A major boom in commercial work and its first instruction at Manchester Airport has capped a record-breaking first half of the year for Inco Contract’s office in the North West.

The principal contractors, which specialise in turnkey commercial and industrial refurbishments, has been appointed by Quartz Project Services to complete the external decoration of the World Freight Terminal.

Valued at £1m, the project will involve replacing skylights, lining gutters, coating roofs and full renovation of external elevations on six units that will be operational throughout.

Up to 20 professionals will be involved on the contract at any one time as Inco Contracts looks to complete it in just 24-weeks.

This high-profile order comes on the back of some major commercial office refurbishments and takes instruction values past last year’s total of £8.5m. The focus now is on securing between £13m and £14m in revenue by the end of 2024.

“I don’t think any of us could predict the scale of growth we’ve enjoyed when we first decided to set-up a presence in the North West,” commented Matthew Penswick, who helped launch the Warrington office in December 2020 alongside Operations Director Sam Norton.

“We’ve gone from a standing start to one of the most respected contractors in the region, building strategic partnerships with property and management consultants keen to appoint a company that will deliver on-time, on-budget and to exacting standards.”

He continued: “The team are also growing to meet demand, with a new Associate Director, Contracts Manager, Assistant Contracts Manager, Senior Estimator and Team Administrator all now working out of our Hatton Lane office. Another two senior hires have also just been made from our competitors within the last month.”

The Manchester Airport job tops an ‘instruction heavy’ few months for Inco Contracts, including (three) industrial refurbishment projects at McBride’s Eurolinks facility in St Helens, (£2.65m), Europa Way (£1.5m) in Sheffield and Follingsby (£1.5m) in Gateshead.