the Thames Valley

Contractor accommodation in Reading.

The Thames Valley runs on data centres, commercial fit-out and rail work, and almost all of it is staffed by people travelling in.

The deal

One house, one weekly price.

Put four in or put six in — the price doesn't change. No per-head maths and no surprises on the invoice.

1 weekMinimum stay
2 hrsTypical reply to an enquiry
Per houseHowever many are in it
VATReceipt for the company, PO numbers fine

Around Reading

Where the houses tend to be.

  • Bracknell
  • Wokingham
  • Basingstoke
  • Slough
  • Newbury
  • Maidenhead
  • Theale

The work round here

Data centre construction and fit-out, commercial offices, utilities, and ongoing work on the Great Western rail route.

Getting about

Junctions 10 to 12 of the M4 cover most of it, and the trains into London and Bristol are quick if a site shifts mid-contract.


What's included

Everything but the tools.

In the house

  • A proper bed each
  • Gas, electric, water and council tax
  • Broadband that holds a video call
  • Full kitchen, washer and dryer
  • Linen, towels and a weekly clean
  • Somewhere to dry wet workwear
  • Parking for the vans

Why not a travel hotel

  • One price per house, not per person per night
  • A kitchen, so nobody's eating out every night
  • Quiet residential streets
  • Swap names on the booking as the crew rotates
  • One person to ring, out of hours too

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