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Demo Bob!!

Last week, we bid farewell to another ‘ROSE’ legend, Bob Brown, aka Demo Bob. Bob has been with us for over 25 years in a variety of roles and, yes, you guessed it—he played a key role in supervising some of our demolition work. To celebrate his retirement, we did it in true ROSE style—bringing…

Welcome to Rose – Where your home is our heritage

Come and check out our latest addition at the Lawford Green show home—the ROSE EXHIBITION room! We’ve transformed our dining room into a space that celebrates the heritage of ROSE while offering a behind-the-scenes look at how we build our homes. The room features an array of traditional building tools used by past generations, including…

Showroom with va va voom!!

We were thrilled to be selected once again as the lead contractor for a unique project—a vibrant showroom for CareCo, Stevenage. Our challenge was to transform an old retail space into a high-spec showroom within just 11 weeks. With the help of our exceptional team and talented subcontractors, we delivered a space with real “va…

What a beauty!!

We’re thrilled to welcome this stunning addition to our fleet, ensuring quick and efficient delivery of plant and materials to our construction sites across the East of England. Our new Volvo Group FL8 250 4×2 18-tonne rigid truck, complete with beavertail bodywork by Webb Truck Equipment and a Maxilift 380.3 crane, delivered Ernest Doe &…

Lawford Housing Enterprise Trust celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

10 years ago, the Lawford Housing Enterprise Trust was formed. A new ‘not for profit’ business formed to deliver new homes for locally connected young people at low-cost rents incorporating a ‘savings plan’ to help purchase a house of their own in the future. When Rose began its public consultation for the Summers Park development…

Victory for Mistley Cricket Club

What an amazing week of cricket at the Mistley Cricket Club 2024 Cricket & Beer Festival! From the 13th to Sunday, August 18th, the club hosted a variety of cricket and social events for all ages. The highlight was the coveted Rose Bowl Trophy and prize money. Teams from Elmstead Market, Hadleigh, Great Bromley, and,…

Breaking Ground!!

We were thrilled to welcome Lawford Parish Council to Lawford Green for the ground breaking ceremony of their new Parish Offices. Situated at the entrance of Lawford Green on Bromley Road, these new offices will offer significant benefits to the community. The project is scheduled for completion by May next year.

Muddy Good Fun !!

Manningtree may be one of England’s smallest towns with one of the tiniest beaches, but its sense of community is anything but small! This weekend, the Manningtree Regatta brought the town to life with music, fireworks, sailing, rowing, BBQs, a muddy tug-of-war, the Mud River Race, a children’s beach takeover, and much more. Our teams…

Essex Housing Awards

We are thrilled to announce that our Lawford Green development and our partnership with the Lawford Housing Enterprise Trust have been shortlisted for this year’s Essex Housing Awards. We’re also delighted to see that a project we collaborated on with Colchester City Council & Colchester Borough Homes has been recognised as well. Our teams work…

Wood you believe it!

After 37 years with the company, Stephan Miller has decided to hang up his chisels and level. A well-known Manningtree resident, Stephan began his journey with us back in 1987 at our original yard in School Lane, Mistley. Throughout his career, Stephan played a pivotal role in developing our new joinery facility in Lawford. His…