_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Leonari Ltd.
And it paid off big time. We became champions of decarbonisation amongst our also proven track record in Shell & Core, Cat-A and Cat- B Fitouts.
“ One of our biggest projects in London, 1 Basinghall Avenue, is the HQ for Standard Chartered Bank. We were responsible for replacing and maintaining the very heart of the building while it remained partially occupied. It was a challenge, but also incredibly exciting.”
Organic growth
Best practice and a positive working culture turned Leonari’ s initial success into long-term prosperity. As James details:“ We saw our hard work pay off during the pandemic. We could rely on our industry partners to provide work, and while we were prepared for a tough couple of years, we saw our turnover nearly double, from £ 9 million in 2019, to £ 17 million in 2021. That was when we knew the business had come into its own.
“ The next question was,‘ how do we sustain this success?’ Leonari had become a whole different beast, and as with our early successes, we wanted to manage that growth as effectively as possible.
“ Again, we started by looking for new people to bring into the business. We were looking for driven individuals with similar values aligned with our culture who could take on senior leadership roles, and so we undertook focused recruitment drives. This has transformed the business into an entity capable of maintaining quality at our current volume and more.
“ Our goal was to find talented leaders in the construction industry to add to our management team. At the core we have ended up with three operations directors and a great pool of new project managers, which put us in a strong position to continue growing. We also put in a lot of effort to achieving our ISO Accreditation( 9001, 45001 and 14001) and Construction Line Platinum
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