Mick Harrow
Founder
Started the firm in 1998. Semi-retired, but still turns up at most first visits for a look at the brickwork.
A family firm, built in Worksop
Three generations of the Harrow family have been building and fixing houses in north Nottinghamshire. We're still small enough that you'll know everyone on your site by name.
Our story
Mick Harrow started the business in 1998 with a van, a cement mixer and a list of repair jobs from neighbours. Word got round that he turned up when he said he would and tidied up before he left, and the repair jobs turned into extensions.
His son Tom joined as an apprentice bricklayer and now runs the firm. His daughter Ellie runs the office. We've grown to a team of fifteen, with the same carpenters, electricians and plumbers working alongside us for years, but we've kept the work within about ten miles of our yard so we can be on site every day.
We'd rather do a smaller number of jobs properly than take on everything. That's why we give fixed written prices, put one person in charge of each job, and don't ask for big deposits up front.
How we work
- We turn up when we say we will, and tell you early if anything changes.
- Your project lead sends a short update every Friday, with photos.
- We protect your home: dust sheets, floor protection and a clean site every evening.
- We use local suppliers and our own regular trades, not whoever is free that week.
- We sort out building control and hand over every certificate at the end.
The team
People you'll meet
Illustrated portraits of fictional team members, not real staff.
Tom Harrow
Director and estimator
Trained as a bricklayer and now prices every job. If you get a quote from us, Tom wrote it.
Ellie Harrow
Office and customer care
Answers the phone, books visits and chases building control so you don't have to.
Priya Shah
Project lead, renovations
Runs our renovation and period-property jobs. Knows more about lime mortar than anyone should.
Sam Okafor
Lead carpenter, lofts
Leads our loft conversions, from the first steel to the last stair tread.
Dan Webster
Groundworks and driveways
Runs the digger, the drainage and every driveway we lay. Very particular about levels.
Trust
What you can count on
Free, no-obligation visit
We come out, measure up and talk it through. No charge and no pressure.
Fixed written quotes
A clear price broken down by stage. It only changes if you change the job, and we agree that in writing first.
InsuredExample copy
Public liability and contractor's all-risk cover, with certificates shown before we start.
10-year workmanship guaranteeExample copy
Structural work is guaranteed for ten years from sign-off, in writing.
Clean, tidy sites
Dust sheets down, skips covered, and the site swept at the end of every day.
One project lead
The same person runs your job from first visit to sign-off, and answers the phone.
We don't show trade-body logos or star ratings on this concept site: the business isn't real, so neither would they be.
Get a free quote
Tell us what you're planning and add a few photos. We'll call within one working day to book a free visit, then send a fixed written quote within a week of it.