New Yorkshire office supports further growth for Britcon
BUILDING, civil engineering and structural steelwork contractor Britcon has opened a new office in Yorkshire as part of its strategy to develop business opportunities in the region.
The new base at Silkwood Park in Wakefield will help support the company’s success in the renewables, power and energy sectors nationwide, it said.
Britcon, which is currently headquartered in North Lincolnshire and directly employs 80 people, is already active across parts of Yorkshire where its most prominent project underway is the new £5.5m state of the art toll collection system on the Humber Bridge.
It is also on the East Riding of Yorkshire YORCIVILS framework and was recently appointed to deliver extension facilities for Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate in York.
Industry specialist Ian Chapman has joined Britcon to run the new office. He brings more than 19 years project management experience to Britcon having previously worked for ISG (formerly Totty) Construction on major projects including facilities for the 2012 Olympics, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and the Ministry of Justice framework.
In 2013 Britcon announced that it had significantly boosted its forward order books.
Shaun Hunt, managing director, said: “We significantly increased our business turnover to £26.8m in 2013 marking a return to pre-recession levels. This is a major achievement considering that the construction industry has been one of the worst hit during the recession and still remains an extremely challenging market place.
“Our growth has been achieved through a deliberate strategy to focus the business in key growth areas including energy, renewables, power and emergency services. We have been successful in securing major contracts in these sectors including a £9m anaerobic digestion plant for Refood in Widnes and a £7m fire training facility for Babcock in London after similar completions in Yorkshire.”
Through 2013 Britcon secured other sizeable contracts across education, commercial, transport, infrastructure and mining sectors with projects underway for, Pontefract College, Mercedes Benz, Lincolnshire County Council, HG Sites and Glensanda Quarry.
Hunt added: “Compared to the size of the business, these contracts are considerable and Britcon continues to punch above its weight securing specialist contracts, in many cases for the entire design and build delivery. The opening of our office in Yorkshire will not only better facilitate our projects underway in the region but also maximise our presence as a leading contractor with very specialist expertise and capabilities. We have achieved a real coup in securing the skills of Ian Chapman to lead the office and I look forward to seeing further success in the near future.”
