Cost-effective fine finishingand cosmetic repair for housebuilders

Major housebuilders rely on us

Many new developments incorporate expensive fixtures and fittings, often with non-standard finishes.

It’s all too easy as handover deadlines approach for kitchen surfaces or floors for example to be damaged by a toolbox being dragged across it or an item dropping onto it.

Plastic Surgeon’s building repair services are constantly in demand from housebuilders wanting a fast and economic alternative to ripping out and replacing expensive fittings, which can often involve three or more different trades.

Occupied properties

Housebuilding sites also have to contend with snagging issues after customers have moved into new properties. Plastic Surgeon’s skilled finishers are used to working in both occupied and unoccupied premises, providing a professional courteous service at all times.

Plastic Surgeon’s specialist cosmetic repairs:

save time rapid response and immediate on site repairs

save money no need to replace, simply repair

save hassle replacement often requires considerable organisation and disruption

save face helping you deliver on time and within budget

Project Management

With our nationwide presence and the largest fully employed finishing team in the UK we have the logistics and expertise to help, whatever the size of the project.

On major housebuild projects where we are called in to finish a wide number and variety of damaged surfaces, we provide a dedicated project manager on site to oversee the work.

Offspec Kitchens Ltd Milners Wharf - Manchester  Accidental damage to high gloss cupboard doors, end panels and drawer fronts during installation.

Solution: Plastic Surgeon achievedan accurate colour match andreplicated exactly the surroundingfinish of the units. 

Martin Boatman Property Bricks supplied in the wrongcolour were laid before theclient could intervene.

Solution: Plastic Surgeon usedits renowned brick tintingprocess to replicate theexisting masonry.  

Kier Homes LtdAirport Works - Rochester Dents, gouges, marks and stainsto external grey panels.

Solution: Plastic Surgeon repairedthe damage by rubbing back to asmooth surface, polishing andre-spraying.  

Bett Homes LtdOatlands - Glasgow Water cascading from blockedguttering, discoloured new reddishreconstituted stone facades.

Solution: Plastic Surgeon maskedoff all windows, light fittings anddownpipes before applying theirown screed system to bring thewhole facade to a uniform finish.  

For every £1 spent on repairs with Plastic Surgeon, save £3 on material replacements, excluding labour costs.

We can achieve an average cost per repair of under £20.

We repair chips, dents, scratches, holes, gouges and other types of surface damage

Plastics and GRP repair

Including: acrylic, fibreglass, melamine, laminate, uPVC and vinyl

Woods and Veneers repair

Including: edgings, hardboard, laminate, MDF and worktops

Ceramics & Enamels repair

Including: porcelain, tiles, worktops and grouting

Metals and Foils repair

Including: aluminium, stainless steel and steel.

Stone and Brick repair

Including: Concrete, granite, marble, mortar, render and reconstituted stone

Other surface repair

Including: painted items, powder coated items, specialist/bespoke effects

Specialist repair services

Glass and GlazingIncluding: mirrors, safety and toughened glass

Graffiti Removal and Surface Restoration

How?

In-house training and product development:

Full time Senior Training Tutor Residential training courses for all new

finishers, followed by 6 months training in the field

Comprehensive product development Repair materials manufactured for our

specific requirements In-house logistics distribute specialist

repair materials from our central warehouse to finishers around the country

Digital, paperless order process

Fully automated job control system with complete audit trail

Jobs delivered to finishers in ‘real time’ using our unique Mobile Finisher hand held computer software

Full EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) capability from order to invoice

Dedicated and custom reporting

Sustainability

Our cosmetic repairs significantly reduce waste going to landfill and therefore help cut your carbon footprint.

Uniquely, we’ve developed our VisibilITy reporting system which records details of every repair, to help customers with waste management planning.

Our VisibilITy reporting

system helps eliminate waste by

identifying the causes

and the areas for

improvement

See which of your sites are

saving the most items from

landfill waste by repairing rather

than replacing

Plastic Surgeon has saved over 17,000 tonnes of waste from landfill since

2005

About Plastic Surgeon

“The founders and market leaders in Cosmetic Repair and Finishing Services to construction, housebuild, facilities management, social housing and a growing number of sectors.

We remain the only truly national provider of our service”

Full UK Coverage (Excluding NI)

Over 90 UK wide fully employed finishers

Further 24 finishers being recruited in 2011/12

6 Regional Operations Managers

6 Field Sales Support

All Plastic Surgeon’s fine finishers are fully trained in Health & Safety. Plastic Surgeon is accredited by the following bodies:

• CHAS• SAMS• SSIP• SAFEcontractor• Constructionline• NHBC SAFEMARK

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