MULTI-disciplinary engineering firm, Edwards Engineering has today (Tuesday 27th July 2021) announced an 11% increase in turnover as it publishes its year end results, with sales increasing from £9.58 million to £10.48 million.
A number of large-scale projects, including a £6 million project to refurbish existing buildings and install new malting beds for Suffolk based Muntons and a £1.5 million multi-faceted project with client Bairds Malt to upgrade the Arbroath site’s 22,000 tonne malting plant, bolstered the Perth-based firms’ sales alongside several significant projects in the industrial sectors.
Operating from a 45,000 sq. ft site with extensive fabrication facilities, Edwards supports customers in food and drink, manufacturing, agricultural and construction sectors, is now looking to expand its workforce to support ongoing growth
Chief Executive, Ben Carter said: “The pandemic has without a doubt had an impact on our growth strategy. However, thanks to our skilled workforce and their ability to quickly adapt to new health and safety measures, we have been able to deliver on a variety of projects throughout the UK. We have also secured the supply of materials that are essential to our production process and are working on number of sizeable contracts which will continue throughout 2021 and into 2022.”
Current projects and developments include a new blend centre and bottling facilities for a large distilling group, several maltings and grain handling projects.
Ben Carter added: “The order book remains healthy and current enquiry levels remain buoyant. To support this ongoing uptick we have a number of positions we are looking to fill on both the shopfloor, apprentices and project managers. We are very proud of our investment in training and apprentice programme. Edwards has excellent reputation when it comes to supporting our workforce and so this is an opportunity to join a business with a secure future.”
