Our client is the UK's largest structural steelwork contractor by turnover, with fabrication capacity of more than 130,000 tonnes a year across five UK facilities. It has provided the steel frames for some of the country's best known buildings and stadia.
A UK Structural Steelwork Contractor
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About the business
The business is listed on the London Stock Exchange and works across commercial offices, data centres, industrial and distribution, stadia and leisure, healthcare, education, nuclear, power and energy, and transport infrastructure. It has a growing presence in Europe and a joint venture in India.
The business is in the middle of a significant leadership transition. A new chief executive joined from a tier-one contractor in late 2025 and is leading a strategic review, and a new chief financial officer followed in early 2026. A modular division has closed as part of the restructuring, and the focus has returned to core structural steel, nuclear infrastructure and high-growth sectors including data centres and renewables.
Key information
- Founded: 1978
- Listed: London Stock Exchange
- Leadership: New chief executive, late 2025; new chief financial officer, early 2026
- UK factories: Five, across the north of England and Northern Ireland
- Headcount: About 1,960
- Revenue: About £528m in the twelve months to September 2025
- Order book: About £480m across the UK and Europe, January 2026
- Capacity: 130,000 tonnes a year in the UK, 20,000 in Europe
- India: A joint venture with a record order book
Why I work with this business
I have run retained searches for its leadership team and know the business from the inside: how decisions are made, what the new executive team is building, and what it takes to succeed there. Leaders in process for one of its searches are given a private area with the brief, the process and the preparation they need.
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