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15th April

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Now on site at Watford Mencap’s new ‘community hub’ ..

We are pleased to announce the undertaking of an exciting new project on behalf of Mencap, the UK based charity supporting people with learning…

London Borough of Hounslow’s ‘Eden House’ now complete…

Congratulations to everyone involved in the project undertaken at the London Borough of Hounslow’s ‘Eden House ‘. Commencing on site from an empty shell…

The Buckingham School: Phase 1 & 2 complete..

Working closely with GSS Architecture and Hamson Barron Smith, works at The Buckingham School (on behalf of Buckinghamshire Council), are progressing nicely with Phases…

PC achieved at St Paul’s Cathedral School …

After months of hard work, teamwork, communication, innovation, and determination have paid off and the team’s outstanding efforts rewarded. Despite the unforeseen obstacles presented…

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City of London Corporation project commences..

The year is off to a great start, with the award of a further project for the City…

New Mental Health Crisis Assessment Suite at St Pancras Hospital …

2021 has gotten off to a flying start with a number of fantastic jobs now on site, the…

RNOH Stanmore works now underway…

We are pleased to announce that the first phase of works at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS…

CCS Certificate of Excellence…

Congratulations to Ray and all of the team at our St Paul's Cathedral site for their recent Considerate…

Northampton Cathedral Visitors Centre now complete…

We are pleased to announce that works to construct a new Visitor’s Centre at the historic Northampton Cathedral…

Works complete…

We are pleased to announce that following a 14 week programme, works to design and construct a new…

Further works at Brunel University..

A further phase of works for Brunel University London, with whom we have worked with for in excess…

Works commence at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital …

We are excited to announce that we have been awarded our first project with the Oxford University Hospitals…

Soul Survivor…

Soul Survivor (an Anglican church established in 1993), now owns and occupies two large premises in North Watford.…

Record year…

Whilst 2020 proved to be a somewhat surreal year, we are proud to announce that despite the ongoing…

On site at Holland House…

We are pleased to announce that following award of contract by Kensington and Chelsea Council, we are now…

Duchess of Gloucester Visits our St Paul’s Cathedral School Site

We’ve been making good progress at St Paul’s Cathedral School, where we’re building a new Boarding House for…

Borras Awarded ‘Member of the Year’ at the annual BSG Awards

Borras is proud to be announced 'Member of the Year' at the 2019 Building Safety Group (BSG) Awards.…

Borras start working on a new Boarding House for St Paul’s Cathedral School

Borras is proud to be appointed main contractor for another great project in the heart of London, this…

Borras receive ‘Rising Star’ (Apprentice/Trainee) at the 2018 Builders Conference Live Awards

2018 was a challenging year for the business however, we entered the new year with a good secured…

Borras bring home 2 of the Hertfordshire Building Futures Awards 2018

The Hertfordshire ‘Building Futures Awards 2018' were recently held on October 4th and we’re proud to announce that…

Tour of new facilities at West Lea School

The Borras project team at West Lea School recently gave pupils and staff an informative tour of their…

Latest time lapse footage from our £9m project at Hounslow Heath School

Our General Contracts team have been on site at Hounslow Heath Junior School since September 2017. The ambitious…

Borras awarded 2 Silver’s at the Considerate Constructors Awards

Borras London Division are celebrating after receiving recognition for 2 different schemes at the recent 2018 Considerate Constructors…

London Division Complete Scheme at The Royal Foundation of St Katherine

The Royal Foundation of St Katherine has been a centre for worship, hospitality and service since its founding…

Construction begins at Henlow Church of England Academy

Borras, working with consultants PCMS Design and Marstan BDB, were thrilled to recently kick off an exciting expansion project…

Borras back on site at Merchant Taylors’ School

Borras are once again proud to be working on site at Merchant Taylors' School. One of the 'Great…

Phase 1 of new student accommodation completed at ACS Cobham

Our General Contracts team have been on site at ACS Cobham since June 2017. ACS International Schools is…

