Scarborough School Completion

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...

Birmingham Home Completion

Birmingham Care Home Completion 23rd August 2021 Works have recently completed on Blackmoor care home in Birmingham.  This traditional built specialist nursing home supports up to 30 adults living with complex mental and physical health needs over three 10-bed units....

Bradford Care Home Completion

Bradford Care Home Completion 23rd June 2021 Works have recently completed on Wykewood care home in Bradford. Built on the site of an old library, this traditional built specialist nursing home supports up to 40 adults living with complex mental and physical health...

Northallerton Award Winners

WT Wins Love Northallerton Award Golden Recognition for Walter Thompson 26th Jan 2021 Walter Thompson are extremely proud to announce we’ve won not one but TWO awards in the recent Love Northallerton award ceremony. This is the first of its kind and so it’s a...

Walter Thompson Sponsors Northallerton Town FC

Walter Thompson Sponsor Northallerton Town FC   7th Jan 2021 RESPECTED construction company Walter Thompson is the new club sponsor of Northallerton Town Football Club. The club, freshly promoted to Ebac Northern League Division One, was on the look-out for a new...

Daventry Care Home Completion

Daventry Care Home Completion 20th Dec 2020 Astley Hall Care Home is located in the Middlemore area of the Daventry area of Northamptonshire overlooking the Drayton Reservoir. Taking care and support facilities to a whole new level in the local area, the warm and...

20 Years’ Service

Employees Reach 20 Year’s Service Milestone   10th Nov 2020 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...

Golden Recognition for Walter Thompson

Golden Recognition for Walter Thompson Golden Recognition for Walter Thompson   13th Oct 2020 ONE of the region’s largest construction companies is celebrating after winning a top national award. Northallerton-based Walter Thompson Ltd was declared winner of the...

Tyne Grange Care Home Completion

Tyne Grange Care Home Completion   16th Sep 2020 Following our appointment to refurbish an existing 50 bed care home on Grainger Park Road, Newcastle to a 20 bed specialist nursing care home, the scheme was successfully handed over at the end of August 2020....

Breaking Ground

Breaking Ground on Overdale Community Primary School   21th July 2020 There was excitement at Eastfield as following several years of development the ground was officially broken at the new Overdale Community Primary School site. The site of the new school, which...

2020 FT Group Charities

FT Group Chosen Charities for 2020   28th Feb 2020 Following on from our AMAZING fundraising success over the last two years where we managed to raise a staggering £10k we are pleased to announce that for the next two years the FT Group will be supporting not...

Breckon Hill School Completion

Breckon Hill School Completion   20th Feb 2020 Work has recently completed at Breckon Hill Primary School, Middlesbrough. The new build classroom extension which included refurbishment works of kitchen and boiler room, new electrical and mechanical installation...

FT Group Raises £10K+

FT Group Raises £10K+ for Charity   28th Jan 2020 Is there anything better than helping a charity, especially when it’s one that helps try to beat a terrible disease like prostate cancer? The stats from this awful illness are shocking to read: Prostate cancer is...

Pudsey Care Home, Completion

Pudsey Care Home Completion   28th Jan 2020 Walter Thompson have successfully completed the construction of a new 86 bedroom care home on the grounds of the former Musgrave Court located on Crawshaw Road, Pudsey.   New Purpose Build Care Home Pudsey The new...

Weaponness House Completion

Weaponness House Completion   25th Sept 2019 Walter Thompson recently completed work at Weaponness House Boarding School in Scarborough on behalf of Scarborough College. The project started in October 2018 with a 46 week programme and handed over in the middle of...

Cleckheaton Care Home Completion

Cleckheaton Care Home Completion   07th July 2019 Birch Park Care Home is a special type of care home, purpose-built and providing affordable, independent living in a welcoming, homely environment. The home is well situated on Serpentine Road, in Cleckheaton...

Hucknall Home Completion

Hucknall Care Home Completion   17th May 2019 Walter Thompson have recently completed a new purpose-built 74 bed Care Home for Crown Care Group on a former print works site.   New Purpose Build Care Home Hucknall Beaumont House recently handed over on time...

