Three generations on, still a family firm.

About W. Monks

W. Monks was founded in Longridge in the 1930s by the late William Monks. Nearly a century later, we’re still a family run building contractors in Lancashire, building across the North West from the same town we started in.

Our Story

A name that’s meant the same thing for ninety years.

William Monks started the firm in the 1930s. The work has changed, from post-war building to today’s school extensions, healthcare schemes and bespoke joinery, but what the name stands for hasn’t. Quality work, fair dealing, and finishing what we start.

We’re based on the Hacking Hobbs Estate in Longridge, where our yard and fully-equipped joinery workshop sit side by side. From here we deliver contracts of up to 1 million pounds across Lancashire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.

Most of our 38-strong team are tradespeople: builders, joiners, electricians, plasterers and apprentices. Many joined straight from school and have stayed twenty years or more. Read more about our credentials here.

1930s

Founded by William Monks

38

Employees in-house

£1m

Contract Value delivered

4

Counties Served

What we stand for

How we work as family building contractors in Lancashire.

Family Run, Properly

Three generations of the Monks name. Decisions are made by the people whose name is on the gate, not a distant board.

Our own trades

Builders, joiners, NICEIC electricians and plasterers in-house. Fewer subcontractors, tighter programmes, one firm accountable.

People who stay

Tradesmen with 20+ years’ service, and an active apprenticeship training the next generation the right way.

Safe as standard

CSCS Gold across the workforce, SMTS site managers,and a founding member of the Preston Construction Safety Association.

Carpenter marking timber at a mitre saw in the workshop

Training & people

Growing our own.

Skilled trades don’t appear overnight. That’s why we run an active apprenticeship programme across bricklaying, joinery, plastering and electrical, bringing young people into the firm and training them on real projects, alongside tradesmen who’ve been here for decades.

It’s the same reason we were recognised as Investors in People back in 2009: our people are the business.

Apprenticeships in bricklaying, joinery, plastering & electrical
20+ year tenures across the trades
Investors in People accredited since 2009
Ongoing training: scaffold, asbestos awareness, site safety

Credentials & Certifications

Accredited, certified and properly insured.

The qualifications and memberships behind the work, held across the firm, not just on paper.

NICEIC Approved

Electrical installation and certification carried out by our in-house electricians.

CSCS Gold Standard

Our whole workforce carries CSCS cards to the Gold standard.

SMTS Site Managers

Five staff hold the nationally recognised Site Managers’ Safety Training Scheme qualification.

Investors in People

Recognised as an Investor in People since 2009 for our approach to training and development.

Preston CSA

A founding member of the Preston Construction Safety Association since the late 1960s.

Ongoing Training

Aluminium scaffold erection, asbestos awareness and site safety training across the team.

Work with a firm that’s still here in twenty years

Let’s build something that lasts.

Tell us about your project and we’ll come back with honest advice and a clear quote.

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