Hounslow Heath Junior School – On site at our largest ever project

Borras General Contracts Division began on site at Hounslow Heath Junior School in September 2017. The 109 week…

General Contracts on site at West Lea School

Following the recent successful expansion of Brimsdown Primary School Borras are once again working with clients The London…

Borras wins ‘Contractor of the Year’ at annual BSG Safety Awards

Borras are proud to have recently been awarded one of the most prestigious safety awards at a ceremony…

First new build council homes in Brentwood for 25 years completed

Brentwood Mayor Cllr William Russell and Cllr Chris Hossack, Chair of Community, Health & Housing cut a ribbon…

Royal Latin School officially opens revamped Sixth Form centre

Representatives from Borras and the wider project team recently joined students, staff, governors and community guests for the…

London Division complete two University schemes

Borras specialist London Division recently handed over projects to The Queen Mary University of London and The University…

Borras Awarded Place on New NHS Framework Agreement

Borras are delighted to announce we have successfully secured a place on the National Health Service's latest Construction…

Phase 1 of Brimsdown Primary School Project Complete

Our General Contracts team recently completed phase 1 of their £2.4m improvement project at Brimdown Primary School, Enfield.…

Borras achieve C2E re-accreditation

Borras were delighted to have recently achieved a fantastic score of 98.5% for our annual C2E (Committed to…

Borras help St Albans football team turn disaster into cup success

Two years ago, the 17th St Albans Cubs Football team was on the verge of disbanding. Soon to…

Borras Continue to Lead the Way on New Build Housing

Borras Residential Division are proud to have recently set up site in Brentwood on a £1.4m project to…

Special Works Project Wins National Considerate Constructors Award

Our Special Works team are celebrating after picking up an honour at the recent 2017 Considerate Constructors National…

On site at the Royal Air Force Museum Hendon

Our General Contracts team have been on site at RAF Museum Hendon since January 2017. The exciting £1.4m…

London Division Start on New Pavilion at Hackney Marshes

Borras London Division recently commenced construction of a new state-of-the-art £3m pavilion at the iconic Hackney Marshes. One…

Latest Time Lapse Footage from Cassiobury Park!

Check out the latest footage from our £5.5m project at Watford's Cassiobury Park! The images show progress of…

Update from site: Brackley Town Hall

Our General Contracts team have now been on site at the stunning Grade II* listed Brackley Town Hall…

Borras back at Imperial War Museum Duxford

Following the successful delivery of our American Air Museum project in 2015 Borras are proud to once again…

Pear Tree Mead Academy open new extension

The £1.6m extension project Borras' General Contracts team recently completed at Pear Tree Mead Academy in Harlow has…

Special Works delivering the new Nicholls Field Pavilion

Borras Special Works team have been on site at Nicholls Field in Harlow since November 2016. In partnership…

Borras awarded restoration of Brackley Town Hall

Our General Contracts team are delighted to have recently been awarded the £2.6m restoration of the Grade II*…

Borras & Sports Traider team up to support local school

In line with our commitment to be a business who embraces and provides lasting benefits to the communities…

Borras transforming grade II listed garage and stables

Borras' Special Works Division set up site at Avenue House in Finchley at the end of June 2016. Avenue…

On Site – Woollensbrook Crematorium

Works are underway and progressing well on site in Hoddesdon where our General Contracts Division are constructing the new…

St Albans Cathedral celebrates completion of Deanery project

Representative from Borras joined St Albans Cathedral Clergy and staff members on Tuesday 20th September in the Deanery…

Borras project receives recognition from the Hertford Civic Society

Borras are delighted to have received a Commendation at the 2016 Hertford Civic Society Awards for our Saint…

Borras Delivering More New Build Homes Than Ever

Recent years have seen Borras' Social Housing Divisions' work load shift to include more new build housing than…

Builders’ Conference ‘Contractor of the Month’

We are delighted to have been named Builders' Conference 'Contractor of the Month' for September! Builders' Conference, established…

