Edgar Taylor is a leading regional contractor based in Buckinghamshire.
We believe that the construction of award-winning design is dependent on collaboration between client, architect, contractors and suppliers. Alongside bricks and mortar, we build valued partnerships that result in the most effective methods, materials, supply chain and site management.
We confidently bring the best construction team to every project, because we actively nurture and develop talents and invest in continuous staff development. No matter what the scale or nature of the build, we champion excellence in the built environment.
As a trusted construction partner, our projects encompass purpose-built facilities and the development of heritage sites. With a clear understanding of the design aspirations and purpose of the building, we identify and address both opportunities and risks to realise the vision.
Our expertise and build quality have earned Edgar Taylor repeat custom and a reputation as the regional contractor of choice for all stakeholders.
Wantage, Oxfordshire
Reading, Berkshire
Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes
Henley, Oxfordshire
Middleton Cheney, Oxfordshire
Banbury, Oxfordshire
Oxford
Oxford
Summertown, Oxford
Summertown, Oxford
"The team at Edgar Taylor were a pleasure to work with. They have just completed an extraordinarily complex regeneration project in the heart of Oxford and we're delighted with the finished result. Their willingness to overcome the inevitable issues in a pragmatic fashion coupled with their positive, energetic and courteous manner made them the perfect partner for this scheme."
Ian Ashcroft MRICS
CEO Lucy Real Estate
We are delighted to have been appointed by Waddesdon C of E School to construct their new Sixth Form Centre. Design is well underway in preparation for the groundbreaking ceremony in March. The new building will improve and consolidate the current Sixth Form facilities, providing space for supervised group study, teaching, and a lecture theatre / performing arts space.
The new classroom block has been completed and handed over to the school, ready for the new term in January. This design and build project achieved BREEAM Excellent and is the second facility Edgar Taylor have successfully delivered for the College. The four new classrooms are an important part of the College's five-year strategy.
The Edgar Taylor Team are delighted to be attending the opening of the Bletchley Park Block E Learning Centre on the 19th October. Block E, once the communications hub of wartime Bletchley Park, has been refurbished and repurposed by Edgar Taylor Construction to create two new resources. The Block E Learning Centre, which includes eight learning spaces able to accommodate learners from primary school pupils to students in higher education, and The Fellowship Auditorium, a state-of-the-art presentation and event space.
Edgar Taylor Construction joined Fairhive Homes to celebrate the completion of Anstey Court in Waddesdon. The design and build scheme delivered by Edgar Taylor comprises 16 new build independent living flats. With the environment in mind and in consideration of increasing energy prices the flats have achieved an EPC rating of A.
Edgar Taylor Construction are delighted to have been appointed by Bletchley Park Trust, to deliver their new learning centre. Located within the heart of the Bletchley Park Heritage Site the project involves the careful refurbishment, repurposing and restoration of a WWII building, to create a modern learning centre.
An extension houses a new purpose-built lecture theatre and external spaces are reconfigured to provide coach bays and safe access for the visiting staff and students.
We are delighted to announce The Story Museum in Oxford has won an RIBA South Award.
This former 1930s telephone exchange and 19th century master's house was converted into The Story Museum by Edgar Taylor Construction, and now celebrates stories for a range of audiences.
It was also great to see the project made the front cover of the RIBA Journal this month.
Congratulations to the whole team who collaborated to deliver the project.
Construction of the new pre-prep school and nursery in Moulsford is now well underway and the school are delighted to see the facilities beginning to take shape. The timber frame structure is nearing completion and roofing works are progressing quickly to enable fit out works to commence in the new year. Works are on schedule to complete next summer ready for the start of the autumn term.
Photo: Mark Webber, Nicholls Brown Webber Architects.
This project was completed by Edgar Taylor some time ago but with the impact of Covid-19 it has only now been possible to arrange some professional photos to showcase the finished building. The centre incorporates a wide range of facilities including a cafe, meeting rooms and a large function room as well as toilets & changing areas. A large V-Shaped roof to the central area creates a striking appearance to this fantastic new community asset.
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We are pleased to announce that our project at The Story Museum in Oxford has been recognised at the recent Oxford Preservation Trust Awards 2021. This was a very challenging project with significant site constraints, but the final result is a credit to the hard work of everyone that made it possible. Our congratulations to the client and the teams at Purcell, Ramboll and Burke Hunter Adams.
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The new clubhouse and buggy store at Stowe Golf Club is now complete. Constructed in just six months over the summer, the new facility houses a new open plan lounge area, state of the art golf simulator, locker room and associated changing facilities.
Works are underway at last to construct a new pre-prep school & nursery in Moulsford, on a greenfield site opposite the existing Moulsford Prep School. The project was originally secured early in 2020 but unfortunately due to the Covid-19 pandemic was then put on hold before works had commenced. Edgar Taylor Construction have been appointed as Main Contractor on a Design and Build basis. The new school is due to be open for the start of the 2022 autumn term.
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Edgar Taylor Construction has secured three new projects for one of our regular clients, Stowe School. To be completed over the summer, the projects involve the construction of a new golf clubhouse and buggy store, expansion of the existing day house facilities, and historic restoration works to the menagerie.
