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A brand new start • As NM Group and its subsidiary Nomenca rebrand as nmcn, chief executive John Homer looks forward to further exciting times ahead at the fast-growing contracting firm 10 WET NEWS DECEMBER 2018 | wwtonline.co.uk INTERVIEW N orth Midland Construction Plc (NM Group) and its sub- sidiary Nomenca Limited have rebranded as nmcn, in a transition that the company says gives it a single identity and embodies its 'one team' approach. The company, which earned £250 million worth of water sector revenue in the last financial year out of a total turnover of £340 mil- lion, is currently growing quickly and secured a series of major built environment and water industry contracts during 2018. It is now working with 10 of the biggest water providers, with recent major contract wins including the South West Water Civil Engineering K7 Capital Works and MEICA frame- works, and the £55.5 million Bel- lozanne Treatment Works in Jersey. T h e 7 2 -ye a r- o l d co m p a ny employs 1,800 people across the country and has 12 UK offices, offsite build and fabrication facili- ties, and the new single brand reinforces the national reach of the company that goes far beyond its original home of the Midlands. John Homer has led the company since 2016 John Homer,chief executive of nmcn, who has been leading the national engineering and con- struction company since 2016, said: "We're bringing the technical expertise and innovation that flows throughout our business within one united identity. Our success is, and always has been, built from the strength and experi- ence of our people. Together, we're creating buildings and infrastruc- ture used by millions of people and for future generations to come." The new branding is designed to "future-proof the legacy" of the company and represents people being at the heart of the business, collaboration and sustainability, according to Homer. With a future project pipeline of £700 million, and 76 per cent growth in revenue over the last five years, the com- pany is in a robust industry posi- tion and the relaunch should signal the beginning of a new era of further growth, he added. "Revenues have continued to rise, our cash position remains solid and a series of major contract wins are feeding our growing pipe- line of work for the next five years and beyond. We are therefore look- ing to extend our team with an intensive recruitment campaign running over the coming months." The company is taking on 100- 200 extra people a year at all lev- e l s , f r o m t r a d e s p e o p l e a n d mechanical engineers to project managers, designers and senior managers. It has opened three new sites in the last year, two in the South West and one in Yorkshire, and Homer says that getting its hands on the right talent is crucial for the company's plans. "Recruitment of the right type of people is probably the biggest issue on my agenda, in terms of making sure we are delivering for our customers and meeting our growth targets," he said. "If we can't get them, then we can't deliver – and what we won't do is take on work which we subse- quently can't deliver and let the customer down." With the PR19 business plans of water companies recently pub- lished, Homer told WET News that

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