Property group expands construction capabilities with new merger

From left, Charlie Brooks, James Davies and Robert Wigley

A West Midlands commercial property firm has merged with a UK-wide main contractor to strengthen its range of construction services.

The Wigley Group, which is headquartered at Middlemarch Business Park in Coventry, has joined forces with Swindon-based Ciexbe to form Wigley Building and Development.

The new enterprise, which will be integrated into The Wigley Group, will be able to undertake a wide range of construction projects nationwide, from minor to major works up to the value of £12m.

Charlie Brooks, director of Ciexbe, has been appointed construction director of Wigley Building and Development and will lead an experienced and expanding team of employees and subcontractors from the Coventry and Swindon offices.

The Wigley Group owns and manages business and industrial parks across the Midlands and provides services relating to commercial property, risk and construction.

It has been involved in property development and construction for more than 40 years, with the building of 82,000 sq ft of units at two of its industrial estates in Coventry among current projects.

The Royal Mail North Hub and Vantage Park in Coventry are among its most notable developments in the last decade.

Robert Wigley, managing director of The Wigley Group, said: “The Wigley Group was founded as a construction plant hire and road building contractor and our success as a commercial property business is built on civil engineering and construction.

“The company has evolved to undertake a wide range of developments of our own property portfolio, which spans well over 1,000,000 sq ft across the West Midlands, and on behalf of clients.

“With Ciexbe’s wealth of experience and ability to deliver combined with the financial backing and depth of The Wigley Group, we have got a really unified business that can undertake small and large schemes across the UK.”

Ciexbe has more than 30 years of combined experience in the construction industry and operated primarily in the commercial and retail sectors completing new build, refurbishment and fit-out projects as construction manager, project manager or main contractor.

Projects have included the construction and fit-out of retail units, design and build of a staff training facility with accommodation, fit-out of a manufacturing plant, refurbishment of a museum bar and railway attraction.

“I am delighted to be merging with The Wigley Group and look forward to securing big contracts, increasing our workforce and growing our portfolio of projects nationwide,” said Mr Brooks.

“We have already got two projects lining up to the value of £7m and £5m, and taken on a quantity surveyor and project manager.  We will be looking at adding to our team further as the projects come in.”

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