Contractor Signals Investment Following Year-on-Year Growth

Hodgson Sayers has signalled its intention to further invest in the business following robust growth across its key operating areas.

Based County Durham and established in 1979, the firm is recognised for its roofing expertise which continues to attract high value contracts.

However, it is the civils and construction division that has seen the most significant growth in recent years, now representing 50% of its £15.4 million turnover.

With an additional base in Nottingham and specialising in roofing, construction and civils, metal fabrication and security products, Hodgson Sayers‘s primary markets are education, heritage, utilities, housing and healthcare sectors.

Investment

Amongst the investment being made is £100,000 in IT infrastructure which will bring together finance, procurement, project management and operations into a single integrated platform. It will allow heightened levels of reporting to support planning and decision making.

Via a knowledge transfer partnership with Teesside University, the company has also embarked on a significant AI project to embed a real-time, scalable Digital Twin platform tailored to the company’s product lines – roofing systems, security doors and frames. This will enable dynamic, automated updates across the full design, manufacture and construction lifecycle.

Elsewhere, there are plans to take on larger premises in Nottingham and to hire additional staff in the North East and the Midlands to meet further demand forecasted for the next three years.

Performance and Projections

John Sayers, Hodgson Sayers MD

John Sayers, Managing Director, Hodgson Sayers, said: “The directors are committed to further investment in the business based partly on our financial performance in the last two years and our projections for the next three years, where we anticipate growth of 15% year-on-year.

“We can make realistic assessments on the basis that much of our work is based on strong relationships with existing clients and our participation on long-term, high-quality frameworks.

“We have always had a very strong and capable construction and civils capability, which is focussed on the utilities sector, and it is now matching that of our roofing expertise in terms of turnover, which is very pleasing. It has been steadily growing because of the team’s ability to forge exceptional relationships with clients based on the delivery of a top-quality service.”

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