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Barratt Homes
Barratt Developments plc
Head Office:
Barratt Developments PLC
Barratt House
Cartwright Way
Forest Business Park
Bardon Hill
Coalville
Leicestershire
LE67 1UF
Tel: 01530 278278
Fax: 01530 278279
Barratt Developments Regional Offices
History
Barratt Developments plc. operate two well known national brands Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes. A regional subsidiary Ward Homes operates in the Kent and South East area.
Barratt started building new homes in 1958 with an office in Newcastle. In 1962, Lewis Greensitt, a Newcastle builder and Lawrie Barratt, an accountant, bought control of the company and embarked on a five-year expansion plan. They listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1968 and from 1972, Barratt initiated a programme of rapid expansion through acquisitions including Manchester-based Arthur Wardle and Janes from Luton, and the creation of new companies including the Kingsoak brand.
Corporate Office:
Barratt Developments PLC
Kent House
1st Floor
14-17 Market Place
London W1W 8AJ
Tel: 020 7299 4894
Fax: 020 7299 4851
Barratt Homes Yorkshire East
David Wilson Homes Yorkshire East
6 Alpha Court
Monks Cross
Drive
York YO32 9WN
Tel: 01904 617 660
Fax: 01904 673 292
Barratt Homes Yorkshire West
David Wilson Homes Yorkshire West
Vico Court
Ring Road
Lower
Wortley
Leeds LS12 6AN
Tel: 0113 279 0099
Fax: 0113 279 0038
Barratt Homes East Scotland
David Wilson Homes East Scotland
Telford House
3 Mid New
Cultins
Edinburgh EH11 4DH
Tel: 0131 442 5700
Fax: 0131 442 5701
BDW East Scotland limited
Blairton House
Old Aberdeen Road
Balmedie
Aberdeenshire AB23 8SH
Tel: 01358 741 300
Fax:
01358 743 858
Barratt Homes North East
David Wilson Homes North East
Barratt House
City West Business
Park
Scotswood Road
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE4 7DF
Tel: 0191 298 6100
Fax: 0191 256 8341
Barratt Homes West Scotland
David Wilson Homes West Scotland
7 Buchanan Gate
Cumbernauld
Road
Stepps
Glasgow G33 6FB
Tel: 0141 779 8300 / 0141 779 8302
Fax: 0141 779 8301 / 0141
779 8303
SOUTHERN REGION
Barratt Homes North London
Barratt House
Wellstones
Watford
Hertfordshire WD17 2AF
Tel:
01923 297 300
Fax: 01923 297 301
Barratt Homes Southern Counties
Barratt House
Walnut Tree Close
Guildford
Surrey GU1
4SW
Tel: 01483 505 533
Fax: 01483 508 603
David Wilson Homes Southern
Norgate House
Tealgate
Charnham Park
Hungerford
Berkshire
RG17 0YT
Tel: 01488 680 300
Fax: 01488 681 594
Barratt Homes Eastern Counties
David Wilson Homes Eastern Counties
Barratt House
7 Springfield
Lyons Approach
Chelmsford CM2 5EY
Tel: 01245 232 200
Fax: 01245 232 260
Ward Homes
Barratt Kent
Weald House
88 Main Street
Sundridge
Kent TN14 6ER
Tel: 01959 568
400
Fax: 01959 569 064
WEST REGION
David Wilson Homes Southampton Barratt Homes Southampton
Tollbar House
Tollbar Way
Hedge
End
Southampton SO30 2UH
Tel: 01489 779 200
Fax: 01489 789 133
Barratt Homes Bristol
Barratt House
Almondsbury Business Centre
Woodlands
Almondsbury
Bristol
BS32 4QH
Tel: 01454 202 202
Fax: 01454 612 277
Barratt Homes Exeter
Barratt House
Hencock Road Central
Marsh Barton
Exeter EX2 8LL
Tel:
01392 439 022
Fax: 01392 216 104
David Wilson Homes South West
2nd Floor
Aztec Centre
Aztec West
Bradley Stoke
Bristol
BS32
4TD
Tel: 01454 620460
Fax: 01454 207200
Barratt Homes South Wales
Oak House
Village Way
Tongwynlais
Cardiff CF15 7NE
Tel: 02920
544 744
Fax: 02920 544 745
LONDON REGION
Barratt Homes West London
Wallis House
Great West Road
Brentford
Middlesex TW8 9BS
Tel:
020 8326 7100
Fax: 020 8326 7200
Barratt Homes East London
Central House
32-66 High Street
Stratford
London E15 2PF
Tel:
020 8522 5500
Fax: 020 8519 5536
CENTRAL REGION
Barratt Homes Manchester
4 Brindley Road
City Park
Manchester
M16 9HQ
Tel: 0161 8720161
Fax:
0161 8552828
Barratt Homes West Midlands
60 Whitehall Road
Halesowen
West Midlands B63 3JS
Tel: 0121
585 5303
Fax: 0121 585 5304
Barratt Homes Mercia
David Wilson Homes Mercia
Building 2020
