Success breeds success for construction firm

Sep 3 2008 by Tony McDonough, Liverpool Daily Post

LIVERPOOL-BASED Nobles Construction looks set to buck national economic trends as it remains on target for a record £20m turnover in 2008.

The company has just completed four contracts totalling nearly £3m, leading to Nobles being shortlisted for two new tenders with a combined value of £5m.ŠŠ

Last month, Nobles put the finishing touches to the new £1.5m Liverpool Football Club Megastore at Liverpool One, as well as a £700,000 children’s centre at St Margaret Mary’s school, in Knowsley.

The company has also completed a 350 sq m extension at St Michael’s and All Angels Church in Pensby, Wirral, as part of a £500,000 contract to provide a multi-functional area for the local community.

ŠA £269,000 project saw Nobles transform the main dining room and kitchens at St Catherine’s Hospital into three high-quality new training suites with an adjoining new facility for Wirral PCT’s human resources department.

Peter Linford, a director at Nobles Construction, said: “The St Catherine’s project was a tremendous success and showcased our ability to successfully work within the healthcare sector.ŠThis has resulted in Nobles being shortlisted for two tenders worth around £5m.

“Astute planning, effective team work and developing cost-effective solutions that deliver against client objectives have proved key to our continued success.

“We’re on course for a record- breaking year, and are looking to bolster our management team in the coming months as we focus on further growth in 2009.”

tonymcdonough