A New Financial Year

2025-26 - A year to remember! Photo of the Quinns team on a white background. The new Quinns Contracting Ltd logo is at the bottom.

As we start our new financial year it feels like the right time to reflect on what has been an incredible 12 months for the business. This year saw many changes and challenges and I would like to share these with our wonderful stakeholders who support us so much on a day by day basis.  

Products & Services:

The decision to bring in a whole new department, the Major Projects Team, has proved to be a wise one. As the name suggests, the team was brought in to source and run larger, longer term projects using the skills of our multi-disciplined workforce and bringing in external contractors where required.

This mammoth step has seen the company involved in projects on a far larger scale than previously tackled and gave us access to tenders which would never have crossed the desk. Given the confidential nature of the work, we cannot describe the exact tasks involved but we are honoured to be involved in a number of significant works for MOD contractors at various Wiltshire bases .   

The Construction Team has continued to expand. We are particularly proud to be delivering a regular Firestopping service with free-standing projects as well as supporting our other disciplines. We have taken on more construction specialists to support Major Projects as well as working on independent orders. 

Whilst less emphasis has been placed on Renewables this year, we remain fully accredited for Solar PV and Air Source Heat Pumps and our Battery Storage certification is imminent. The Quinns Renewables website details what we can offer in the field of Renewable energy. 

Given the large-scale diversification that has taken place, the decision was taken to rename the business and we are now Quinns Contracting Limited which has been advised to all relevant parties.    

Again we must emphasise that delivery of our M & E projects remains paramount and this consistent source of work in and around the area is never taken for granted. The company remains committed to providing a fully accredited and compliant range of services to our loyal and valued client base.  

Employees:

It goes without saying that business could not perform without our excellent team of engineers and office staff. 

In the past 12 months we have welcomed THIRTEEN new members to the team – this is a momentous achievement and underlies our commitment to providing employment in the area. There is also a increasing pool of sub-contractors who work with us all year round and remain an invaluable source of support.  We held a Team Get Together in October last year to welcome and introduce all the additional team members; this event was well received and we are organising the next one for early summer.  

Staff retention and welfare is at the heart of what we are looking to achieve. The directors continue to assess how we can build on the package and benefits we offer whilst embracing the recent legislation changes in employee rights. We are working to constantly improve how we mange, train and appraise our staff as we have implemented a transparent company structure alongside a Pay and Grading Structure. We are keen to help all team members with career progression which we hope will be more pertinent given the size of the business we now work for. The comprehensive Staff Handbook has been updated for 2026 to reflect the more recent updates in employee legislation.   

Challenges & Ambitions:

The expansion and integration of a new team was not without its challenges: 

  • We have added yet more vans to our fleet, so much so that we are very close to employing a dedicated Vehicle Manager going forward. 
  • The increased staff numbers also means a busier HR function and we have regularly sought advice from our wonderful HR Partner, Access2HR. 
  • Increased staff numbers and vehicles has also meant we need more space! We are delighted to confirm that a new unit has been acquired. Work will commence shortly on refurbishing these premises and the layout will reflect our internal restructure and improve inter-departmental communication.   
  • Our IT and Marketing needs are also evolving and we have brought on Sarum Tech to help with the technical side whilst working with our friends at Dolphin Outsourcing to continue to promote ourselves during this transition. 

The business could not have expanded as it has without financial support and bringing in Bibby Financial Services has been a game changer for the business. We are delighted how quickly they grasped what our company is about and for their proactive approach. 

Challenges are of course part and parcel of running an SME but these will not stand in our way going forward. We see 2026/27 as a year of further growth but implementing disciplines to ensure that we continue to deliver on our promises. We continue to seek advice and guidance where necessary to ensure our planned expansion is managed sensibly and we keep our clients and stakeholders onside. We look forward to settling in our new home, improving our main website and implementing our restructure in full.      

Summary

It’s only when you take a step back and reflect on the year that we realise just how much has been achieved. We sincerely hope that all the changes we have made secure our immediate future and beyond.