Modular building specialist marks milestone with contract wins and record turnover

Modular specialist Integra Buildings is celebrating 20 years in business with a raft of major contracts and record turnover as it moves forward with ambitious expansion plans.

The East Yorkshire-based business has completed two of its biggest projects in the last year – a £2.4m education block for Wellington College in Berkshire, a leading coeducational day and boarding school, and a £2.1m project for Mencap in Leeds for the design and construction of a nursery and community space.

Recently the business has won its largest contract yet, a £4.6m project for sports changing facilities at multiple sites, as well as a £3.3m scheme for a new primary school in the south east, and is in the process of completing another significant project, a £1.6m scheme for a classroom extension and new teaching block in Leeds.

Integra has also secured approved and favoured contractor status on six frameworks with local government and public sector organisations across the country.

It means Integra marks 20 years in business in buoyant mood, with the company posting record turnover of £18.6m in 2016 and forecasting revenues of £21m this year.

Managing director Gary Parker said: “We started small but we believed in the business and the industry and we had a passion to be successful. We’ve always focused on taking the company forward.

“A key to our success has been always keeping strong cash reserves in the business. That has given us control of our own destiny.

“We’ve been cautious with our money, but ambitious for the business. Our expansion has been consistent, but controlled.

“We’ve put ourselves in a good position. Our financial stability has given us the capacity to seize opportunities to grow and also given clients confidence to trust us with ever larger projects.”

Integra operates from two sites east of Hull, at Burstwick and Paull, currently. With production running at full capacity at both sites, the company is executing a £3m growth strategy to take the business to the next level.

The plans involve consolidating all Integra’s functions in a single, fit-for-purpose operation at Paull, following the purchase of six acres at that site for £1.6m, adding it to 2.5 acres the company previously owned and operated there. The acquisition is being followed by a further investment of £1.4m in new facilities.

Integra has now secured planning permission for a new, two-storey modular office block at the heart of the Paull site which will showcase the materials and design available to the company’s clients. The offices will include dedicated training areas, a business lounge and meeting rooms, which will also be available to clients and suppliers. The new facility is scheduled to open in April 2018, allowing Integra to vacate the Burstwick site.

The redeveloped Paull site will also include two, new bespoke manufacturing facilities that will double capacity, with the build of the new offices planned as the company’s first project on these production lines.

Parker added: “Our vision is to continue to grow the business while changing perceptions of the modular industry. We believe passionately that modular building is the way forward for construction and an ever-growing number of clients, across many sectors, agree.

“We’re proud of all we’ve achieved over the past 20 years, but we’re looking forward, not back. There’s no better way to celebrate two decades of success than to push forward with new opportunities.”