Electrical engineers triple revenues to £27m

​Directors Richard and John Smith

An engineering firm specialising in high voltage electrical work has nearly tripled turnover in the past 12 months, prompting a move to new offices.

Smith Brothers nearly tripled to £27m last year. It has now outgrown its Red Doles Lane site in Huddersfield.

It has acquired a £700,000 property on Lowfields Business Park, totalling 10,000 sq ft.

A team of 64 staff is moving into the two storey site, and the company plans to hire more staff to keep up with demand.

Managing director John Smith said: “When we signed for the new office, we invested a further £50,000 in décor and furniture which means we’re now kitted out for the next five years, easily.

“We’ve room for more people too, so I’m already on the lookout for project managers, skilled labourers, joiners and qualified high voltage electrical engineers, to join our multi-disciplined team. There’s no reason why we cannot double our workforce over the next 4 years.”

With a nationwide client base in sectors ranging from commercial and industrial, to offshore and renewables, Smith Brothers specialises in high power projects up to 132,000 volts. In fact it is this ability to comprehensively handle particularly complex electrical engineering assignments, that has seen the team work throughout the UK and Ireland, as well as in overseas countries ranging from Barbados to Azerbaijan.

“Our focus now for 2017, is to consolidate our growth and recruit more talented experts within our niche field. That way we have the skill-sets and infrastructure in place to push for £60m turnover by 2022.”

Established in 1990, Smith Brothers continues to be run by joint directors and brothers John and Richard Smith.

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