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Creating homes as individual as our customers, for nearly 60 years

From humble beginnings

Beal Developments Ltd. was founded in 1968 by brothers John and Raymond Beal. The family originate from East Yorkshire, and came from a farming background before moving to Hull in the 19th Century.

Today, the family has grown into a portfolio of Beal owned companies developing residential and commercial schemes, land dealing, property investment and farming. Chief Executive, Richard Beal, is the seventh generation of the family.

 

c.1912

Deep rooted history

Beal family plumbing business owned by Richard Beal’s great great grandfather John Beal.

1968

Beal Developments founded

Brothers John and Raymond Beal established Beal Developments, now trading as Beal Homes.  Their first project was building two shops and a house in Hedon.

1971

Breaking through

The brothers began their journey into significant house-building projects. Land was offered to them in Hedon and, while the shape made it difficult to develop, the brothers found a way around that, as they did with every obstacle they faced.

1986

Manor Park milestone

Beal Homes launches 199 homes in the village of Preston, east of Hull. The Manor Park scheme is a major stepping stone in the growth of the company. Other developments follow in Market Weighton, Hedon and Hull.

1988

Richard Beal joins the business

Richard Beal starts work for Beal Homes as a site labourer and begins his journey working in all aspects of the business.

1994

Kingswood beginnings

Beal Homes becomes the second developer to build homes at Kingswood, a major, mixed-use regeneration scheme in Hull. This pioneering move leads to numerous Beal developments in Kingswood, delivering more than 1,000 new homes in the area.

1996

Richard Beal becomes Managing Director

Richard was appointed to the board in 1994, becoming Managing Director in 1996. This photo shows Richard, pictured with his father John Beal.

2003

Moving home

Beal homes moves into purpose-built new premises on Hedon Road, Hull. The then newly-formed Beal Holdings also acquires Eastman Securities of Lincoln, thereby achieving the company’s long-held objective of developing in Lincolnshire.

2007

Sunday Times Top 100

Beal Homes’ continued growth and profitability sees the business ranked in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 list of the UK’s fastest growing privately owned companies. The Group extends its landbank by acquiring land at Nafferton and Willerby in East Yorkshire, and securing further development options in Lincolnshire, including a 40 acre site at Waddington.

2010

Richard Beal acquires full shares

Richard Beal acquired the full shares from founder John Beal who retired from the business. By then the company had completed nearly 1800 houses.

2013

Moving up

Beal Homes completes a new £1.5 million purpose-built head office, incorporating a 2000 sq.ft state-of-the-art Customer Selection Studio, recolating to the Bridgehead Business Park, close to the Humber Bridge at Hessle.

2015

Award-winners

Beal Homes wins a series of prestigious Awards; Customer Satisfaction Initiative Award at the 2015 National Housebuilder Awards. MD Richard Beal said: “I’d like to pay tribute to all the Beal Homes team – their hard work and dedication to customer service has enabled us to beat competition from around the country to secure this award. I’d also like to thank our many homebuyers whose positive feedback about their experience of buying a home from Beal so impressed the judges.”

 

2016

Fruit Market launch

Working in a joint venture with Wykeland Group, Beal Homes launches the £80 million regeneration of the Fruit Market waterfront district in Hull. The partners begin to deliver their vision for the Fruit Market as a unique, vibrant and cultural quarter where people live, work and play.

Beal also continued their award winning success and went on to win Large Company of the Year in the Hull Daily Mail Business Awards 2016 and Yorkshire Housebuilder of the Year Award in 2016 and went on to win in 2017 and 2018 as well .

2018

A landmark year

Beal Homes marks its 50th anniversary, with a growing workforce delivering a series of prestigious developments, including the eagerly awaited residential development in the Fruit Market.

2019

New directors

The year started with the appointment of 4 new directors to the board as part of the company’s succession planning for the next generation.

2020

Continued expansion

Despite what was a challenging year for most due to the global pandemic, home buyers priorities shifted, wanting flexible living arrangements to allow for home working, and more outdoor space. This surge in demand coincided with the launch of 5 new developments, including venturing into new territory in Goole, East Yorkshire.

2021

An Award Winning Year

Beal Homes went from strength to strength in 2021, picking up 3 nationally recognised awards in addition to the regional House Builder of the Year award for the fourth time in five years!

WhatHouse? Awards – GOLD – Best Mixed-use Development for the Fruit Market

WhatHouse? Awards – SILVER – Best Regeneration Scheme for the Fruit Market

House Builder Awards – Highly Commended – Best Regeneration Initiative for the Fruit Market

Insider Yorkshire Property Industry Awards – Winner – House Builder of the Year

In addition to these Awards, due to continued expansion, Beal Homes announced the start of a new £4.5m head office, hosting a new state of the art Design Lounge allowing our customers to have a unique experience when looking to purchase and design their new home.

2023

A new home for Beal

Beal Homes has moved into its own stunning new home, beginning a fresh chapter for the family-owned housebuilder.

The Beal team has relocated to a showpiece new head office as the company enters its 55th anniversary year.  Andy Devine joined the business as Construction Director .

The £5.5m, state-of-the-art building is a major investment in the business and a powerful vote of confidence in the housing market in Hull, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire where Beal operates.

The 20,000 sqft, two-storey building occupies a prominent position next to the Porsche Centre at Bridgehead business park in Hessle, East Yorkshire, and is the latest flagship development at the prime business location.

2024

Beal win Regional Pride in the Job award and Ross Clarkson joins the business as Sales & Marketing Director

Ross Clarkson joined the business as Sales and Marketing Director & Beal Homes wins 2 x NHBC Pride in the Job Seal of Excellence awards with Jason Amies going onto to win a Regional Award.

2025

Beal secure a 5Star HBF rating

Beal secure a 5Star HBF rating for customer satisfaction for the 5th year running since entering in 2020.

"From Humble beginnings, the Beal name has become synonymous with high-quality homes in Hull, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Im proud to have played some part in the success of Beal Homes on both sides of the Humber."
John Beal, Founder

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