Traditional Values
in a changing world
since 1936
Traditional Values in a changing world
since 1936
After a year like no other, we have decided to take some well earned time off this Christmas and will be closing the office and our sites from December 18th, returning on January 4th.

We would like to thank you for your continued support this year and, in looking forward to working with you all in the New Year, may we wish everyone a safe and Happy Christmas and New Year.

Customer notice - Thursday 16th June

We are currently experiencing technical fault with our phone lines.
If you need to contact us please use our info@cheesmur.co.uk email address

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Nearly 90 Years of Construction Expertise

Founded in 1936 and based in Lewes in Sussex, Cheesmur Building Contractors specialises in New Build Construction, Refurbishment, Building Maintenance and Facilities Management. These services are delivered within both the residential housing and social housing as well as the commercial, health & care, education, facilities management and heritage sectors.

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Cheesmur has the experience, professional expertise and capacity to deliver a wide range of contracts, on time and on budget.

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Our sectors

Cheesmur is a long-established, multi award-winning Chartered Building Company with ISO 9001, CHAS and Constructionline accreditation.  Cheesmur delivers a broad range of construction expertise to the private and public sectors. Working across residential and social housing, commercial, healthcare, education, industrial and heritage categories. In addition to traditional forms of contract, specialist services provided include Frameworks, Partnering, Collaborative Working and Design and Build Projects.

The firm is committed to delivering Traditional Values in a Changing World and works closely with clients and their professional teams. This ensures that quality projects are achieved to programme and budget through proactive partnering, innovation and collaborative working.

We're Hiring

Cheesmur is seeking appropriately skilled and qualified tradespeople, particularly from a multi-skilled, carpentry and groundworks background.
Salary and package negotiable based on experience and qualifications.
Please apply to vacancies@cheesmur.co.uk including details of your qualifications and experience - no agencies please.
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Our services

As a long-established ISO 9001, CHAS and Constructionline accredited Chartered Building Company with a highly experienced and qualified staff of over 55 people, Cheesmur was originally founded in 1936. Based in Lewes in Sussex, Cheesmur Building Contractors delivers a broad range of construction services across the residential, commercial, healthcare, education, industrial and heritage sectors. In addition to traditional forms of contract, specialist services provided include Frameworks, Partnering, Collaborative Working and Design and Build Projects.

Totally committed to delivering Traditional Values in a Changing World, we continue to work closely with our clients and their professional teams to ensure that quality projects are achieved to programme and budget whilst maintaining our ethos of partnering and collaborative working

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Meet the team

Our Clients tell us that the key thing genuinely separating us from our competitors is the expertise and collaborative approach provided by our team of highly skilled staff who are dedicated to delivering projects in the Cheesmur way.
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"Thanks to everybody for delivering a project that was always going to be difficult but it was a job well done. Edwards appreciated Cheesmur’s attention to the issue of working in a live environment and it all went very well so thanks from us and the client."
Chris Tunbridge – MD of BLB Chartered Surveyors
"Excellent customer service. Was kept informed as the work progressed. Very good workmen, who were very polite etc.
Thank you for the service supplied."
Mr N. Ward, Associate of Provelio Ltd - Cantelupe House, East Grinstead
"Many thanks to you and all the team that have worked on this – it has been a difficult and unusual project, with some challenging working conditions! That said, we have been very happy with the service, speed and attention Cheesmur have provided throughout."
Marc Stephens – Lewes and Eastbourne Council
"Cheesmur were a very well organised team, very collaborative and always willing to help.
All in all a very professional, non-contractual outfit who on a personal and professional level are perfect.  If they were nearer, I’d use them every time."
Richard Nares – Yiangou Architects
"The staff and children of Fairway Infant School would like to thank Cheesmur for helping to transform our school. To Chris, Stuart and the whole team, it has been great working with you."
Jill Creek – Business Manager – Fairway Infant School
"The works at fort road have now been completed and I wanted to say thank you for organising it so quickly. The guys on site worked really hard and did a very good job [and] Malcolm was great!"
Elizabeth, East Sussex County Council
“Throughout the whole of the six month project all workers onsite were very courteous and friendly. Everyday there were always a high number of people onsite, all with a great work ethic and extremely friendly. I would definitely use Cheesmur again and have recommended them to a number of my friends and work colleagues.”
Private Client, Bexhill
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