BREE Construction
About

Who we are.

Overview

An independent British residential builder, descended in continuous legal succession from D T Bullock & Co (incorporated 1955) through Bullock Construction and United Living, now trading as BREE Construction.

Lineage
1955
D T Bullock & Co
Continuous
70 yrs
Same legal entity
Independent
2026
Apr · MBO completed
Eras
8
From founding to today
Our heritage

From D T Bullock to BREE Construction.

Seventy years of British residential building, in continuous legal succession.

BREE Construction has descended from D T Bullock & Co incorporated in 1955 operating as a Construction Company. It was renamed in 1986 Bullock Construction, specializing in Housing, Care, Commercial and Education Sectors. It was known for its regeneration, refurbishment, retrofit and new build projects, operating across North West, North East, Yorkshire, Midlands, South West and Wales. Bullock Construction merged in 2014 with a Company called United House. Together they formed a new Company named United Living having the vision to become a National Market Leader providing Affordable Housing and sustainable Solutions. This strategic merger was designed to create a national player in the social housing and construction sector by combining Bullock’s regional strength in the Midlands and North with United House’s focus on London. In 2026 BREE Construction has become the new Owner with a wealth of knowledge and experience spanning over 40 years in the Construction Industry which strengthens its position as a Major Player. Creating high specification projects in the ever changing world of Construction incorporating Student Accommodation (PBSA), Build to Rent, Energy Efficient Developments to name a few areas within the expansion and challenges of new living Concepts.

The new Ownership also encompasses Partner Construction Limited which was incorporated in 2011 specializing in Affordable Housing and Partnership Developments across England. The quality was evidenced by an A1 rating awarded by both the NHBC and Premier Guarantee. BREE Construction will be your Trusted Partner for the full life cycle of Development. Committing to completing quality projects on time and within Budget. Market Leaders for Reliability, Trust and Dedication to all Projects, regardless of size and complexity.

Bringing our Clients’ vision to life.

Bree, the McDonough family dog
Family business · A footnote

Our other Bree.

The name BREE is inspired by our German Shepherd puppy, Bree, whose name originates from the Irish meaning “strong”, symbolising resilience, reliability, loyalty, and determination at the core of the business.

Born in Scotland, based in England, with strong ties to Wales, BREE reflects a business founded on heritage, craftsmanship, and commitment throughout the United Kingdom.

Operating nationwide, BREE delivers projects across the UK with a strong focus on quality, integrity, and dependable service, values that define both the business and the meaning behind its name. Much like a German Shepherd, recognised for its loyalty, intelligence, strength, and unwavering reliability, BREE is committed to building lasting relationships, remaining dependable under pressure, and delivering every project with pride, dedication, and trust.

What BREE stands for
  1. Building
  2. Reliable
  3. Excellence
  4. Everyday
Heritage Hall

Seventy years, one through-line.

From a North-West family housebuilder in 1955 to the management-led practice trading as BREE Construction today. Same legal entity, same delivery method, eight chapters end to end.

  1. 1955
    Mid-century
    The founding

    D T Bullock & Co incorporated.

    A family-run housebuilder is set up in the North West post-war, as Britain embarks on its largest civilian housing programme since the Victorian era. Incorporated as a private limited company, the legal entity that, seventy years and four name changes later, will become BREE Construction. The first decades focus on regional housing and care work for councils and registered providers across Lancashire, Cheshire and Yorkshire, laying down a measured, numerate delivery method that still holds today.

    “where it begins”
  2. 1986
    Late 80s onward
    The renaming

    Renamed Bullock Construction.

    The business renames to Bullock Construction. Across the late 1980s, 1990s and 2000s the firm builds a national reputation in housing, care, commercial and education work, refurbishment, retrofit and new-build, for housing associations, local authorities and registered providers across the North West, North East, Yorkshire, the Midlands, the South West and Wales. By the millennium it sits among the most respected mid-market contractors in the affordable sector.

    “still British, still building”
  3. 2008
    Late 2000s
    The first combination

    Bullock joins United House.

    Brought under common ownership with United House, a London-based housebuilder with its own century-long lineage stretching back to the late Victorian era. The combination is bankrolled during the LDC investment era and creates the first real cross-regional platform across the group, spanning London, the South East and the North, with affordable housing as the through-line.

    “the first big merger”
  4. 2014
    Mid-2010s
    The group forms

    United Living Group formed.

    Bullock Construction, United House and infrastructure specialist Fastflow are consolidated under Elysian Capital ownership and rebranded United Living Group, headquartered in Swanley, Kent. The result is a national platform spanning affordable housing, infrastructure and property services, with the housebuilding capability concentrated into a single delivery business operating across England and Wales.

    “three brands, one group”
  5. 2018
    Late 2010s
    The expansion

    Partner Construction acquired.

    Specialist housebuilder Partner Construction, focused on housing-association and registered-provider work, is brought into the group to scale the affordable-partnerships side. The acquisition deepens the bench of pre-development, design-and-build and refurbishment expertise for RP framework delivery, and adds long-standing client relationships in the South of England.

    “the bench widens”
  6. 2023
    Apollo Impact era
    The Apollo era

    Apollo Impact backs the group.

    Apollo Global Management's Impact platform acquires United Living from Elysian Capital. The deal accelerates a buy-and-build agenda across infrastructure, property services and new homes, and underwrites a step-change in scheme value and complexity, particularly in build-to-rent and large mixed-tenure regeneration. The New Homes division enters the strongest pipeline of its history.

    “the biggest pipeline yet”
  7. 2026
    MBO completes
    The buy-out

    Andrew McDonough MBO.

    Andrew McDonough, who has led the New Homes division through its award-winning years, completes a management buy-out from United Infrastructure in April 2026. The trading entity is renamed BREE Homes Group on 14 April. The buy-out preserves the team, the methodology and the project pipeline, and re-establishes housebuilding as the standalone business it was for most of its seventy-year life.

    “back in private hands”
  8. 2026
    Today
    The relaunch

    BREE Construction launches.

    The independent, McDonough-owned partnerships housebuilder begins trading as BREE Construction, carrying seventy years of continuous British housebuilding lineage forward as one unbroken legal entity. Sixteen named clients span housing associations, councils and build-to-rent investors, with a live pipeline across build-to-rent, multi-family, affordable and specialist living, and A1 ratings from both NHBC and Premier Guarantee.

    “independence”
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