Bewerley Park Completion

Aug 15, 2025 | News

Bewerley Park Completion 15/08/2025 We are honoured to have played a part in the writing of Bewerley Park Outdoor Centre’s next chapter. The new accommodation block at the centre is officially complete and ready to welcome a new generation of explorers. The...

Starbeck School Completion

Aug 14, 2025 | News

Starbeck School Completion 14/08/2025 We’re delighted to announce the completion of the Springwater school expansion in Harrogate, in partnership with North Yorkshire Council. This project involved the redevelopment of two nearby buildings to create modern and...

Doncaster Care Home Completion

Jul 14, 2025 | News

Starbeck School Completion 14/07/2025 We are so pleased to announce the completion of Leger Grove in Doncaster for Exemplar Health Care. Located in the vibrant South Yorkshire town of Doncaster, known for its rich railway heritage, historic market, and iconic...

St Helens Completion

Apr 2, 2025 | News

St Helens Completion 02/04/2025 Walter Thompson are delighted to unveil the successful completion of the Waterside project – a remarkable development originally envisioned in partnership with Angela Swift Developments and now expertly operated by Lovett Care. Like...

Thompson Wood

Mar 21, 2025 | News

FT Construction Group Creates New Community Woodland in Northallerton in Partnership with the White Rose Forest 21/03/2025 FT Construction Group has planted a new community woodland, ‘Thompson Wood,’ in the Romanby area of Northallerton, North Yorkshire, in...

Oakbeck School Completion

Mar 10, 2025 | News

Oakbeck School Completion 10/03/2025 Walter Thompson are proud to announce the first phase of a large-scale refurbishment project for North Yorkshire Council has been completed.  Carried out over a four-month period, the transformation saw an existing office building...

Mexborough Care Home

Feb 25, 2025 | News

Mexborough Care Home Completion 25/02/2025 Potters Green Care Home has recently benefited from an 18-bed extension which we are thrilled to announce has just completed. The Exemplar-owned facility stands nestled in the village of Kilnhurst, just outside Mexborough,...

Lepton Heights Completion

Feb 21, 2025 | News

Lepton Heights Home Completion 19/02/2025 We are excited to announce the successful completion of a full refurbishment at Lepton Heights Care Home, an Exemplar-owned facility in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The home sits in the village of Fenay Bridge, a quiet...

National Apprenticeship Week

Feb 12, 2025 | News

National Apprenticeship Week 12/02/2025 In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week 2025, we’re shining a light on the essential role that our apprentices play within the construction industry. As one of the most evolving sectors, construction offers a wealth of...

Laurel Place Care Home

Jan 31, 2025 | News

Laurel Place Home Completion 31/01/2025 The successful completion of a new care home in Bishop Auckland, Laurel Place, marks another project finished for our long-standing client, Exemplar Health Care. The site, originally a brownfield location, is situated in the...

Quality Recognition Award – Premier Guarantee

Jan 20, 2025 | News

Quality Recognition Award – Premier Guarantee 20th Jan 2025 What a way to kick off our 2025! We are so pleased to have been presented with a Quality Recognition Award by Premier Guarantee for our beautiful Manor House in Roundhay Park, Leeds. Developed by...

Strensall Care Home Completion

Nov 14, 2024 | News

Strensall Care Home Completion 14th Nov 24 Walter Thompson are pleased to announce the recent completion of Goldsborough Manor, for Crown Care. This impressive build is tucked away in the village of Strensall, providing a peaceful environment for its residents, while...

Roundhay Care Home Completion

Oct 22, 2024 | News

Roundhay Care Home Completion 22nd Oct 24 Walter Thompson are delighted to present the completion of the stunning Manor House for Hadrian Healthcare Group, now operated by Anchor. The Manor House proudly sits in the Roundhay Conservation Park, an area just outside of...

Hamilton Springs Completion

Oct 16, 2024 | News

Hamilton Springs Care Home Completion 16th Oct 24 Works have recently completed on Hamilton Springs, an existing Exemplar Care Home that has been standing empty for a few months. The home sits in the civil parish of South Elmsall, close to the market town of...

Clifton Explore Centre Completion

Oct 3, 2024 | News

Clifton Explore Centre Completion 3rd Oct 24 In April 2023 major works began on the Clifton Without Junior School in Clifton, York. This £5.3 million council-funded development was to transform the old school into a sleek, contemporary library, now called the Explore...

LABC Building Excellence Award

Sep 16, 2024 | News

LABC Building Excellence Award | Best Individual Home LABC Building Excellence Award | Best Individual Home 16th Sept 24 Walter Thompson are thrilled to announce that one of our private residential projects has been awarded the LABC Building Excellence Award for Best...

Ashton Under Lyne Care Home

Apr 25, 2024 | News

Acer Mews Completion Hillside Court Completion Feb 2024 Walter Thompson have recently completed refurbishment works on a care home in Ashton-under-Lyne for Exemplar Health Care. The care home has laid dormant for a number of years, but after recent renovations and...

Lord Mayor’s Award

Apr 23, 2024 | News

Lord Mayor’s Award Lord Mayor’s Award 8th Mar 2024 Walter Thompson are proud to announce that our recently completed project, 12a Adderstone Crescent in Jesmond, Newcastle has been awarded with the 2023 Lord Mayor’s Award from Newcastle City Council in the...

Knowsley Care Home Completion

Feb 25, 2024 | News

Knowsley Care Home Completion Hillside Court Completion Feb 2024 Walter Thompson have recently completed refurbishment works on a care home in Knowsley for Exemplar Health Care. The care home has laid dormant for a number of months and we have renovated and remodelled...

