BTS Facades and Fabrications, will end the financial year with a £8.5 million turnover – a rise of £1.6 million (20%).
The financial results mark a period of major growth for the firm, with the appointment of a technical manager, investment in a range of new equipment and a £50,000 grant.
Over the past two years, BTS has invested in five new pieces of machinery, including a panel bender, an S4 Salvagnini punch and a CNC Striebig saw for its new Vantage mesh systems.
BTS managing director Phil Atkinson said: “We recently appointed Mark Wiper as technical manager and his first objective will be to review and retest all our systems – over the past three years, we’ve very much focused on automation and sales, and our existing systems have taken a back seat.
“There are a few improvements we can make, and value engineering will be done, so Mark will initially be focused on system testing, certification and legislative compliance. It’s a perfect fit for our overall growth strategy, as we want our technical offering to be aligned to our other strategies, such as automation.”
Mark added: “I have an extensive background in product and system testing and certification in the construction industry, and I’m looking forward to putting this into practice at BTS.
“The team are also investing heavily in the future in terms of assets and hardware as well as personnel.”
The £50,000 capital grant funding was secured from the County Durham Growth Fund, to support their latest investment of over £155k. The fund was set up by Business Durham, the economic development arm of Durham County Council, along with their delivery partner UMi, to help stimulate and enable businesses to grow by providing funding towards capital investment projects.
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