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Redrow plc was one of the largest British housebuilders with a network of 12 operational divisions across the UK. [3] It was based in Flintshire , Wales and employed 2,300 people. In October 2024, its merger with Barratt Developments was finalised and it became Barratt Redrow .
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) is a United Kingdom trade association representing the interests of regional contractors and small and medium sized house builders (up to 250 homes per annum) in England and Wales. [1]
The company was founded by John Bloor in 1969. [5] Unlike many housebuilders, John Bloor has long retained a large stake in the ownership of Bloor Homes; by 2018, he was reportedly the richest man in Britain's construction sector, valued at almost £3.4 billion.
On 7 February 2024, the company made an agreed offer to acquire Redrow for £2.5 billion. [52] On the same date, both firms had confirmed reduced revenue and profit. [53] The merged businesses would create a house builder, Barratt Redrow, turning over £7.45 billion and delivering over 22,600 homes a year. [54]
In September 2005, the company acquired Fairclough Homes (then building 1,500 houses per year) in exchange for £246 million, which took Miller Homes to its target of 4,000 houses per year and put it into the top ten largest house builders. [3] [10] Shortly thereafter, Miller Homes underwent a restructure of its nationwide operations. [11] [12]
Bryant resumed private housing development in the early 1950s and in 1958 Roy Davies was appointed managing director of Bryant's housing subsidiary (then Bryant Estates). Davies was responsible for the expansion of Bryant into one of the largest housebuilders in the midlands. [3] The late 1970s brought problems for Bryant.
On 23 March 2020, Taylor Wimpey closed all of its UK sites and sales centres following lockdown measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. [15] Six weeks after shutting down, the firm claimed to be "the first major housebuilder to unveil a timetable for restarting jobs", and said it would begin remobilisation in ...