Details
Coleborn & Son Limited is a family run business originally formed as a Partnership in 1783 and becoming a limited company in 1998. We have grown our business and excellent reputation over the years specialising as a main contractor on small to medium refurbishment, alteration & maintenance projects in the South, primarily within the public and commercial sector.
Our client base includes;
Hampshire County Council
Portsmouth City Council
Fareham Borough Council
Chichester District Council
NHS Property Services & Primary Care Units
Historic England
Portsmouth Historic Quarter
Various Independent Architects
- Coleborn & Son Limited undertakes general building and structure refurbishments internally and externally to include:
- Decorations
- Carpentry
- Ceilings mf & suspended
- Plastering
- Brick trades
- Flooring (sub-contract)
- M & E (sub-contract)
- Metal fabrications
- Minor demolitions & structural alterations
- Historic building refurbishment internal & external to include:
- Limewash & distemper decorations
- Lime mortar traditional plastering
- Specialist brick renovations including arches
- Bespoke carpentry
We have vast experience working within occupied premises including colleges, schools, hospitals, care homes and prisons and have developed our working practices and ethics to accommodate the difficulties that can arise for both client and contractor on these types of projects.
Our aim to provide a quality service in a flexible, honest and cost efficient manner, delivered in a safe and professionally managed environment.
All works are personally monitored by our Managing Director Barry Thomas and we pride ourselves on our proven reliable & supervisory approach.
We employ all our tradesmen on a PAYE basis totalling 19, this includes 3 apprentices. Ideally we work to capacity and only bring in established & recommended sub-contractors & labour only contractors when demand is high.
We also operate on day work rates for clients, where speedy site start is required or where the client feels a formal contract is not necessary.
- Coleborn & Son hold contractors combined public & private liability insurance of £10,000,000.
T Coleborn & Son are credited members of:
CHAS Elite SSIP
Construction Line
ISO 9001:2015
National Federation of Builders
CITB
Institute of Mechanical Engineers
BM Trada
References are readily available on request.

