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MCS Group celebrates 15 years of growth

Ambitious construction contractor MCS Group is celebrating its 15th anniversary as it prepares to begin an exciting new era with the start of construction of its new £2.5 million headquarters.

The company, currently based in Claverdon, Warwickshire, is building its 8,500 sq ft HQ at the Opus 40 site in Haywood Road, Warwick.

It is enjoying a period of sustained growth in delivering projects across the industrial, storage and distribution sector. MCS Group, which also operates in the motor, retail, and commercial sectors, is expected to start construction of its new HQ later this month (October).

Founder and group managing director Keir Edmonds was joined by the 65 strong MCS team at their bi-annual business update briefing at Woodland Grange in Leamington Spa. The 15-year milestone was celebrated by the team with the cutting of the MCS hard-hat cake.

Keir outlined the company’s plans for the future, including a target of doubling its current turnover to around £200 million by 2020 and increasing profits. In the past four years its turnover has increased from £38 million to an expected £110 million this year. Key clients include developers Chancerygate, Opus Land and Richardson.

He said: “We’ve come a long way in the past 15 years since I set up the business in my box room at home. Now, we’re on the brink of developing our new state-of-the-art headquarters in Warwick in a major investment in the future of our business and our workforce.

“It’s a clear statement of intent and demonstrates our ambitions to grow the company by delivering projects of the highest quality. Our new offices will allow us to showcase our expertise in commercial construction whilst providing a gateway statement headquarters building on to the Opus 40 site.”

To mark the 15th anniversary, MCS will also be launching a new website on October 21st.

Founded in 2003, the company was first based at Stoneleigh Deer Park, now Abbey Park, before relocating to its current base at Claverdon. It currently employs 55 staff, which could rise to 65 once the new HQ reaches completion in early 2019.

MCS Group is currently constructing several warehouse units at sites across the UK and has recently won contracts in Swindon, Kettering, Lutterworth, Crawley and Bristol. The company has built and refurbished more than 300 car dealerships including Audi, BMW, Mclaren and Jaguar Land Rover since its inception in 2003.

The company recently received a hat-trick of accolades. It was named by the London Stock Exchange as one of the 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain. It also won an award at the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 ceremony in London. MCS Group was recently recognised as a growth star when it came fourth in the Coventry and Warwickshire Growth Barometer – a league table of the fastest growing businesses in the county.

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