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George Pearce & The Pope

In the summer of 1946, Harris & Partington an old firm of Cabinet Makers and Undertakers were looking to take on an apprentice Cabinet Maker and applicants were told to turn up for interviews on Monday morning.

Having just turned 14, an enterprising George Pearce had heard about the vacancy and thought that if he turned up on Saturday morning prior to the Monday, the Manager might just think he had a bit of initiative!

His efforts were rewarded with a job and 6 years later, after serving his apprenticeship he spent 2 years in Germany with the Royal Engineers completing his national service in 1952.

He returned 2 years later in July 1954 and took up where he left off at the same firm and continued until 1959 at which point he borrowed £200 from his father and bought the business from the retiring owner, Harry Bancroft.

The Business continued to build strong relationships working for Local Breweries such as Daniel Thwaites & Matthew Brown (Lion) as well as many Domestic Clients.

The Company Registered for VAT when it was first introduced in April 1973 as a condition of joining the EEC which is now known as the EU.

In 1982 a larger premises with 2 Joinery Workshops was purchased on Weir Street, Blackburn at which point two of his Sons (both having served their time as Joiners) were made partners in the firm and the decision was made to change the trading name to George Pearce & Sons.

George Pearce eventually retired on his 75th Birthday in 2007 having worked 61 years and we celebrated 50 years of ownership by the Pearce family on the 31st October 2009.

The Company relocated to our current premises on Whitebirk Industrial Estate in 2011. Being close to Junction 6 of the M65 meant that we are able to provide a better service and our current Client Base and have ease of access to many surrounding areas.

Our current Client list includes numerous Local Authorities, Architectural and Building Surveying Practices, Local Blue Chip Companies and Regional Dioceses.

Our aim is to continue to provide top quality Construction, Refurbishment, Restoration and Building Maintenance Services at competitive rates.

Services

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Refurbishment

George Pearce Construction provide a full Refurbishment Service together with associated Mechanical, Electrical and Finishing Trades such as Floorcoverings and Decoration to all sectors including: Education, Healthcare, Industrial, Commercial, Office and Public Sector.

We have carried out numerous Disabled Facilities Grants Alterations, DDA Adaptations, Refurbishment and Construction works to provide accessible living spaces which are essential for the disabled person to live an independent life for Clients Direct, Architects and Local Authorities.

Through the provision of a professional service, quality workmanship and timely project delivery we have succeeded in developing and maintaining many strong client relationships, which has resulted in the excellent reputation we have as a company today.

Our core business is Restoration and Refurbishment projects, small or large, we have the resources and capability to undertake projects ranging from £1,000 to £250,000.

 

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Maintenance

George Pearce Construction operate throughout the North West, specialising in reactive and planned maintenance on all types of Local Authority Buildings such as Care Homes, Schools, Colleges, Ecclesiastical, Offices, Commercial and Industrial buildings.

We specialise in working in live environments, our maintenance teams excel in customer care and our approach to service delivery focuses on minimising disruption to customers.

Our policy of having a directly employed workforce supported by a locally based supply chain ensures we achieve outstanding levels of ‘Right First Time’ and customer satisfaction.

We use efficient scheduling software to forward plan maintenance visits for our dedicated, highly skilled team and can supply a maintenance programme to customers giving due notice of forthcoming visits.

This process means we consistently deliver excellent standards of maintenance service.

 

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Construction

George Pearce Construction have gained a reputation for the highest quality of work on commercial and public sector properties throughout the North West.

Working as a main contractor with a dedicated construction team we undertake a diverse range of projects in a variety of key sectors including; Education, Healthcare, Conservation, Leisure, Community and Commercial / Industrial.

All staff are time served in their area of work and are CSCS accredited and DBS checked with enhanced disclosure.

With our wealth of experience and diverse skill set, we offer a complete building service which we continuously deliver safely sometimes to challenging deadlines, with a high level of professionalism and attention to detail.

The Majority of our Construction work tends to be Small Extensions with a Larger Proportion of Internal Refurbishment works. We have the resources and capability to undertake projects ranging from £1,000 to £250,000.