The Building Experience are delighted to profile A Barbers and Sons, one of the most well established and longest running building companies in Essex.

Trade: Building Contractors and Joiners

Unique Selling Point: Family Builders since 1928 

Typical Works Performed: All aspects of building and joinery, from new builds, to extensions, rennovations, refurbishments, conversions and any other smaller projects.

Your Name: Toby Lewis

Your Role/Position: Employee

Trading Area: Essex

Number of years Trading: 80. Founded by Alfred Barber in 1928. Now run by his grandsons Keith and Terence Lewis

Number of Employees: 6, plus subcontractors

Biggest challenge facing your company/industry: The industry is entering an interesting time and could be seriously affected by the world financial problems.

Funniest moment: A few years back one of my colleagues and I heard a girls screams coming from the house next door to the one we were working on. We went to investigate and found a rather large women stuck in an upstairs window. After locking herslf out she had climbed a ladder and managed to get her sholders through the window but her bottom had got stuck. Obviously we helped her out.

How you advertise/market the business: We have a website and have tried flyers but most of our work comes from word of mouth and existing customers. 

What sets your company apart: All our work is carried out to the highest standards in a courteous and gentlemanly fashion, paying particular attention to customer satisfaction and tidiness throughout.

Anything else: Our office, workshop and yard are located right in the hub of the town centre of Colchester