North Star Receive Best Site Performance Award

A prestige new build project of a Porsche car showroom, workshop facilities and vehicle preparation building including an extensive external works package. 

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Strengthening Our Fleet with a New Grab Wagon

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North Star on Hand to Help Out During the Recent Floods

North Star’s Utility Division assisted Electricity North West during some of the worst floods in history in Carlisle and Rochdale. Recently Electricity North West (ENW) requested our services to help clear out a substation in Carlisle during Storm Desmond and North Star reacted and assisted to restore power to local residents as soon as humanly […]

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North Star Receive Quality Performance Award

North Star were selected and short-listed by Warden Construction Ltd to take part in their annual contractor awards in recognition of our continued professional approach in delivering Civil Engineering packages on a number of different projects ranging from schools and education campuses, new build industrial units, public amenity buildings and utility works. Wardens operate a […]

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New Wins

North Star’s Civil Engineering division continues to expand with a number of new projects being awarded at the start of 2016. New contracts include a new build retail development in St. Helens, an extension and car parking facilities to a support centre in Morecambe, remodelling works to Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport and completion of […]

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Fleet Expansion

In the last 3 months North Star has invested heavily in it’s owned transport fleet and introduced six new vehicles across the company as a whole. These are vital in enabling our workforce to arrive safely and economically to all our projects throughout the UK and are an essential piece of the jigsaw. Our fleet […]

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Facility Management Services

North Star has recently employed a new member of staff to help service the insolvency and facilities management division. Philip has over 15 years’ experience in the industry and we welcome him into our business. The Facilities Management division has also recently been awarded a preferred supplier status with Oystons Property Management and we look […]

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Investing in the Future

North Star understand the importance and value of investing in the future and what better way to do this than by investing in home grown talent through apprenticeship schemes. With this in mind we have taken on two new local apprentices who are both being trained in their respective trades though local college training schemes […]

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New Wins

North Star’s Civil Engineering Division continues to deliver projects to the complete satisfaction of our clients resulting in new contracts being continuously awarded. We get involved with all new projects from conception to completion offering our specialist knowledge throughout both the tender and construction process which means we are given repeat work from our Key […]

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North Star Receive Best Site Performance Award

North Star’s Civil Engineering Division has been awarded the “Best Site Performance” award by Bardsley Construction Ltd. Richard Morris, Ken Parkinson & Dave Harrison attended a Sub-Contractor award ceremony on 26th April 2017 and from a large number of sub-contractors present at the event, North Star were awarded the ‘Best Site Performance’ sub-contractor award. There were […]

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New Wins

North Star’s Civil Engineering Division continues to deliver projects to the complete satisfaction of our clients and grow from strength to strength. New contracts are being continuously awarded from both repeat new clients who utilise our specialist knowledge throughout both the tender and construction process. Recent wins include the following works:

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North Star Plant Expansion

Due to the continuous work that North Star are receiving we have decided to invest in various items of new plant to assist us in meeting our clients’ requirements more efficiently. Within the next 4 weeks North Star will be receiving the following new pieces of plant: 6.00 Tonne Thwaites swivel skip dumper, a 3.00 […]

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North Star Staff Development

North Star continue to invest in staff to ensure they have the correct certification to enable us to work on our client’s sites and deliver all projects to a high standard. One of our operatives, Woj Zywicki, recently attended a CITB Intermediate Setting Out Engineering course in King’s Lynn at the CITB Training Centre to […]

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New Wins

North Star’s Civil Engineering Division continues to deliver projects to the complete satisfaction of our clients and grow from strength to strength. New contracts are being continuously awarded from both repeat and new clients who utilise our specialist knowledge throughout both the tender and construction process. Recent wins include the following works:

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North Star Plant Expansion

Due to continued growth and repeat business from key clients North Star have recently invested in a new 13.00 Tonne CAT Excavator. This forms part of an ever growing fleet of our owned plant and machinery and has been put straight out in the field working alongside one of our dedicated teams of Civil Engineers […]

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North Star Sponsor local Football Team

North Star Estates Ltd are now the proud sponsors of Mill Hill Junior Football Club Under 9’s team in Blackburn. The company thought that this was a fantastic opportunity to give something back to the local community and help Anthony Pickup and Steve Heys (Joint team managers) with a new sponsor for the kits during […]

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New Wins

North Star’s Civil Engineering Division continues to deliver projects to the complete satisfaction of our clients and grow from strength to strength. New contracts are being continuously awarded from both repeat and new clients who utilise our specialist knowledge throughout both the tender and construction process. Recent wins include the following works:

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North Star Plant Investment

Due to increased workload and demand for our services we have recently invested in a brand new 9.00 tonne straight tip Thwaites dumper which has been put straight to work on one of our current projects. Our fleet of owned plant and equipment provides us with the flexibility to meet our Clients requirements ensuring efficient […]

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Another New Machine added to the North Star Fleet

North Star recently took delivery of a brand new Takeuchi TB230 Mini Excavator complete with breaker attachment. This machine is ideal for and enables access into tight spots in and around all sites and the Tackeuchi model purchased is the best in it’s division again showing North Stars commitment to investment ensuring we keep in […]

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North Star Celebrate 10 Year Anniversary

North Star was founded back in March 2009 and started trading in very humble surroundings during the infancy of the business, in fact the office was a converted garage at the time……..how things have changed 10 years on!!! The business has substantially adapted, developed and changed since its inception and will no doubt continue to do so […]

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New Contract– Proposed GP Surgery, Whittle Le Woods

After a very competitive tender process, North Star were appointed by Principal Contractor Rayner Rowen Construction Ltd to carry out the full civil engineering, groundworks, and external works package to create a new GP Surgery and Facilities in Whittle Le Woods, Lancashire. Works to be carried out on full labour, plant, and material basis.

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New contract – Proposed adult and children’s overnight centre

Works to create two new-build blocks for a children and adults overnight centre will commence in October 2020 with North Star undertaking all civil engineering and groundworks on behalf of Warden Construction Ltd who are working alongside Lancashire County Council to build this wonderful facility for the local community.

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Matt Jones joins ‘Team North Star’ in the role of Quantity Surveyor

North Star are delighted to welcome Matt Jones to the team who commenced employment in September 2020 in the role of Quantity Surveyor. Matt brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge having worked within the Civil Engineering and Construction industry since 1995. This appointment was made on the back of an ever-increasing demand […]

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New Plant Investment

Having secured a number of new contracts across the North West for some of our regular clients we have recently invested in new items of plant across the business. In the past two weeks we have taken delivery of the following plant: 13.00 Tonne Hitachi excavator, 3.00 Tonne Takeuchi excavator, 9.00 Tonne Thwaites dumper and […]

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