Swift Brickwork Contractors Ltd
Details
Project 1:Â The Oren
Location: London
Brick Manufacturer:Â Non UK
Architect:Â Stanton Williams
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Project 2:Â The Bishops Stortford High School
Location:Â Bishops Stortford
Brick Manufacturer:Â Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC
Brick Name: Lingfield Yellow, Selected Dark Facing
Architect:Â Bond Bryan
About the project
Judges Comments
"The 2025 winner is an industry-leading contractor demonstrating excellence across quality, safety, and workforce development. Swift Brickwork Contractors Ltd showcases innovation, precision, and a strong commitment to sustainability and client satisfaction. With rigorous quality management, a flawless safety record, and a proactive approach to training and apprenticeships, the company sets a benchmark for professionalism and continuous improvement in the brickwork industry."
Company Details
Swift Brickwork Contractors Ltd, pride themselves on being at the forefront of the brickwork, blockwork, and masonry industry in the UK. Their reputation for precision, innovation, and commitment to sustainability is well-earned. They excel in delivering complex projects across residential, commercial, and public sectors. Their unwavering dedication to client satisfaction truly sets them apart as industry leaders.
Quality is always be at the forefront of their values. They currently employ four designated Quality Managers who operate on their sites daily, assisting their Project Managers in the completion of all relevant QA documentation. This not only guarantees their ISO-9001 compliance, but their commitment to ensuring they operate proficiently wihin the parameters of the Building Safety Act. Their Quality Management team have also completed the PT120 Quality in Construction, which is both CQI & IRCA certified. This further training has enabled their Quality team to further assist their on site project teams in ensuring they achieve sufficient quality records during the lifecycle of their projects.
Swift Brickwork Contractors have maintained an exemplary safety record with an AFR of 0 for the past 12 months, reflecting their strong commitment to their Zero Harm policy. Their approach includes dust-capturing cutting stations on all sites and a bespoke manual handling system for masonry. They've improved RPE compliance through better face-fit testing and digital verification. Site performance has been strong, with improved safety inspection compliance and zero RIDDORs for the past 12 months. Their proactive culture is shown by increased near-miss reporting and focused toolbox talks. Swift’s integrated management system, certified to ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001, ensures consistency across all projects.
Swift Brickwork Contractors pride themselves on their initiative to develop the skills of their existing workforce to ensure they operate as efficiently as possible. With over 120 current operatives taking part in courses throughout the year, this has allowed them to develop site teams who continue to work effectively on their projects. Their office staff have also benefited from their commitment to upskill their workforce, with employees receiving Mental Health First Aid training, Fire Marshall training as well as numerous CPD seminars for their commercial staff. Each year, they continue to develop the skill set of their workforce as necessary, in order to continue to complete projects to the highest standard.
They currently employ 16 apprentices, with 6 of those recently achieving their EPA's. As a business, it is crucial to invest the necessary guidance and training towards the next generation of their workforce. With modern methods of construction ever changing, they communicate closely with their colleges to ensure they assist wherever possible with training in new products, quality assurance and methods of construction. This has been their inaugural year of not only investing in their site progression, but also their personal progression. Where possible, they have awarded their 'Apprentice of the Month' vouchers towards driving lessons. This not only rewards their hard work on site, but assists them in becoming more independent in their personal life as well as working life.
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