We’ll handle your whole project for you, working in partnership with you.

Choosing the Right Builder

As a homeowner or business, you may be looking to repair, refurb, refresh or renovate. You could be completely restyling as an alternative to moving house or premises. Perhaps you’re hoping to turn a 'vague idea' into something ‘wow'.

Yet you know that all this can come with uncertainty and confusion. What’s involved? How are you going to avoid 'cowboys' and comply with legislation?

Who can you trust? Who can help turn your ideas into reality, staying within budget and on time? 

Colbran & Wingrove have a track record spanning over 55 years. And we have more than 250 years of accumulated building experience across our team in the local area and its challenges. There's not much we haven't faced and solved and we enjoy longstanding relations with our many of our clients.

 86% of our business comes from referrals and repeat customers

Our mantra of 'expect excellence' is a statement of our approach to both projects and clients. Our team created it and we live it daily. We build on Trust and are judged on Excellence.

EXPERTS IN OUR FIELD

We'll handle your whole project for you, working in partnership with you. Design, surveys, analysis, construction and final finish - we provide them all.

We love what we do and we do it well, leaving you to get on with what you love doing.  SO … EXPECT EXCELLENCE

  • Russell Colbran

    Russell Colbran

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    I love all aspects of building and relish a challenge, so my learning is continuous which I find very rewarding. We have embedded a strong culture of teamwork and this, together with our communication, enables us to deliver exceptional work that we can all be proud of. I’m also a director of Eastbourne Chamber of Commerce and enjoy working with other local businesses to help make the town a great place to live and work in.

  • Judy Colbran

    Judy Colbran

    FINANCE DIRECTOR

    I’m ambitious and passionate about our business and the power of teamwork. It’s also my aspiration to make every aspect of our customers’ experience better. It’s wonderful to play a part in their project as we turn ideas into reality. My role at Colbran & Wingrove also includes the organisation of supplier and subcontractor accounts, HR and marketing, and the preparation of our management accounts.

  • Martin Tonks

    Martin Tonks

    CONSTRUCTION DIRECTOR

    I have more than 45 years’ experience in residential and commercial building work, and still get immense pride and pleasure collaborating with clients. I choose to have fun and work hard and I value the long term relationships we build with our clients. Problem solving is my forte. I really enjoy coordinating complex projects and I feel fortunate to have been part of the development of the company over the years.

Arundel Place Residents’ Company …

“Thank you for the impressive way you approached the work, completed it on schedule and to cost. You fully lived up to your reputation.”

Nigel Allen …

“C&W took on a sizeable expansion of our ground floor and we’re delighted with the result. We would recommend them to anyone.”

From our base in Eastbourne, we cover East Sussex, Brighton and Hove and Tunbridge Wells.

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Accredited Contractor CHAS