Townend & Co not only holds unique experience as one of the trusted property developers across Wraysbury, Berkshire, but also presents itself with the legacy of multi-generational leadership.
Philip & Mary started the Townend Development business in Wraysbury in 1980 with one belief: that if you build something properly and treat people with respect, the work will always come. There was no launch campaign, no business plan, no outside backing. Just a skilled craftsman and a strong partner beside him, both committed to exceptionally high standards and determined to maintain them.
Founding years in Wraysbury
Family-led beginnings.
Reputation built through word of mouth
“By 1986, Townend had secured its most significant commission to date: the purchase of Wraysbury Little School and the development of 25 homes on the site. Old School Court became the project that defined us, and the reputation it built still reaches us today.”
1995-2009
The year 1995 was marked as the official establishment of Townend Developments Ltd in the property
development industry.
This was marked as a revolutionary point for Townend Development’s multi-generational leadership
team. The
transition
formalised the company’s growth with the best residential developments while maintaining direct
leadership
oversight on
every project.
Over the next decade, Townend delivered larger, more complex schemes across Berkshire - including
Lime Mews
in Egham,
Queen Hill Rise in Ascot, and St Davids Court in Ashford.
Legacy
For more than four decades, Townend Developments has established itself as a trusted property developer across Wraysbury and Berkshire. This consistency comes from a set of principles we have held since the very beginning - values that guide every decision we make, from land acquisition to final completion.
We have never built a home we would not be proud to put our name to, and we have been putting our name to homes in Wraysbury since 1980. From Old School Court's 25 homes to Mulberry House's indoor pool and sauna in Stoke Poges, every material specified, every trade brought on site, and every decision made has been held to the same standard. Over four decades and thirty-plus projects, that standard has not moved once.
Over forty years and thirty-plus projects, we have never had a client who did not know exactly where their project stood. No hidden costs discovered mid-build. No timelines were quietly extended without conversation. No finishes swapped without approval. The clients who return to us, and many do, some three or four times, come back because the first experience was exactly what we said it would be. That is what honesty produces. Not just a good project, but a relationship that lasts.
Mulberry House in Stoke Poges was not just a five-bedroom home with a pool and sauna; it was someone's vision of how their family would live. Church Meadows was a six-bedroom home built around a life being planned. Every project on our books, from the 25 homes of Old School Court to the single luxury builds along The Avenue in Wraysbury, was someone's most significant investment. We have never forgotten that. Every decision we make on-site is made with that weight fully understood.
Three generations of the same family have worked on these streets. Phil Townend has been building in Wraysbury since 1980. Debbie Crisp grew up in this business. Joe and Billy Crisp are now on the tools, carrying the same name their grandfather built. When you are still living and working in the same community as the homes you built forty years ago, accountability is not a company value; it is a daily reality. We see the results of our work every time we drive through Wraysbury. We intend to keep being proud of what we see.
We have never pursued scale for its own sake. Wraysbury is where this business began, and the communities of Berkshire are where we have chosen to remain. We operate within a 25-mile radius by choice because proximity means we are accountable to the places we build in, not just the clients who commission us.
Every project we take on is one we approach as members of the community it sits in, not contractors passing through. We consider the impact of our developments on the streets around them, the neighbours beside them, and the area they will shape for decades to come.
Forty years of consistent quality have produced a reputation we do not take lightly. We have never needed to advertise. Every project we have ever won has come through a personal recommendation from a client who experienced our standards first-hand. That is the only endorsement that has ever mattered to us.
Many of our clients have come back to us more than once. Several have worked with us three or four times. That level of trust is earned slowly and deliberately through transparency, through delivering exactly what we promise, and through being genuinely reachable long after the project is complete.
The homes we build become part of the fabric of their communities. Families are raised in them. Children grow up in them. We carry the weight of that responsibility into every decision we make on site and we would not have it any other way.
MANAGING DIRECTOR · FOUNDER
CO-FOUNDER · COMPANY SECRETARY
COMPANY SECRETARY · INTERIOR DESIGN LEAD
BRICKLAYING & GROUNDWORKS
BRICKLAYING & GROUNDWORKS