BUILDING company Redworth Construction has won seven contracts worth £26m since the start of the year.
The North Yorkshire firm said the deals have seen it nearly reach its £35m turnover target for the year, with a busy order book up to 2010.
After only six years of trading, Redworth saw its turnover reach a record £30m last year, and it is set for a another record this year, after agreeing deals with seven companies across the UK in the past three months.
On the back of the Maltonbased company's continuing expansion, it is building a new headquarters at the nearby £5m Manor Park office development, which Redworth is overseeing.
Work is due to start in June, and the company will also be looking to take on new staff as a result of the move.
Howard Rogers, managing director of Redworth Construction, hailed the company's achievements against a gloomy economic backdrop.
"As everyone knows, these are difficult economic times. But we are delighted to be bucking the trend," he said.
"We are especially proud to be a Yorkshire company which is winning contracts right across the UK in different sectors.
"Our turnover target for this year was £35m - so we are nearly there already."
Redworth has started work on six of the new contracts - in Penrith, Cambridge, Barnsley, Southampton, Reading and Huyton - with a contract in Bromley due to start in June.
The projects include a £3m contract to build 29 flats for the elderly in Penrith, for Methodist Homes; a £6m deal to build a 110- bed care home and 12 apartments for Ranc, in Cambridge; a £3.8m appointment to build a special care home in Barnsley; and a £1m contract with Kids Unlimited, to build a day nursery in Bromley.
It has also won its second contact with Bupa in a few months, with a commission to build a 71- bed care home in Southampton.
Redworth is already working on a care home in Leeds for the organisation.
Mr Rogers said: "These contracts are a good indication of Redworth's skills and expertise.
While we have established an excellent reputation within the care homes sector, we also have a growing track record of success within the child care, homes and social housing sectors, too."
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