Home About Us Sectors Harper New Homes News Contact Us Menu About Us Brief History J. Harper & Sons (Leominster) Ltd was founded in 1898 by Joseph Harper and has become a well-known name throughout the Midlands with a reputation for delivering high quality construction projects. In 1995 the family sold the Harper Group of companies and, under its current owners, it has restructured to become a modern, forward thinking construction company with well-resourced and highly motivated staff, whilst still retaining its traditional values. Areas of Work The company carries out work across a wide spectrum of construction types including new build and refurbishment in the health, education, leisure and retail, commercial, industrial, public buildings, affordable and private housing, and small work projects under all the well-known procurement routes. Our organisation has no real geographical boundary although generally carries out projects within a 70 mile radius of our regional offices. Commitment to Quality The group recognises that quality is fundamental to market development and has therefore invested in, and adopted, Quality Assurance Procedures that achieve external accreditation to ISO 9001. This has recently been reinforced by 3 No. Regional Awards presented to the Harper Group by our Local Authority Clients for Quality in Construction. Commitment to Safety The Group has well founded Site Management and Health and Safety procedures to ensure that managers throughout the group adopt a consistent approach to these key disciplines. The procedures are underpinned by regular meetings and updated to reflect changes in legislation and improvements in company disciplines. These measures compliment and improve upon our existing internal audit systems and continuous external audit by H & G Safety Group. We are pro-active in adopting industry standards and are accredited under CHAS with a Constructionline approval to a notation value of £10 million. Communication Policy Effective communication is fundamental to the successful management of a project. Our existing communication policy sets out the requirement for a clear, professional, honest and proactive approach of mutual problem solving and open reporting. This policy extends through the organisation and, in our view, is one of our key organisational strengths. Environmental Management The company is committed to sustainability of the environment and recognises that its activities can have a major impact. We are committed to minimise any harmful effects to the environment by adopting a responsible attitude. We are externally audited and accredited to ISO:14001 in regard to our Environmental Management Procedures and actively promote environmental awareness, receiving national recognition on a recent partnering project. Cost Control Our company places a high emphasis on cost control, both internally and externally, in conjunction with our Clients. We believe our early involvement helps to maximise cost benefits for the Client. We are prepared to assist in the production of a detailed elemental cost framework or cost plan at an early stage which forms an effective cost control document at both pre and post commencement stages. Supply Chain We place a high emphasis on developing and maintaining strong local supply chain links with subcontractors and material merchants. The company has introduced measures to commit its suppliers and subcontractors to a mutually beneficial partnership. These measures seek to ensure that the company’s commitment to quality, safety and programme times command the same approach from all the parties to our contracts. We have developed both informal and formal partnership agreements with many local companies and take a keen interest in the development of their businesses, fostering close relationships. By using local suppliers and subcontractors, we believe that not only do you obtain cost benefits, but also gain higher level of job interest, satisfaction and overall involvement. Specialist Subcontract Procurement Our specialist subcontractors are selected and procured for specific projects through a procedure which clearly identifies their suitability, thus maximising their overall performance. Initially subcontractors are targeted from a well-established database that is regularly updated on completion of projects, indicating the subcontractor’s performance and competence in areas such as quality, programme, cost, health and safety, Constructionline and CHAS. We carry out pre-contract meetings to identify key aspects, i.e. programme, information, quality, co-ordination, relevant health and safety along with the completion of standard agendas, ensuring that subcontractors can comply with project delivery. Benchmarking – KPI’s The company adopts a procedure for benchmarking with clients and design team members. By staying in touch with our customers, we ensure that we are giving them the best service possible and that any issues that may arise are dealt with efficiently and quickly. We have developed, through our framework agreements, specific practices and ideas that have worked well for both ourselves and our clients. Supply chain procurement procedures, open book reporting methods and a disciplined system of in-house KPI’s driving improvements are all examples of sound good practice that have been introduced. Testimonials Connexus are delighted that phase 1 is now complete and that our Beattie Avenue residents can move in to their new homes. We have also been able to provide additional homes for households who were on Herefordshire Council’s Accessible Homes Registe… Read more Amanda KnowlesHead of Development Connexus Next Prev Archive November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 July 2018 April 2018 March 2018 January 2018 December 2017 September 2017 March 2017 Southern Avenue Leominster Herefordshire HR6 0QF Telephone: 01568 612925 Units 1&2 Bevan Industrial Estate Brierley Hill West Midlands DY5 3TF Telephone: 0121 508 6600 Unit 3 Ripple Court Brockeridge Park Tewkesbury Gloucestershire GL20 6FG Telephone: 01684 219973 Follow us on social media Linkedin Harper Group PLC is a company registered in England & Wales No: 1854872. Harper Group Construction Limited is a company registered in England & Wales No: 182455. J. Harper & Sons (Leominster) Limited is a company registered in England & Wales No: 782078. Registered Office: Units 1&2 Bevan Industrial Estate, Brierley Hill, DY5 3TF Copyright © 2021 Harper Group. site by the naked creative