Maintenance for Offices, Retail and Industrial Space Sussex
Repairs and upkeep that keep your premises safe, presentable and open, carried out with minimal disruption to your business.
The Cost of the Problem Is Rarely Just the Repair Bill
A shopfront that looks tired costs you customers before they've even walked in. A leak in a warehouse roof risks stock. General wear in an office space affects how the business presents to clients and staff, and eventually becomes a bigger repair if it's left. The common thread is that the real cost is lost trade, liability exposure, or a slow accumulation of small issues that eventually add up to something expensive.
HP Building Services Sussex handles the general maintenance and repair work commercial premises need, scheduled around your opening hours where that matters, rather than treating a business the same way as an empty house.
What This Looks Like in Practice
Office repairs and general upkeep
Decorating, plastering, carpentry and flooring — the ongoing wear that comes with a space being used every working day, dealt with before it starts to show to clients and staff.
Retail unit maintenance
From shopfront repairs and signage-adjacent fixing to internal fit-out snagging after a refit, handled with the shop floor and trading hours in mind.
Industrial and warehouse space
Roofing, guttering and general fabric repairs where the building itself is protecting stock, equipment or operations. See gutter, roofing and exterior maintenance for detail on that side of the work.
Work scheduled around trading hours
Early mornings, evenings or weekends, where keeping the business open and undisturbed matters more than convenience for the contractor.
How a Commercial Job Typically Runs
The site visit comes first
We start with a site visit to understand the space and, just as importantly, how the business actually operates day to day: what hours it's open, where footfall or noise would be disruptive, whether there are hours where the space is genuinely empty. From there we put together a written, itemised quote and agree a schedule that fits around the business rather than assuming standard working hours will do. For anything larger, like a full refurbishment, that scheduling conversation happens upfront so there are no surprises about when the space will be disrupted and by how much.
One contractor for the whole building
Rather than a separate call for every trade — plastering, decorating, roofing, general repairs — one contractor covers it. For larger commercial jobs, Harry brings in trusted tradesmen to keep the work moving without you losing the single point of contact you started with. That matters more in a commercial setting than a domestic one, because a business often has less tolerance for a job dragging on than a homeowner does. Every extra day is potentially a day of reduced trade or an inconvenienced client.
Fully insured
Public liability insurance on every job, certificate available on request. For businesses with a formal supplier vetting process, see our insurance and accreditation page or get in touch directly and we'll work through what's needed.
Planned as well as reactive
For premises that need regular attention rather than a call every time something breaks, a planned preventative maintenance contract puts scheduled visits and written reporting in place, which tends to work out cheaper than a run of emergency callouts.
Why Businesses Choose Us
One Point of Contact
Harry runs every job personally. You quote with him, hear from him when something changes, and deal with him again next time.
Written Quotes, Itemised
Every job gets a written quote broken down by element before work starts, straightforward enough to circulate for approval.
Properly Resourced
For larger jobs, or two sites at once, trusted tradesmen are brought in so the work does not stall behind a single pair of hands.
Fully Insured
Public liability insurance on every job, domestic or commercial, with a certificate available on request before work starts.
15+ Years on the Tools
Fifteen years of hands-on building work across the Sussex coast, with 150+ Google reviews behind it.
Honest About Scope
If a job needs a specialist survey or a certified trade, we say so rather than taking on work we should not.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can work be scheduled outside trading hours?
Yes, for retail and office space we regularly work early mornings, evenings or weekends to avoid disrupting the business day.
Do you provide a written quote before starting commercial work?
Every job gets a written, itemised quote before work begins, so there are no surprises on the invoice.
Can you handle a full refurbishment of a commercial unit, not just repairs?
Yes, larger refurbishment work is something we take on regularly, with trusted tradesmen brought in for scale where needed.
Do you cover industrial and warehouse roofing specifically?
Yes, see our gutter, roofing and exterior maintenance for blocks page for more detail on the roofing and exterior side of this work.
How do you handle access if the premises need to stay secure during working hours?
Tell us your site's access and security requirements upfront and we'll work within them, whether that's signing in, working alongside your staff, or scheduling access around specific times.
Can you work across multiple sites for the same business?
Yes, several businesses use us across more than one location, dealing with the same contractor at each rather than a different one per site.
What if we need urgent repairs outside a planned maintenance visit?
Reactive and emergency work is handled the same way as any other client, call rather than email and we'll confirm what's achievable for that specific issue.
Can you carry out a health and safety-related repair, like a trip hazard or damaged fire door, as a priority job?
Yes, anything with a safety implication is treated as a priority, call rather than email and we'll confirm timing.
Do you provide a schedule of works for a larger commercial project, or just a single quote?
For anything beyond a simple repair, we'll put together a schedule showing sequencing and rough timing alongside the written quote, so you can see how the job's expected to progress.
Is your public liability cover sufficient for a commercial landlord's lease requirements?
Get in touch and we'll confirm the specifics against what your lease requires, and provide a certificate directly.
Serving Lancing & Across Sussex
From our base in Lancing, we cover a wide area across West Sussex and into Brighton & Hove. Here are the main locations we serve:
Don't see your area listed? We regularly work outside these locations too. Give us a call and we'll let you know if we can help.
Keep Your Premises in Good Order
Tell us about the site and how the business runs, and we'll arrange a visit that works around your trading hours.
Managing a block, a portfolio
or a commercial unit?
Tell us what you're dealing with and we'll arrange a site visit — free, and with no obligation attached.
Excellent
Based on 150+ reviews
John Morrall
I have just recently hand my chimney taken down which was leaking into my ceiling below. I contacted Harry (HP Building Services) which he had been recommend to me. I found him very polite and trustworthy and he did a good job. Would certainly recommend him to others.
Kenneth Broomfield
Extension of paving in rear garden was to a good standard and executed in a timely manner. Will certainly use this company again.
Debbie Meakin
Harry did an amazing job of repairing the fences in my garden. He was extremely responsive, completed the work swiftly and left no mess.
Request a Site Visit
Tell us what you're managing and we'll get back to you within 24 hours. Site visits and quotes are free with no obligation.
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Something that can't wait?
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07598 864363