Work carried out around people
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Building repairs, renewals & maintenance — Nationwide
We look after
buildings
from the
roof down.
R&D Group is a nationwide property repairs and maintenance contractor delivering responsive repairs, planned renewals, refurbishment, damp and mould, insurance reinstatement and compliance-led works. Our roots are in roofing, but today that specialist trade is just one part of a much broader building maintenance service.
- Trading since
- 1973
- Capability
- All trades
- Team
- 11–50
- Coverage
- Nationwide
Our clients
Who we are
One contractor for the whole building
R&D Group has its roots in roofing, and that specialist expertise remains an important part of what we do. Today, our capability extends across the whole property, delivering responsive repairs, planned works and reinstatement both inside and out. From kitchens, bathrooms, windows and doors to brickwork, damp and mould, heating, electrics and roofing.
For clients managing homes and property portfolios, that means a simpler approach: one contractor, one point of contact and one consistent set of standards and procedures across multiple trades.
Occupied property
Evidence
Photographed, priced, recorded
Photographic progress and completion records, transparent quotations, and variations agreed and documented before the work is carried out.
Two speeds
Reactive and planned, same team
An emergency repair this afternoon and a multi-property renewals programme next year, run by the same directly employed people and the same procedures.
Services
What we do
Eight service areas, delivered under framework, measured term contract, Schedule of Rates or direct instruction.
01
Responsive & planned maintenance
Emergency and reactive repairs, planned maintenance programmes, cyclical maintenance, minor works, void-property works, programmed investment works and building-fabric repairs.
02
Planned renewals & refurbishment
Kitchens, bathrooms and wetrooms, windows and doors, brickwork and repointing, rendering, concrete and cavity-wall repairs, structural openings, drainage, plastering, joinery, flooring, decorating, ceilings and full internal refurbishment.
03
Roofing
Where the business started, and still a core discipline. Pitched and flat roofing, slating and tiling, felt, liquid-applied, single-ply and asphalt, leadwork, chimneys, rainwater goods and roof surveys. See roofing in detail →
04
Damp, mould & ventilation
Investigating the underlying cause rather than painting over the symptom — thermal-imaging and condition surveys, fabric repairs, ventilation improvements, mould remediation, reinstatement and compliance reporting.
05
Building safety & compliance
Building Regulations and Building Safety Act support, fire-door installation and inspection, fire stopping and compartmentation, accessibility adaptations, product traceability and Golden Thread information.
06
Insurance reinstatement
Emergency make-safe, fire and flood reinstatement, structural impact repairs, scope validation, photographic evidence, costed quotations and completion handover.
07
Mechanical, electrical & plumbing
Gas-boiler replacement and heating installation, plumbing repairs, electrical installation and consumer units, ventilation, fire alarms and emergency lighting.
Average performance
2026
We report what we actually deliver rather than talking in general terms. These are our monthly averages across 2026.
Responsive repairs · monthly average
140
Repairs delivered across the North West for London & Quadrant Housing Trust.
Damp & mould · monthly average
50
Repairs completed in occupied homes — cause identified, not just treated.
Torch-on felt · monthly average
1,000+ m²
BMI Icopal system installed each month across multiple sites, with before, during and after evidence logged.
Scaffold towers · monthly average
55
Erected each month across Trafford and surrounding areas, to site compliance standards, with R.A.S Scaffolding.
Invested locally · monthly average
£80,000+
Spent with subcontractors, suppliers and local businesses each month.
Apprentices supported
1
Apprentice supported through their college portfolio across the year, alongside completed slate roof renewals.
Where we started
Built on roofing. Now working across the whole building.
Roofing is where R&D Group began, and decades of experience working on some of the most exposed and technically demanding parts of a building still shape how we work today.
It taught us to diagnose the cause rather than simply treat the symptom, to manage risk around occupied properties, to work safely at height and to deliver repairs that stand up to weather, use and time.
Roofing remains one of our core disciplines, covering pitched and flat roofs, responsive repairs, planned renewals, full replacements, leadwork, roofline works and condition surveys, including drone-assisted inspections.
But it is now one part of a much wider service. The same practical approach, technical oversight and focus on durable repairs runs through everything R&D Group delivers — from external fabric and structural repairs to kitchens, bathrooms, damp and mould, mechanical and electrical works and full property refurbishment.
For portfolio clients, that means roofing expertise when it is needed, backed by a contractor capable of looking after the rest of the building too.
Why R&D Group
Your properties.
Our priority.
- More than fifty years of industry heritage
- Whole-building capability from one contractor
- Planned and responsive delivery from the same team
- Experience in occupied and sensitive environments
- Resident protection and vulnerable-person procedures
- Transparent quotations and managed variations
- Photographic progress and completion evidence
- Directly employed teams and approved specialist subcontractors
Accreditations
Gas Safe — 97110
Constructionline Gold
Common Assessment Standard
SafeContractor approved
SafePQQ verified
Acclaim accredited
SSIP accredited
Social Value completed
CSCS workforce
IPAF trained
PASMA trained
Team Icopal approved
ICO registeredAre we working at your property?
If you're a tenant, leaseholder or homeowner and you need to change an appointment, ask about the works or raise a problem, contact us directly.
Next step
Talk to us about your next job
A single repair, a renewals programme, a tender or an insurance claim. Tell us what you need and we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right firm for it.