HMH Civils Ltd
The Rise housing development in Scotswood , Newcastle
on developing other divisions within the group and allowed the civils segment ’ s turnover to drop back down to around £ 45 million .
“ HMH operates with the ethos of a family-owned business ,” Gerard opens . “ We have an excellent retention rate , due to the respect and care that we show our staff . As a group , we do a considerable amount of charity work , particularly for autism groups , cancer research , and the British heart and Red Sky Foundations . We take great pride in the excellent working relationships we have built over the years with our
customers . The company , at present , has over 300 people out in the field and just shy of 30 in our head office in Stockton .” In moderating the organisation ’ s activities to maintain a steady , yet slightly lower turnover , Gerard is thinking about the bigger picture . “ We ’ re not really interested in driving the quantitative work for pure finance , HMH is all about quality and delivery . We want to go the extra mile to provide our clients with the services that they deserve and give them the wow factor . £ 40 million to £ 45 million is our turnover target , as it ’ s far more important to us not to stretch ourselves to the point where the quality of work starts to slip .”
Reputation for reliability
In offering its civil engineering expertise in roads and sewers , retaining wall structures and groundworks services , the organisation has built up an excellent reputation for reliability among its industry peers . “ We have done a lot of work for Vistry Partnerships and Keepmoat Homes on a number of locations around the North East . These include the Kirkleatham development out near Redcar , the Brackenhoe project in Middlesbrough and the regeneration
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