Coniston are award-winning heritage construction specialists based in Dartford, Kent. Celebrating our 40th birthday this year, we have a long history of carrying out projects within the conservation sector.
Coniston has proudly supported the CIOB conservation conference for a number of years, and once again this year is honoured to be the Platinum Sponsor for the event.
Coniston is a traditional building company, still owned and managed by its founding partner. We also carry a large, skilled in-house workforce, bringing many years of heritage and conservation experience to every project.
We have an enviable client portfolio, working with some of the UK’s most prestigious heritage institutions including the British Museum, Canterbury Cathedral, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Natural History Museum and Somerset House. Coniston is proud of an 80% repeat business rate, testament we believe to the quality of service and workmanship we provide.
The quality of our work has been recognised through the years with a number of awards. Coniston has been recipient of RIBA, RICS, Museums and Heritage, Brick Awards, Building Awards, Construction Manager of the Year Awards and Europe Nostra.
Coniston is a Chartered Building Company.
The CIOB conservation conference, Conservation, Adaptation & Maintenance of the Built Environment, will be held at Church House, Westminster, on 30 April 2019. For full details see http://bit.ly/conservation2019
Canterbury tales
Coniston are currently carrying out the five-year project to restore the roof of Canterbury Cathedral.
The Grade-I listed cathedral is a historic landmark, dating back to 1020 and part of a World Heritage Site. The cathedral is often described as “England in stone” as its history is intrinsically linked to the country’s history, and it has been a place of worship for more than 1,400 years.
This milestone project involves the installation of a temporary roof over the nave of the cathedral to allow for the removal of the existing roof. The existing lead that was removed, was recast offsite and reused as part of the new installation.
The existing timbers were subject to specialist repairs using pitch pine, Douglas fir and English oak.
The project is due to be carried out over five years, with a full programme to replace the roof over the nave, adjacent aisles and the roofs over the towers.
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