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McPhillips
“ What we do is relentless ,” Paul states , “ and , although the wheels never stop churning and we ’ re always busy outside , we are always wary when it comes to securing our future work streams . Traditionally , McPhillips has always been incredibly capable of adapting to the shifts within the economy . For example , we were previously heavily invested in the housebuilding market , but when the recession across 2007 and 2008 started to hit us , we were fortunate enough that we had other strings to our bow .
“ We were already working in the water industry and that together with strong relationships with our existing clients helped us through a challenging period . Since then , we have continued to develop our overall offerings to include a number of different strands . As Managing Director , it ’ s one of my leading responsibilities ; to future proof our client base and secure a continued and diverse workstream for our employees .
“ Similarly ,” he adds , “ Our building capabilities have also grown considerably over recent years with commercial industrial buildings , animal welfare developments , leisure and public sector facilities now in our portfolio . Another of our longstanding relationships is with Hales Sawmills , based in Market Drayton . They first approached us just over ten years ago , when they were looking to expand their offering in the sawmill market . Following our first successful development for them in 2012 , we then worked with them in 2016 , and have recently completed a further £ 2.5 million retail expansion in Shrewsbury .
“ That ’ s the typical sort of relationship that we look to adopt with clients . Elsewhere , we ’ ve been working with the likes of the Dogs Trust and Shropshire Council for many years , and we have solid relationships with numerous other clients throughout the Midlands and Northwest .”
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