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36 Leaders 2014 NMC's utilities division back in the black north midland constuction nunn close, the county Estate, huthwaite Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire nG17 2hW t: 01623 515008 www.northmid.co.uk the LeADeRS 2014 North Midland Construction (NMC) says its water business, essentially Nomenca and NMCNomenca, have "per- formed very well". The group adds that it "is heartening to report a return to profitability in the Utilities division on the back of increased revenues". NMC says the group's secured order book for its current financial year is about £150M and only at this stage includes firm orders placed under framework contracts. These orders will increase as there is good visibility of the projected level of expenditure on the major frameworks. The construction market, says the group, remained extremely difficult during the year with reduced revenues on all non-water related frameworks and severely constricted margins on all tendered work. These market conditions, coupled with "an extremely disappointing performance" within the building and civil engineering division (B&CE), delivered a loss before tax of just under £6M (2012: £0.71M profit) on a revenue increased by 5.11% to £177.6M (2012: £168.93M). NMC says further delays and cost over-runs on two problematical contacts, both of which will involve major contractual claims, along with poor overall operational performance, contributed to a £9.51M loss in the B&CE division. The division has now been totally restructured under new management and the risk profile of future contracts undertaken has been reduced. NMC says NMCNomenca had "an exceptional year", delivering an operating profit of just under £2.5M last year, compared with £1.9M in 2012, on revenue of more than £79M. Severn Trent Water has reappointed the company for AMP6. THE SOLUTION concrete steel clean water civil engineering waste water Tel 01234 750924 email enquiries@stonbury.co.uk www.stonbury.com MARKET LEADERS IN THE REFURBISHMENT OF WATER RETAINING STRUCTURES & ASSOCIATED ASSETS RESERVOIR & WATER TOWER REFURB - SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS, PIPE BRIDGE & AQUEDUCT REFURB - STEEL & CONCRETE TANKS & VESSELS REFURB/ REPLACEMENT - SPECIALIST COATINGS - WATERPROOFING - CORROSION PROTECTION - INSPECTION - CLEAN & CHLORINATION - CIVIL ENGINEERING - SECURITY WORKS INC LPC4 ACCESS COVERS, LADDERS, HANDRAILS & WALKWAYS thE numBErs 10 11 12 % chanGE Sales £M 164.5 167.2 168.9 1 Gross profit £M n/a n/a n/a n/a Operating profit £M 3.9 -0.7 0.8 208 Pre-tax profit £M 3.7 -0.8 0.7 191 Staff 961 993 1,007 1 Net assets £M 19.9 18.3 18.3 0 thE ratios 10 11 12 % chanGE Return on capital % 18.7 -4.3 3.9 191 Gross margin % n/a n/a n/a n/a Operating margin % 2.4 -0.4 0.5 207 Net margin % 2.3 -0.5 0.4 190 Sales/employee £K 171.2 168.4 167.8 0 Missed out on advertising opportunities in The Leaders 2014 Don't miss out in 2015 For display advertising call Deborah Lilley on 0114 264 5492 or email her at deborah.lilley@fav-house.com A supplement to WET News and WWT The WET News & WWT definitive guide to the largest contractors in the industry leaders The 2012 NEWS WATER AND EFFLUENT TREATMENT NEWS WET The WET News & WWT definitive guide to the largest contractors in the industry May THE LEADERS 2014 WET NEWS The Wet News & WWT definitive guide to the largest contractors in the industry leaders 2104 37 Peter Duffy growing fast in Yorkshire peter duffy Connaught House park View,Lofthouse Gate Wakefield, WF3 3HA t: 01924 871100 www.peterduffyltd.com pipebursting and relining. Peter Duffy also undertakes large complex sewerage schemes, involving major work, shas and tunnels, pumping stations, package pumping stations and treatment plants, rising mains, sewer overflows and outfalls and storm tanks. According to the company, having an in-house design team for sewerage and drainage solutions allows it to offer a design and build option for wastewater and stormwater problems and sustainable urban drainage (SUDs) solutions. Wastewater maintenance is also a large part of the business carried out by its specialist division, DrainsAid. It maintains the sewerage networks for Yorkshire Water, Northumbrian and Dwˆr Cymru Welsh Water. The Delivery team for Northumbrian Water received recently two GEM (Going the Extra Mile) awards for Customer Focus and Team of the Year. 1970's 10R A History of Churchill Controls' Telemetry Development 1980's 30R 1990's 20R 2000's Data_Link 2014 Mega_Link Evolution through Intelligent Design Mega_Link Contact us now for anything you need to know about telemetry: Licence-free Radio, GPRS, Leased Line and to receive a copy of our new Mega_Link product brochure Churchill Controls Ltd 30 Wellington Business Park, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 6LS Tel: 01344 750233 e-mail Mega_Link@churchill-controls.co.uk At each stage of our product evolution we: Listen to our customers Encompass latest technology Design Innovate THE NUMBERS 10-11 11-12 12-13 % cHANgE Sales £M 17.3 25.2 32.5 29 Gross profit £M n/a n/a n/a n/a Operating profit £M 1.1 1.8 1.8 0 Pre-tax profit £M 1.1 1.8 1.8 -1 Staff 221 n/a n/a n/a Net assets £M 6.8 8.0 9.3 16.8 THE RATIOS 10-11 11-12 12-13 % cHANgE Return on capital % 15.8 22.6 19.1 -15 Gross margin % n/a n/a n/a n/a Operating margin % 6.2 7.2 5.6 -22 Net margin % 6.2 7.2 5.5 -24 Sales/employee £K 78.5 n/a n/a n/a Peter Duffy, a privately owned civil engineering, utility and construction company, is among the 50 fastest growing businesses in Yorkshire having realised successive growth and profitability in the past three years. The company has experience of water network projects direct for the water companies, undertaking the construction of new water mains and pipelines together with the repair and maintenance of the networks. It provides a specialist service to clients particularly on the larger and more strategic parts of their infrastructure. Projects have included main laying, renovation and rehabilitation, mains diversions, strategic meter and valve installations, under pressure connections, testing and chlorination. The techniques used for main installation oen involve trenchless techniques such as

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