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G ilbert-Ash was originally owned by homes giant Bovis before a management buyout in the early seventies . Sustained growth since the late eighties has allowed it to shift focus , over the last eight years , away from its home market in Northern Ireland to concentrate on Great Britain and London in particular . “ We ’ ve experienced significant growth with turnover in excess of £ 165m in 2017 ( up from £ 148m in 2016 ). Most of that turnover has been generated from projects completed in GB and further afield through our alliance with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office . We ’ re working with them in 40 countries around the world employing more than 180 staff ,” reveals Managing Director Ray Hutchinson .
With its strategy focused on landmark landscape projects such as Liverpool ’ s Everyman Theatre which was awarded the Stirling Prize , and the Giant ’ s Causeway Visitor Centre and Lyric Theatre which were also shortlisted two years earlier , Gilbert-Ash complete quality construction and refurbishment work on technically challenging buildings . Among these in the education sector is the recently completed Bartlett School of Architecture at UCL , a refurbishment scheme at Eltham College and an ongoing project designed by the architect Tim Reynolds in Sevenoaks , a £ 22m new build science , technology and sixth form centre completing this year . “ It has involved much exposed , in-situ and pre-cast concrete work alongside timber and metal acoustic panels
NOVEMBER 2018