01/ Building refurbishment
Modernising and upgrading existing buildings.
Special Projects
Agile delivery for evolving buildings
From refurbishment to retrofit, we deliver complex upgrades with confidence.
Glencar is widely recognised for delivering complex new build developments across the UK.
But many of our customers also need support long after construction is complete.
Buildings evolve.
Occupiers change.
Operational requirements grow.
Our Special Projects Division focuses on refurbishment, retrofit and specialist construction within existing buildings – helping customers to adapt their assets quickly, safely and efficiently.
Smaller projects often come with bigger coordination challenges.
Working in live environments, managing operational constraints and maintaining programme certainty requires experience and flexibility.
What we do
From refurbishment and repositioning of existing assets, to major structural alterations, you can be assured of our utmost commitment to delivering a top quality scheme, on time and on budget.
02/ Smaller new builds
New build projects typically of a smaller size or more suited to the Special Projects delivery model.
03/ Retrofit and sustainability upgrades
Improving energy performance and extending asset life.
04/ Cat A and Cat B fit-outs
Creating high quality occupier environments.
05/ Structural alterations
Including major reconfiguration to meet modern occupier and operational requirements.
06/ Cut-and-carve redevelopment
Delivering modern, high-performance space within retained structures.
07/ Industrial or laboratory upgrades
Adapting buildings to support evolving operationial needs.
Why Glencar?
01/ Agile Delivery: Our streamlined project teams can mobilise quickly and are specifically structured for
refurbishment and specialist schemes. Our agile approach enables rapid start-ups, clear decision making, and efficient delivery
without unnecessary layers of complexity.
02/ Expertise in live environments: We are highly experienced in delivering works within operational buildings, from
occupied offices to active industrial facilities. Careful planning, stakeholder coordination, and phased delivery minimise disruption
while keeping businesses running.
03/ Technical Capability: We confidently deliver complex refurbishments, structural alterations, and major services upgrades.
Our teams combine practical construction expertise with strong technical understanding to solve challenges quickly and effectively.
04/ Delivery certainty: Every project benefits from the same commercial discipline, programme management, and governance applied to
Glencar’s largest developments – providing clarity, control, and predictable outcomes.
05/ Glencar backed: Clients gain the strength of Glencar’s established supply chain, proven systems,
strong safety culture, and financial stability – bringing confidence and capability to every project, whatever the scale.
What we have delivered
Key Contacts
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With a blended background in engineering and quantity surveying, Neil looks after our Special Projects team’s commercial management. This team focus on smaller value schemes in all sectors for Glencar.
Neil commenced his career as a trainee Civil Engineer, before joining BAM Construction where he moved role to Quantity Surveying. He spent 7 years main contracting before he then moved to specialist sub-contractor WRR(UK). He then joined the fit-out contractor Harrison Jorge and subsequently, Glencar.
Neil has vast experience of working on various high-profile projects across the spectrum of industrial and logistics, rail, commercial offices, industrial and high-spec residential.
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Roy joined Glencar from McLaren Construction, where he held the position of Divisional Director with a large project portfolio under his oversight.
With a background in engineering, Roy started his career with Tarmac before moving to McLaren in 2002. There, he developed his expertise across multiple sectors including retail, commercial, mixed use, industrial and logistics, data centres, residential and education.
With an unrivalled delivery record, Roy now has responsibility for leading Glencar’s operations in the south of the UK, London and Ireland.
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Peter initially came in as Construction Director in 2019 but now oversees all of our UK Midlands & North operations as Managing Director of these regions.
With an exceptionally strong construction management and engineering background, Peter started his career on the Costain engineering graduate scheme. Prior to joining Glencar in early 2019, he spent 14 years at McLaren Construction, starting as a site engineer and working his way to divisional Director.
Peter has a wealth of experience in the delivery of large scale industrial and logistics projects and has delivered multiple landmark schemes for some of the UK’s biggest retailers including Ocado, Tesco & Poundland.
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Tony has a strong commercial background and in recent years has become our leader for business development. He also looks after our business support functions.
Prior to joining Glencar, Tony spent 8 years as a Director for specialist sub-contractor FK Group. Tony was responsible for leading the maintenance and refurbishment division (including overseeing multiple projects on live business parks and distribution centres for Asda, Pets at Home and B&Q among others) before moving to Dubai where he established a AED45m turnover Group office focusing on the industrial, cold store and refurbishment sectors.
Tony spent 15 years at McLaren Construction and Volker Fitzpatrick in a Commercial Director role overseeing the South East region before joining FK in 2010.
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Thomas McGillycuddy is a an experienced Business Development Manager at Glencar, bringing a rich and diverse background in the financial sector, particularly in trade finance within the investment banking industry. With over 15 years of experience in relationship management, client services, onboarding, and operations, Tom’s expertise spans a range of sophisticated financial instruments. This skillset has made him an invaluable asset to Glencar, driving the company’s business development initiatives to new heights.
Prior to his role at Glencar, Tom spent more than three years at BNP Paribas, where he honed his skills in managing complex financial transactions and fostering strong client relationships. His deep understanding of the financial sector and strategic approach to business development have significantly contributed to Glencar’s expanded market presence and enhanced service offerings.
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Alice Skelton is a dynamic and accomplished Business Development Manager with over 15 years of experience. Her expertise lies in building and managing relationships, generating leads, identifying opportunities, and crafting successful marketing strategies. Alice has a consistent track record of delivering success in diverse environments, sectors, and organisational sizes. Her passion for driving customer relationships and enhancing revenue has been a key factor in her professional achievements. With established connections within the Industrial & Logistics sector, Alice brings a wealth of knowledge and a robust network to her role.
In addition to her business development prowess, Alice is well-versed in HR, holding a CIPD Level 3 Diploma, and has substantial experience in specification sales, accounting, graphic design & marketing. Her previous roles as a Business Development Manager at Winvic Construction and J F Finnegan highlight her capability and dedication.
“We have been working with Glencar Construction since 2022 and have found them to be an outstanding main contracting partner for the prestigious Ealing Film Studio expansion. From day one, they have demonstrated a proactive and user friendly approach throughout the first and second stage tenders, particularly the latter stage where we had to meet a tighter client’s budget than originally expected. Site delivery has been very professionally handled as the estate has over 500 students in five buildings adjacent the construction project. Communication has always been clear and timelines were met to the satisfaction of all stakeholders. I have no hesitation in recommending them to other Clients and have been particularly impressed by how they go about their business in a collaborative and non-contractual manner.”
Nic Bouma, Co-Founder, Pella Real Estate Partners
