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Category: Refurbishment

Modern energy-efficient apartments unveiled on former office site

Parrott Construction have recently handed over 20 modern shared ownership apartments located in Towcester, Northants, to our valued client Grand Union Housing Group. Saxon Court is a contemporary three-storey building which was completed in September 2023. The complex of high quality, modern homes, includes 19 two bedroomed apartments and 1 one-bedroomed apartment. The homes were… Read More

Historical Almshouse Refurbishment and Extension Project Completed

This week we handed back to our client, “Julia Norris Almshouses”, four fully refurbished and extended Almshouses located at Church Street, Little Gransden. The eight month project involved many conservation building trades and has produced Almshouses that are traditional and yet very modern. The project included completely overhauling the external fabric of the building, upgrading… Read More

Autumn Handovers

Parrott Construction hand over 23 stylish town centre apartments – Pilgrim’s House, Bedford Parrott Construction are delighted to have recently handed over Pilgrim’s House in Bedford, a conversion and renovation from a previous office block into 23 stylish apartments, consisting of a selection of 1 and 2 bedroom, available for shared ownership from our client… Read More

Parrott Construction scoop two LABC Building Excellence Awards

Parrott Construction is delighted to have won two accolades at the Central Region LABC Building Excellence Awards evening held in Milton Keynes on Friday 22nd April 2016. More than 250 people, including contractors, architects, designers and local authority building control surveyors gathered to celebrate outstanding construction. Finalists from Berkshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire… Read More

Parrott Construction turn derelict historic buildings into modern and affordable housing

Parrott Construction have helped to transform a cluster of once derelict buildings in Bedford into comfortable, modern and affordable housing. The historic buildings – 1-4 St Paul’s Square – in the heart of the town centre date back to 1460 and had been left vacant for almost 40 years. The buildings have a rich history… Read More

Building Excellence Awards finalists 2015

Parrotts were delighted to be nominated as finalists in two categories at The Building Excellence Awards held in Milton Keynes on Friday 24th April 2015. Our rural housing project at Sandy Road, Everton was nominated in the category of ‘Best Social or Affordable New Housing Development’.  The project, built for our partner client Grand Union… Read More

Potters Bar praise

Fantastic Feedback after Potters Bar project. Parrott have won high praise from local residents of a housing project in Potters Bar they have just completed. The £750,000 project for Connect Property Services, a subsidiary of Aldwyck Housing Group, was for re-roofing properties in the Hertfordshire commuter town. Over the course of six months the Parrott’s… Read More

The Chartered Institute of Housing Conference 2015

Parrott Construction have recently hosted a gathering of housing experts during the Chartered Institute of Housing Conference 2015 held in Brighton on Wednesday 4th March The event was co-hosted with David Coles Architects. Among the hot topics for discussion was the fact that with the General Election just a few weeks away, Sustainable, Affordable housing… Read More