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Most notable for building highend residential properties in the Manchester area, Domis Construction( Domis) was launched in 2017 and is currently starting to take on more commercial schemes – including its recent St Michaels project for footballer Gary Neville’ s Relentless brand. With a turnover of £ 256 million in 2025, Domis works closely with Salfordbased property developer and key partner Salboy and continues to deliver a variety of impressive projects while remaining a hands-on family business.
Domis has six companies in total across its group, comprising of in-house mechanical and electrical contractors Matic, Wright Landscapes, M & E design company NOVO, bespoke joiners Casana Interiors, Domis Utilities, and Domis Construction. As a group, it offers a complete, multidisciplinary turnkey service from early design and utilities connections through to installation, handover, and aftercare. Steve Boyd, Operations Director of Domis Construction, joined the company in October 2024, enabling its Managing Director Kingsley Thornton to focus more strategically on the wider business.
“ At Domis, it’ s very easy to access Kingsley, Salboy, or myself,” Steve tells Construction & Civil Engineering.“ Our agility and can-do attitude mean we’ re more likely to take a calculated risk on a development and, if a problem appears, we’ ll work out a way to solve it. I think this is why complex schemes come our way, because other contractors and developers may shy away from the risk profile associated with those jobs. We do have numerous exciting developments on the agenda, such as the St Michaels scheme, which is a combination of three different elements. We have an office block, a hotel and a branded
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