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H E Simm & Son began life in 1948 when Mr Ernie Simm bought George Hockenhall Plumbing Contractors, immediately changing the name to that of his father.

Always eager to grasp new working opportunities, Ernie began knocking door to door around the city. His first break came when knocking upon the doors of the ‘Brothers of Charity’ on Thingwall Lane in Liverpool. He was rewarded with his first contract, providing plumbing and painting works to the Brothers for the next 2 years.

Following this the company continued to grow in stature, carrying out further plumbing and painting works for respected builders across the city. Due to high demand for his services it became apparent that Ernie’s original lockup, in the backstreets of L8, was no longer big enough to satisfy his needs. So in 1955, he purchased a listed semi detached house at 10 Prescot Road, where the company remained for almost half a century.

The company’s major breakthrough came when it was awarded the contract to install plumbing at Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral, the largest Cathedral of its kind in Great Britain. Shortly after followed more success, as HE Simm and Son was awarded the plumbing contract at Park Lane Special Hospital (now Ashworth Hospital). This resulted in Ernie being on site for the next ten years, a key foundation in the development of H E Simm excellence in the area of Healthcare installation.

In 1965 Ernie’s sons Lawrence, Tony and Graham and Graham's wife Jean joined the company, where they remain to this day. Lawrence is now serving as the company's Managing Director. Ernie continued to work right up to 2008, when he sadly passed away at the grand old age of 86.

The company has continued to grow year on year, maintaining its exceptional quality standards whilst consistently expanding its service offering. H E Simm now offers a fully integrated Building Services solution.

Now Gareth, Greg & Martyn are the 4th generation of the family to be employed within the company.