Clegg Construction names original boss

Clegg Construction managing director Simon Blackburn has announced his retirement after 20 years in payment.

Commercial director Michael Sims has taken over as MD, whereas the leisure of the leadership team stays unchanged, the firm stated in an announcement.

Sims joined Clegg in 2021 after two a long time at GF Tomlinson, where he rose to the put of enterprise director.

Blackburn led the enterprise from 2004, having joined two years earlier. He will remain as a Clegg Community director till the pause of Would possibly per chance, as he fingers over the reins to his successor.

Nottingham-headquartered Clegg Construction became over £71.9m in the year to 31 December 2022 and made a £3.1m pre-tax loss because of inflationary pressures and present chain mess ups, its most up-to-date accounts characterize.

The wider neighborhood accomplished a earnings of £165.6m and a £1.3m pre-tax profit, as a result of its food-initiatives arm, which specialises in constructing amenities for food producers.

A assertion from Clegg Construction stated it has already secured £82m of turnover for 2024, its strongest ever forward-uncover ebook.

Blackburn stated: “Over the final 20 years I’ve been extraordinarily proud to lead a enterprise that has delivered in excess of 7,000 pupil beds, 1,500 residences, 1,000 care home beds, 750 resort bedrooms and extra than 1 million sq. toes of industrial schemes.

“I’m elated to be handing over the enterprise with a file level of raise-forward workload, and I congratulate Michael on his original role as managing director and desire him, and the assorted directors, your complete easiest for the future.”

Sims stated: “Alongside the assorted directors, I sit up for constructing on Simon Blackburn’s legacy and persevering with to offer make and constructing excellence to our clients in each place in the nation.”

Clegg Construction became as soon as formed in the 1930s and operates at some level of the Midlands, Yorkshire and East Anglia.