The contractor has been working on the Cambridge Mosque and AC Marriott Hotel in Belfast
Belfast-based contractor Gilbert-Ash has reported a 50% hike in annual pre-tax profit after a year working on a series of key projects including the Cambridge Mosque.
The firm announced turnover for the year to the end of December 2017 had risen 12% to 拢165.5m, with operating profit up 40% to 拢2.1m.
Pre-tax profit grew 50% to 拢2.2m.
As well as working on the 拢19.5m Cambridge Mosque project, Gilbert-Ash was involved in the 拢21.5m build of the AC Marriott Hotel in Belfast (pictured) and the 拢20.5m new build of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in Peckham, south London.
It also worked on schemes in a number of overseas markets, notably France, Hungary and Sri Lanka.
Currently the 174-strong firm is working on the Royal College of Music in London and continuing its relationship with leisure group Whitbread, delivering its new range of Premier Inn hub hotels.
Gilbert-Ash鈥檚 managing director Ray Hutchinson said: 鈥淲hilst market conditions remain highly competitive, [these] results emphasise the continued success of our strategy to focus on our strengths and invest in national and international markets to deliver landmark buildings.鈥�
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