Extensions, renovations and energy-efficient refurbishment in Hereford — from the building company that's actually based here. Passive House-trained, European supply chain, references you can drive past.
Talk to usSearch results for builders are full of firms that "cover" Hereford from somewhere else. APMBuild is the other kind: registered here, based here, with completed work you can drive past — the Saxon Gate refurbishment in the city, the Dormington orangery and Putley patio a few minutes east, the Gorsley extension down the Ross road. This page is part of our Herefordshire coverage, and Hereford is its centre.
The work: single and two-storey extensions and renovations, kitchens and bathrooms, whole-house refurbishments and the structural alterations underneath. The difference: energy performance treated as a build discipline, not a brochure word — a Passive House-trained director, PHPP pre-assessment to model your home's heat loss before design decisions are locked, and direct European materials supply at typically 20–30% below UK trade pricing on equivalent spec.
Hereford's residential stock runs from timber-framed and Georgian buildings around the cathedral to Victorian terraces, interwar semis and the postwar estates ringing the city. Each fails differently. The old solid-wall stock needs breathable insulation and moisture-aware detailing; the interwar cavity stock needs its cavities and lofts done properly rather than cheaply; the newer stock often needs ventilation fixed before anything else.
Planning runs through Herefordshire Council. Inside the city the practical constraints are conservation areas and listed frontages; on the northern edge, the River Lugg catchment's nutrient-neutrality rules apply to projects that create new dwellings or annexes — ordinary home extensions are generally unaffected, but we check at feasibility so you never find out the hard way.
And because we're local: winter site logistics, skip permits on tight streets, which merchants actually hold stock — the small knowledge that keeps a programme honest.
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Yes — Hereford is APMBuild's registered base and home city. When you search for building companies in Hereford, most results are firms covering the city from elsewhere; our office, stores and director are here, and several completed projects sit within a short drive of the city centre.
House extensions, kitchen and bathroom renovations, whole-house refurbishments and structural alterations. The Saxon Gate bathroom and interior refurbishment is a recent city example; Dormington's orangery and Putley's landscaping are minutes outside. EnerPHit-route deep retrofit is in development, with first projects being scoped now.
Many single-storey rear extensions fall under permitted development, but Hereford's conservation areas and the city's listed stock change the picture street by street — and applications go to Herefordshire Council, the county's unitary authority. We'll tell you at the first conversation whether your project likely needs an application, and your architect or planning agent handles the submission.
That's the core of how we work. An extension project opens up walls, floors and roofs anyway — the cheapest moment to add insulation, airtightness and better glazing is while they're open. A PHPP pre-assessment before design fixes the numbers, so the money goes where the heat actually leaves.
Genuinely depends on the pipeline — as a small firm we run a handful of projects at a time and don't overbook. Call 07711 266 107 with your timescale and we'll give you a straight answer, not a salesman's one.