As part of the Townscape Heritage Project, Be First are restoring various Edwardian buildings in Barking’s Town Centre, largely funded by The National Lottery Fund with additional investment from the building owners, in the town-centre Conservation Area. The buildings will be restored to their original market town heritage, with the project being completed over several phases.

Appointed as Principal Contractor by Be First, we completed the first stage of the external façade restoration. The £900k, 40-week schedule encompassed a range of works that included roof replacement, stone and masonry replacement and restoration, structural repairs, window replacement and restoration, guttering and down pipe replacement, shop front replacement works and new awnings and security shutters to selected units.

Barking and Dagenham is at the heart of London’s eastward growth, attracting developers and investors to the most affordable and accessible opportunities in the whole of the Southeast. Be First is the redevelopment arm of Barking and Dagenham Council, and they plan to provide 50,000 high quality new homes and 20,000 new jobs by 2037 on the 400 hectares of development land available.