P.A. Hollingworth Blog

PA Hollingworth Achieve CSCS Platinum Award
Tue Nov 29 13:34:27 2011
As part of our continuing focus on Health and Safety, P.A. Hollingworth & Co Ltd are delighted to receive the 'Plantinum Award' Certificate of Committment through the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS). This demonstrates the committment to improving competence in construction with more than 90% of our workforce registered under the CSCS scheme.

Construction industry sees growth but rising costs
Thu Jul 28 15:13:27 2011
The UK building industry continued to grow in March, but raw materials price rises hit a 31-month high, research suggests. Rising costs were driven by fuel, oil and steel, the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for the sector said. Industry activity registered a level of 56.4 for March, well above the expected 54.9. A level above 50 indicates expansion. However, the survey also suggested that new order growth had slowed. Still wary! Worryingly, new order growth slowed more notably than that of activity in March, pointing to a slowdown in activity over the coming months, especially if the pattern is sustained. Anecdotal evidence also suggested industry members remain concerned about the likely impact of government spending cuts on future business. Confidence among constructors remained subdued, slipping to a three-month low, with many companies still wary about the possible impacts from public spending cuts. Despite this, the employment in the cyclical industry appears to have bottomed out. The survey found the rate of reduction of staffing levels had fallen to its slowest rate since job cuts in the sector began nine months ago.

Large Enough to Cope - Small Enough to Care
Tue Apr 19 08:50:07 2011
From humble beginnings and using the under stairs cupboard as an office PA Hollingworth & Co Ltd has grown to become one of the largest family run construction businesses in East Kent The two directors Peter Hollingworth and Peter Hunnisett are both local men and are delighted that they are able to celebrate their 30th anniversary in business together, in the same month that there is a Royal Wedding. Whist they would agree, the occasion is not so auspicious, it is a great achievement none the less and they will still be celebrating all the same, although due to the credit crunch, it will be beer rather than champagne that flows! The last 30 years have seen a vast amount of change both personally and within the development of their company. Both of the Peters have married and have each had three children successfully reach their adulthood. Peter Hollingworth is proud to announce that his youngest son William has now joined the company and is helping to develop the electrical division, whilst Peter Hunnisett’s eldest daughter Samantha has already made a great success running another of the Hollingworth group of companies, Oasis Swimming Pools.www.oasispoolproducts.co.uk. In 1993 PA Hollingworth and Co moved to Eastry and purchased a small office on the village high street. With the continued growth and success of company, land in Woodnesbrough was acquired in 1999 and their offices, stores and workshops are now situated there. The team of directly employed tradesmen who work for the company, many of whom have been there from the start, pride themselves on providing a personal and professional service regardless of the size of the contract. The two Pete’s agree their biggest asset is their loyal and expert employees and the many letters and compliments received from their customers continually confirm this to be so. PA Hollingworth and Co have purchased further land in Woodnesbrough to allow for expansion with all of their “Family” of companies and look forward to providing a high quality service in the future to all their customers both new and old.

A clear view to the future
Fri Mar 25 14:57:16 2011
An exciting development is the formation of PA Hollingworth & Co Windows, Doors & Conservatories. This is to be headed by Robert Beckett who brings with him a wealth of experience in the glazing industry which when added to the building division makes PA Hollingworth & Co the ultimate choice for your project. They are able to offer high quality products along with top quality FENSA approved installation, at an affordable price. With products ranging from new or replacement UPVC, Timber or Aluminium Windows and Doors to Conservatories or Orangeries all designed and constructed within the PA Hollingworth & Co organisation. Contact them today for your FREE quotation. To celebrate their 30 years they are offering an additional 5% discount on all orders placed before 1st May 2011

Electrical Division
Tue Sep 28 11:51:27 2010
P.A.Hollingworth & Co Ltd have recently added electrical contractors to their portfolio of trades. Based in East Kent one of the south east’s premier family run construction companies has now added electricians to their growing numbers of directly employed staff. As a company they are keen to offer a complete service to their customers from conception to a completed project and no better way of providing the best service possible, than to directly employ your staff. All are fully qualified to Part ‘P’ of the building regulations and 17th edition electrical regulations and NIC approved as domestic installers. Not only do they carry out the electrical installation of their own construction projects, but independent electrical contracts are welcomed such as a full re-wire or alteration to your home or business. Be assured of a competent and complete service and contact P.A.Hollingworth & Co now for a competitive quotation for all your needs. P.A.Hollingworth & Co Ltd Building Contractors :: Electrical Contractors

