Company
Team

The Lucas Way

Pushing boundaries to deliver the best

We operate with agility and promptness and thrive in a positive, forward thinking, proactive environment.

Our short reporting lines allow us to make positive decisions with speed and accuracy.

We serve our customers and each other with a professional, friendly service and always go the extra mile.

We support each other as a true team ensuring our customers get the very best projects and products, delivered on time with efficiency, innovation and quality at the fore.

Danny Lucas
Executive Chairman & Managing Director

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Reputation

We have built a strong reputation in our industry for being one of the most efficient and reliable fit out and finishing companies, providing a consistent and reliable service. This is widely recognised by being shortlisted for the last six years in one of the industry's most prestigious awards schemes, the Specialist Awards organised by Construction News, which we have won twice. We have also been recognised in awards schemes organised by the Painting and Decorating Association and Won Specialist Contractor of the year at both Building Awards and Construction news Awards. Our ability to respond to our clients' requirements on time, on budget and to the highest standards is evidenced by a substantial portfolio of testimonials.

Quality

Lucas was one of the first painting contractors to be registered by the British Standards Institution to the original BS 5750 Standard. Quality management is embedded in our culture and today we operate an effective quality management system in compliance with and certified by the BSI to ISO 9001.

Safety lucasuk.com/safety

Health and safety is a cornerstone of our company where safety and quality of service go hand in hand. We have an enviable track record in safety with awards from some of the world's largest landmark projects and blue chip clients. To give one example, we were acknowledged for three years running to have no reportable accidents or incidents whilst deploying one of our largest ever teams to decorate Terminal 5 at Heathrow during its construction.

Our safety regime and the measures we take across the company are independently checked and accredited, under the UK Contractors Group's Achilles BuildingConfidence, SSIPs via SMAS, and Constructionline schemes.

Capabilities

We employ fully trained and qualified site managers and operatives all of whom are instilled with the company's policies and attitudes centred on integrity, quality, proactivity, reliability and team spirit. We call on a regularly used pool of labour at short notice without compromising quality standards. Some of our projects require only a small team but we are also able to commit over 200 operatives on the largest construction projects, enabling us to work on a wide range of contracts valued from £50,000 to £10 million.

Environmental

Lucas has been awarded and maintains its ISO 140001 certificate of top environmental performance after developing detailed environmental management systems that are rigorously and regularly appraised by external assessors.

ISO 140001 is the internationally accepted standard that sets out a blueprint for developing an effective environmental management system. In order to achieve this standard, we review and update all our policies and practices throughout the business and across all the sites at which we operate.

Supply chain partners

Partnering has been adopted by most of the industry's major clients and contractors as a proven method of streamlining costs, enhancing profitability, reducing waste and improving build quality. As a result, we regularly enter into framework and partnering arrangements with our clients where contracts are negotiated or procured through single source methods and an open, integrated approach is naturally adopted. This openness and integration adds huge benefits to a project when we are involved at an early stage. It allows us to undertake detailed pre-start planning and provide technical data and specifications to be included for building information modelling (BIM) and materials selection, in partnership with the rest of the project team.

Additionally we invite suppliers to join the Lucas supply chain.

Lucas Spanning Six Decades

Lucas founded

Lucas founded as a specialist spray & painting contractor whilst working for Taylor Woodrow.

1968

Spraying specialist

Company firmly established as a spraying specialist.

1971

Company expands

Proactive nature of company sees service expand at request of clients to include general painting and specialist finishes.

1972

Barbican

Company completes Barbican, London

1974

New service

Introduces airless spraying

1977

Acquisition

Acquires Muralplast surface treatments

1981

New to the team

Danny Lucas joins aged 15

1982

New offices

Company relocates to London Docklands

1983

Heathrow

Completes T2, Heathrow using Muralplast

1985

Midland Bank

Completes major data centre for Midland Bank

1986

London City Airport

Completes the new London City Airport

1988

Canary Wharf

Completes phase one of Canary Wharf

1989

Danny Lucas

Danny Lucas becomes a director

1991

MI5

Completes MI5 HQ, Millbank

1992

Warner Bros

Completes UK's first Warner Bros cinema in Leicester Square

1993

ISO9001

Achieves ISO 9001 accreditation

1994

Glaxo campus

Completes Glaxo campus, Stevenage, Europe's largest construction site

1994

www.lucasuk.com

Company launches its website: www.lucasuk.com

1994

Water-based paints

Pioneers use of water-based paints

1995

Mace

Completes first project for Mace

1996

New Frontiers Science Park

Completes SkB New Frontiers Science Park, Harlow

1997

Brighton Station

Completes major refurb to Brighton Station

1998

Bluewater

Completes Bluewater entirely using Muralplast surface treatments

1998

Jubilee Line

Completes Jubilee Line extension

1999

Millennium Dome

Completes Millennium Dome (and 02 Arena)

