Sectors
HXL's work divides across six sectors. Three core residential lines: private residential, developments and heritage. Alongside a dedicated landscaping business, a growing education portfolio and an active commercial pipeline. Each sector has its own contractual norms, programme expectations and technical demands. What stays constant is how we deliver. Fixed on price, fixed on programme, transparent throughout.
Sector 01
Private residential is HXL's core work. Principal contractor on new builds, whole-house refurbishments, major extensions, loft conversions and basement excavations for homeowners. Schemes typically £500k to £3m+, delivered under JCT Standard or Design & Build, 10 to 24 month programmes.
Typical value
£500k to £3m+
Scope examples
Ground-up new build family homes · Full-house refurbishment with reconfiguration · Double-storey side, rear and wrap-around extensions
Sector 02
Multi-unit residential delivery. Blocks of flats, townhouse rebuilds, multi-plot schemes. Handed over resale-ready. Appointed by private developers and investor clients under JCT Design and Build. Recent delivery includes a six-flat new build in Pinner, with active coverage across the Pinner, Ruislip, Harrow and Watford corridor alongside the Home Counties. Schemes up to ~£5m+.
Typical value
£2m to £5m+
Scope examples
Blocks of flats (demolition + ground-up new build) · Townhouse terrace rebuilds · Multi-plot schemes on infill sites
Sector 03
Heritage-sensitive construction across some of London's most tightly-regulated stock, Grade II listed Kensington and Chelsea townhouses, Hampstead conservation-area Victorian semis, Marlow Old Town Georgian homes. Coordinated with heritage consultants, Conservation Officers and specialist trades.
Typical value
£750k to £3m+
Scope examples
Grade II (and II*) listed internal refurbishment · Conservation area new build and extension · Façade retention and temporary works coordination
Sector 04
HXL's landscaping line delivers the full ground-works-to-finish scope. From structural retaining walls and drainage to paving, planting, lighting and irrigation. Delivered as part of a main contract for our residential and development clients, and tendered as a standalone package for local authorities and institutional clients. JCT Standard, NEC 3/4 or framework-compatible.
Typical value
£25k to £500k+
Scope examples
Hard landscaping. Stone, porcelain, granite, resin, permeable paving · Soft landscaping. Planting schemes, turf, specimen trees, hedging · Structural garden walls and retaining structures
Sector 05
HXL is actively delivering works for the education sector, with live engagement at Rickmansworth School and John Locke Academy. Our scope spans classroom refurbishment, estate upgrades, mechanical and electrical renewals, accessibility improvements and safeguarding-compliant external works. All delivery is DBS-screened, CDM 2015 compliant and scheduled around term-time and holiday windows.
Typical value
£50k to £2m+
Scope examples
Classroom and learning space refurbishment · Roofing, envelope and fabric maintenance · Mechanical and electrical renewals across estate blocks
Sector 06
HXL delivers commercial construction for owner-occupiers, landlords, tenants and developer-clients. Scope spans ground-up commercial new build, full-shell refurbishment and reconfiguration, CAT A landlord-side fit-out, CAT B tenant-side fit-out, and end-of-lease reinstatement. Schemes are principal-contractor-managed under JCT Standard Building Contract or JCT Design & Build, with the same fixed-price, dated-programme discipline as our residential work. Hospitality, retail and small-to-mid workplace fit-out delivered to occupied-trading and out-of-hours sequencing where required.
Typical value
£250k to £3m+
Scope examples
Commercial new build (small to mid-scale) · Full-shell refurbishment and reconfiguration · CAT A landlord-side fit-out
Enquire
HXL takes on a selective number of projects each year. A short note with the site, scope, appointed architect (if any) and likely timescale is all we need to open a conversation.
Private Residential
Homeowners with projects from £500k to £3m+, London and the Home Counties.
Residential Developments
Blocks of flats, multi-unit schemes, resale-ready delivery.
Heritage & Period
Listed buildings, conservation areas, period townhouses.