Great News a New Road At Last!
Tue May 11 09:13:28 2010
Spade has finally met soil in the latest construction phase of the East Kent Access road. Work will start at Stonar Cut, near Richborough power station, from where the road will run north to a roundabout at Sevenscore. There it will split in two. One section of the new road will carry on north to a roundabout on the A299, which will be turned into a dual carriageway west to Minster roundabout. The second stretch of road from Sevenscore will run to the Lord of the Manor junction. Not a second too soon! This road has been costing P.A.Hollingworth & Co Ltd and many other local traders money for years with their staff stuck in traffic for hours a day. P.A.Hollingworth & Co building contractors of Sandwich, have been serving East Kent for over 30 years and never has the problem of traffic congestion been so important. In this current economic climate every penny counts, and the importance of efficient working practices never more poignant. We can only hope that this new road network, once complete will open up our area and decrease our lost hours spent in traffic jams. Just a final thought, could not, should not, this road have been constructed before the new shopping/industrial area in Thanet was constructed and Pfizer and Ramsgate docks increased their operations or is the writer just being too simplistic. Perhaps the people of Thanet, Sandwich, Deal, Canterbury and the surrounding villages in East Kent, all of whom make use of this road, should be asked what they think!

The Construction Industry Comes Out of Recession
Thu Apr 8 15:05:33 2010
The construction industry came out of recession today on the back of a boost in public sector work, according to preliminary Government statistics. The Office of National Statistics figures show construction output rose in the third quarter of 2009 by 2 per cent compared to Q2 2009, with a quarter on quarter growth in output indicating the end of recession. While going into recession is technically defined as two negative consecutive quarters of growth, the end of a recession is recorded at the time of the first growth quarter-on-quarter. But the figures still show the industry’s output of £25 billion last quarter is 9 per cent down on Q3 2008’s figure of £27.3 billion. Repair and maintenance work totalled £11.4 billion, up 10 per cent on Q2’s £10.3 billion. But that was off set by a fall in new work of 4 per cent from £14.2 billion to £13.6 billion. The biggest growth sectors were public sector non-housing repair and maintenance work, up 26 per cent, and public sector new housing which was up 14 per cent. By contrast the biggest faller was private sector new commercial work, down 11 per cent. Glenigan economics director Allan Wilen said: “The overall rise in third quarter output will provide some cheer for the battered construction industry. “While the main source of growth has been in repair and maintenance activity, the figures also indicate that the rise Glenigan has seen in new government project starts since April is feeding through to the industry’s output. “However, private sector new work has continued to weaken and overall industry output is still 9 per cent down on a year ago. “Furthermore the current rise in repair and maintenance work may also prove short-lived. In particular public sector repair and maintenance work will come under increased budgetary pressure over the next year.” Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors chief economist Simon Rubinsohn added: “The 2 per cent gain in the headline output number in the third quarter masks a significant divergence between new build and repair and maintenance work. “While output of the former continues to slip, the latter has now increased for two consecutive quarters.” P.A.Hollingworth & Co ltd Builders,Building Contractors covering the following areas; Faversham Builders,Whitstable Builders,Thanet Builders,Sandwich Builders,Deal Builders,Dover Builders,Folkestone Builders,Hythe Builders,Ashford Builders,Canterbury Builders,Builders in Kent,Builders in East Kent,Building Contractors South East England,Addington, Allhallows, Allhallows-on-Sea, Appledore, Ash, Ash-cum-Ridley, Ashford, Aylesford, Aylesham, Bapchild, Barham, Barnehurst, Barnham Downs, Bearsted, Beckenham, Belvedere, Benenden, Bethersden, Bexley, Bexleyheath, Biddenden, Biggin Hill, Birchington, Borough Green, Bossingham, Bough Beech, Boughton Lees, Boughton Monchelsea, Boyden Gate, Brabourne, Brabourne Lees, Bredhurst, Brenchley, Broadstairs, Bromley, Brookland, Burham, Canterbury, Capel le Ferne, Challock, Charing, Chart Sutton, Chartham, Chartham