‘Mature’ talks with clients help McGee minimise risks

Grant Prior 9 months ago
Share

“Mature discussions” with clients about material price rises enabled specialist engineering contractor McGee to protect its profits despite rampant inflation.

Latest results for the firm for the year to November 30 2022 show pre-tax profits steady at £6.1m from £6m last time despite a dip in turnover to £83.3m for £92.2m.

The company said: “Despite a challenging macro-economic environment, McGee delivered a strong performance in FY2022, highlighting its ability to anticipate, adapt, and mitigate risks.

“Material price volatility was identified early, and the impact on the business was minimised by having mature discussions with clients about how manage the risk best.

“This has helped build the trust and confidence of clients and stakeholders and delivered certainty in financial performance.”

delivering high-profile, complex engineering projects, announces its financial results for the year ended 30 November 2022.

McGee operates as an employee ownership trust with a bonus of £558,123 paid to staff after year-end

Seb Fossey, Group Managing Director, said:  “Our team of engaged employee-owners have once again delivered a solid set of financial results, and the outlook for the business is very positive as we continue to focus on securing technically challenging opportunities.

“Our ability to mitigate risks and build authentic, collaborative relationships has been the cornerstone of our success in recent years. We have continued to see good progress over the reporting period, with external stakeholders now increasingly clear on the benefits of our strategy and operating model.

“We still firmly believe our value proposition is unique – it’s more than just saying we can integrate our activities – it is the culture, behaviours, and organisational design that we have developed and bedded in over time that truly create benefits for our clients.

“Having secured some of the largest and most prestigious specialist engineering packages in London, we are inevitably now anticipating that our revenue will exceed pre-covid levels in FY23 and beyond into FY24 whilst retaining our operational effectiveness.”

McGee said that a £3.7m fine following a Competition and Markets Authority investigation into historical competition issues in the demolition industry, which arose under the company’s previous ownership and leadership was fully provided for in previous accounting periods and has been paid in full “meaning that this matter is now closed.”

Latest news

M&E sector leads rise in subcontractor tender activity

Tender activity grows in first quarter but concern about project delays remain
14 hours ago

Funding deal for Salford Michigan Tower job

Vermont Construction to build first 34-storey tower for developer X1
15 hours ago

Court fight continues for specialist hit by CCJ blunder

Screeding contractor still fighting bureaucracy seven months after incorrect filing
14 hours ago

Morgan Sindall bags £60m raft of NHS projects

Mid and South Essex NHS Trust plans six projects
1 day ago

Peri buys shoring and temporary bridge specialist Mabey Hire

Scaffolding and formwork specialist expands offer
2 days ago

Steel contractor Embrace targets £100m revenue

Growing structural steel specialist appoints COO
15 hours ago

Vinci/McAlpine go-ahead for £312m Midlands hospitals revamp

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust gets full business case approval
2 days ago

Lendlease puts construction arm up for sale

After two decades of global expansion Lendlease retreats to Australia
2 days ago

Mount Anvil seals Isle of Dogs estate rebuild

Firm will build 300 new homes at East London's Tiller Road Estate
2 days ago

Northumbria Uni invites bids for £75m CHASE project

12-storey student block to be demolished for new Centre for Health and Social Equity
2 days ago

Civils firm Akela appoints former Robertson director as MD

Framework expert Robert Ogg to lead growth at Scottish contractor
2 days ago

McLaren to build new Hertfordshire primary school

Contractor to prioritise local suppliers on High Leigh Garden Village site
2 days ago

Developer picked for Stafford town centre regeneration

ION Developments will draw up detailed plans for mixed-use Eastgate scheme
2 days ago

Former Crossrail boss Mark Wild to lead HS2

Wild to bear down on spiralling costs and bring rejigged scheme in on time
3 days ago

Receivers in at £125m Manchester tower developer

Domis Construction walked away from scheme following doubts over funding
4 days ago

Costain A1 £260m dualling job finally gets go-ahead

Ministers sat on planning inspectors report for nearly three years
3 days ago

Election delays decision on Lower Thames Crossing

Planning decision on £1.2bn Luton airport expansion also pushed back six months
3 days ago

Caddick steps-in at former Lane End housing job

Contractor to restart phase of £262m scheme hit by administration
3 days ago

Plans in for Leeds iconic Tetley building revamp

Former brewing giant's HQ to become indoor market and offices
3 days ago

BAM wins first phase of North Devon hospital revamp

New staff accommodation to kick-off hospital redevelopment
3 days ago

McAlpine pulls out of £55m Carlisle Citadels project

University of Cumbria starts hunt for replacement contractor
1 week ago

Strabag UK suffers further big trading loss

Austrian contractor is gearing up for major presence in the UK market
7 days ago

Durham Uni picks UPP for £130m student scheme

Firm will deliver 1,000 self-catered bed spaces
7 days ago

Architects now upbeat after 10-months of work gloom

Larger practices see rising workloads in next three months
7 days ago

Motorist dies after collision with road paver

Police Scotland investigating fatal crash
1 week ago

McLaren Living appoints HG Construction for £69m scheme

Build to Rent scheme will transform former vacant car park site in Leeds city centre
1 week ago

Squibb liquidator probes £2m of “missing” plant

Machinery, cars and scrap metal have disappeared at demolition specialist
1 week ago

Galliford Try to re-enter affordable homes market

Contractor sets out new five-year plan to build margin to 4%
1 week ago

Former Sellar chief to lead civils contractor Kilnbridge

Owen Dannatt joins as new CEO as founder Dermot McDermott becomes Chairman
1 week ago

Hunt starts for nuclear fusion plant construction partner

Fusion energy plant to be built at West Burton coal power station site.
1 week ago

Contractor services