A & H Construction & Developments

Halesowen-based A&H Construction and Developments has defied the economic downturn to feature high on a list of the UK's fastest growing firms. The building and civil engineering company was ranked 24th in the Sunday Times PricewaterhouseCoopers Profit Track 100 which measures profit growth over a 3 year period. The league table, which is compiled by the Oxford based research and networking events company Fast Track, shows that the Black country firm has achieved an impressive annual profit growth of more than 86%. A&H have found themselves in good company with the prestigious list including major household names such as Virgin Trains, Pret A Manger and Loganair. Other notable inclusions are clothing manufacturer Barbour and Merlin Entertainments, the world's 2nd largest visitor attraction operator. The list, which was printed in a special Sunday Times supplement, draws attention to A&H's impressive customer portfolio which features such prestigious names as Corus, Matalan, A & J Mucklow, St Modwen, and Folkes Holdings. It also recognises the firm's wide and diverse customer mix as a key factor in its outstanding growth rate. The leisure, commercial and industrial markets have all been extensively and successfully catered for and the company has considerable experience in the local authority sector with a broad range of construction projects for schools, colleges and medical centres. The £48million milk production facility in Somerset for Robert Wiseman Dairies was also highlighted - a project which demonstrated that, as well as maintaining a high level of service to clients on smaller local schemes, A&H can successfully manage major projects outside the region. Managing Director Barry Adams who co-founded A&H in 1986 is delighted that the company has been so prominently represented in the list. "Years of hard work across the Midlands region have earned us a strong reputation for excellence so I am naturally very pleased that our success is being recognised on a national level. This achievement is a reflection of the commitment and dedication of the whole team". A&H was honoured at an awards dinner held at The Dorchester Hotel in London on 16 June, along with the other companies in the Profit track 100, and where they were nominated for a special award.