Project Management
Programme, cost and quality managed from feasibility through to handover, with one point of contact throughout.
Our services
Refurbishment Services Across the North East
Accredited & pre-qualified
Full House Refurbishment
A full house refurbishment brings an entire property back to a modern, lettable or saleable standard in one managed programme rather than a series of disconnected trades. We take the property from strip-out through to handover: structural alterations, rewiring and re-plumbing, plastering, joinery, kitchen and bathroom installation, flooring and final decoration.
- Strip-out, muck-away and structural alterations
- Full rewire and re-plumb through approved trades
- Plastering, joinery, kitchens and bathrooms
- Flooring, tiling and full redecoration
- Single point of contact and one programme of works
Home Renovation & Extensions
Home renovation covers everything from opening up a ground floor and reconfiguring a tired layout to building a single-storey extension or converting a loft or garage. Because we work as a main contractor, the design, the trades and the building control sign-off are coordinated by us rather than left with you.
- Single and two-storey extensions
- Loft and garage conversions
- Internal remodelling and structural openings
- Kitchen and bathroom replacement
- Building regulations coordination
Commercial Refurbishment
Commercial refurbishment has to be planned around a business that still needs to operate. We phase the works, agree access and noisy-works windows in advance, and keep the site clean and secure so that staff, tenants and customers are affected as little as possible.
- Industrial units, warehouses and trade counters
- Landlord works, dilapidations and CAT A returns
- Phased programmes around live trading
- Mechanical and electrical coordination
- Health and safety documentation for every phase
Office Refurbishment & Fit-Out
An office refurbishment is as much about services as it is about finishes. Partitioning, ceilings, lighting, small power and data all have to land in the right place before the decoration goes on, which is exactly the sort of sequencing a main contractor is there to manage.
- Partitioning, glazed screens and suspended ceilings
- Small power, data and lighting alterations
- Meeting rooms, breakout areas and tea points
- Carpet, vinyl and acoustic treatments
- Out-of-hours and weekend working where required
Shopfitting & Retail Fit-Out
Shopfitting is where ORA started. Retail programmes are short, fixed and unforgiving, so the joinery, the shopfront and the services all have to be planned to a date rather than a wish. We manufacture and install bespoke joinery, counters and display units alongside the wider building works.
- Shopfronts, signage support and entrance works
- Bespoke counters, display units and joinery
- Full store strip-out and refit
- Fast-track programmes to an opening date
- Salon, café and leisure fit-outs
Building Services & Main Contracting
As a main contractor we take responsibility for the whole job: appointing and supervising trades, managing materials and plant, running the programme and handling health and safety. That includes general building works — brickwork, roofing, groundworks, structural repairs — as well as full design-and-build packages.
- Principal contractor duties and site management
- Brickwork, roofing, groundworks and structural repair
- Design and build packages
- Quantity surveying and cost control
- Handover documentation and snagging
Also available
Supporting services
Packages that sit alongside a refurbishment contract, or that can be appointed on their own.
Quantity Surveying
In-house cost control so budgets are measured and tracked rather than estimated once and forgotten.
Solar PV Installation
Solar power systems installed as part of a wider refurbishment or as a standalone package.
FAQs
Questions about how we work
How a main contractor arrangement works in practice, and what you can expect on site.
Do you work as a main contractor or do I need to appoint trades myself?
We work as a main contractor. That means we appoint and supervise every trade, order and manage materials and plant, run the programme, and carry the principal contractor health and safety duties. You deal with one company and one contract rather than coordinating a joiner, an electrician, a plumber and a plasterer yourself.
Do you offer design and build?
Yes. On a design-and-build package we take responsibility for both the design development and the construction, which removes the gap between what was drawn and what can actually be built to budget. It suits commercial refurbishment and extension projects where the brief is clear but the detail is not yet fixed.
Will my property be left secure and clean during the works?
Yes. Sites are secured at the end of each working day, work areas are screened and dust-sealed where a building is occupied, and waste is removed rather than allowed to accumulate. On occupied commercial premises we clean down at the end of each shift so the space is usable the following morning.
Do you provide a written quotation and programme?
Every project is quoted in writing against an agreed scope of works, with a programme showing the sequence of trades and the target handover date. Variations are priced and agreed before they are carried out, so the account at the end of the job reflects what was discussed during it.
Video walkthroughs
Take a Look Around a Finished Refurbishment
Walk through a recent full house refurbishment, from the front door and kitchen to the landing, bedrooms and bathroom.
Front door, kitchen & shower room
2:21Staircase & upstairs rooms
3:11Landing & bedroom
0:26Family bathroom
0:27Not sure which of these your project needs?
Describe the property and what you want to achieve. We will tell you what is involved, what it is likely to require, and price it properly after a site visit.