Mamma Mia – ready for a further 40 years!

Award-winning pizzeria moves to new premises next door; extended and refurbished but "almost the same"!

A bijoux jewel in a treasure trove of retailers

A jewel in Thame’s collection of treasured independent retailers, Pretty Like Pictures, and Robin its proprietor, are very much public property in our bustling Oxfordshire market town.

Park life: London living with a touch of luxe

When Lorna Wright trained in interior design – nearly a decade ago – she was already armed with an impressive career prologue and reflected transferable skill set. A "first" career in global commercial marketing had ingrained stringent and wide-reaching project management skills.

The Barr Group 2022 apprentice search

Alongside National Apprentice Week, Barr Group celebrated 15 years of their thriving (and award-winning) apprenticeship programme.

Hollow Brook: the backstory and the full enki magazine feature

The flagship Barr Group conversion of a concrete framed agricultural building into a highly unique and sustainable family home.

The design minds behind Meadow Barn; and how moving there has been life-changing for its new owners

Meadow Brook started life as a disused livestock shed; a huge metal frame ready and waiting for its next incarnation.

Maddi Sharkey shares her build story

Maddi shares her experience of transforming a chocolate box cottage into her dream modern home. of creating her dream home with the help of Barr Build.

Nurturing talent: apprentices of today... the Barr Group leaders of tomorrow

As a building and manufacturing company, our workforce is the lifeblood of our company.

Why Barr Build? An Interview with the directors

Directors Chris Noonan, Stuart Barr and David Noonan discuss the recent rebrand and share exclusive insights into the ethos at Barr Build.

A collaborative project in memory of Melissa Lancashire

Over the past couple of months Barr Group have had the privilege of working with the team at Lord Williams’s school and some truly fantastic collaborators on a memorial project, in honour of a much loved teacher and member of the Thame community.