Civil engineer reports hike in revenue

Civil engineer RWO is looking to build on its success in securing new work and a restructure of the business as it reveals a hike in revenue.

The Leeds-based structural and geoenvironmental engineering firm said turnover for FY25 was up 20% to £3.5m and, with a healthy forward order book, RWO is expecting revenue to hit £4m in FY26.

The firm, which employees 35 people, works with national developers, contractors and local authorities, providing engineering support from feasibility through to construction.

RWO said the increase has been driven by a company restructure, new work across data centers and the commercial and residential sectors as well as investment in additional skilled engineering talent.

Recent projects include a package of civil, structural and geo environmental engineering services for various data center projects along with education and police training facilities.

The firm, which lists the Vistry Group, Karbon Homes, Taylor Wimpey, Bellway Homes, Barratt Developments, Latos Global Switch, Black & White Engineering, Gleeds, Cloud HQ and Vantage among its current clients, has also secured structural and site engineering work for a leader in the manufacture and installation of high mast lights for airports and highways in the last quarter.

RWO managing director Ross Oakley said planned work in the coming months together with ongoing recruitment of skilled people will further strengthen operations.

He added: “We continue to remain focused on delivering high quality services following a realignment of operations, all backed by unsurpassed experience and project management expertise to deliver the services clients require. We have further strengthened our order book and expanded our service offering, boosting the foundations of our business – all supported by a dedicated and skilled team.

“We expect to see increased volumes of work across all sectors but especially in important residential and data centre markets as clients continue to invest and push on with their projects to meet government targets for housing and the growing use of AI and data driven technologies.”