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BUILDING WITH STEEL: BRITON FABRICATORS

Commercial Director Dean Morcom

ensure the business is in a good place to

acknowledges Briton’s widespread expert-

deliver an improved turnover to these peo-

ise, experience and ability to work closely

ple and in doing that we’ve managed to get

with clients as distinguishing factors of this

ourselves on the Highways England frame-

family-owned business. However, he also

work to supply sign gantries, for instance.

highlights the company’s close involvement

Elsewhere, for the CP5 spend, our work is

with major industry bodies such as the

spread out working for Tier 1 contractors

BCSA Bridgework Committee (currently

such as VolkerFitzpatrick, Costain and oth-

chaired by Briton’s Operations Director Carl

ers on frameworks such as Kent and

Powell) and Highways England (Briton rep-

Anglia. We’re also actively tendering for

resents the Gantry Community on the

work in the other CP5 regions.”

Collaboration Board) where, it can make a
positive impact on sector development.

“We want to
steadily take the
business forward
with a view to
diversifying into
other markets; it’s
important we don’t
stand still”

It means Briton is ideally placed to enjoy
further growth in future. “We want to

Importantly, Briton therefore finds itself at

steadily take the business forward with a

current motorways as an asset. To counter-

the forefront of the sectors in which it oper-

view to diversifying into other markets; it’s

balance this we’re positioning the business

ates. It makes it a key industry asset. “Clients

important we don’t stand still. We’ve wit-

to be ready to capitalise on alternative mar-

are concerned at the moment that the indus-

nessed some markets dwindle over the

kets where we see an increase in

try isn’t going to be able to deliver Highways

years so we must ensure we’re in a position

spend/investment. We’re constantly evalu-

England and Network Rail’s increased spend

to capitalise on areas of growth.

ating the industry to see what areas we need

profile,” says Morcom. “So we have Tier 1

“For example, we forecast spend in cer-

contractors advising the need for expansion as

tain sectors is going to reduce in the coming

they look for increased capability.

years thanks to a shift in technology and the

“We have taken small strategic steps to

new plans for squeezing the most out of the

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to look at in order to continue our success
as a company.”
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