Coleman & Company, the specialist demolition firm, is marking its 50 years in business with a number of major contracts that take its forward order book of work to over £12 million.
With more exciting news imminent as final negotiations are under way for another high profile mega project.
The latest demolition project to be won involves dismantling a series of gas holders in Battersea, London. One of the holders is the equivalent of 40 storey’s in height and situated only a few metres away from the London Victoria line.
Although known for some of the UK’s biggest blow-downs, Coleman & Company has been evolving its specialist skills , which is leading to worldwide recognition and a number of high profile national contracts.
As Mark Coleman, Managing Director of Coleman and Company explained: “In recent years we have focused on developing some unique skills to tackle the most challenging demolition tasks. For example, our approach to dismantling highly flammable gas holders has been recognised worldwide and this month we are presenting in Milan at the EDA (European Demolition Association) on the topic.
“With the property sector having such a tough time in recent years, we knew that we had to go the extra mile and offer something special to win significant projects like the Battersea one.
“It also means that although our revenue did dip, that our profit margin remained healthy due to the challenging contracts we secured.”
The Battersea project starts later in the year and will take over 12 months to complete.
Coleman & Company is also working on demolishing high rise tower blocks in Glasgow with two 24 storey structures being demolished by controlled explosives later this year.
In addition, the company will soon complete two Jaguar Land Rover projects in Solihull and Castle Bromwich.