Breyer Group - About Us

Introducing Breyer Group

Breyer Group was originally founded as an asphalt roofing contractor by Fred Breyer in 1956 and our construction company is still family owned today and is currently managed by Tim Breyer.

With our family values still firmly in place we always put people at the heart of everything we do. It is our intention to consistently provide our residents with a positive experience when making repairs to their homes, and to actively contribute to improving the fabric of the local communities in which they live. We are committed to Community Development and have developed a business model that encourages local focus and participation regardless of the growth or scope of our operations.

This includes delivering life changing initiatives such as our antisocial behaviour schemes to reduce crime and vandalism and, through our employment and skills plans, our award winning apprenticeship scheme which, since its inception, has delivered over 100 apprenticeships.

Whether it’s a regeneration project, a long-term programme or a multimillion pound partnering framework, we will always tailor our approach to suit the residents and the local community.

With over 400 employees and over 60 years’ experience specialising in roofing, construction, responsive repairs and maintenance, we are extremely proud to be one of the industry’s leading Principal Contractors, operating from our headquarters in Romford, Essex and our network of locally based offices. Our ISO9001:2015 certified quality management system reinforces our focus on excellent levels of customer service and satisfaction.

Mission statement

Breyer Group's mission statement, which outlines our medium and longer term objectives, specifically targets growth and in securing an increased proportion of our turnover from partnering work with our clients for the following reasons:

benefits to our own business through continuity and longer term relationships
ability for Breyer Group to iron out the traditional peaks and troughs in the contracting market
ability to invest significant resources in maintaining and further developing client relationships
ability to invest increased resources in training and developing Breyer Group staff
partnering does, we believe, provide a more sustainable approach to managing our business

Our business plan details the following strategic objectives for the group:

to develop communities at a highly focussed local level by encouraging participation
to meet our turnover targets for the next five years
to increase profitability as a percentage of turnover year on year
to increase the level of negotiated and partnered work to 70% of our annual turnover
to provide career progression, training and development to our staff
to provide new employment opportunities within the communities that we operate
to show a measured increase in client satisfaction
to reduce the impact of our operations on the environment, to reduce waste and to increase recycling

Board of Directors

Tim Breyer
Managing Director

Tim is involved in every project that Breyer Group have an involvement in, from the tender stage through to completion and after-sales. He is a highly committed individual with the ability to share visions and goals and communicate effectively with clients and colleagues.

Tim's primary function is to ensure the smooth running of the company as a whole.

Neil Fisher
Finance Director

As Finance Director, Neil is responsible for managing the financial and management accounts, strategic planning as well as asset and treasury management. He is also responsible for the management of the company IT specialist and a small team of staff.

He is responsible for all financial controls, as well as management and statutory reporting.

Warren Hand
B-Line and Roofing Director

Warren is a qualified Chartered Builder (MCIOB) with a Quantity Surveying background and over 10 years experience in a managerial position. He directs our Responsive Repairs and Maintenance Division, B-Line and he is involved in the setup of strategic partnering arrangements from bid stage through to the pre-construction setup of the scheme’s requirements, ensuring our quality statements are in compliance with both the company procedures and client’s requirements.

As Roofing Director, it is Warren’s job to oversee, coordinate and ensure the timely installation and completion of roofing projects

John Walsh Construction Director

John provides leadership and direction to the Construction Division, including but not limited to develop short, medium and long term strategy for the division. He is accountable for setting and delivering the profit and cash targets, develop and maintain a pipeline of business opportunities to ensure the ongoing sustainability of the business.

John ensures high and consistent levels of product delivery with excellent customer satisfaction results.

Our services

Our core services currently include roofing, construction, responsive repairs and renew, backed up by our first-class customer service and high-value investment in our local communities.

Our roofing team covers all major roofing systems. We are able to act as a principal or a subcontractor on projects of any size and complexity on a nationwide basis.

Our construction team provides high-quality internal and external refurbishment within the housing, education, healthcare and commercial sectors. We are experts in delivering ‘Decent Homes’ programmes, and planned and cyclical maintenance across London and the south-east.

Our responsive repairs and maintenance team uses a talented workforce of specialist and multi-disciplined tradesmen and women who are not just technically skilled but trained to minimise disruption whilst carrying out repairs to your homes whatever the task.

Added value services

In addition to our cutting-edge approach to construction, specialist roofing and responsive repairs, we pride ourselves on our ability to offer the highest level of customer service and community investment.

In order to keep our residents at the centre of everything we do, we have a first-class resident engagement team to increase our understanding of your needs and priorities.

This team is complemented by our community investment team which is here to identify the needs and priorities of the wider community. We actively seek to address any community issues through the creation of employment and training initiatives and social-value programmes that can genuinely help to improve the fabric of the neighbourhoods in which you live.

Health, Safety and Environmental

Health, safety and environmental matters are of paramount importance in everything the company does. We have a dedicated Health, Safety & Environmental Team who ensure our ISO45001:2018 accredited management system reflects the latest Best Practice.

Our health, safety and environmental team carry out thorough site inspections on a fortnightly rotation to ensure all company projects are fully compliant with current legislation and industry guidance. Once the electronic inspections are complete the site management team are immediately provided with its results.

Health, safety and environmental performance targets are set annually and reporting of that company performance takes place monthly with results reported directly to the board.

For more details of our policies, please contact Andy Le Marie

The Modern Slavery Act 2015

Breyer Group recognises that being responsible and sustainable really matters. We ensure everything we do is ethical and lawful, and that we work in a socially and environmentally sustainable way.

The principles in this code are not meant to provide an exhaustive list of expectations of suppliers, just things that matter most.

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Equal Opportunities & Diversity Policy

At Breyer Group we place every importance on the communities we serve. Our ethos values the diversity of our communities who enrich our work and influence the high standards we adopt and strive for.

Committed to Investors in People, Breyer Group delivers and provides a wide range of cultural awareness and equality and diversity training, literature and publicity that ensures our staff are best placed to serve our communities.

Accreditations

Our work involves a wide range of technical skills. It takes us into many different environments. We also handle a range of materials, operate various kinds of machinery and strive to minimise our impacts on the environment.

This means we need to be safe and secure in everything we do, well trained and highly skilled, and focused on improving our knowledge and practices continually.

Achieving accreditation is an important way for us to drive our professional standards. Accreditations give our customers, our partners, our employees and the communities we work in, confidence that we’ll do our jobs to industry leading standards.

Awards

NFRC Health & Safety in Roofing Awards 2019

Breyer Group has been named winner of the Gold Award in the 2019 Health & Safety in roofing Awards Scheme, which is aimed at promoting Health & Safety amongst NFRC member companies