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Company type | Private |
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Headquarters | Inverkeithing, Scotland, UK |
Website | muirgroup |
J.W.Muir Group Public Limited Company, [4] trading as Muir Group and based in Inverkeithing, Fife, is one of the largest privately owned property development company specialising in timber-framed construction of houses and apartments companies in Scotland. [5]
The company was established by a former joiner, John Muir, in 1973, [6] [7] following his departure as managing director of Scothomes, part of Scottish Homes. [8] John Muir would serve in a senior capacity at the company for over 50 years; Muir's sons, Ronnie and Alan, have also served as directors of Muir Group. [9] [10]
During the 2000s, the company pursued various Private Finance Initiative (PFI) opportunities, such as schemes to deliver social housing. [11] Muir Group has also been involved in the construction of new retail sites for customers such as Morrisons. [12] [13] [14]
In mid 2011, the company recorded a steep increase in year-on-year profits. [5] During late 2017, it was announced that Muir Group planned to build up to 75 per cent more new homes each year in a bid to ensure the availability of adequate affordable housing. [15]
In the early 2020s, Muir Group announced that it would be building a greater proportion of bungalows in some of its housing schemes in response to demographic changes. [16] [17] During 2022, the firm relaunched its shared ownership offering aimed at providing affordable housing. [18] That sane year, Muir Group completed a stock transfer with Manchester Jewish Housing Association to expand its independent living provision. [19]
By 2023, Muir Group comprised six subsidiaries, including construction, homes, timber systems, property development, and property investment arms, as well as owning and operating Deer Park Golf and Country Club in Livingston; [20] by this point, the company had developed £1.5 billion's worth of commercial buildings across the UK and had built in excess of 4,000 homes across Scotland. [9] That same year, the firm incurred a loss of £127,000; this increased to £2.8 million during the following year. [21] [22]
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