A Newport-based building company has expressed frustration after its impressive results on a significant UK-wide housing maintenance agreement failed to receive attention in early sector reporting.

The family-run business has achieved leading positions on a national housing repair and maintenance programme.

Davies Contractors, headquartered in Newport, has received provisional acceptance onto Procurement for Housing’s (PfH) responsive repairs, damp and disrepair work, and empty property services contract, worth a potential £480 million.

The firm ranked highest across multiple areas, including North and Mid Wales, South and Mid Wales, and the South West, after a fiercely competitive nationwide bidding exercise.

This framework success follows other recent accomplishments for the business, which recently collected the SME of the Year prize from the Federation of Master Builders.

Davies Contractors presently runs two bases in Newport and two in Cardiff, with an expanding team throughout South Wales.

The firm is acquiring the Grade II listed property at 108 Lower Dock Street in Newport to serve as its new main office—a move it states will aid future expansion and employment opportunities in the area.

PfH, a UK-wide procurement body serving the housing sector, validated the acceptance through correspondence dated July 16, 2026.

Laura Wood, category buyer at PfH, noted that the outcome remains dependent on an eight-working day challenge period and final contract signature.

She also clarified that the acceptance does not represent a binding offer until all paperwork is executed.

The contract encompasses vital housing services such as responsive repairs, disrepair work, and services for vacant properties.

Davies Contractors achieved first place in Lot 3 for North and Mid Wales, South and Mid Wales, and South West areas, and in Lot 5 for the South West.

The firm also performed well elsewhere, securing a top three national standing on further lots.

Despite facing competition from some of Britain’s biggest construction companies, Davies Contractors received no mention in early sector reporting of the framework results.

The Newport headquarters team at Davies Contractors (Image: Davies Contractors)

Mr Davies described this as particularly disappointing given the firm’s strong showing and continued investment in Newport and the broader South Wales region.

He noted that the oversight underscores a wider problem of acknowledging the achievements of smaller, locally-based companies that go head-to-head with national operators.

Davies Contractors maintains that its accomplishment proves South Wales can perform at national level while still supporting its local area and generating jobs.

The firm is calling for increased acknowledgment of regional businesses within the UK construction and maintenance sector, particularly homegrown companies that persist in growing and investing locally.