Esh Winning, County Durham — contractors since the 1960s
Building and civil
engineering, done
properly.
W J M Quigley Ltd is a family-run contractor working for clients and developers across the North East. Over thirty qualified tradesmen, directly employed, held to a high standard of construction on every job we take on.
30+
Directly employed tradesmen
£3m
Annual turnover
NHBC / CITB
Members
From a sub-contract gang
to a limited company
The business started life in the 1960s as a sub-contractor, working for other builders on other people's sites. Steady work, repeat clients and a reputation for turning up and finishing the job turned it into the limited company that trades today.
We now employ more than thirty tradesmen directly and turn over in the region of £3 million a year. The trades stay in-house for a reason: it is the only way we can stand behind the standard of construction on every contract and keep qualified people on the tools rather than chasing labour each Monday morning.
Most of our work comes from clients and developers we have built for before. That is the measure we care about.
The directors
William Quigley
Director
Overall responsibility for the company and the management of civil engineering works.
John Quigley
Director
Responsible for building works and acts as site manager on our larger projects.
Angela White
Director
Responsible for administration and the running of the office.
What that means on site
One company, one set of standards — our own bricklayers, joiners, groundworkers and plant operators, managed by the directors who own the business.
Two disciplines, one workforce
We take on building and civil engineering work separately or together — which is how a developer can hand us a site at ground level and take it back finished.
Construction
New build, extension and refurbishment work carried out by our own directly employed tradesmen.
- New build housing and apartments
- Extensions, alterations and refurbishment
- Brickwork, blockwork and stonework
- Joinery, roofing and finishing trades
- Repair and maintenance contracts
- Domestic and commercial property work
Civil Engineering
Groundworks and infrastructure delivered under the direct management of our civil engineering director.
- Groundworks and foundations
- Drainage and below-ground services
- Roads, footpaths and hard landscaping
- Reinforced concrete structures
- Earthworks, excavation and muckshift
- External works and site finishing
Work we have finished
A selection of recent contracts — new build, refurbishment and groundworks carried out by our own tradesmen.
Project details available on request. Ask for references on work comparable to yours.
- Construction
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- Church building works
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- Construction
[Project name]
- Civil engineering
[Project name]
- Civil engineering
[Project name]
- Domestic property
[Project name]
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Standards are set at the top
Health and safety is not a folder in the office. It is inducted, talked about weekly and checked by the directors on site.
- 01
CITB apprenticeships
We train our own. Apprentices are taken on through the CITB and work alongside time-served tradesmen from their first week on site.
- 02
PPE for every employee
Personal protective equipment is issued to every employee, replaced when it needs replacing, and worn as a condition of working on our sites.
- 03
Toolbox talks
Regular toolbox talks keep method, risk and site conditions in front of the gangs doing the work, not filed in an office.
- 04
Site inductions
Everyone setting foot on one of our sites is inducted first — our own men, sub-contractors and visitors alike.
- 05
Director interventions
Our directors visit sites unannounced and intervene on the spot where standards slip. Safety is signed off at board level.
- Members of
NHBC
National House Building Council
CITB
Construction Industry Training Board
Looking for a trade?
We train our own apprentices through the CITB and keep good tradesmen for years rather than seasons.
- CITB apprenticeships in building and civil engineering trades
- Time-served bricklayers, joiners, groundworkers and plant operators
- Directly employed — not agency, not week to week
- PPE issued, inductions and toolbox talks as standard
Send your details and the trade you are qualified in — or the one you want to learn — and we will let you know what is going.
Apply through the enquiry form