_________________________________________________________________________________________ John
N Dunn Group
Boasting a strong presence in the North East of England , Yorkshire and Scotland , John N Dunn Group ( John N Dunn ) is a well-established , owner managed , building services company specialising in plumbing , heating , electrical , and low carbon solutions . Thanks to its scale and capability to work on a wide range of projects , from large construction schemes to reactive maintenance , the group has built strong relationships with an impressive lineup of blue-chip customers , including major housing developers and Housing Associations , as well as a number of high profile commercial customers . Through its unwavering dedication to project management and customer service , John N Dunn ’ s track record now features over 7000 successfully delivered contracts , completed in over a century of hard work . “ We are a third-generation family business headquartered in Tyneside , with regional offices in Leeds and Edinburgh . As subcontractors in the construction industry ,
we predominantly undertake plumbing , heating , and electrical installs for national house builders , Housing Associations , and Councils ,” begins Stephen Bilclough , Group Chairman . He goes on to shed light on how the group ’ s current operations came to be .
“ Our history began with my late grandfather , George M Bilclough , who founded a plumbing and heating engineering business in North Shields in the 1920s ( George M Bilclough Ltd ). Back then , central heating was not yet common in homes , so he was able to quickly grow the business by providing this service alongside large scale heating projects up and down the country . By the 1940s , the business had reached a significant size , employing over 500 people with offices in Leeds , Newcastle , Middlesborough and Edinburgh . However , in 1972 , the company was taken over by Matthew Hall & Co Ltd . My father and my uncle , John and Keith Bilclough , were keen to be in charge of their own destiny , prompting them to establish
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