Westbury Homes

Westbury was founded in 1964. The company was started by the Joiner family. The company was sold to a management buy-out team in 1985. Westbury Plc was launched on the London Stock Exchange in 1986. This organization has continued to grow through acquisition and the addition of new companies.

One of the UK’s leading house building companies is Westbury plc. They have operations in over 40 counties in England and Wales. In 1979 they sold 1000 homes. They now sell about 4500 houses every year. They are an innovative company who is in the forefront of finding new ways to provide better homes and to increase productivity when building houses.
Westbury has continued to grow over the years. They provide quality homes and work hard to gain customer satisfaction. They use modern manufacturing processes and the latest technology, along with the most efficient traditional methods of house building. Their homes reflect the personalities of their buyers and work well with the areas where they are built.

During the year ending February 29, 2004 Westbury group operating profit was £138.4 million. £191,700 is the average cost for a Westbury home. About 1450 people are employed by the Westbury group. They have regional offices in Dartford, Wolverhampton, Cloucester, Bridgwater, Hartley Wintney, Nottingham, Northampton and Manchester.

They are known for their innovative ways at Westbury. They are constantly looking for ways to improve the building process. They began working with the Manufacturing Group of Warwick University in 1995 to learn how to use good business practices in the construction trade that is used by industrial manufacturers. This is how they came up with the Space4 system used at the Space 4 Manufacturing facility. They are able to provide quality homes that live up to high standards in a shorter amount of time.