Walter Thompson Wins Gold, Silver and Bronze at CCS Awards

Walter Thompson wins Gold, Silver AND Bronze Awards at CCS Awards   24th April 2019 ONE of North Yorkshire’s most respected construction companies has had its most successful year ever in the sector’s most prestigious awards scheme.   CCS Award Ceremony...

St James House, Middlesbrough

CLIENT ATHA DEVELOPMENTS ARCHITECT NIVEN ARCHITECTS VALUE £2.5 MILLION TYPE OF CONTRACT TRADITIONAL – JCT “This is a terrific site by any standards.  This monitor feels unable to offer any suggestions at all to improve it!  In addition, the site is a happy...

Central Lodge, Stewart Park

CLIENT ASKHAM BRYAN ARCHITECT DSP ARCHITECTS VALUE £2.57 MILLION TYPE OF CONTRACT TRADITIONAL – JCT What another super site visit!  The adjective “exceptional” applies everywhere! The work conducted with the community is astonishing.  It goes way beyond any...

Willow Burn Hospice

CLIENT WILLOW BURN HOSPICE ARCHITECT ID PARTNERSHIP VALUE £1.6 MILLION TYPE OF CONTRACT TRADITIONAL – JCT “Energy management is impressive and target setting encourages conservation.  Noise and dust are key issues and both are being well controlled to minimise...

Fleming Court, Jesmond

CLIENT HMC GROUP ARCHITECT HMC GROUP VALUE £3.49 MILLION TYPE OF CONTRACT PARTNERING “The communication links established with neighbours, including businesses and the church are very strong and have ensured that any concerns have been dealt with effectively” Site...

Le Cateau School Completion

Le Cateau School Completion   22nd Dec 2017 Walter Thompson recently completed a three phase project for Le Cateau Community Primary School in Catterick.   New Purpose Build Extension Le Cateau Community Primary School The project commenced on the 27th of...

UK’s Most Considerate Site

Walter Thompson Contractors has been declared Most Considerate Site 2016 at the prestigious Considerate Constructors Scheme’s National Site Awards. The award, which was presented at The Mermaid in London on Friday 29 April, was given within the category of sites with...

Regional Skill Build Winners

Walter Thompson are delighted and proud to announce that both James Anderson (bricklaying senior category) and Jonathan Bernhardt (carpentry senior category) both came 1st in the Regional Skill Build Competition which was held at Darlington College yesterday. Both...

10 Year Milestone with CCS

Walter Thompson Contractors Ltd are pleased to announce that they have reached the 10 Year milestone as an Associate Member of the Considerate Constructors Scheme just a few weeks after receiving multiple awards including ‘Most Considerate Site’ at the 2016 ceremony...

St Teresa’s Hospice

Walter Thompson have recently finished work on St Teresa’s Hospice in Darlington. The newly purpose built unit commenced back in May and handed over earlier in the week after 39 weeks of construction. The project has created new patient accommodation which...

Oulton Care Home Completion

Botanist and former TV presenter Dr David Bellamy OBE has officially opened the £6m luxury care home recently completed by Walter Thompson. Dr Bellamy and his wife Rosemary opened the Oulton Manor care home in Leeds, which was completed on time and within budget....

Dewsbury Care Home Completion

Walter Thompson recently completed work on the 66 bed Care Home in Dewsbury after 52 weeks of construction which commenced back in May 2015. This is the third Care Home completed for Darrington Health Care after successful projects in both Pontefract and Doncaster....

Northallerton College Awards

Walter Thompson is committed to providing a skilled industry workforce through high quality work based training programmes and is determined to maintain its proud record of recruiting a new intake of Apprentices in each and every one of the last 50 years. Walter...

Ivor goes to back to School

Considerate Constructors Scheme Mascot, Ivor Goodsite popped into Howletch Lane Primary School in Peterlee recently and was enthusiastically welcomed by both the children and staff alike! Howletch Lane is just round the corner from the Peterlee Care Home site which is...