Integra Buildings announces major expansion plans as growth story continues
Fast-growing modular construction business Integra Buildings has announced plans for a major expansion of its Yorkshire base.
Integra is in the final stages of acquiring six acres of land next to its site in Paull, East Yorkshire, and has submitted plans to East Riding of Yorkshire Council to incorporate this area into its operations.
The development of the land will increase the Integra site footprint to over 14 acres and create room to meet the award-winning company’s current and future needs.
The expansion will create 20 new jobs and is key to the Integra management team’s ambitions to double revenues to £60m within three years.
The land has been earmarked for a new production facility as well as storage, loading and dispatch areas. Pending planning permission, Integra intends to begin work integrating the land into its site in six months.
Managing Director Gary Parker said: “We need more room to deliver our current projects, service our very healthy order book and continue our growth. We’re already bursting at the seams much of the time.
“It’s also absolutely essential to maintain operations on a single site, for operational efficiency and to maintain our competitiveness. The expansion of our current site, where we have already invested millions in facilities, is the perfect solution.
“This is great news for our employees and our supply chain, the vast majority of which is within East Yorkshire, as well as creating 20 new skilled and semi-skilled production jobs for local people.”
Integra is an award-winning designer and manufacturer of bespoke modular buildings and is at the forefront of the UK’s rapidly-expanding offsite construction sector.
Integra’s ever-growing customer base ranges from major construction companies, to local authorities and other public sector bodies. The business has developed a nationwide reputation for excellence in the design, construction and fit-out of modular buildings for a wide range of uses, including education, sport, leisure, healthcare and commercial operations.
The expansion will mark the latest chapter in Integra’s remarkable growth, which has accelerated following the consolidation of operations at the Paull site.
Integra has invested more than £3m transforming its operations at Paull, including a state-of-the-art office building, which was self-built on site using cutting-edge modular construction techniques and serves as a showcase for the quality of facilities the business creates for clients.
Integra’s turnover has grown significantly in recent years, driven by the company’s reputation for quality, project performance and innovation. Revenues have risen from £18.6m in 2016, before the investments at the Paull site, to a projected £30m-plus in the current year.
The workforce has also grown strongly, from 86 directly-employed staff in 2017 to 117 today. Employment growth has included an apprenticeship programme which will be boosted by six new apprentices joining the business next month.
Mr Parker, who launched Integra with a handful of colleagues in 1997, added: “This latest major investment is critical to future-proofing the business and to our ambitions to accelerate our growth.
“Our ambition is to double our turnover to become a £60m business within the next three years and having the space to grow is vital to realising that potential.
“This is a landmark moment in the development of the company and we’re very excited by the opportunity to move to the next level.”
Image shows Integra Buildings Managing Director Gary Parker with plans for the expansion of the fast-growing modular construction company’s site in Paull, East Yorkshire.