1994 (2004)

T5

Completes T5, Heathrow

2006

Logistics

Opens new logistics centre

2007

Launch

Lucas Fit Out launched

2007

Office move

Relocates to new group HQ in Kent

2010

Chairman

Danny Lucas becomes Chairman and Managing Director

2010

Award

Wins major industry award

2010

ISO 14001

Achieves ISO 14001 accreditation

2010

McLaren

Completes new McLaren Production Centre

2011

McLaren Partner

Appointed official McLaren Technology Partner

2011

Technology Centre

S Lucas Technology Centre opens

2011

Award winner

Wins major industry award for second time

2012

Olympic park

Completes all major venues at Olympic park

2012

The Shard

Completes Shard

2012

Industry awards

Shortlisted for 2 industry awards (Specialist awards & Construction News awards)/p> 2013

New brand

New brand launched (Developed by Apple brand designer, Rob Janoff)

2013

One Tower Bridge

Lucas scoops London’s most luxurious residential project at One Tower Bridge

2013

FORS Bronze

Lucas achieves Bronze FORS (Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme) accreditation.

2013

FINISH

Lucas launches its inaugural Yearbook called FINISH which includes key information on Lucas including staff profiles, projects and supplier profiles

2013

FORS Silver

Following the Bronze accreditation, Lucas have now achieved a FORS Silver accreditation.

2014

Lucas Wins

Lucas wins 2014 Construction News Specialist Awards – Finishing & Fit Out Specialist of the Year

2014

Specialist Contractor of the year

Lucas is announced as Specialist Contractor of the year at the 2014 Building Awards hosted by actor and comedian James Corden

2014

Lucas ProTools launch

Lucas launches Lucas ProTools on 27th November at the McLaren Technology Centre with designer Wayne Hemmingway.

2014

Nova Residential

Appointed to carry out fit out & decorations to the penthouses for the prestigious Nova Residential block within the redevelopment of the Victoria area of London.

2014

McLaren Partnership

McLaren and Lucas renew their contract partnership, following constant high quality fit out and decoration packages at the HQ in Woking.

2014

Bloomberg Place

Lucas has secured a number of important packages at Walbrook Square - Bloomberg Place which promises to be one of the most significant and highest quality City of London developments for many years.

2014

Lucas ProFinish

The designed and made in Britain Lucas ProFinish paintbrush set goes on sale and is sold out within 2 weeks.

2014

Grown In Britain

Lucas proudly supports the "Grown In Britain" campaign which encourages the use of British grown timber.

2015

Safety As Standard

As part of Lucas' Safety As Standard initiative, Lucas launch a Workforce Engagement Programme to enforce effective safety training.

2015

Lucas Off Site

Lucas launches Lucas Off Site and delivers first Off Site bathroom pods for BBC Television Centre.

2015

Red Dot Awards

The Lucas ProFinish paintbrush is awarded with an internationally acclaimed Red Dot for Product Design.

2015

BSkyB

Carrying out decoration and fit out packages as part of the major expansion programme at BSkyB's Osterley campus including The Meeting Centre, BiBB and Sky's newest structure Building 2.

2015

South Bank Tower

Performing multiple fit out & finishing packages on Kings Reach Tower now renamed South Bank Tower a very high end residential development.

2015

McLaren Thought Leadership Centre

Lucas completes work on McLaren's Thought Leadership Centre where many of our specialist and bespoke coatings have been applied.

2015

Tate Modern

Lucas is appointed to carry out the complete decoration package for the Tate Modern extension where Muralplast MSP will be applied.

2015

Making the finest impression at Tate Modern

Lucas painting teams are once again deployed at Tate Modern to provide a fine artistic finish to the galleries and exhibition spaces in the new 10-storey extension due to open in June 2016.

2016

New film spotlights Lucas’s commitment to innovation

A new film demonstrating Lucas’s commitment to innovation and its successes in introducing new technologies to the fit out and finishing industry is now available on the Lucas website.

2016

Lucas launches The Lucas College Programme in Partnership with Dulux Trade, Go Construct, Knauf and Constructing Excellence.

