Business

Profits down at Fermanagh steel fabricator BHC

BHC operates mainly in Scotland
BHC operates mainly in Scotland

ENNISKILLEN headquartered steel fabricators BHC saw profits decline slightly to £3.1 million last year.

However, the company increased efficiencies with turnover also reduced to £43.1 in the 12 months to March 2016 against £47.6m in 2015.

The business - formerly known as Brian Hewitt Construction - is operated by husband and wife team Brian and Marjorie Hewitt.

In their strategic report field with annual accounts at Companies House in Belfast, they spoke up the prospects for the firm.

"The company's order book for 2016 remains solid and the directors view the outlook for the company to be satisfactory," they said.

The business, founded in 1992, now operates largely in Scotland.

The firm has 303 people on the books, down slightly from 2015, making its wage bill around £10.7m.

It makes and erects various steel products with a production capacity of more than 600 tonnes a week.

It started out catering for agricultural buildings but has expanded to includes services for retail, residential, commercial and industrial construction projects.

The company has a production facility in Lanarkshire and has a client list that includes firms such as Amey-Miller and Balfour Beatty Construction.

The 15,500 sq m facility includes plasma cutting and drilling technology with fibre-optic control while the firm has also recently opened a 2,700 sq m paintshop.

Among projects the firm has worked on are Holyrood Park House, Edinburgh; Glasgow Fort Retail Complex and the Xscape Indoor Ski and Entertainment Centre in Braehead.

BHC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Medwyn Holding Limited, the entire turnover of which related to BHC activities.