About us

CPS Building Services is a dynamic and innovative building services contractor based in the heart of Cambridgeshire.

From the very start of our journey, excellence in delivery and service has been integral to our life as a company. CPS (originally known as Cambridge Piped Services) was founded in 1995 specialising in high-quality pipework installations. In 2015 CPS became a full building services provider founding its electrical offering with a strong focus on delivering a quality installation.

This discipline and determination to deliver high-quality installations is what motivates all of the CPS team today. With a team of over 180 in-house Employees, ranging from project managers to specialist engineers, we can provide a comprehensive packaged solution for our customers’ building needs – from design to installation, refurbishments and ongoing maintenance.

This approach has driven sustained growth and exciting developments at CPS. Our turnover now exceeds £50 million, and we have increased our workforce sixfold over the past five years. We remain committed to attracting and retaining the very best people to grow with us and deliver exceptional service to our clients.

Innovation

As a company, CPS believes in doing things differently. We are committed to continually innovating our services to deliver greater value and sustainability for our customers. Recent advancements include expanding our expertise in the design and installation of photovoltaic (PV) systems and electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions — helping clients reduce their carbon footprint and embrace renewable technologies. We are also transitioning our fleet to hybrid and electric vehicles, further demonstrating our commitment to a greener future.

Teamwork

At CPS, we are passionate about our people and proud to foster a supportive, collaborative environment. We place strong emphasis on developing future talent through our dedicated apprenticeship programmes, helping to secure the next generation of skilled professionals for our industry. Our commitment to our team and community has been recognised through multiple awards, including “Employer of the Year 2024” at the CIBSE East Anglia Annual Awards. This follows previous successes such as “Medium Business of the Year 2020” and our Managing Director, Liam Connelly, winning “Business Person of the Year 2020” at the Cambridge Live Business Awards, as well as “High Growth Business of the Year” at the SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards 2021.

View our awards and accreditations.

Community

We believe that successful companies should give back to the local community and support those most in need. CPS is a proud long-term supporter of the Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust, hosting an annual charity golf day that has raised over £100,000 in the last three years alone. We aim to surpass last year’s total and continue making a positive impact. In addition, we actively support local sports clubs and teams; since 2018, we have been delighted to sponsor Sawston and Babraham Cricket Club.

Liam Connelly

Chief Executive Officer

Liam gained his industry experience on Wolseley UK’s Graduate Management Scheme, working his way up to Regional Sales Director level with responsibility for a £60 million region.

In addition to leading the financial management of CPS, he also heads up the Pre-Contracts team and oversees our HR, pricing, procurement and strategic planning. Since taking leadership of the business in 2016, turnover has grown from £4 million to over £50 million. Liam secured "Business Person of the Year" at the Cambridge Live Business Awards 2020.

Join The Team

CPS has grown rapidly in recent years, since 2018 our number of Employees has increased by 175%. In 2020 CPS achieved our milestone of over 100 employees.

We are always looking to recruit the best talent in the industry to partner with us. One of the ways we do that is by focusing on people.

We love to see our Employee’s progress, so we have a company-wide emphasis on training, and on supporting and promoting our own people wherever possible.

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Testimonials

Mark project managed the refurbishment and we are very pleased with the way it was handled. The new space meets all our requirements and has been completed on time. When it was handed over to us the space was clean and ready to use.

Samantha Farrow, Laboratory Manager, University of Cambridge

Been on site this morning doing a QA check of the installation prior to the ceiling being installed and I have to say I was extremely impressed with the quality of installation and workmanship.

Chris Abbott, Special Projects Services Manager, SDC Builders

Thanks to CPS Building Services for your specialist expertise and support.

Miles Messenger, Head of Energy Performance Contracting, Bouygues Energy Services

I am sure that this will not be the only emergency situation we all find ourselves in during the current emergency and I would like to thank you for making the effort to help.

Mick Fisher, Customer Care Manager, SES Engineering Services

Huge thanks for a brilliant job!!!

Lynn Anderson, Additional Works Manager, ENGIE

I just wanted to say that we are really pleased with the work on our boys toilets. The boys are delighted and I am thrilled with how professionally the actual works was handled.Thank you, I hope to work with you again in the future.

Maria Anne Higgins, Headteacher, Townley School & Pre-School

Just a note to say thanks to you and the team for delivering on a very tight timescale, hope to work together again soon.

Ben Spooner, Managing Director, Carmel Crest

I would like to thank CPS for all their hard work in the project, you have been brilliant to work with.

Jefferson Kibble, Quantity Surveyor, Conamar

Well planned and excellently managed. Not to have to watch over a subbie knowing the works are being well executed is a massive pat on the back to CPS and the sort of companies we want to employ.

Richard Godden, Construction Manager, Scitech

Overall we very impressed with CPS and the pragmatic approach taken, this will be relayed to our senior managers for future upcoming works.

Robert Addison, Site Manager, Kier Construction

I am blown away by the level of service you and your guys provide us!

Ross Jack, Operations Flight Deputy, USAF

Much appreciated and thank you for helping us to produce a miracle over the summer holiday. Couldn't have been done without you and your guys. They were all great.

Phil Woods, P Woods Construction

Heating a medieval church for modern comfort is a very difficult thing to do. CPS designed and installed a system that is flexible and remarkably responsive.

Rev Madeleine Light, St Stephens Church

...the level of service has been exemplary, and your fast response to our call-outs has enabled the college to function without inconvenience to the staff or pupils.

Barry Norman, Impington Village College

I am really pleased that we managed to have the heating system filled and bled and ready for the boilers to be started... as planned and advised. Thank you to everyone involved, especially those working evenings, nights and weekends.

Richard Phillips, Cambridge University Estates Management

A very good quality project, fitted to a very high standard. It has been a pleasure working with you all and I look forward to working together in the near future.

Matthew Smith, Bidwells Building Consultancy

CPS has responded well to queries throughout the project and has provided an excellent aftercare service reacting promptly to any issues that have arisen. It is without doubt that the University looks forward to working with CPS Building Services on future projects.

Martin Badcock, Estates & Facilities Programme Manager, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

CPS carried out the works quietly and efficiently with little or no inconvenience to anyone. The College staff found them very easy to deal with and the finished job is superb. We have enjoyed excellent relations with CPS for many years now (going back to shortly after they started out) and I have no hesitation in recommending them.

Phillip Law, Operations Manager, Downing College

I have to say that you have such an excellent team there. We are completely delighted with all the work that has taken place here, there is no fuss, no bother and no mess. Everyone is polite, respectful and professional.

Doreen Houghton, St Bedes School

CPS were a pleasure to work with and, as a consequence of their overall performance, I have already employed them on a number of other projects. I am also recommending them to other colleagues, Colleges and companies.

Trevor Smith, Head of Facilities and Estates, Cambridge Regional College

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What we do

We bring industry-leading technical building service companies together to offer multi-service solutions for our clients. Our core beliefs are the fundamental guiding principles that everyone in our group should live by. They reflect what we stand for as a company, and as a team.

Integrity is integral Dynamic by design Partnership for progress

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