Borras host ‘Meet the Builders’ Day

Local residents and visitors to Watford's Cassiobury Park were given the opportunity to 'Meet the Builders' behind the…

In Progress – Hartford SEN School

Our General Contract's Division have been on site in St. Neots on this £3m design and build scheme…

Update From Cassiobury Park

Five months after setting up site on the £5.5m restoration of Watford's Cassiobury Park works continue to progress…

Borras to Build New Hoddesdon Crematorium

Borras' General Contracts Division set up site in Hoddesdon at the end of June in preparation for the…

On Site at the New Olive AP Academy

Work on the new £3.9m Olive AP Academy in Tilbury has been progressing well since Borras' General Contracts…

In Progress – Wood Lane Hub

This £2m project, which began in February 2016 involves the extension and refurbishment of Wood Lane Hub, a…

Welwyn Hatfield Council Chamber Officially Opened

Following the recent completion of a £585k, 17 week long project by our Special Works team Welwyn Hatfield…

Borras 2016 Staff Conference

This week saw Borras hold its annual staff conference at the Royal Windsor Racecourse. Mike Howlett opened this,…

Borras Support Community Project in Watford

Whilst on site completing the £5.5m restoration of Cassiobury Park in Watford Borras recently lent a hand to…

In Progress – Horwood Court

Borras’ Social Housing team have been on site at Horwood Court, a two storey sheltered housing complex in…

Borras Shortlisted for a Further 3 LABC Building Excellence Awards

Borras are proud to have been shortlisted for a further three LABC Building Excellence Awards. The news follows…

St Louis Catholic Primary School – Phase 1 Complete

Borras General Contracts Division recently handed over phase 1 of our £3.5m expansion project at St Louis Catholic…

Borras Construction Awarded International Safety Award

Borras Construction are delighted to have recently been awarded an International Safety Award (with Merit) from The British…

Work well underway at Cassiobury Park

Works, which began on 22nd February 2016, are now in full swing and progressing well at our £4.9m…

Borras complete new Resource Centre for The British Red Cross

Our General Contracts team recently completed the construction of a £1.25m two storey Resource Centre for the British Red…

Borras support Verulam School’s Business Enterprise Conference

Borras are proud to have once again attended Verulam School's annual Business Enterprise Week, an event we have…

Building excellence recognition for Merchant Taylors’ new Design Centre

Borras are delighted to have been shortlisted for a 2016 LABC Building Excellence Award. The Local Authority Building…

Borras secure place on South East Consortium Framework

Borras are delighted to have recently established a 4 year framework agreement with South East Consortium. South East…

Borras first again for new housing

Borras are proud to have recently started on site in Haringey where we will be constructing the first…

Construction of the new Olive AP Academy begins

Our General Contracts team recently began construction of the new Olive AP Academy in Tilbury, Essex. Borras are working…

Brooklands Gardens officially opened after £5m transformation

Brooklands Gardens, Seven Locks Housing's flagship independent living scheme in Market Harborough is now open following a 87-week…

Walkern Primary School’s new hall officially opened

Representatives from Hertfordshire County Council and members of the construction project team joined school staff and pupils to…

Work begins at St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School

A ground-breaking ceremony has taken place to mark the start of our £1.9m extension project at St Andrew's…

Borras awarded Cassiobury Park restoration project

Borras are delighted to have recently been appointed main contractor by Watford Borough Council on the £5.5m restoration…

Community Engagement Project – Bury Green Garden

Whilst recently completing the £1.5m refurbishment of Thomas Sparrow House in Wheathampstead Borras worked together with the local…

Harlow Council House Development Named After Local Soldier

Four new council houses constructed by our Social Housing team on behalf of Harlow Council were yesterday officially…

Sparrow Court Opens

Borras Construction's recently completed £1.5m social housing project in Wheathampstead is now open and welcoming new tenants. The…

Highfield School’s New Wing Officially Opened

The new wing at Highfield School, a special educational needs school in Ely has been officially opened by…