Fit out and finishing specialist Lucas has launched The Lucas College Programme in Partnership with Dulux Trade, Go Construct, Knauf and Constructing Excellence (Kent). Aimed at talented students completing their NVQ Level 3 studies in painting and decorating, The Lucas College Programme, with circulated invitations to entry to all UK colleges, is designed to help counter the widely criticised skills shortage in the construction industry.

2016

Lucas deploys innovative airless spray plastering technique at the former BBC Television Centre

The famous donut-shaped former BBC Television Centre in west London is now a Grade II listed building and the centrepiece of a major redevelopment scheme that will deliver luxury apartments, including a new Soho House hotel.

2016

Major fit out for signature City office development

Lucas is working on a major fit out at 1 Angel Court, an important office rebuilding project in the Bank Conservation Area in the heart of the City.

2016

Lucas achieves major milestone of one million hours safe working

Our comprehensive health and safety training regimes have paid off in style at Lucas as we have just clocked up over one million hours of safe working without a reportable accident or incident.

2016

Lucas shortlisted for two top awards in the 2017 Construction News Specialists Awards

Lucas shortlisted for two top awards in the 2017 Construction News Specialists Awards - Specialist Contractor of the Year and Project of the Year for South Bank Tower

2016

Chelsea pensioners in the fast lane

Lucas took a bunch of Chelsea Pensioners to visit McLaren Technology Centre

2016

10 years of Lucas Fit Out

Lucas is delighted to be celebrating the 10th anniversary of our Fit Out division this year. We formed the separate division back in 2007 in recognition of the increasing amount of fit out work we were undertaking and the need to channel our expertise and formally organise our expanding range of services for the benefit of our clients.

2017

Lucas launches new protective treatment that also cleans the air we breathe

Lucas has developed a new protective surface treatment for porous surfaces such as stone and concrete that cleans the surrounding air. It dramatically reduces volatile organic compounds (VOCs), nitrous oxide NOx pollution from traffic and resists the surface growth of mould. It helps kill airborne spores and allergens which cause asthma and breathing problems. The air cleansing action of the treatment is similar to the way plants and trees improve air quality.

2017

Recognition as one of the best Specialist Contractors in 2017 Construction News Awards

Lucas have been shortlisted as a finalist in the Specialist Contractor category. We have triumphed over stiff competition to be awarded our place on the shortlist and we are pleased to have been given the chance to prove that we are worthy award winners.

2017

Lucas awarded by Berkeley Homes

Lucas has been awarded a certificate and trophy by Berkeley Homes, as winners of the Best Performing Contractor, in terms of safety following on from the iconic One Tower Bridge project.

2017

Lucas supports Breathe Freely campaign

Lucas is proud to be supporting the Breathe Freely campaign by BOHS; The Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection.

2017

Lucas achieves even BIGGER milestone of 1.5million hours of safe working

Lucas have done it again by reaching over 1.5million hours of safe work!

2017

Lucas wins Business Commitment to the Environment award at this years KEiBA Awards

We have some very exciting news! Following on from our announcement that we had been nominated as finalists for two awards in the Kent Excellence in Business Awards, we can finally announce that we won the Business Commitment to the Environment award last night!

2017

Lucas named Specialist Contractor of the Year by Construction News

Lucas has been crowned Specialist Contractor of the Year (turnover under £100 million) at the Construction News Awards 2017 held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

2017

A Living Well Alliance between The British Lung Foundation and Lucas

Lucas, with Lucas Breathe is thrilled to announce that they are now a Living Well Alliance partner with the British Lung Foundation.

2017

Lucas reaches completion of all MBO financial commitments

Lucas has completed all its financial commitments in connection with the 2010 management buyout (MBO) of the company which saw Executive Chairman and Managing Director Danny Lucas take over majority ownership of the family business he joined aged just 15.

2017

Lucas shortlisted for Berkeley Group Apprentice Awards 2017

Lucas is delighted to have been shortlisted for the Berkeley Group Apprentice Awards 2017 in the Best Subcontractor category. The awards recognise people and businesses that have gone the extra mile demonstrating their commitment to apprenticeships.

2017

Lucas launches college partnership to boost training and apprenticeships

Lucas has appointed its first fully qualified training and apprenticeships manager and is partnering with London South East Colleges as part of its commitment to bring college vocational courses together with practical, on-site training. Lucas believes this is the best solution to solving the construction industry’s skills shortage.

2017

Lucas wins Berkeley Group Apprentice Award

Lucas has won the Berkeley Group Apprentice Award 2017 in the Best Subcontractor category. The awards recognise people and businesses that have gone the extra mile in demonstrating their commitment to apprenticeships.

