McCarrick Construction was established in 1953 by James McCarrick, who took control of the partnership he had originally founded after the war. McCarrick Construction is a small family business renowned for its quality of workmanship. Many of its staff and employees have been with the company for between 20 and 40 years and it is because of them that we are able to maintain this consistently high standard. The present owner is James McCarrick's son Michael, who joined the company in 1976

The photograph above, taken in 2003, shows all the company's employees at the time. Guest of honour, in the forefront of the picture, is John Stanley McQueen, retired Contracts Manager and at the time of his retirement, the longest serving employee of the company. He joined on the second day of business in 1953 and will be 89 this year!

McCarrick Homes was established in 1985 in response to the increasing demand for new housing. It has expanded steadily and we have enjoyed rapid sales due to our policy of developing only small, exclusive sites.

We have established an excellent reputation for conversion of listed buildings including converting a former Grade 2 listed Mansion House at Dunston Hill, Whickham into eleven 2 bedroom luxury apartments. Other, similar, conversions include, The Hermitage and Garden Farm Barn in Chester le Street and The Old Brewery in Houghton le Spring.

We have twice won The Newcastle Journal/Homemaker’s 'Best Small Builder' award, and have been consistently commended for the quality of our finished product. We also achieved 'Runner up' in the 'Best Showhome Interior' category of the 2004 21st Century Living Awards, and 'Winner', in this category, in 2006.

We cannot compete with large volume builders and we never attempt to. Our aim is to produce individual homes in small desirable locations. For over 50 years we have sought to produce “quality homes with the personal touch”