Galliers staff told of growth plans

A Shropshire-based building firm has announced plans for expansion and investment in staff.

Galliers Homes of Shrewsbury, one of the leading family-owned house building companies in the county, outlined their proposals at their annual conference.

Over 70 members of staff from Galliers and sister company Cameron Homes gathered at the Park House Hotel in Shifnal for the event and heard managing director Ian Burns lay out his plans to expand the business over the coming four years.

He said” “We have become a leading Shropshire house builder with a strong reputation for providing high quality, bespoke developments.

“Last year Galliers saw exceptional growth – carrying out over £12 million worth of business and the forecast for 2016 is for this to increase to £20 million and to £25 million by 2017.”

Addressing the conference he said that 27 new members of staff had been recruited last year across both companies but emphasised that there was still a skills shortage in the construction industry.

“We are very lucky in that we are a family-owned firm with a long-serving and loyal workforce here and will be investing heavily in the training and development of our existing staff.

“However, we are also going to recruit between 10 and 12 apprentices over the coming 12 months to fill vacancies that will occur at Galliers and Cameron as we increase in size and we are talking to colleges in order to develop strong links with them.

“We are also looking to recruit across a wide range of disciplines to strengthen our great team and are confident that 2016 will be even more successful and are looking forward to growing further and helping to boost the local economy,” he added.