2017

"Finish" 2018 edition marks a stylish start to the year

The latest edition of “Finish”, our stylish year book, is out now providing a detailed look at what’s happening in and around Lucas in words and pictures. The new edition features some of our latest and most prestigious projects including the new London headquarters of Bloomberg, number One Angel Court, and the new Lexicon shopping centre in Bracknell which has regenerated the town centre.

2017

Lucas Teamstore launched

Lucas has launched its own easy to use e-commerce platform, Lucas Teamstore, a one-stop shop for a selected range of innovative products developed and used by the award winning Lucas team.

2017

Powered up at Battersea

A Lucas fit out team is operating flat out at Battersea Power Station to deliver a complex programme of temporary accommodation works to cater for over 2,000 construction workers delivering Phase 2 of this huge development.

2018

Danny Lucas named Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce Entrepeneur of the Year

Many congratulations to our own Danny Lucas who last night was named Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year 2018.

2018

New Visitor & Learning Centre Opens

Lucas opened the new Visitor & Learning Centre to coincide with Open Doors week, an event aimed at attracting young people into a career in construction and offering the public a closer look at the industry.

2018

Lucas Listed in London Stock Exchange Group’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ Report

Lucas was delighted to be included for the first time as one of London Stock Exchange Group’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain.

2018

Lucas Wins at National Technology Awards

Lucas wins for the category of 'Manufacturing or Construction Technology' at the National Technology Awards 2018 hosted at the Waldorf Hilton in Central London.

2018

Lucas Named in 1,000 Fastest Growing Companies by Financial Times

Lucas is named as one of the 1,000 fastest growing companies in Europe by the Financial Times.

2018

Lucas Hits 2 Million RIDDOR Free Work Hours

Lucas are proud to break two million work hours RIDDOR-free.

2018

Lucas Triumphs at the KEiBA 2018 Awards

Lucas emerged triumphant at the Kent Excellence in Business 2018 awards winning both the Large Business of the Year category and the Entrepreneur of the Year category for Executive Chairman and Managing Director Danny Lucas.

2018

Lucas placed 5th in the Kent MegaGrowth 50

Lucas has moved up the rankings to 5th place in the 2018 Kent MegaGrowth 50 league table organised by the KM Media Group in Kent.

2018

Lucas and McLaren Extend Technology Partnership for Further Three Years

Lucas and McLaren Group, the high-technology company encompassing McLaren F1, McLaren Automotive and McLaren Applied Technologies, have extended their technology partnership for a third time.

2018

Lucas surges into the top ten Best in Business

Successful growth at Lucas has propelled us into tenth place in the Best in Business 2018-19 list of successful mid-size companies across Surrey, Sussex and Kent. This new sales growth report has been compiled by the accountancy firm BDO in collaboration with the mid-market private equity firm LDC.

2019

Lucas to launch ground-breaking on-line magazine show

Lucas is launching a fortnightly magazine style show on-line covering a wide range of topics from construction and business generally. This is thought to be a first for the industry.

2019

Danny Lucas named Entrepreneur of the Year for the second year running

Danny Lucas was named Entrepreneur of the Year at the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce Awards 2019. This is the second year running that Danny has won the award The great news follows a number of awards won by the company in the last year from both the construction industry and the national technology sector, recognising the achievements of the whole team at Lucas.

2019

Lucas wins Construction News award for Finishing and Fit Out

Lucas is absolutely delighted to have won the Construction News Specialist Award 2019 in the category of Finishing and Fit Out. We have been deemed by experienced construction industry professionals to be the best in the sector for our achievements during the last 12 months and the great projects we’ve started and completed. We would like to think our continual development and introduction of new technologies to our operations, which saw us win the National Technology Award last year for manufacturing and construction, also counted in our favour.

2019

Repeat triumph for Lucas at the National Technology Awards

Lucas has won the Manufacturing and Construction Technology category of the National Technology Awards 2019 for the second year running. This national award was only extended two years ago to cover our industry, so it is especially thrilling that Lucas is its only winner to date. We received this accolade last night at a gala dinner to announce the awards at the London Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square in Central London.

2019

Lucas partners with German software specialist

Lucas has forged a partnership with the German construction project management software specialist Sablono that will enhance substantially the Lucas site app and our paperless management systems.

2019

Lucas links with US 3D printing specialist

Lucas has formed a collaboration with Stratasys, a global 3D printing specialist, giving us a rapid prototyping ability to produce bespoke components, solve on-site construction problems and prevent project delays.

2019

Lucas wins first ever Construction News award for Outstanding Contribution to Construction

Lucas is proud and privileged to have won the first ever Construction News Award for Outstanding Contribution to Construction. This new award was presented last night to the company at the Construction News Awards 2019 held at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel.

