years to create a professional, friendly and respectful team that we are proud to have alongside. Ultimately, a big focus of ours is the development of our team. We enjoy imparting our years of experience to the up and coming younger generation that are keen to become the future of our company, as well as working alongside those who carry a huge amount of experience and dedi- cation. This is essential to us maintaining our high standards.” “In addition to this, we have the ability to join a client’s journey from the very beginning, helping them with ideas and planning right through to the completed build. As a business, we un- dertake all aspects of domestic construction from the smallest refurbishment to substantial extensions. We generally run two simultaneous projects which allows us to maintain our focus on quality and ensure the most efficient use of resources.” E