Inco Contracts is hoping that continuing to branch out into education will give it a £3 million revenue boost.
The principal contractor, headquartered in Cannock, has appointed a dedicated contracts manager for the specialist area with more jobs expected to be created in the near future.
Billy Sneddon has taken up the post with the brief of generating more than £3 million in revenue over the next 12 months.
David Cotterill, Managing Director of Inco Contracts, said: “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.
“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 added: “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 has already completed £1 million of contracts with schools and colleges in the West Midlands and the North West.
These have included a special education needs centre at Birchwood Community High School, near Warrington, and multiple jobs for the Invictus Education Trust.,
The Trust looks after eight schools across Dudley and South Staffordshire including Kinver High School where Inco carried out resurfacing work, emergency repairs and a refurb of its headquarters.
Billy said: “This is a really exciting opportunity to shape our education offer, so that we bring something a little bit different to an established marketplace.
“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.
“Our target is £3 million in revenues over the next 12 months and increasing my team so that we have two or three dedicated people working with me on projects.”
