Contract wins spur expansion at egroup

Aberdeenshire firm egroup is eying further growth after securing contracts wor th a combined £8 million.

The company, which currently employs about 190 people, will provide fabrication services and erection of structural steel and cladding works for several large-scale projects across the UK.

The latest contract awards follow on from a £1m investment by the group in building improvements, new equip - ment and machiner y. It has also outlined plans to create up to 30 jobs within the next three years, including several senior posts.

T h e f a mi l y - r u n b u s i n e s s , w h i c h c a n t r a c e i t s r o o t s back to 1976 and the launch of RIM Fabrication, recently re-branded under a new banner following the amalgamation of four separate divisions – eblast, eclad, efab (formerly RIM Fabrication) and etest (formerly CSD Scotland).

Neil Mcdonald, chief executive and owner of egroup, said: “These significant contract awards are testament to the hard work and commitment of our staff across all parts of the group, with many of these leadi ng cl ients havin g now worked with us across multiple projects for several years.

“T h e e s t a b l i s h e d r e p u t a - tions of our respective group c o m p a n i e s f o r d e l i v e r i n g large-scale complex projects remains a significant advantage and serves to enhance our new identity.

“Wh i l e t h e No r t h - e a s t o f S c o t l a n d r e m a i n s o u r p r i - mar y focus, we are increasingly finding opp or tunitie s to fur ther extend our reach t h r o u g h o u t o t h e r p a r t s o f Scotland and the UK.”