Hull glazing firm EYG has taken on new staff this summer after the business won a string of six-figure contracts.
Teams from EYG Commercial have headed to sites across the country as it works on new residential, educational, healthcare and office projects for clients.
Part of the long-established national EYG Group, all its products are manufactured and distributed from its headquarters in Wiltshire Road, Hull.
To keep up with the company’s growth and contract wins, EYG has hired new staff in Hull.
Steve Swallow, commercial director, said: “It has been a pleasing run for us in terms of securing contracts which have given us a healthy order book and workload over the summer months and into the latter stages of 2019.
“Although we have picked up a number of very large and specialist glazing contracts in recent years at new hotels and accommodation complexes, we have also seen a steady but continual increase in the number and percentage of contracts valuing between £600,000 and £1m.
“That is a reflection of how we have established ourselves in the market for handling this kind of contract, as the combination of our products, expertise and experience delivers great value for money for developers.”
Included in the firm’s ongoing work is a £258,000 contract with North Midland Construction, for which EYG is manufacturing and installing 260 windows across three school sites in Leicester.
A £267,000 contract with Carter Lauren, due to start later this month, will also see EYG install curtain walling, windows and doors at a new care home facility in Gloucestershire.
Closer to home, the firm is currently working on a £210,000 contract with Ward Homes (Yorkshire) to manufacture and install uPVC windows and composite doors on new-build houses in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor.
Mr Swallow said: “On many occasions our advice and knowledge has led to significant savings being made for our customers, who have benefited from using alternative, better-performing products because of our advice.
“We have a great track record on developments of this size and specification, and it is great to see the EYG name spreading into new areas.
“With a number of other small contracts we are currently working on, we have taken on about £1m of new business over the summer alone.”
To ensure continued strong performance, EYG has added a number of new faces to its management team, including new aluminium factory manager Emlyn Hughes, commercial operations manager David Ward and group operations manager Mark Hughes.
Richard Rutherford has also re-joined EYG as part of the company's commercial sales team after a successful spell at Granada Secondary Glazing, and is joined by Morris Jones as a commercial draughtsman.
Matthew Addison has also joined the firm as a trade sales rep, helping meet demand after the firm sadly lost Pete Skipper, who died suddenly in April.
The EYG Group of businesses had a turnover of more than £25m in 2018, increasing its staff numbers across domestic and commercial operations to close to 300.
