Henry Boot.Sheffield. Since 1886.
One of the UK’s most respected property and construction businesses – headquartered in Sheffield and a proud partner of Knife Crime Matters, investing in the safety of the communities where they have worked for nearly 140 years.
Sheffield Roots.Community Responsibility.
Henry Boot’s partnership with Knife Crime Matters carries a significance that goes beyond a standard business sponsorship. Henry Boot is a Sheffield institution. Founded in the city in 1886, the company has been part of Sheffield’s fabric for nearly 140 years – building homes, developing commercial properties and investing in the communities that make the city what it is.
When KCM unveiled the Harvey Willgoose Mural at Sheffield Meadowhall in 2026 – a permanent, high-impact tribute to a 15-year-old stabbed to death at a Sheffield school – Henry Boot was there. As a business with Sheffield at its heart, supporting a knife crime prevention initiative that directly addresses the safety of young people in the city where they have operated for nearly 140 years is not a PR exercise. It is a natural expression of who they are.
Henry Boot’s CEO Tim Roberts chairs the Sheffield Pride of Place partnership – a cross-sector collaboration between Sheffield’s businesses, educators and community organisations working to create a city where everyone has access to opportunity. Their partnership with KCM sits within that same framework of genuine, evidenced, long-term community commitment.
Real Resources.Real Impact.
Henry Boot’s investment in KCM delivers practical, documented outcomes in schools and communities across England and Wales.
Free School Resource Packages
KS3 and KS4 workshop books, awareness materials, safeguarding guidance and lesson resources delivered free to schools – co-branded and funded entirely by their sponsorship.
Emergency Bleed Kits
Life-saving bleed control kits delivered to schools and community spaces – ensuring that potentially life-saving equipment is available in the right places.
Knife Detection Wands
Handheld detection wands that support age-appropriate conversations about knife awareness and prevention in schools across Henry Boot’s operating areas.
Social Value Documentation
Formal evidence letters issued by KCM CIC providing procurement-ready social value documentation – contributing directly to Henry Boot’s £1 million community investment target.
Nearly 140 YearsIn One City.
Why this partnership matters in Sheffield
Henry Boot has been part of Sheffield since 1886. Their headquarters are in the Isaacs Building in Sheffield city centre – a building in the Heart of the City development that Henry Boot themselves helped bring to life. Their CEO Tim Roberts chairs the Sheffield Pride of Place partnership, bringing together the city’s businesses, educators and community organisations around a shared vision for Sheffield’s future.
Knife Crime Matters’ most significant community project to date is also in Sheffield – the Harvey Willgoose Mural at Meadowhall, honouring a 15-year-old boy murdered at a Sheffield school in 2025. For Henry Boot, a business that has helped shape Sheffield for nearly 140 years, supporting KCM’s work in the city is personal. It is a commitment to the young people who will grow up in the Sheffield that Henry Boot continues to build.
Henry Boot is a founding member of Sheffield Business Together – a responsible business network that has delivered over £1 million of social value to the city. Their partnership with KCM extends that commitment directly into the area of community safety and knife crime prevention.
WhoThey Are.
Henry Boot plc is a leading UK property development, land promotion and construction business headquartered in Sheffield. Founded in 1886 by Henry Boot – born in the village of Heeley, Sheffield – the company has grown from a local building firm into one of the UK’s most respected property businesses, listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1919.
Henry Boot operates across land promotion through Hallam Land, property development through Henry Boot Developments, housebuilding through Stonebridge Homes and plant hire through Banner Plant. With a revenue of over £250 million and over 500 employees, they are a significant employer and investor in the communities where they operate.
In 2022, Henry Boot launched their Responsible Business Strategy – with ambitious targets including becoming net zero carbon by 2030 and delivering £1 million of charitable and community investment by 2025. Their partnership with KCM contributes directly to that target – delivering documented, evidenced social value in the communities where Henry Boot builds and develops.
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Henry Boot’s partnership with KCM reflects nearly 140 years of commitment to Sheffield and the communities where they build. If your organisation shares that commitment to community safety and social value, we would love to hear from you.
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