Ecclesiastical
Whatever the requirement - crematorium, cemetery, new church or more – Read have the skills, resources, ability and experience to deliver industry leading quality with the localism and community engagement expected of the sector.
Read deliver projects at the heart of the community with total consideration and respect for public, staff, clients and the departed.
Read have a wide portfolio of projects linked to the ecclesiastical sector encompassing all aspects of construction including new build, refurbishment, alterations, extension, civils and repair, on a one-off and repeat client basis. We plan and manage works with sympathy towards people and architecturally / historically significant structures and sites, through an existing supply chain of local skilled craftsmen. On all projects, our teams welcome engagement from interested stakeholders and actively seek opportunities for engagement with charities, supported business and teaching / training establishments.
Phil was the site manager on a new build project valued at around £1million which involved the construction of a new parish centre and two flats for retired priests. For the duration of the project Phil was sharing the site with a fully functioning church. At all times during the project he worked closely with the parish persist to ensure the least amount of disruption to parish life. Including timing of deliveries, managing the access gate and coordinating works...
Richard Crawford, Director of Property, Diocese of Shrewsbury1/4
Read full testimonialI found Phill very professional and easy to deal with. The on-site work was always ready at the time of the site visit request which is important to us but also right when we inspected. The site in my experience was always very tidy and appeared very organised. This project was a little different as it was a Local authority partner project where a different local authority does the plan check and then Trafford carry out the inspections....
Matthew Condron, Building Control Surveyor, Trafford Council2/4
Read full testimonialIn 2009 the Archdiocese of Liverpool made the decision to build a new Church in Kirkby, Merseyside, to replace two existing Churches. The contract for the new Church, and the refurbishment of the existing Presbytery, was awarded to Read Construction of Wrexham, who had not worked for the Archdiocese before. The construction of our new Church was a wonderfully positive experience from start to finish. The team was led by Site Manager, Dawid Cloete, who not only showed tremendous...
Rev Andrew Rowlands - Parish Priest The Roman Catholic Parish of St Michael and All Angels3/4
Read full testimonialThe Star was safely delivered yesterday in anticipation of bad road conditions by Monday. Thank you for all your help too. I don’t think we would ever have got there without your positive attitude and problem solving, the detailed planning and work that resulted in the successful installation of the stone. I thought the church looked very good yesterday, seeing it again after several months. Eddie Norris, who did all the metal fabrication for me, drove up with...
Angela Godfrey - Stone Artist4/4
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"Construction of our new Church was a wonderfully positive experience from start to finish. Read not only showed tremendous professionalism in executing tasks, but were also friendly and approachable, willing to explain and engage with our community."
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