‘The First Dig’ – The Journey of our New HQ Begins

As a fourth-generation family business supplying copper into some of the UK’s biggest projects, we’re ready to more than double our capacity, after work on our new state-of-the-art headquarters in Coventry officially got underway.

We supply and manufacturer 100% recyclable copper tube and fittings, and are now gearing up to open a new £20 million facility next year to meet growing domestic demand for our British products.

The new building will be across the road from its current headquarters, on the former Sandvik site on Torrington Avenue on the outskirts of the city.

To mark the first dig on site, Lawton family members were joined by principal contractor Interclass, Corin Crane, Chief Executive of the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, Andy Williams, Director of Regeneration & Economy at Coventry City Council, and Cllr Jim O. Boyle, Cabinet Member for Jobs, Regeneration and Climate Change at Coventry City Council.

The new facility will equal the size of approximately 40 tennis courts – double the size of its existing headquarters that will also remain operational.

It will include a 107,768 sq ft warehouse along with 17,220 sq ft of office space and welfare areas and a 40-metre service yard. The new solar-powered premises will contain our manufacturing and storage operations, which will feature automated technology, as well as modern office and collaborative spaces to nurture the next generation of engineering professionals.

The milestone comes 107 years after the business was initially co-founded in Coventry by Albert Lawton, whose family still operate the business to this day.

Since the First World War the business’s copper tube products have continued to play an instrumental role in carrying heat, water, and energy into homes, hospitals, and cities across the country.

Lawton Tubes has also played its part in supplying the ongoing maintenance of iconic British landmarks – from Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, to The Shard and Wembley Stadium.

Of the £230 million turnover generated annually by the business, £204 million comes from projects supporting British infrastructure.

Lawton Tubes continues to grow, and employs 120 staff across its bases in Coventry, Redditch and Poole; with that number expected to increase in the coming years.

The business is also growing its customer-base beyond its traditional markets of plumbing, HVAC, and medical gas into fast-growing industries including data centres and renewable energy.

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