A BUILDING company in Huddersfield has landed its biggest contract in 35 years of trading.
Termrim Construction Ltd, based at Bradley, has secured more than £9m of new business for two projects to build care homes in Ilkley and Liverpool.
The Ilkley contract is the largest single value contract ever awarded to Termrim with a value of £6.2m.
The three-storey scheme at Ilkley is being built on the site of the former Ilkley Middle School and will provide a mix of one and two-bedroom apartments for sale with 24-hour care for residents aged over 60.
The scheme will also provide residents with communal facilities including bistro dining, lounges, library, internet rooms, beauty salons and communal gardens.
Construction work has begun with excavation works to level the site followed by piling of the foundations and superstructure works. The contract is scheduled to complete in autumn, 2012.
Termrim is also on site delivering a range of new build and refurbishment contracts worth more than £17m for clients including Kirklees and Calderdale councils, Accent Group, Yorkshire Housing and Methodist Homes for the Aged.
Closer to home, Termrim is on site at Wakefield Road, Moldgreen, where it is building a 36-apartment scheme for Yorkshire Housing.
The scheme began in March, 2010, and is scheduled for completion in July this year.
Termrim managing director Graeme Bird said: The construction industry remains extremely challenging and very competitive and we are delighted to secure these new projects.
This work demonstrates a continuing ability for Termrim to deliver quality, value for money contracts for its clients in this challenging economic climate.
These new contracts should secure employment for our workforce and many of our local suppliers and sub-contractors.
Termrim Construction Ltd was formed in 1976 by the late Peter Patrick. Following the tragic loss of Peter and Andy Patrick in August, 2007, the company remains privately owned by the directors.
The company is based at Bradley Business Park and employs 95 people in office and site-based jobs delivering building contracts for public and private sector clients across the north of England.
