Principals

Andrew Horncastle - Managing Director

He achieved BSc in Building Construction at Leeds University. His career commenced at Millers and he experienced responsibility for large scale construction projects.  He joined his father, Tony Horncastle, to develop the family construction and manufacturing group.

As Chief Executive, he took the group companies to a turnover of £50 million with commensurate profits. The Group has achieved profits in every year since incorporation in 1964. Andrew successfully disposed of the Group’s manufacturing businesses in 2002, to concentrate on the development of prospective industrial, commercial and residential sites.

Ian Hodges – Sales and Investment Director

Ian graduated from Reading University in 1981 with a degree in Land Management. He has since notched up 23 years’ experience working as an agent in the property market in Hull and East Yorkshire, including being the ‘H’ in PPH Commercial for 14 years.

He joined Horncastle Group as a Director in June 2004 to work client side and utilise his skills and experience on land assembly and development projects, in addition to the management of the Group’s investment portfolio.

David Watson – Development Director

David studied at Doncaster College, where he gained an HNC in Construction. After college, he developed a career in civil and residential construction with varied contractors in Wakefield, Southampton, and Bridlington before joining the housing division of Horncastle Group as Chief Quantity Surveyor in 1987.

In 1995, by agreement with Horncastle Group, he formed his own construction company for residential development before re-joining the Group in 2003. He is delighted with the challenge and opportunity to once again be playing a significant part in the future of the Group.

William Anthony Horncastle OBE – Non Executive Director

Began his career as a bricklayer and from humble beginnings founded this business as a jobbing builder which led firstly in to speculative housing development, becoming one of the regions biggest housebuilders. He then grew the business through the 60s, 70s and 80s and as Group Chairman expanded in to manufacturing and light engineering. A passionate Yorkshireman committed to the prosperity of the region, William has, in addition to his business activities, devoted considerable time and effort over many years to the community and both local and international charity work.

A family man with a real zest for living, who likes to spend his leisure time out on the golf course.