Episode
Inside the Defence Estate, Retrofit Reality & Leading a Modern Contractor (EP 247)
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- Own The Build
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- Dec 8, 2025
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- 2508
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Summary
In this episode of Own the Build, Paul is joined by Trevor Wilkins, Managing Director of PAH Building & Construction — a contractor working deep inside one of the UK’s most complex and least-understood built environments: the defence estate. Trevor shares the unique story of PAH’s evolution from a one-client refurb contractor to a £15m business operating across the UK, including the landmark MOD housing portfolio recently brought back into government ownership. He opens up about the early...