Meridian Business Park
Copse
Drive
Meridian
Coventry CV5 9RG
Tel: 01676 525 400
Fax: 01676 525 401
David Wilson Homes North West
303 Bridgewater Place
Birchwood Park
Warrington WA3 6XF
Tel:
01925 846 600
Fax: 01925 826 357
EAST REGION
David Wilson Homes East Midlands
Unit 1a
Forest Business Park
Cartwright Way
Bardon Hill
Coalville
Leicestershire
LE67 1GL
Tel: 01530 276 700
Fax: 01530 276798
Barratt Northampton
900 Pavilion Drive
Northampton Business Park
Northampton NN4 7RG
Tel:
01604 664 500
Fax: 01604 664 501
David Wilson Homes South Midlands
1a Fortune Close
Riverside Business Park
Northampton
NN3 9HT
Tel: 01604 784 000
Fax: 01604 784 896
Barratt Homes North Midlands
David Wilson Homes North Midlands
Wilson House
2 Orchard
Place
Nottingham Business Park
Nottingham NG8 6PX
Tel: 0115 900 7550
Fax: 0115 975 4650
Information on national house builders
Barratt’s success can be attributed to it’s unrivalled marketing. Barratt are quick to introduce innovative and successful marketing strategies including part-exchange, shared equity, and "fees paid" deals. During the early 80’s Barratt was the first builder to use national television to advertise their new homes and offers with Patrick Allan and the now famous helicopter.
In the year end to June 1983 Barratt sold a record 16,500 new homes making it Britain’s largest house builder. In 1983 and 1984 Barratt was hit by two World in Action ITV documentaries, critical of timber frame new homes and it’s "starter" homes. Two years later, sales had fallen by 50% and Lawrie Barratt abandoned timber frame construction and initiated a new product range that included larger detached homes. Margaret Thatcher purchased a new home from Barratt on a prestigious estate in Dulwich, South London.
Knighted in 1982, Sir Lawrie came out of retirement when the company was badly hit by the recession in 1991 steering the company through difficult times before retiring permanently in 1997. He died on 20 December 2012, aged 85.
Barratt Developments plc now employ around 4000 people and operate from 25 divisions throughout the UK.
In a major acquisition Barratt bought Wilson Bowden plc with it the David Wilson Homes brand for £2.7bn in April 2007 - just a year ahead of the market turmoil created by the "Credit Crunch." As part of the deal they also acquired Wilson Bowden Developments a commercial property construction and development company in the leisure, industrial, retail, and office sectors.
Barratt state that they "provide high quality, value for money homes for all market sectors, plus homes for rent and shared ownership, and are leaders in brownfield development and urban regeneration."
Key Directors:
Bob Lawson
Mark Clare
Financials (Year end 30 June 2012)
Turnover
Operating profit
Market capital
Average selling price
Land bank
Number of new homes built to financial year ended 30 June 2012 - 12,637
(2011 - 11,171 : 2010 - 11,377 : 2009 - 13,277)
Awards
The site managers employed by Barratt Group have won the most NHBC Pride in the job Quality Awards for the eigth year in succession - winning 73 awards.
Number of NHBC awards per year (averaged over last six years)
64 Quality awards 19 Seal of Excellence awards (excluding David Wilson Homes)
Homes per Quality Award ratio for 2012 - 173 homes built per award.
(2011 - 141 homes built per award : 2010 - 139 homes built per award)
The lower the number the better the quality.
What their customers say:
Review links below to see what some customers think of their Barratt new home:
www.homemove.co.uk/forums/barratt-homes-buyer-beware
www.telegraph.co.uk/property/Fixtures-and-faults-included
www.hvnplus.co.uk/safety-alert-sparks-flue-check-at-barratt-homes
www.reviewcentre.com/david wilson
www.dearcustomerrelations.com/david-wilson-how-not-to-build-a-house
www.telegraph.co.uk/property/mypropertynightmare-new-home-full-of-flaws
- Group Chairman
- Group Chief Executive
£2320.0 million
£ 191.0 million (Operating profit 8.2%)
£1381.0 million (at 7 August 2012)
£202,000
43,900 plots
