Bricklayers for Reading and the Thames Valley
Reading and the wider Thames Valley run on volume housing and commercial shell work rather than the dense infill you get inside the M25. The brickwork requirements that reach us here are usually plot-based: a housebuilder needs two or three gangs to hold a plot release, or a subcontractor has won a phase and needs to double up to hit a weathertight date. That shapes who we send — trowels who are used to being paid on price work per plot and to working off a site-wide brick delivery schedule.
The practical difference from London is transport. Almost everybody in our Thames Valley pool drives, and site parking is usually available, so we can pull labour from Basingstoke, Newbury and Slough without the reliability drop-off you would get asking someone to make the same journey by rail. It also means a gang can move between two of your sites in a week if you are running parallel phases.
We keep an eye on the timber-frame and light-gauge steel jobs common around Bracknell and Wokingham, where the bricklayer is following a frame rather than building the inner leaf. If that is your build-up, tell us — the sequencing, cavity detail and tie regime are different enough that we will pick trowels who have done it before.
Every bricklayer is checked before they reach your gate
Vetting is done before we put someone forward, not after you have inducted them. The evidence sits in our compliance pack and we will send it for your PQQ.
CSCS card verified
Card checked against the CSCS Smart Check register, not accepted as a photo. Blue Skilled Worker as the baseline for a trowel.
NVQ Level 2 Trowel Occupations
We confirm the qualification behind the card, and hold a copy for your PQQ pack.
Right to work
Original documents or share code checked in person, with expiry dates tracked so nobody works past a visa end date.
Two site references
Contacted directly — usually the last site manager or gang ganger, asked specifically about output and quality of face work.
Trade test on request
For facing brick or feature work we can arrange a short practical or ask for photographs of recent elevations.
- —CSCS Blue Skilled Worker
- —NVQ Level 2 Trowel Occupations
- —Abrasive wheels (where cutting on site)
- —Working at height / scaffold user awareness
- —Manual handling
- £10m Employer's Liability
- £5m Public Liability
- £2m Professional Indemnity
- Full compliance pack available for PQQ and supply chain onboarding
What bricklayers cost
Rates depend on trade, tickets, site location, duration and volume. Request our current rate card or call 020 7870 8171 for a quote on your requirement.
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What to tell us when you call
Six answers and we can price it and start searching on the same call.
- 01
Facing brick, blockwork, or both — and the brick type and bond if it is facing work.
- 02
Rate basis: price work per thousand, or day rate.
- 03
Gang size wanted, and whether you need hod carriers or a forklift driver with them.
- 04
Scaffold status — is the lift up and handed over, or are the trowels waiting on it?
- 05
Start date, expected duration and working hours, including any Saturday requirement.
- 06
Site postcode, parking or nearest station, and who runs the induction.
Working with bricklayers in Reading
- M4 corridor coverage from Slough to Newbury
- Driving pool — parking-available sites and multi-site phases work well
- Experience of timber-frame and LGS brick cladding sequences
Also hiring elsewhere? We cover the whole of London, the M25 and the South East — see our coverage map or the London recruitment hub.
Most sites need more than one trade
We staff the whole package rather than a single line on your requirement, so one call covers the gang.
Hiring bricklayers — frequently asked
Need bricklayers in Reading?
Tell us the requirement and we will come back with availability, rates and compliance evidence. Out-of-hours calls are answered.
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