Dryliners for London and the inside of the M25
London is the densest drylining market in the country and the specification is correspondingly demanding. Commercial fit-out across the City, Canary Wharf and the West End means metal stud to deflection heads, acoustic separations between demises, and MF ceilings coordinated around a services zone that has usually changed since the drawing was issued. We place operatives who can read a build-up sheet and who will flag a clash rather than board over it.
Residential tower work is where volume gangs earn their keep — repeating apartment layouts floor by floor, with fire and acoustic separations between units that are now under far more scrutiny post-Building Safety Act. Head detail and penetration sealing on those walls get inspected properly, and a gang that treats them as ordinary partitions creates a problem your building control inspector will find.
Material logistics shape the practical side. On constrained central sites boards come up a shared hoist to a booked slot, so we will ask how material reaches the floor. If you need labourers to distribute boards so your skilled gang stays on the tools, we can supply those alongside the dryliners.
Every dryliner 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
Checked live against the register — Blue Skilled Worker as the baseline for a stud and board hand.
NVQ Level 2 Interior Systems
Qualification behind the card confirmed, with the specific pathway noted — stud and board, ceilings, or dry lining finishing.
Fire-rated build-up experience
Where your specification includes fire or acoustic build-ups we confirm the operative has installed to a tested system, because deviation from the system detail voids it.
Right to work
Originals or share code checked in person, with expiry tracking.
References on setting out and rework
We ask previous sites about accuracy of setting out and how much came back at inspection.
- —CSCS Blue Skilled Worker
- —NVQ Level 2 Interior Systems (Stud & Board / Ceilings)
- —PASMA for mobile towers
- —IPAF where MEWPs are used
- —Abrasive wheels
- £10m Employer's Liability
- £5m Public Liability
- £2m Professional Indemnity
- Full compliance pack available for PQQ and supply chain onboarding
What dryliners 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
Element: metal stud partitions, MF or suspended ceilings, boarding, or taping and jointing.
- 02
Whether build-ups are fire-rated or acoustic, and which tested system is specified.
- 03
Board type and layers — a two-layer fire board wall is a different rate and pace to single-layer.
- 04
Whether the gang is boarding only or also taping to a finished standard.
- 05
Floor area or linear metres, programme dates and access equipment provided.
- 06
Site postcode, hours, induction arrangements and material distribution route.
Working with dryliners in London
- Fit-out metal stud, deflection heads and acoustic demise separations
- Fire and acoustic detailing under post-Building Safety Act scrutiny
- Board distribution labourers available alongside the gang
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 dryliners — frequently asked
Need dryliners in London?
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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