Hillside Court Completion

Feb 8, 2024 | News

Hillside Court Completion Hillside Court Completion 8th Feb 2024 Walter Thompson have recently completed work on Hillside Court care home in Leeds, West Yorkshire. This purpose built home, for adults living with complex and high acuity needs, is now welcoming its...

Harrogate Care Home Completion

Jan 29, 2024 | News

Completion of Fairfax ManorCare Home Completion of Fairfax ManorCare Home 25th Jan 2024 Walter Thompson Contractors have recently completed work on Fairfax Manor, a bespoke, purpose-built, luxury care home situated in the beautiful borough of Harrogate, offering the...

Completion of Manor House Extension

Jan 22, 2024 | News

Completion of Manor House Extension Completion of Manor House Extension 22nd Jan 2024 Walter Thompson Contractors have recently completed work on an extension to an existing Care Home in Gosforth for Hadrian Health Care. Situated in the heart of Brunton Park Village,...

Whickham Care Home Refurbishment

Jul 25, 2023 | News

Whickham Care Home Refurbishment 25th July 2023 Works have just completed on The Manor House Care Home in Whickham, Newcastle. The original home was completed in 2010 and some 13 years later Walter Thompson Contractors have completed a full refurbishment project to...

30 Years Service for Tony!

Jun 28, 2023 | News

Tony Reaches 30 Years Service!   28th June 2023 A company is only as good as its employees and Walter Thompson pride themselves on theirs. From employing local apprentices to offering further education through their academy scheme, Walter Thompson value the...

Sunderland Care Home Completion

Jun 23, 2023 | Healthcare, News, Project Completions

Sunderland Care Home Completion 23rd June 2023 Works have just completed on Hylton care home in Sunderland, a specialist nursing care home for Exemplar Health Care. This scheme was a new build contract on a former social club site with works starting in February 2022...

Excellence Award Winners 2023!

Jun 8, 2023 | News

Walter Thompson Win ‘Excellence Award’! Golden Recognition for Walter Thompson 8th June 2023 Walter Thompson are proud to announce that we’ve been awarded the Premier Guarantee Excellence Award for 2023 in the ‘Commercial Development of the Year’ award...

Castleford Care Home

May 2, 2023 | Healthcare, News

Castleford Care Home Completion 2nd May 2023 Refurbishment works have just completed on Castleford care home, a specialist nursing care home for Exemplar Health Care after 12 months on site. The home supports adults living with high acuity needs including complex...

Stockton Care Home Completion

Apr 26, 2023 | Healthcare, News

Stockton Care Home Completion 26th April 2023 Works have just completed on Tees Grange care home in Stockton, a specialist nursing care home for Exemplar Health Care. This scheme was a new build contract on a brownfield site with works starting in February 2022 and...

Roseside Care Home Completion

Mar 23, 2023 | News

Roseside Care Home Completion 23rd March 2023 Works has just completed on Roseside care home in Liverpool, a specialist nursing care home for Exemplar Health Care. This scheme was a refurbishment contract of an existing care home with works starting on site in August...

Bennett Court Apartment Block Completion

Mar 3, 2023 | News

Bennett Court Apartment Block Completion 3rd March 2023 Works has just completed on a 5 number extra care apartment block unit at Bennett Court, South Elmsall. The apartments provide a much needed increase in the capacity at the complex care service, Bennett Court,...

Skelton Care Home Completion

Feb 24, 2023 | News

Skelton Care Home Completion 24th February 2023 Works have recently completed on Skelton Court in Skelton-in-Cleveland. Skelton Court care home is a contemporary residential care home, set in luxurious and comfortable surroundings and benefiting from private...

National Apprenticeship Week

Feb 10, 2023 | News

National Apprenticeship Week 6th Feb 2023 Walter Thompson has provided opportunities for school leavers to enter the building trade for over 50 years through a successful and well-respected training programme. In addition to its traditional apprenticeships in building...

Pupils Visit Falla Park

Jul 13, 2022 | News

Falla Park School Visits Site 13th July 2022 Walter Thompson had some very special visitors in June when the pupils of Falla Park Community School came to visit our site which is not too far from their School.  The Year 5 class came to see our crane lifts in operation...

Buckingham Care Home Completion

May 20, 2022 | News

Buckingham Care Home Completion 20th April 2022 Clarendon House is located in the heart of Buckingham town centre, close to amenities and at the centre of the community. With care and support facilities being taken to a new level, a real ‘Home from Home’.The home...

Chesterfield Care Home Completion

Mar 29, 2022 | News

Chesterfield Care Home Completion 28th March 2022 Works have recently completed on Belvedere House Care Home in Chesterfield.  Belvedere House is located close to the centre of Chesterfield. Taking care and support facilities to a whole new level, the warm and...

South Elmsall Care Home Completion

Dec 16, 2021 | News

South Elmsall Care Home Completion 1st of December 2021 Works have recently completed on Bennett Court care home in South Elmsall.  This traditional built specialist nursing home supports up to 30 adults living with complex mental and physical health needs over three...

Grantham Care Home Completion

Dec 16, 2021 | News

Grantham Care Home Completion 28th November 2021 Works have recently completed on Royal Windsor Care Home in Grantham.  The home has been designed to a luxurious high standard and has been described as a “five star luxury hotel” by the developers. Providing the...

Billy Retires after 24 Years

Dec 9, 2021 | News

Billy Christon Retires after 24 Year’s Service   3rd Dec 2021 A company is only as good as its employees and Walter Thompson pride themselves on theirs. From employing local apprentices to offering further education through their academy scheme, Walter...

Scarborough School Completion

Sep 4, 2021 | News

Scarborough School Completion 1st September 2021 We have successfully completed a new two form entry primary school close to the town of Scarborough which can accommodate 420 pupils. The project also consisted of the construction of a three class nursery and community...