Borras Raise Over £11,000 for the Herts Air Ambulance

Representatives from Borras were delighted to recently hand over a cheque worth £11,476 to our latest charity partner,…

Borras Start on Site at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School

Borras General Contracts Division have recently commenced works at St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Isleworth. The £1.5m…

Early Stages at St Louis Catholic Primary School

Our General Contracts Division began on a £3.5m expansion project at St Louis Catholic Primary School, Aylesbury in…

Borras Awarded Building Safety Group Award

Borras are delighted to have been named the South East BSG Member of the Year at the recent…

Aircraft back in at the American Air Museum

Aircraft are now reinstalled within the American Air Museum on our General Contracts project at Imperial War Museum…

Palmers Green Library Reopens

Palmers Green Library in Enfield is now open again following a year long revamp project carried out by…

Time Lapse Footage of our British Red Cross Project

Borras' General Contracts team are currently on site in Chelmsford constructing a new Resource Centre for the British…

Progress at Hounslow Heath Junior School

Borras' General Contracts Division are currently completing a £2.3m project at Hounslow Heath Junior School on behalf of…

Our Social Housing team begin on 20 new homes in Ealing

Our Social Housing Division have recently commenced works at Lovell Road, Ealing. The site is a 0.6 hectare…

Restoration of Langtons Gardens

Langtons House and Langtons Gardens are a grade II listed 18th century house and landscaped gardens in Hornchurch,…

Borras Win Builders Conference Award for May

Borras are delighted and honoured to have been awarded The Builders Conference first ever 'Contract wins up to £1…

Borras secure two new framework agreements

Borras are delighted to announce our success in securing a place on both the LGSS and Hertfordshire County…

Borras at the IWM Duxford

Borras have recently set up site at the IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire. The aerodrome at Duxford was built during…

Brooklands Gardens Update

Borras began on site at Brooklands Gardens, a sheltered housing complex in Market Harborough in May 2014. The…

The New Kingston Library Officially Opens

Following the £670k fit out by Borras Construction the new Kingston Library was officially opened by the Mayor…

Borras start on first new council houses in Harlow for over 25 years

Borras recently began construction on 18 new homes in Harlow, the £2.3m scheme will see new council homes…

Borras donate to Centre 33

Centre 33 is a drop-in centre located in St Albans where homeless and socially or materially disadvantaged people…

Borras Support Age Concern St Albans

Age Concern St Albans is a small local charity that provides support to the elderly residents of the…

Borras move into Leytonstone Library ahead of refurbishment

Borras have now set up site at Leytonstone Library ahead of a 9 month long extensive refurbishment project.…

Borras support the Dragons’ Apprentice Challenge

Having completed its 5th year the Dragons' Apprentice Challenge is managed by the Centre for Voluntary Service (CVS)…

Progress at St John’s Preparatory & Senior School

St John's Preparatory & Senior School is a private school for children aged 4 to 18 situated on…

Progress at Merchant Taylors’

Merchant Taylors' School is an independent day school for boys which was first established in 1561. Borras were…

Borras Charity Golf Day 2014

The stunning Whipsnape Park Golf Club was once again the idyllic setting for the annual Borras Construction Charity…

Borras Start on Site at Palmers Green Library

Work is now under-way at Palmers Green Library following the handing over of the keys by Councillor Ayfer…

Start on Site Ceremony Takes Place at Brooklands Gardens

Borras started the £4.75m renovation of Brooklands Gardens, a sheltered housing complex in Market Harborough in May 2014.…

Borras Awarded Distinction by British Safety Council

Borras are delighted to announce we have been awarded the British Safety Council's International Safety Award for the…

St Albans Mayor Officially Open’s our Latest Community Project

St Albans Cathedral, located minutes away from the Borras Head Office is the oldest site of continuous Christian…

Works Ongoing at Hitchin Town Hall

Borras began works to Hitchin Town Hall in December 2013, the £3.1m project will see the refurbishment of…

Borras Win Building Excellence Award

Borras are proud to announce we have been awarded the 'Best Social or Affordable New Housing Development' project…