Established in 1966 by Jim Darroch and the late Joe Allan, the business now carries out all types of Joinery, Building and Small Contracting Works within the Moray area.

In 1987 the partnership increased in size, with Andrew Fordyce and Jim Spence joining the management team, both Andrew and Jim having joined the company from school. In 1996 Jim Darroch retired, leaving the business in the hands of Andrew and Jim Spence.

Up until 1997 Darroch & Allan were purely Joinery Contractors, but in order to achieve greater continuity and control of larger contracts, it was decided to employ builders in-house. Therefore a building division was established under the management of John Holliday. John’s experience and dedication has ensured that this decision has proved to be an overwhelming success. Philip McPherson joined our management team as Senior Quantity Surveyor in 2000, Philip brought nearly 20 years experience in the local construction industry, the last 5 years within the Property Services Section of Moray Council, Philip’s professionalism and commitment has allowed us to broaden our areas of expertise.

Since Jim Spence’s death in 2000, Andrew Fordyce had been the sole proprietor. Re-structuring early in 2002 saw the Joinery and Building Divisions merge to form a single limited company, thus realising our planned growth for the business.

As a result of the restructuring our Foreman Supervisor, Paul Harrold, a time-served joiner and employee of Darroch & Allan since 1989, was elevated to the position of Contracts Manager. Paul’s new position sees him becoming increasingly involved with the organising, planning and co-ordinating of contracts to ensure that the workmanship is of the highest quality and that projects completed timeously.

The loyal and dedicated workforce has helped the business grow steadily over the years. So that from modest beginnings, as a two-man operation, the business has grown into a fairly large joinery and building business, employing over 60 tradesmen and support staff.

MISSION STATEMENT

Our objective is always to deliver:

• A quality job
• On time
• Within budget

Of those three objectives, quality always comes first!!