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Leaders 2013 | 29 Sales & Service Pump Hire,


May Gurney builds up new opportunities


MAY GURNEY INTEGRATED SERVICES Trowse Norwich Norfolk NR14 8SZ


T: 01603 727272 www.maygurney.co.uk


challenging economic environ- ment.


MAY GURNEY is the subject of a £221M takeover from Kier. The bid knocked out a £178M merger proposal from Costain, which May Gurney had origi- nally agreed to before accept- ing Kier’s larger bid.


May Gurney has developed a strong pipeline of new busi- ness opportunities for the next three years and strengthened its bidding capabilities to meet this increased demand. “This means that we are confident of maintaining and increasing the order book total,” it says. The company says its strategy of targeting resilient, maintenance-focused revenue streams has proved successful against the background of a


THE NUMBERS Sales £M


Gross profit £M


09-10 483.1 49.1


Operating profit £M 18.9 Pre-tax profit £M Staff


18.4


Net assets £M THE RATIOS


3,873 73.4


09-10


Return on capital % 25.1 Gross margin %


10.2


Operating margin % 3.9 Net margin %


3.8 Sales/employee £K 124.7


It remains selective and focused on profitable work where added value, service innovation, collaborative working and customer service are the primary drivers, says the company. “We provide a range of main- tenance and enhancement services to support our clients throughout the lifecycle of their clean water and waste- water assets.” Work includes mechanical and electrical services, renewing and laying new pipelines, 24-hour response on the sewer and water mains network, maintaining reser- voirs and upgrading treatment works.


“The re-bidding process for the AMP5 period (2010-2015) strengthened our position in the water services market, with notable growth of our repair and maintenance activi- ties.”


Key customers include Anglian Water, Wessex Water, Severn Trent Water, Scottish Water, South West Water and Northumbrian Water (Essex & Suffolk Water).


10-11 571.4 58.0 19.6 18.8


4,708 84.1


10-11 22.4 10.2 3.4 3.3


121.4 11-12 %change


695.3 22 70.1 21.0 19.3


21 7 3


5,923 26 92.6


10


11-12 20.8 10.1 3.0 2.8


117.4


%change -7 -1


-12 -16 -3


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