2019

Lucas Becomes Carbon Neutral

Lucas has commissioned a specialist environmental appraisal firm to measure the company’s carbon footprint and has subsequently offset this to become carbon neutral. The appraisal covered all the company’s activities at HQ and out on site for the calendar year 2018 and Lucas’s total equivalent carbon dioxide emissions came to 117.77 tonnes. That’s equivalent to 3.93 tonnes per £million of turnover.

2019

Lucas passes three million hours safe working milestone

Lucas are immensely proud to have passed three million hours of safe working without a reportable accident or incident.

2020

Lucas launches Stop The Spread campaign in response to COVID19

Lucas launched the Stop the Spread campaign, producing hand wash stations to keep sites and businesses safe whilst raising vital funds to support the British Lung Foundation for the fight against COVID19.

2020

Lucas scoops two category wins at the Construction News Specialist Awards 2020

Fantastic news for the Lucas team with not one, but two, category award wins at the Construction News Specialist Awards 2020. We won the Digital Construction Excellence category for our development and innovative use of apps in the day-to-day running of our operations, both at Lucas HQ and out on construction sites across London and the South East. We also won the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Excellence category for the effectiveness of our apps and our inclusive approach to this hugely important aspect of our operations, ensuring that all our operatives remain safe and well working for Lucas.

2020

Lucas wins national award from the Considerate Constructors Scheme

Lucas has won a Considerate Constructors Scheme National Supplier Award. The award is made to qualifying companies taking part in CCS inspected sites around the country.

2020

Lucas donates 10,000 litres of hand sanitizer to a variety of good causes

Lucas donated some 10,000 litres of its alcohol-free hand sanitizer to a range of very grateful recipients – schools, wild animal parks and a world-renowned historic motor museum.

2020

Lucas awarded Certificate of Excellence by the Considerate Constructors Scheme

Lucas has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence by the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) for the year to March 2021. This is the scheme’s seal of approval for construction companies maintaining excellent standards on site in five key areas – care about appearance, respect for the community, protection of the environment, securing the safety of colleagues, and valuing their workforce.

2021

Lucas joins founders beta testing mind fitness app Ownminder

Lucas has joined a small group of construction companies to test and help develop a new mind fitness app called Ownminder. Ownminder is being developed by Dr Vanessa Moulton, a chartered psychologist and expert in the field of mind fitness and Tom Storey, a strategic consultant in the construction and property sector.

2021

Lucas’s Heritage experience boosted by new hire

Lucas’s considerable experience in completing major historic refurbishments is now boosted with the launch of a specialist Lucas Heritage unit headed by new hire Peter Hare, Director of Heritage. Peter is a specialist consultant in conservation, decoration and the decorative arts, with a wealth of experience spanning over 30 years on major heritage projects. He directed the gilding and arts team on the royal barge “Gloriana” that led the Thames flotilla for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

2021

Lucas commits to Environmental, Social and Governance best practice with its new DISC strategy

Lucas has developed and implemented a new company-wide strategy called DISC which stands for Diversity, Innovation, Sustainability and Collaboration. It is designed to ensure that everyone at Lucas considers a 360º view of the community and of the environment, and takes responsibility for our actions and the impacts they may have on the wider world around us.

2021

Lucas wins “Outstanding Contribution to the Industry” accolade from Construction News

Lucas is immensely proud to win the Construction News Award 2021 for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry. This is a new award and forms part of Construction News’ 150 years celebrations. The magazine said that looking back over its history it wanted to celebrate a company that has achieved great things since it opened for business. One that demonstrated a sustained commitment to making the industry a better, safer, more efficient, more welcoming, more professional or happier place, as well as achieving things never thought possible.

2021

Lucas achieves ISO 45001, the global standard for occupational health and safety

Lucas’s commitment to maintaining the highest levels of health and safety for our operatives has been recognised with the award of ISO 45001, the global standard for the physical and mental well-being of the workforce. The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) is the Geneva-based independent, non-government organisation that sets global standards in the fields of management systems, environmental best practice and now occupational health and safety standards.

2021

Lucas wins special “Leadership in the pandemic” award from Construction News

Lucas has scooped a special “Leadership in the pandemic” award at the Construction News Specialist Awards 2021 held last night in central London. This is a special editor’s award recognising the huge response by the industry to meet the challenges brought on by Covid-19. Every company shortlisted in all the awards categories last night was automatically entered for this award and we are hugely surprised and proud to have won it.

2021