Pulse Consult Appointed for £1.9m Tamworth Castle Restoration Project

Pulse Consult has been selected to deliver quantity surveying and commercial management services for the £1.9 million restoration of Tamworth Castle, a Grade I listed building and scheduled monument with a history spanning nearly 1,000 years.

The construction consultancy will collaborate with Tamworth Borough Council and principal contractor Messenger to manage the project’s financial aspects from initial feasibility studies through to completion. A key focus will be on maintaining strict cost control while safeguarding the castle’s historic fabric.

Funding for the restoration comes from Arts Council England’s Museum Estate and Development Fund (MEND) alongside contributions from Tamworth Borough Council. To reduce visitor disruption, the work will be phased, with contractors expected to begin on site in summer 2026.

Daryl Woolley, director at Pulse Consult, commented: “Restoring a building with nearly a millennium of history presents unique structural and financial challenges. Our role, drawing on our strong track record in heritage projects, is to provide the rigorous cost control necessary to navigate these complexities, helping the council deliver a sustainable restoration that preserves the castle’s historic significance for future generations.”

Ian Bird, regional director of Messenger, added: “It’s a real privilege to work on a local building of this stature both for our management team and local workforce. Repairing and conserving these buildings is vitally important and will give us an opportunity to engage with local people and the construction college to help train and expose students to this little-known construction sector. We look forward to working with the castle staff and project team in delivering long lasting solutions to some of the current problems faced with the castle.”

Councillor Lewis Smith, portfolio holder for people services, engagement and leisure at Tamworth Borough Council, said: “This is not a straightforward construction project, it will require a collaborative approach from a wide team of specialists, working together to give our castle the love and care it needs, while keeping as much of it open to visitors as possible.”