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Calling all Estimators
This position has been filled The steady growth of Stowe Building Contractors Ltd has produced an opportunity for an Estimator to support our team at Marlesford in Suffolk. The Estimator will have responsibility for preparing and submitting tenders. They will ideally have a strong construction background and at least three years of experience in preparing… -
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Silver Service – Construction Line award
We are delighted to announce that Stowe Building Contractors Ltd has been approved as a provider of services at the Construction Line, Silver standard. Construction Line is a highly respected Government certification service which promotes the highest quality standards within the industry and provides buyers of construction services with the assurances they need that suppliers… -
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Introducing: Garry, one of our plasterers
The formal name for my trade is plasterer but around the site we are often called ‘spreads’. We are responsible for preparing the walls for the plaster by making sure they are flat and true and then applying the plaster. We 'rough on' a first coat to start with, which covers the wall, then 'flatten'… -
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Just what the Doctor ordered!
Doctors, nurses and patients at the Barrack Lane Medical Centre in Ipswich are benefitting from new facilities built by us over the last few months. The facilities include four new purpse-built consulting rooms, additional admin space and dedicated storage for medical supplies and medical records. The build presented particular challenges as the medical centre needed… -
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Quality approved by the National Federation of Builders
We are delighted to have been appointed as full members of the National Federation of Builders (NFB). This is a great step forward bringing the recognition of one of the leading organisations in our industry, that we are fulfilling our core values of 'quality', 'integrity' and 'professionalism'. We have also become members of the House… -
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Introducing: Jamie, one of our carpenters
This is the first in an occasional series in which we introduce the different trades that work for Stowe and some of the individuals you may see on site. The formal name for my trade is 'Site Carpenter' but I don't think I have ever been called that. Around site most people refer to me… -
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Clifftop home will have views front and rear
We recently commenced an exciting new project on the Felixstowe clifftop. We will be transforming a tired 1970’s house into a magnificent modern home for the owners. The existing flat roof facade will be replaced with a two storey extension with pitched-roof and glazed gables affording magnificent sea views. To the rear we are installing… -
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Traditional Materials
Sometimes the old ways are the best ways and sometimes even the only way. This is particularly the case with work on a 600 year old listed building. We were recently appointed to carry out some much needed restoration of the St Gregory the Great Church at Rendlesham in Suffolk. This involved rendering to large…
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