Incorporating useful, sustainable features to Briar Row, our new residential development in Durham
Over the past months, our office has fielded dozens of enquiries regarding McCarrick Homes’ prominent site near the Arnison Centre on the A167. I’m delighted, therefore, to share with you our digital preview of the six finished houses which will extend from Front Street, Pity Me into a new cul-de-sac called Briar Row. Named after a […]
The stars of tomorrow
We are very proud to announce our sponsorship of Chester Town U10 Lions football team. As well as being a generally nice thing to contribute to our community, sponsorship of a children’s team also fits perfectly with our ethos of promoting apprenticeships wherever possible. In supporting a children’s team financially, we’re showing children that effort […]
Our new international signing
It’s always a big decision when you invite a new member into a close-knit team. With that in mind, this week we are delighted to introduce our new Quantity Surveyor, Tim Bishop. With nearly forty years’ experience under his belt, Tim joins us following a family relocation from O’Brien Construction Ltd in Caithness, on the […]
Marchbank School – a heritage renovation project
Posted July 2019 To coincide with the start of the school holidays we have resumed work on our design-led heritage restoration project at Marchbank School in Darlington. The school was designed by renowned architect Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) whose Victorian Gothic buildings include the Natural History Museum and Manchester Town Hall. Marchbank is a great example […]
Working towards better mental health in construction
Published June 2019 This week, McCarrick Construction has signed the Building Mental Health Charter. Among other activities, we pledge to provide facilitated workshops, with the aims of reducing the stigma and discrimination associated with mental health issues and encouraging openness about mental health in the workplace. Our first Building Mental Health Toolbox Talk takes place […]
CITB Apprenticeship Awards Finals 2018
Following our fantastic win at the North East Apprenticeship Awards earlier this year, director Tony Pearce was invited to attend the final round of the CITB Apprenticeship Employer of the Year Awards 2018 in London this week on behalf of McCarrick Construction. Tony himself started work here as an apprentice 39 years ago and since […]
“McCarrick Construction’s new £2.5 million sports hall at Framwellgate School in County Durham was an education in itself for ex-student Gary Singleton”
Link to article in CIOB Magazine – 8th May 2018 “When I left Framwellgate School in Durham in 1996 to start my joinery apprenticeship with McCarrick Construction, I didn’t think I would be returning to the school decades later to coordinate a project like this. The old sports hall had seen better days and it […]
Helping out with Chester-le-Street’s new Re-F-use cafe
From Facebook: “We were on BBC Look North yesterday! Proper chuffed with this piece on the news.. “Thank you to all who have helped get the cafe to where it is. In particular to: McCarricks Construction, who have given three weeks’ labour free of charge and done some incredible things to help with materials and […]
“Building work starts on new community centre for Burnhope”
Full article here from The Northern Echo, 1st December 2017 BUILDING work has started on a new £730,000 community centre for a village. A turf cutting ceremony has taken place at the new centre being built in the grounds of Burnhope Primary School, will feature a large activity hall, kitchen, meeting room, toilets and a […]
Sunderland Echo: “Builder honoured for work on apprenticeships”
Sunderland Echo, published Monday 23rd October 2017 Link to article “McCarrick Construction has been honoured for its work to lay the foundations for future success. The Chester-le-Street builder scooped the Small Employer of the Year for the North East region in the prestigious National Apprenticeship Awards. Other winners included Lloyds Bank, Nestle and the NHS. […]