Formed 19th March 1963, Breheny is one of the largest family owned civil engineering companies in the UK and has been included in the NCE Magazine’s Top 100 Civil Engineering Companies list.
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Formed 19th March 1963, Breheny is one of the largest family owned civil engineering companies in the UK and has been included in the NCE Magazine’s Top 100 Civil Engineering Companies list.
We have developed to provide civil engineering services to almost two thirds of the country from our offices in Suffolk, Yorkshire, Cambridgeshire, Coventry, Kent and Hampshire.
Since our creation, we have worked on diverse, award-winning projects across England, covering many different specialisms of civil engineering. We are experts in highways and bridges, river and marine, utilities and energy, rail and environmental sectors. Our directly employed workforce, plant and fleet allow us to be operationally resilient, proactive and continuously improve our high standards.
Mid 1960’s
Demolition of Lacons Ales in Lowestoft.
Late 1960’s
A12 Frostenden Bypass being constructed, with founder Jack Breheny pictured.
Mid 1980’s
A12 Saxmundham Bypass, a new rural bypass of Saxmundham for Suffolk County Council, notable for being a trial for stabilisation of soils for road construction.
Mid 1980’s
A12 Stratford St Mary, major maintenance scheme
Late 1980’s
Peterborough Business Park 5’s opening ceremony, with the Queen in attendance.
Late 1980’s
A14 Stowmarket Major Maintenance.
Mid 1990’s
Opening of the A11 Red Lodge Bypass, with the founder of Breheny Civil Engineering, Jack Breheny, Jim Prior, the then Transport Secretary and J.J. Stansfield, County Surveyor for Suffolk.
Early 2010’s
John Breheny at the Newmarket Horse Races, presenting champagne to the winning jockey of the Breheny sponsored race.
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Breheny in the 1960’s; Memories of Mick Tyler
I joined Breheny Civil Engineering in the summer of 1964. I was driving a digger for a building firm on a new housing estate in Caister, Norfolk, newly married I was looking for a job with overtime as money was short and the builders did a flat week. The second phase of the roads and sewers were required and there was a Breheny sign at the entrance to the site to say that they were doing the construction work, I had never heard of them. Breheny turned up with a JCB 4C and a Ford Thames Trader tipper, dumper and 5 men. There were very few hydraulic excavators around and the 4C was the biggest wheeled one available. There was a big 4ft bucket for the rear, much bigger than any other wheeled digger and I had had 2yrs driving one prior to getting married, this was the only one I was aware of in North Norfolk at that time.
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LOCATIONS ACROSS THE UK.
Offices in two thirds of the country
Offices in Suffolk, Yorkshire, Cambridgeshire, Coventry, Kent and Hampshire.
Since our creation, we have worked on diverse, award-winning projects across England, covering many different specialisms of civil engineering. We are experts in highways and bridges, river and marine, utilities and energy, rail and environmental sectors. Our directly employed workforce, plant and fleet allow us to be operationally resilient, proactive and continuously improve our high standards.
Accreditations.
Breheny is a fully certified and accredited workforce and we hold ourselves to the highest, reputable standards.
Our values.
“Breheny is a family business that builds long term relationships with its customers through the quality of its workmanship and the excellent service it provides.” – John Breheny, Chairman.
Breheny Civil Engineering
Workmanship and quality of service that exceed client expectations is an area of pride for all within the company.