
In early 2016 Keith broke the news that he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer which had spread from his oesophagus to his liver and blood. Keith's project is the story behind Band of Builders...

Meet Dan, a Carpenter from Aveley, who was diagnosed with an inoperable tumour in 2017 and given a prognosis of just 18 months at the same time he found out he was to become a Father for the 3rd time...

Our 'Ipswich project' was for a painter and decorator who was diagnosed in early January 2018 with a terminal brain tumour. We helped transform his bathroom into a modern, safe wet room...

Sadie Jenkins, the daughter of a plasterer who was born with a range of complications including a hole in her heart, a narrowing of the aorta, as well as Pierre Robin sequence...

Meet Pippa, the daughter of an Electrician who suffers from a rare condition called Epidermolysis Bullosa and was born missing 90% of the skin on her hands and feet...

Meet Jamie Thompson, a builder from Malvern in Worcestershire who was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in October 2014, aged just 45...

Martin Wilks, a general builder from Almeley, fell from steps whilst at work in June 2018 and was left paralysed along with a severe brain injury....

Meet Peter, a plumber from Pen-Y-Garnedd, Wales, who was wheelchair bound after falling from a ladder in December 2018...

John Coburn, a plasterer from Holland on Sea was left wheelchair bound following a major brain aneurysm in December 2012, aged 55...

Steve, a plumbing and central heating engineer from London, began a mammoth renovation project before sadly losing his battle to cancer...

Meet Kyle, the son of a Steel Erector from Hereford who was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis when he was just 3 days old...

Meet James, age 11 the son of a Plasterer from Hemel Hempstead who suffers from a rare disease called Mitochondrial Disease...

Ronnie was diagnosed with advancing Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in June 2018. Ronnie's condition deteriorated rapidly - losing his speech and head control in short succession...

Meet Chris, a plasterer from Norwich who was diagnosed in 2018 with Cerebellur Ataxia, a rare condition which only affects 10,000 people in the UK...

Meet Rob, a quantity surveyor from Solihull who suffered a severe spinal cord injury when he fainted due to low blood pressure at home in October 2020...

Andrew, 56 from Lennoxtown, Glasgow was involved in a near-fatal car accident in October 2014 which caused extensive injuries including a crushed hip and pelvis, as well as internal injuries...

Meet Cher from Flitshire, who's partner is a Plaster. As a result of developing Meningococcal Septicemia in 2020, Cher has had both feet amputated after and also suffered damage to her hands...

Former bricklayer Tom Knapper from Stoke-on-Trent was diagnosed with cancer of the liver and as a result of his illnesses he can no longer maintain the house he built for his family in 1970...

Meet Howard, a Building Surveyor from Oswaldtwistle who was left severely brain damaged after suffering unexplained heart failure...

Meet Tess, who's husband is a Plasterer from South Shields. Tess is battling ovarian cancer after her dog alerted her to a lump in her abdomen...

Meet Kyle, a rugby loving Welshman who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer which required immediate surgery and subsequent radiotherapy treatment...

Meet Audra, the wife of Drew, a time-served carpenter from Cornwall. Audra suffers from a number of conditions, icluding hypermobility, connective tissue disease...

Meet Kevin, who suffers from progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). Kevin's project was our first in Northern Ireland...

Pete, a bricklayer from Burgess Hill was left with a profound physical disability after suffering hypoxic brain damage brought on by a heart attack...

Martin was left paralysed from the chest down after falling off a stepladder in June 2018 and hitting his head on a concrete planter, causing a severe traumatic brain injury...

Trainee bricklayer Luke was just 17 years old and in the second year of a bricklaying course when he suffered a catastrophic brain aneurysm which left him with profound disabilities...

Meet Chris, a father of seven – who was a skilled general builder until he found out by chance that he has an aggressive form of spinal multiple sclerosis (MS)…

The goal for this project was to help Luke’s father Adam, a Builder from Yorkshire to convert the family home to suit Luke’s needs after he contracted meningococcal septicaemia on Christmas day...

