£84m turnover reported by city construction group

THE Barnwood Group achieved a turnover of £84.6million in 2017 as it continues its involvement in some of Gloucestershire’s most important construction projects.

Barnwood Group includes Barnwood Construction, Barnwood Shopfitting and Barnwood General Works and employs 240 people in total.

Among its most prestigious projects are the construction of Gloucestershire College’s new Forest of Dean campus at Cinderford’s Northern Quarter, phase one of the regeneration of Bakers Quay, Gateway 12 Business Park at Waterwells, Quedgeley and Honeybourne Place in Cheltenham.

Barnwood’s Shopfitting division is also having a particularly busy year and is responsible for a third of Barnwood Group’s total business. The division is involved in the transformation of Nationwide Building Society’s branches and is working with leading high street names such as H&M, WH Smith, JD Sports and Debenhams.

Barnwood Group’s managing director Simon Carey said the development of skilled staff and an enviable record for retaining personnel long term were key to Barnwood’s success.

He said: “Training, with an annual intake of apprentices and trainee professional staff, continues to be a vital part of our business.

“As a well-established company with a reputation second to none and a strong order book going forward, we look to the future with confidence.”

Gloucestershire College’s new Forest campus is leading the way in environmental sustainability and is due for completion later this year.

It is a key element of the Northern Quarter regeneration which also includes residential and commercial property, a new link road and leisure facilities.

On a recent visit to the site Tim Holder, vice-chairman of the Cinderford Regeneration Board, said: “It has been a real eye opener to see how well the new building is coming together and the amount of care being taken to achieve a good quality build by contractors Barnwood Construction.”

And Mr Holder added: “I look forward to seeing the doors of this impressive building opening to students in September.”