News and Articles

We are pleased to announce that we now have an in-house Gas Safe registered engineer!

The 15th century Magazine Gateway sits as a dramatic landmark entrance to the De Montfort’s University’s campus. Our conservation team have recently completed a six-month project to carry out much-needed repairs and restoration work at one of Leicester’s finest medieval buildings.

The Elizabethan House was built just before 1600, home to merchants and businessmen who wanted to work and sleep by the bustling harbour. Many years later, vital structural and strengthening works were carried out as part of Plymouth’s Mayflower 400 commemorations. 

The Oratory, located in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, was founded in 1849 by St John Henry Newman. Messenger was contracted in late 2020 to undertake extensive repairs to the lantern on the roof of the Cardinal’s Library.

This Sunday, April 18th, marks ten years since Messenger was incorporated and the years since have seen the company go from strength to strength.

Our specialist stonemasons have begun the £2.5m two-year project to conserve Lincoln Medieval Bishop's Palace for the future.

Completed in August 2020 as part of a £3.7m project at Darwin College, the Old Granary scooped up the award for Best Conservation Project and the Craftsmanship Award at the Cambridge Design and Construction Awards.

Ciara has over fifteen years’ experience in the industry, most recently in her own design practice, and is coming on board to support our site teams with Contractor Design Elements of the various projects we undertake.

The multi-million pound renovation at Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk has featured in the media several times since the project started 18-months ago, most recently in The Daily Telegraph!

“The only thing worse than training your employees and having them leave, is not training them and having them stay.” Henry Ford.