Building solutions firm expands into Yorkshire

An integrated building solutions company has solidified its growth across Yorkshire with the opening of a new support office in Wakefield, creating 60 new jobs.

J Tomlinson, which was founded in the 1950s, is based in Nottingham and works primarily across the West Midlands, East Midlands and Yorkshire,
increased its turnover from £74m in 2016 to £87m in 2017. It employs more than 400 people.
The expansion follows a number of significant contract wins and a surge in the number of new staff employed in the region by the contractor. The firm has been appointed to deliver repairs and maintenance works by social landlord, emh homes, and has started working in partnership with Home Group – one of the largest housing associations in the UK.

The Nottingham-headquartered company said its contract with Home Group started on June 1, working across a significant geographical coverage comprising over 5,000 properties stretching from Keighley, West Yorkshire, to Scarborough, East Yorkshire.

Its new office in Wakefield is at Silkwood Park.  Martin Ardron, operations director, said: “J Tomlinson has a wide range of existing partnerships across Yorkshire, and – over the years – has opened a number of smaller depots to support the delivery of existing contracts. We are pleased to have inhabited a new base at Wakefield, which not only marks significant growth of the business, but also represents the beginning of what we hope to be an excellent relationship with Home Group and its Yorkshire-based residents.”

During the contract mobilisation period, the company recruited 60 new staff, from office-based Customer Liaison Officers (CLOs) to skilled tradespeople.

Other Yorkshire-based clients include North Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Housing Association and East Riding Council