About Marshall

History

Originally founded in Elland, Calderdale, West Yorkshire in 1901 and now owned and run by the fourth generation of the Marshall family.

Originally founded in Elland, Calderdale, West Yorkshire in 1901 and now owned and run by the fourth generation of the Marshall family.

Our history

Reputation over the years

For over more than a century, the Marshall Group has built a strong reputation for delivering quality developments on schedule, to budget and with meticulous attention to detail. This commitment to reliability and high standards has shaped our growth across construction, development and joinery.

As the industry continues to evolve, we’ve grown and adapted with it- bridging gaps, strengthening capability and consistently meeting the changing needs of our clients.

Marshall timeline

1901

Marshall Construction (West Yorkshire) Ltd is founded in Elland, beginning over a century of construction and development activity across the UK.

1960

Marshall Joinery Ltd is incorporated, establishing the group’s specialist shopfitting and timber manufacturing capability.

1968

Commercial Development Projects Ltd is formed as the group’s development arm, delivering retail schemes, supermarkets, leisure parks, industrial estates, distribution depots and office developments throughout the UK.

1969

Marshall Building Contractors Ltd is established, evolving into a trusted construction business delivering small to medium projects across design and build, negotiated, partnering, traditional and turnkey routes.

1970s-1980s

The group expands its portfolio across offices, distribution depots, industrial units and retail developments throughout West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Lancashire and the North East.

1990s-2000s

The group delivers major supermarket, retail park, distribution and industrial developments across the UK, working with national operators including Morrisons, Tesco, Safeway, Iceland, Superdrug and Netto. This period also sees significant growth in large-scale depots, mixed-use schemes and speculative developments for leading clients and developers.

2010s

The group strengthens its reputation for delivering high-quality construction to programme, with increasing activity across regeneration, retail parks, office developments and industrial estates.

2026

We employ over 150 people working on everything from major urban regeneration schemes to fitouts and refurbishments. We build operational facilities, distribution warehouses, retail parks, offices both in city centres and on business parks, residential property, city centre retail development, hotels and leisure uses such as cinemas, bars and restaurants. We have an average length of service of 14 years, reflecting the experience, continuity and long-standing commitment of our workforce.

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