Hatch, Chatham, Chelsfield, Chiddingstone, Chilham, Chillenden, Chipstead, Chislehurst, Cliffe, Cliftonville, Countywide, Cranbrook, Crayford, Cudham, Dargate, Dartford, Deal, Densole, Dover, Downe, Dungeness, Dymchurch, East Peckham, Eastchurch, Eastling, Eastry, Edenbridge, Erith, Eynsford, Eythorne, Fakenham, Faversham, Fawkham, Folkestone, Fordcombe, Fordwich, Frant, Frittenden, Gillingham, Goudhurst, Gravesend, Greenhithe, Groombridge, Hadlow, Halstead, Hamstreet, Harrietsham, Hartley, Hastingleigh, Hawkenbury, Hawkhurst, Headcorn, Herne Bay, Hernhill, Hever, Hildenborough, Hollingbourne, Hollowshore, Hoo, Hythe, Ickham, Iden Green, Ightham, Isle of Sheppey, Ivy Hatch, Kennington, Keston, Kingsdown, Lamberhurst, Langley, Langton Green, Lenham, Leysdown-on-Sea, Linton, Littlebourne, Littlestone, Luddesdowne, Lydd, Lynsted, Maidstone, Manston, Marden, Margate, Markbeech, Martin Mill, Matfield, Meopham, Minster, Minster on Sea, New Ash Green, New Romney, Newnham, Northfleet, Oare, Old Romney, Orpington, Otford, Paddlesworth, Pembury, Penshurst, Petham, Platt, Pluckley, Queenborough, Rainham, Ramsgate, Rochester, Rolvenden, Romney Marsh, Rusthall, Sandhurst, Sandwich, Sarre, Seal, Sedlescombe, Selling, Sevenoaks, Shatterling, Sheerness, Shipbourne, Shoreham, Shortlands, Sidcup, Sissinghurst, Sittingbourne, Smarden, Smarts Hill, Snargate, Snodland, Southborough, Southfleet, St Margaret's Bay, St Margarets at Cliffe, St Mary Cray, St Marys Bay, St Nicholas at Wade, Stalisfield Green, Stanford, Stansted, Staple, Staplehurst, Stone, Stowting, Strood, Sutton at Hone, Sutton Valence, Swanley, Swanscombe, Swingate, Sydenham, Tenterden, Teston, Teynham, Thurnham, Tonbridge, Tudeley, Tunbridge Wells, Ulcombe, Upstreet, Wadhurst, Walmer, Welling, West Kingsdown, West Malling, Westerham, Westgate-on-Sea, Weybridge, Whitstable, Willesborough, Wingham, Woodchurch, Wootton, Worth, Wrotham, Wrotham Heath and Wye. 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Building Contractors are 30 years old
Thu Mar 4 16:00:07 2010
P.A.Hollingworth & Co Ltd building contractors are celebrating becoming 30 years old this year (2010). First formed in 1980 as a sole trader, Mr Hollingworth first set-up his building & construction business based in Deal, Kent in the South East of the UK, following his return from a spell working in the building and construction industry overseas. The business was first registered under the Business Name Act, as PAH Builders on 23rd December 1981 and a period of working around Kent followed on construction projects large and small and in most towns and villages in the South East of England. In 1999 PAH Builders registered as a limited company, P.A. Hollingworth & Co Ltd Building Contractors and has experience growth to present day. Mr Hunnisett (Co Director) came into the business in 2001 adding his life time of experience and drive and the company now proudly boasts clients such as Kent County Council (Preferred Contractor), Dover District Council and many local Architects, Engineers and Building and Construction specifiers. P.A. Hollingworth & Co Ltd builders have carried out projects valued from a few pounds to over £1,000,000 around Kent, projects ranging from schools & care homes to extensions, loft conversions and small repairs and refurbishments and are always on the look out for a new construction project. Recent years have been very difficult in the construction industry due to the global financial meltdown leading the UK into a recession, but P.A. Hollingworth & Co Ltd building contractors can report success and continued trading in the Kent and wider area. P.A. Hollingworth & Co Ltd building contractors have an excellent record of fair trading within the East Kent area and service towns from Hythe on the South East Coast of Kent through Folkestone, Dover, Deal, Sandwich, Thanet to Whitstable and all towns in between such as Ashford, Faversham and Canterbury whilst not forgetting the mid Kent regions. P.A. Hollingworth & Co Building Contractors Kent offer the following accreditations; NHBC Registered House Builder – ISO 9001 Registered Firm – Kent Trading Standards Approved – Construction Line Registered – By pahollingworth.co.uk

Swimming pool construction
Thu Mar 4 13:20:07 2010
PA Hollingworth have built many swimming pools in the East Kent area and believe they can provide a design and build service to equal any in Kent. Their highly experienced staff have been constructing swimming pools of all shapes and sizes for many years and they are able to offer a wide range of construction methods and swimming pools to meet all budgets and requirements. Also trading as Oasis Pool products they are suppliers of swimming pool chemicals, above ground pools, swimming pool pumps and filters, swimming pool covers and a wide range of other swimming pool supplies