BGF-backed interiors subcontractor launches property services business

SPECIALIST interiors subcontractor Horbury Group, which is backed by the Business Growth Fund (BGF), has launched a new division dedicated to providing facilities management, maintenance and refurbishment.

The Rotherham headquartered group, which has a workforce of more than 1,000, has set up Horbury Property Services to offer “vital services” in existing property estates.

Heading up the new division is Richard Sutton who has been recruited as general manager.  Sutton has almost 30 years’ experience in property services, including senior management positions for a large regional mechanical and electrical (M&E) contractor and most recently as head of service at Yorkshire Housing.

Horbury Group has been backed by BGF, the investor in small and mid-sized companies, since June 2014.

Sutton said: “I am looking forward to developing this exciting new business and securing new opportunities in the commercial, local authority, education and health sectors for our wide range of property services.  We will also be creating a number of jobs within the new business and have already been successful in securing inclusion on a major national facilities management framework.

“There is vital work to be done to ensure buildings are safe to occupy and compliant, through regular inspections, repair works, refurbishment and planned preventative maintenance.  We’ll be working closely with building owners, landlords, main contractors and local authorities to make sure their buildings are compliant, operationally efficient and that their risks are reduced to a minimum.”

Chief executive of Horbury Group, Trevor Wragg, added: “We have experienced significant growth of the Group over the past three years since investment from the BGF enabled us to embark on a programme of expansion based around existing specialisms. We have offered hard FM services for several years, but now with a dedicated business and the expertise of Richard and his team, we are very excited about the future that this new focus will bring.”