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leaders 2017 25 Mace strengthens market presence Mace 155 Moorgate London ec2M 6XB Tel: 020 3522 3000 www.macegroup.com Mace, which has key water contracts including Affinity Water's five-year AMP6 programme as well as work with Severn Trent Water, continued to strengthen its market presence and integrated service capability, says Stephen Pycro•, executive chairman. As a result, says Pycro•, the group was rewarded with significant new work across the infrastructure, property, commercial office and data centre sectors, Mace continues to go from strength to strength and says that while challenges remain in the UK and global economies, it has "an enviable pipeline of work" moving forward. Its strategy continues to focus on: • Delivering the 2020 business plan • Delivering on its commitments • To grow in a planned and sustainable way • Create opportunities for staff • Find more innovative ways to deliver programmes and projects to give added value to clients. The 2020 business plan sets out Mace's growth strategy and vision for each of its core markets. By the end of the decade, the group's goal is to become one of the top ten UK contractors and a leading international programme manager; trusted to deliver projects and programmes through the group's innovative, collaborative and value-driven approach. The strategy remains unchanged and has been instrumental in guiding decision making, says Pycro•. He says the group's pipeline for 2016 was 98% secured , woth opportunities in both the UK and international market.s The LeADeRS 2017 A year of transition for McNicholas McNichoLas Lismirrane industrial Park elstree Road elstree herts WD6 3ea Tel: 020 8953 4144 www.mcnicholas.co.uk McNicholas, a service provider in the utilities, communications, renewables and rail markets, says the year has been one of transition as legacy contracts were closed and significant new long-term framework deals were mobilised with sector leading customers. The company has continued to grow its long-term order book organically. Forward orders across McNicholas' key markets of rail, gas, power, multi-utilities and telecoms was in excess of £900M. The company is also expects "a good level of certainty and resilience" following the Brexit decision as the majority of its order book is in regulated infrastructure markets. On the water and wastewater side of its business, McNicholas says its qualified industry specialists can plan the most cost-effective programme, whether it is in a highly congested inner London site, or regional and local projects across the UK, delivering design and construction services and managing the supply, install, testing and commissioning of civil, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation solutions. It delivers work in the water and wastewater sector through framework agreements with key clients such as the NI Water framework for new and replacement water mains, Thames Water Victorian mains replacement, Northern Ireland Water and Thames Water sewers. It has qualified industry specialists who plan the most cost-effective programme, whether it is in a highly congested inner London site, or regional and local projects across the UK. McNicholas delivers design and construction services and manage the supply, install, testing and commissioning of civil, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation solutions. The NUMBeRs 2013 2014 2015 % chaNge Sales £M 1,181.1 1,486.5 1,766.7 19 Gross profit £M 137.6 128.6 133.1 4 Operating profit £M 30.5 32.2 19.1 -41 Pre-tax profit £M 32.4 34.6 36.2 5 Staff 3,806 4,160 4,446 7 Net assets £M 25.7 52.5 66.3 26 The RaTios 2013 2014 2015 % chaNge 5yr aVe. Return on capital % 125.9 65.8 54.6 -17 101.8 Gross margin % 11.6 8.6 7.5 -13 10.2 Operating margin % 2.6 2.2 1.1 -50 2.2 Net margin % 2.7 2.3 2.0 -12 2.4 Sales/employee £K 310.3 357.3 397.4 11 341.9 The NUMBeRs 13/14 14/15 15/16 % chaNge Sales £M 143.1 156.0 179.9 15 Gross profit £M 20.0 15.1 17.1 14 Operating profit £M 4.3 0.6 1.3 133 Pre-tax profit £M 4.0 0.1 0.4 188 Staff 1,382 1,442 1,606 11 Net assets £M 9.8 5.7 6.8 19 The RaTios 13/14 14/15 15/16 % chaNge 5yr aVe. Return on capital % 41.0 2.3 5.5 141 21.1 Gross margin % 14.0 9.7 9.5 -1 10.7 Operating margin % 3.0 0.4 0.7 102 1.5 Net margin % 2.8 0.1 0.2 150 1.2 Sales/employee £K 103.6 108.2 112.0 4 107.6

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