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Design & build.

Accountability from start to finish.

McPhillips is engineered to keep your project moving. Our directly employed workforce means just one team accountable for design and construction, coordinating architects, engineers and our own crews under a single contract. The result – clearer cost certainty and a programme that actually moves.

Single point of responsibility Integrated design management Cost & programme certainty

One contract. One team.

We take the stress out of any single design-and-build contract. We manage everything from start to finish – including architects, engineers and our own crews – to ensure everything is delivered on time and on budget.

  • Single-point responsibility
  • Integrated design management
  • Two-stage tender & ECI
  • Cost & programme certainty
  • Own plant & directly employed teams
  • ISO 9001 / 14001 / 45001 accredited

Single point of responsibility.

With McPhillips, there is never a gap between what is drawn and what gets built.

We hold the design and the build under one roof, coordinating consultants and our own crews so the client has a single point of contact and a single point of accountability. Fewer interfaces mean fewer surprises, faster decisions and a cleaner route from brief to handover.

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Telford Fire Station — featured case study
Featured case study
Telford Fire Station
Blue-light & emergency·£12M·Stafford Park·2024

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service appointed McPhillips as design and build contractor under an NEC4 Option A single stage competitive tender to…

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Parkwood Extracare — featured case study
Featured case study
Parkwood Extracare
Health & social care·£6.7M·Telford·2009

McPhillips was awarded this project for the development of 54 assisted living apartments in Woodside, Telford for The Wrekin Housing Trust in 2008.

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Integrated design management.

We manage the design as we build it – so buildability and value are engineered in, not bolted on.

By driving the design programme alongside the build, we can respond in a way which keeps the design deliverable, the information flowing and the work moving. When every hour counts, that’s the difference McPhillips brings.

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Aerial view of the completed Dogs Trust rehoming centre in Cardiff

One contract and one accountable team, from first sketch to handover.

Cost & programme certainty.

The way we work means that you – our clients – get the straight answers you need. With a single accountable contractor, open-book costs and a programme our own teams control, you always know exactly where your project stands.

Our costs and timings are delivered with confidence – and stuck to – because we self-deliver with our own plant and people. Early contractor involvement and transparent, open-book pricing give clients the certainty they need to make decisions and keep the scheme on track.

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Racecourse Crescent — featured case study
Featured case study
Racecourse Crescent
Homes & care·£1.2M·Shrewsbury·2025

STAR Housing appointed McPhillips to resume the Racecourse Crescent development after the previous contractor went into liquidation in February…

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Delivered design & build.

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Chester Zoo Heart of Africa
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Chester Zoo Heart of Africa

Not-for-profit·£24.5M·Chester·2025

A landmark visitor attraction of 14 buildings and open savannah across 22.5 acres, plus The Reserve’s…

Drive-thru Costa Coffee
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Drive-thru Costa Coffee

Commercial & industrial·£1.2M·Ludlow·2025

McPhillips was the principal contractor for the delivery of a drive- thru Costa Coffee on the…

Built for the long term.

What a project leaves behind matters just as much as the building itself. That’s why we set clear social value targets at the start of every contract — including local jobs, training, supply chain spend and community benefit — and report against them throughout.

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McPhillips team planting trees with local schoolchildrenMcPhillips apprentices on site

Frequently asked.

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Having one contract and a single accountable team means there is no gap between design and construction. This brings fewer interfaces, clearer cost certainty, integrated risk and a faster route from brief to handover.

Yes. Through two-stage tender and early contractor involvement we join at design stage to help shape buildability, programme and value engineering, then carry that knowledge into delivery.

Yes. Using our own directly employed teams and plant means we can control cost and programme with confidence under a single-point design-and-build contract.

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