Barrie Beard Ltd

Barrie Beard Ltd was established in 1978 by the late, Mr Barrie Beard and now has a board of nine directors who are committed to achieving the highest standards of corporate governance. Management review meetings are held regularly to focus on safety, performance, people, and strategy. We currently employ over 100 employees and have an annual turnover of approximately £18 million.

Barrie Beard Ltd is dedicated to building strong and successful working relationships with all of our clients. Senior Management and Contract Managers strive to deliver high-quality design, installation, and services, both locally and nationally. The company’s inherent philosophy is to take a meticulous approach to each and every contract ensuring continued commitment and support to our clients.

Predominantly, Barrie Beard Ltd works in the commercial market, most contracts are Bespoke Projects and we are therefore, responsible for all the electrical calculations, drawings, ‘as installed’ drawings, and O&M manuals which are all completed by our in-house team. We offer services in; LED Energy Saving & Lighting Calculations, Construction Drawings (BIM & AutoCAD), and Electrical Calculations (Hevacomp and Amtech). 

In addition to commercial contracts, we have a small works department catering to local domestic contracts and a sales counter to serve independent contractors and the wider local community.

We have always taken on and trained our own apprentices, training in excess of 150 apprentices in the last 43 years. We are proud to have a strong apprenticeship policy that reinforces our high-skill base, and that, in turn, has expanded the company’s reputation for quality throughout the country. We provide continual training for our employees including SMSTS & SSSTS (Site Manager/Supervisor Safety Training Schemes).

We have continuing commercial contracts nationwide with Pellikaan Construction, Wates Living Space, Wates Construction, Oktra, Speller Metcalfe, BAM Construction, Area, David Lloyd Leisure, Briggs & Forrester, SPIE, Airedale, and Balfour Beatty.

We are members of the NICEIC and always endeavour to maintain the highest possible standards. We are ISO 9001 registered and a CHAS Accredited Contractor. We have SMAS Worksafe Contractor Membership and Constructionline accreditation. We hold professional indemnity insurance of £10m and all other relevant insurances.

Directors: Warren Beard | Russell Beard | John Barnes | Lyndon Beard | Wayne Bedford | Jackie Beard | Darren Stokes | Lee Ball | Jacqui Emery