Linford Group

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Linford Group
Company type Private
Industry Construction
Founded1877
DefunctOctober 2011
Headquarters Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Key people
Simon Linford (CEO)
Website www.linfordgroup.co.uk

The Linford Group was a construction company in England which specialised in the restoration of historic buildings. Its headquarters was in Lichfield, Staffordshire.

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History

The company was founded as a family building business in 1877. [1] It changed its name to F. & E.V. Linford in 1925 and again to Linford Group in 1970. [2]

The company often worked with the local community to build a suitable skillbase for potential future employees to be drawn from, recruiting from local schools and offering employee exchange programmes with other overseas businesses. During the early 2000s, it established a new training center for learning heritage restoration skills. [3] [4]

It acquired metalwork restorer Dorothea Restorations in 2007, and the following year bought plasterwork business Trumpers. [5] Amid the Great Recession, the company opted to increase its presence in the homebuilding sector. [6]

During October 2011, it was announced that Linford Group was to be placed into administration as a result of a series of bad debts that had been incurred. [7] [8]

Operations

The company was involved in the following activities:

References

  1. "Linford Group: History". linfordgroup.co.uk. 19 December 2008. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
  2. "Linford Group". Companies House. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. Clark, Phil (14 November 2003). "Mr Conservative". building.co.uk.
  4. "60 second interview – Family values pay dividends at Linford Group". constructionnews.co.uk. 23 March 2006.
  5. "Linford acquires specialist restorers". thefreelibrary.com. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  6. "From restorer to housebuilder: expansion during the recession". constructionnews.co.uk. 8 April 2009.
  7. "240 jobs at risk as Linford Group faces closure". Express & Star. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  8. Prior, Grant (13 October 2011). "Linford Group goes down with loss of 240 jobs". constructionenquirer.com.