Business Details
40 Years
experience
Your Trusted Construction Partner in Leicester
Harbot Builders has been delivering high-quality construction and building services since 1986. Our expertise spans commercial, retail, industrial, and domestic projects, supported by a skilled team of directly employed operatives. We specialise in working with listed buildings and conservation areas, combining traditional craftsmanship with modern techniques. Our in-house joinery department enables bespoke solutions for properties ranging from offices to churches. With decades of experience and a reputation built on recommendations, we prioritise customer satisfaction through punctual, courteous service and adherence to project timelines and budgets.Our long-standing relationships with clients across sectors including automotive, education, and real estate demonstrate our commitment to excellence. We operate from two sites in Leicester, offering full contract management and collaborating with trusted partners for specialist trades. Our focus remains on delivering tailored solutions that meet the unique needs of each client while maintaining the highest standards of workmanship.
Services
Commercial Construction
Listed Buildings
Retail Shopfitting
Dilapidations
New Build Homes
Domestic Renovations
Bespoke Joinery
Details
- Year established: 1986
Highlights and features
- We have over 39 years of experience in construction and building services.
- Our directly employed team combines traditional and modern building techniques.
- We operate an in-house joinery department for bespoke woodwork solutions.
- Our focus on customer satisfaction has earned recommendations for decades.
- We work on listed buildings and conservation areas with sympathetic approaches.
What people say
Transformation are amazed
Professional staff
Minimal disruption
Sympathetic approach
High-quality workmanship
Services
Commercial Construction
We deliver tailored commercial construction solutions for offices, industrial units, and retail spaces. Our services include new builds, extensions, and refurbishments, all executed with minimal disruption to business operations. With experience working for blue-chip clients like Volvo and Renault, we combine project management expertise with specialist in-house joinery capabilities to meet strict deadlines and budget requirements while maintaining the highest standards of quality.
Listed Buildings
Specialist restoration and renovation services for Grade II listed buildings and conservation areas. Our craftsmen employ traditional techniques while integrating modern requirements, supported by an in-house joinery department for bespoke period-appropriate woodwork. We handle planning consents, structural repairs, and sympathetic refurbishments, ensuring historical integrity is preserved while meeting current building regulations through decades of accumulated expertise in heritage construction projects.
Bespoke Joinery
In-house production of made-to-measure joinery solutions for commercial and residential properties. Our craftsmen create windows, doors, staircases, and decorative elements using traditional methods suited to both modern and historic buildings. This capability enables unique architectural features in new builds while ensuring perfect matching of existing woodwork during restorations, particularly valued in church renovations and listed building projects requiring precise period-appropriate detailing.
New Build Homes
From single dwellings to multi-unit developments, we construct high-quality residential properties with attention to ergonomic design and building regulations compliance. Our services cover entire project lifecycles including planning input, groundworks, and final finishes. Recent projects demonstrate our ability to transform challenging sites into desirable living spaces while maintaining strict budgetary control and delivering to agreed timelines through our experienced site management team.
Dilapidations
Comprehensive dilapidations management to maintain commercial properties in accordance with lease agreements. We handle roofing repairs, flooring replacement, asbestos removal, and decorative work while coordinating necessary specialist trades. Our proactive approach ensures compliance with lease covenants through timely interventions, supported by experienced surveyors and contractors to deliver cost-effective solutions that preserve property value and meet legal requirements.
Questions
What types of construction projects do you handle?
We work on commercial, retail, industrial, and residential projects including new builds, renovations, listed buildings, and bespoke joinery solutions across Leicester and surrounding areas.
How experienced are your construction teams?
With over 39 years' experience since 1986, our directly employed craftsmen combine traditional building techniques with modern methods, supported by specialist joinery expertise developed through decades of heritage projects.
Can you work on listed buildings?
Yes, we specialise in Grade II listed buildings and conservation areas, with proven expertise in sympathetic renovations, traditional techniques, and period-appropriate joinery production for churches and historic properties.
Do you offer bespoke joinery services?
Our in-house joinery department creates custom windows, doors, staircases, and decorative elements for both modern and heritage projects, ensuring perfect matching of existing architectural features when required.
What areas do you serve?
While based in Leicester, we work across Leicestershire including South and North Leicestershire, undertaking projects in both urban and rural locations to suit client requirements.
How do you ensure project quality?
Through directly managed teams, regular site inspections, and collaboration with trusted surveyors, we maintain strict quality control from initial planning through to completion across all our construction projects.
Reviews (1)
Willows Music Group
Oct 04, 2018
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Harbots were recommended to me by another good builder who was too busy.They turned out to be a brilliant choice, helpful, capable, knowledgeable, and tidy workers. All the staff were excellent and hardworking. They began as builders and ended up as friends. Thank you for all your help.
