About Us
Northern Bespoke Developments was founded by Gerard May
& John Hughes whose joint expertise range from
ground-works up to floor-slab and completion of dwellings
gained from more than 45 years of combined industry
experience.
We are deeply passionate about providing high quality
affordable homes and projects to our customers by bringing
big company expertise and experience to all sizes of
projects.
Our processes are centred around the needs of the customer
and we provide an environment to support this. We embody
the ethos & methods of a large company and apply these
to even the smallest of projects.
We acknowledge our customers are often highly educated and
informed from an number of sources such as the internet.
This has increased demand for better, more technical
driven service - which we are very happy to comply with.
Our aim is to deliver high quality products and exceed our
customers’ expectations
Gerard May B.Sc. (Hons) ICIOB Managing Director
Housing Developments & Special Projects
Gerard started his building career as an apprentice joiner
and having fully qualified, quickly moved through the
ranks to site management. Whilst there he won awards, for
his build quality, on numerous occasions. At Barratt Homes
as Contracts Manager, then Construction Manager he
successfully managed his team to achieve the NHBC Pride in
the Job quality awards, as well as Seal of Excellence
awards on numerous occasions. At Miller Homes as
Construction Director, he managed his team to achieve the
North East Division’s first NHBC Pride in the Job
award.
John Hughes Managing Director
Construction & Finance
John started in the construction industry at the age of 16
working as a ground worker. He has gained valuable
experience and perfected his trade, and in doing so, was
able to set up his own highly successful company - J
Hughes Construction. He has recently sold the majority of
his shares, so that he can provide more of his expertise
to assist the development of the NBD brand.
Northern Bespoke Developments is a company which caters
for all your building needs, from domestic to commercial
and agricultural projects. We are committed to provide a
quality driven service to all our clients.