No impact so far of decision to leave, says Graham Cash

Bam Construct boss Graham Cash is the latest chief executive to say his business has not been affected by Brexit.

A number of contractors have filed results this month, including Morgan Sindall, Balfour Beatty and Interserve, and all have played down the decision by the UK to leave the EU.

Cash said: 鈥淪o far, we are not experiencing any direct impacts from the decision to leave the EU.鈥�

Earlier this month, , with its UK divisions Bam Construct and Bam Nuttall reporting no drop in work or orders.

 

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The V&A鈥檚 new outpost in Dundee is being built by Bam

 

Bam Construct reported a strong set of numbers for the 2015 calendar year with pre-tax profit coming it at 拢13m, up more than 80% from the 拢7m last time, while margins nearly doubled to 1.4%. Turnover inched up to 拢897m from the 拢887m posted in 2014. The firm had a forward order book of 拢1.7bn at the beginning of this year.

Cash said the firm, whose jobs include the scheme to build the V&A鈥檚 new museum at Dundee and a 拢100m scheme to build a retail complex and piazza at three derelict coal drops at King鈥檚 Cross in north London, had won a number of schemes 鈥渆ven though we were second on third on price鈥�. He added: 鈥淥ur open, collaborative approach to working with our clients and all our partners on a project is a key differentiator.鈥�

The number of staff employed at the business edged up to just under 2,300 while the salary of the highest-paid director, who is not named, went up by more than a quarter to 拢456,000.

 

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