COMPANY HISTORY

The Company was founded in October 1964 by brothers Hector Stephen and Ray Walker as Walker Bros (Civil Engineering) Ltd. They originally operated from Edmonton, North London specialising in paving works. Moving to Folkestone in the late sixties the Company expanded its range of activities to include Highway, Structural and Sewerage works. Ideally placed for the expansion in East Kent in the early seventies the Company concentrated on works within that area including high profile schemes such as:-

• Main drainage to the villages of Mersham, Aldington, Alkham and Hougham
• The construction of Folkestone and Hill Road Bypasses
• Town centre improvements to Folkestone, Faversham and Ashford

In 1982 a major change in the structure occurred with the retirement of Hector and the appointment of his son Raymond as Managing Director, a position he still holds today.

The Company enjoyed steady growth in the early eighties with moves into Rail works and the opening of an area office in Purfleet, there followed a period of consolidation in the late eighties. However, the start of a new decade saw the appointment of new Directors and the opening of another area office at Lingfield in Surrey.

In 1996 the company name was changed to Walker Construction (UK) Limited to better reflect our move into Building and General Construction works, also at this time we moved to a new Head Office in Park Farm Road and opened new offices in Dereham, Norfolk and Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Adding to our services Traffic Management and Signing Operations. This Division was further expanded in 2003 with the acquisition of a Lining Company.

Most recently the company has expanded its Board of Directors still further with new appointments in 2006 and the purchase of the Demolition, Earthworks and Waste Disposal Divisions of Star Plant Ltd in May 2006.

The Company is now well founded and prepared to meet the challenges of the exciting next decade with the 2012 Olympics coming to London.