Paul Benstead
Founder · Brickwork specialist
Started the business in 1988 and has grown it into an all-round building firm.
Two generations of builders you can trust.
Paul and Ollie Benstead, father and son, building across Surrey and Hampshire since 1988.
Our story
It started with bricks. It still does.
The company was started in 1988 by Paul Benstead. Over the past 30 years the business has grown in both knowledge and skill.
Working alongside other trades, Paul picked up skills far beyond his own and became an all-round general builder who could handle every stage of a build. He’s still a brickwork specialist at heart, but that experience means we can take on whole projects, from groundwork to plastering.
Ollie joined the business in 2012 and is following in his father’s footsteps. He went to college to learn the bricklaying trade and earn his NVQ, and has since picked up techniques and skills on every job, along with the admin and accounts side of running a small business.
We enjoy what we do, and we think it shows in our work. We cover all of Surrey and areas up to and around London. No job is too far and no job is too small.
- 1988
Paul founds the business
Starting out as a brickwork specialist across Surrey.
- 2012
Ollie joins
College trained, NVQ qualified, and learning on every job.
- Today
Two generations
Extensions, brickwork and more across Surrey, Hampshire and London.
How we work
What you can expect from us.
Quality before quantity
We’d rather do fewer jobs properly. Every one gets the most thorough job we can give it, matched to what you actually need.
An honest relationship
Some jobs take weeks. Great service matters as much as great work, so you can trust the people on your property every day.
Versatile on site
Thirty years across trades means we can adapt to whatever each job throws at us, from groundwork to the finishing touches.
The team
Meet Paul and Ollie.
Ollie Benstead
Bricklayer · NVQ qualified
Joined in 2012 and now helps run the business, on site and behind the scenes.
Got a project in mind?
Tell us about it and we’ll arrange a free, no-obligation quote.