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24/06/2015

Britcon Appoint New Contract Director

Building, civil engineering and structural steelwork contractor Britcon has appointed Mark Powell as Contracts Director for the UK business.



A fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Powell brings more than 18 years industry experience following senior roles with high performance businesses including Morgan Sindall and Wates Construction.



At Britcon he heads up operational activity on all projects, providing the critical link between the estimating and delivery teams. His expertise expands many sectors including education and healthcare where he has managed major projects.



Paul Clarkson, Managing Director at Britcon said: "We are delighted to welcome Mark on board at a key time for strategic planning and significant growth. His wide market knowledge and detailed intellect for delivery will most certainly enhance our customer care policy and inspire the team that he leads."

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Britcon has offices in Scunthorpe and Wakefield and directly employs 80 people on its project sites across the UK. Earlier this year Britcon announced that it had significantly increased business turnover by 17% to £31.5 million for 2014 and anticipates a similar performance during 2015.

Britcon attributes its success in the main to major contract gains in growth sectors which include renewables, energy, power and emergency services. These include a £10 million anaerobic digestion plant for Refood in Widnes and a £7.5 million fire training facility for Babcock/London Fire Brigade in London."



In the last twelve months Britcon has secured other sizeable contracts across education, commercial, transport, infrastructure and mining sectors. It recently completed the new 5.5 million state of the art toll collection system on the Humber Bridge and also a £5 million, highly complex project to provide major infrastructure to serve Glensanda Quarry.

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