About Avonside

Avonside Group Services, known at the time as Lee Roofing, was formed in 1987 as a private company. The company's core business at that time was roofing to new house building, a sector which offered rapid growth and expansion working for blue chip developers across the country.

The company was acquired in the early 1990s by a PLC and as a result expanded steadily throughout the ensuing 5 years. The business continued to develop and enjoyed penetration of other industry market areas, including construction and social housing refurbishments.

In September 2003 Avonside Roofing was the subject of a management buy out led by Tony Burke, Group Managing Director. The business has since undergone a major strategic programme of restructuring, training and investment and as a result has re-positioned itself as market leader in this sector.

One of the significant outcomes from this programme of continuous improvement is the securing of the various industry lead accreditations. This has allowed Avonside Group Services to apply its expertise to key market sectors of the roofing industry, including local authority work, new build, refurbishment, construction and repairs and maintenance.

Recent developments of expansion and acquisitions have seen the addition of 7 more branches being added to the Group around the UK, adding to the extensive company portfolio. These include specialist flat roofing branches, a repairs and maintenance division, cladding and sheeting, the groundbreaking Roofspace Solutions brand, as well as the newly launched Avonside Renewables.

Today, Avonside Group Services is one of Britain's largest roofing contractors, offering true national coverage via its 18 strong branch network. It is committed to being a preferred supplier/partner to house builders, construction companies, local authorities and housing associations. Avonside Group Services remains underpinned by its determination, with the help of key suppliers, to develop and deploy new solutions to the challenges of the industry in the future. We are very proud of our progress to date but will continue to strive for improvement. The message is 'keep watching this space' for new milestones in Avonside Group Services growth and development.

Avonside Group Services’ nationwide branch network will play a key role in developing Britain's future urban landscape, delivering expertise at local, regional and national levels. Its enhanced reputation will see it be both a preferred supplier and partner to house builders, local authorities, construction companies and housing associations alike. Avonside will also develop as the employer of choice for personnel with ambition and commitment.

The business’ standing will be underlined by its commitment to health and safety and customer services, in addition to HR initiatives and the pioneering of environmentally sound materials and systems.

Avonside Group Services is very proud of its hard earned reputation for quality. It has won numerous awards over the years from a wide variety of customers. Many of these awards are regional and reflect the high standards achieved and maintained by all the branches of Avonside Group Services across Britain.

While Avonside Group Services’ personnel deliver high quality work on a day to day basis, as a matter of course, it is the senior management team's policies and procedures which have brought this about.

The workforce benefit from an ongoing programme of training so as to be familiar with appropriate methodologies and materials. This ranges from ensuring that the site is kept clean, tidy and free from hazards (including monitoring and inspection of the works) through to completion of all necessary documentation.

Avonside Group Services’ adoption of the philosophy of each and every individual at the company being responsible for quality has resulted in a positive culture of continuous improvement.

The directors and management are committed to the continuous improvement of the Quality Management System by establishing and reviewing quality objectives for all areas of the company. This ensures that the company operates effectively and efficiently and meets the needs of its customers which can be measured by winning awards and an increased orderbook.

Innovation has always been a central and dynamic philosophy at Avonside Group Services, keeping the company at the forefront of the industry.

The range of innovations developed by Avonside Group Services is unrivalled by any other contractor. A good example being that Avonside were one of the first roofing contractors to offer what is now known as the 'Leadwork Package' to house builders. The key benefit of this initiative is that it enables the scaffolding to be stripped earlier so as to assist the builder in reducing its critical path (programme).

Avonside Group Services has also been a pioneer in the promotion of low maintenance, dry fix systems to the industry thus reducing the impact of poor weather conditions on its customers programme by reducing the use of wet bedding mortar works. Many customers still request traditional roofing techniques and as a result Avonside Group Services has been instrumental in the design of a specialist roofing mortar which is currently used across the group as standard. The roofing Mortar provides enhanced performance which results in minimising the risk of mortar problems and consequent call-backs in the future.

Innovation at Avonside Group Services goes beyond materials, extending to the business vision and procedures. We have initiated our own environmental policy which has a dual focus - not only reflecting our commitment to minimising the impact of building and construction activities on the environment but also exploring new technologies and systems. Avonside Group Services is also heavily involved in the renewable energy market and is often consulted by a number of developers and manufacturers to investigate new ways of achieving renewable targets in a practicable and economically viable manner.

A prime example of our drive to lead the industry in delivering energy efficient solutions is our expanding programme of solar panel installations at a number of sites across the country. The modern solar panel not only saves energy but can also be complementary to any given situation in terms of aesthetics and performance, both of which are often key considerations to architects, planners, government, contractors, developers, and owners/occupiers alike.