From small beginnings...

It all began in 1967 when Bob McKnight started on his own as a joiner and with hard work and business acumen built up the family business as it is today covering a range of work from constructing quality homes to building extensions of all types. 

He built his first house in 1972, a two bedroom semi in Morton West without even the aid of a JCB.  The foundations were dug by hand.

Quality approval...

Once we had built 10 homes we were able to get a full membership of the NHBC. In 1980 we built 50 houses in Stanwix behind the Gosling Bridge Hotel having first bought the land from Laings before developing it.

We then went on to build an award winning block of luxury flats at Nelson Bridge Court on the Viaduct for £3/4 million.  To date we have now built more than 100 houses.

Family traditions...

Anne, Bob’s wife is a partner of the firm along with Wayne (son) and Deborah (daughter) works in the office. The majority of our workforce have been with us for some time, a couple for over 20 years.

We specialise in quality work, plus the fact that we have always limited expansion of the firm so that we can keep more control in the quality. We are only as good as our workforce.  The tradesmen who work for us are the lifeblood of the firm.

The future...

We are probably the longest established building firm in Carlisle and are proud of the reputation we have earned for quality. It is always nice to see children of parents who originally purchased one of our homes then followed their example and also come to us for their homes too.