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Current projects

1. CORNWALL BUSINESS PARK offices including all infrastructure
Client: Classic Builders works.

Brief: New Business Park in the heart Electrical Installation:
of Cornwall near Redruth. Provision LV distribution, lighting, small power,
of 14 new industrial units and a small fire, CCTV, access control, security,
two-storey office block on a large site photovoltaics.
with provision of external services and
infrastructure. Mechanical Installation: Heating,
hot and cold water, ventilation, air
SOUTH WEST Scope: Provide a complete building conditioning, above ground drainage.
services package for workshops and
Plymouth

“The Southwest region continues to stabilise itself
in the area with a view to continued growth in 2019.
Turnover has been increased from 2017 with continued
success in the direct client market.

There were a number of successes in 2018, and there are two projects that
stand out to me in particular. Firstly, the delivery of Quantum heating to 184
18 properties for Cornwall Housing. This project involved managing 184 individual 1
tenants across the county; meeting with each one individually to plan and
execute the work in a timely and professional manner. Additionally we tendered 2 3
and secured a plant upgrade project at RNAS Culdrose with Amey Defence
Services which finished off the year in a positive manner and gave us a good
start going into 2019. This project is still ongoing and will be completed in
May 2019.

We continued to face commercial challenges in 2018 which included legacy
issues and outstanding sub-contract payments, both of which effected cash and
profit. That being said, with some good results on projects we were able to turn
a profit at the end of 2018 despite these issues and going into 2019 with no
legacy projects.
2. RNAS CULDROSE 3. OAK TREE SCHOOL EXTENSION
The key challenges for 2019 will be delivering the overall budget by securing DECENTRALISATION PHASE 1B Client: Classic Builders
and delivering our probable works. We must also continue to secure orders for Client: Amey Defence Services
Q3 2019 and beyond into 2020. Heading into 2019 the region saw 40% of Brief: Building services installation
turnover secured and a further 40% probable orders. This allows us to focus on Brief: Decentralisation of site from in school extension.
key tenders and securing the remaining budget by way of selective tendering. steam to gas, including replacement
We hope to have secured our 2019 turnover by mid-2019 allowing us to focus boiler plant and AHU plant to six Scope: Provide new building services
on our growth for 2020. existing buildings. to Oak Tree School classroom and
reception extension, this includes
New relationships have been built with Ian Williams and Classic Builders, Scope: Safe isolation and strip the integration of the existing school
realising a number of main contractor projects in the last year. One in three out of existing redundant systems, services into the new boiler plant.
projects have now been secured with a main contractor. We continue to look installation of new gas mains site
for new clients and main contractors and rebuilding relationships. The region wide, replacement AHU and boiler Mechanical Installation: Heating,
has seen a notable improvement on this time last year by obtaining secured plant including associated BMS ventilation, BMS, domestic water
and potential works of high value. We continue to look forward throughout controls and fire alarm systems. services and drainage.
2019 with real optimism and building upon the hard work and dedication
of the local team.’’ Electrical Installation – BMS, fire, Electrical Installation: LV
and power to mechanical plant. Distribution, Fire Alarm Security
Alarm, Disabled Alarms, Lighting,
Adam Whiting Power, Data
Operations Manager, South West Mechanical Installation – Heating,
Lorne Stewart Engineering H&C water, ventilation and gas main.