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STEVENAGE’S INCO CONTRACTS
GOES BACK TO SCHOOL TO TARGET
£3M EDUCATION BOOST
O
ne of the UK’s leading principal
contractors is continuing to
branch out into education after
making a high-profile hire.
Stevenage-based Inco Contracts, which
also has offices in Cannock, Cardiff and
Warrington, has appointed Billy Sneddon
as its dedicated Contracts Manager for this
specialist area with the brief of generating
more than £3m in revenue over the next
twelve months.
The company’s ability to manage complex
projects and deliver on time and to budget
has made it a natural choice for schools
and colleges, with £1m of contracts
already completed for organisations in the
West Midlands and the North West.
These have included a special education
needs centre at Birchwood Community
High School and multiple jobs for the
Invictus Education Trust, which looks after
eight schools across Dudley and South
Staffs.
“Education has always been an area we
wanted to explore as we have all the core
refurbishment skills required to deliver
high quality projects quickly and at the
right cost - as we all know the taxpayer
has to see value for money,” explained
David Cotterill, Managing Director of Inco
Contracts.
“Labour has announced a big cash
injection to upgrade existing schools and,
with the supply chain already creaking
under pressure, we feel now is the right
time to accelerate our expansion and
provide services so desperately required
to ensure our children learn in the best
possible buildings.”
He went on to add: “The appointment of
Billy Sneddon is an important moment
for us. He brings over 10 years’ experience
in this sector, a massive book of contacts
and supply chain specialists who have a
proven track record in education.”
Inco Contracts can work alongside
architects, designers, and directly with
schools to bring buildings back to life or to
the required modern-day standards.
Services provided range from roof
repairs, classroom/toilet refurbishments,
mechanical and electrical upgrades,
extensions and PV installation.
In just the last six months, Inco has
transformed an existing library into a
dedicated special educational needs unit,
equipped with six classrooms, meeting
rooms, toilets, reception area and state-ofthe-art playground.
Invictus Education Trust has also called
on the company for resurfacing work,
emergency repairs and a refurb of its
headquarters at Kinver High School.
Billy Sneddon picked up the story: “This
is a really exciting opportunity to shape
our education offer, so that we bring
something a little bit different to an
established marketplace.
“The beauty of Inco Contracts is that
we are agile. This means we can pick up
smaller jobs quickly yet are big enough
to handle £multi-million projects across
the UK. Our people all have experience
of working in this environment and
understand the need to prioritise the
safety of the children and teachers, whilst
completing projects alongside their
studies.
“My approach is to build partnerships
with schools, colleges and education
providers so we are their ‘go to firm’ in an
emergency or for planned works.”
He concluded: “Our target is £3m in
revenues over the next twelve months and
increasing my team so that we have two or
three dedicated people working with me
on projects.”
For further information, please visit
www.incocontracts.co.uk or follow
the company across its social media
channels.
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