Willmott Dixon
Willmott Dixon is a privately owned contracting, residential development and property support business.[3]
Type | Private Limited Company |
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Industry | Construction |
Founded | 1852, by John Willmott [1] |
Headquarters | Letchworth Garden City, United Kingdom |
Key people | Rick Willmott, Group Chief Executive |
Revenue | £1,323.2 million (2016)[2] |
£36.0 million (2018)[2] | |
£30.0 million (2018)[2] | |
Number of employees | 3,024 (2016)[2] |
Subsidiaries | Numerous |
Website | willmottdixon |
History
The company was founded in 1852, by John Willmott.[4] In 2001, Rick Willmott became the fifth generation of the Willmott family to lead the business.[4] In March 2013, Willmott Dixon invested £1 million in the 4Life Academy which is located in Perry Barr, Birmingham.[5]
Operations
Willmott Dixon has several business streams including construction, residential construction and interior fit out and refurbishment.[6]
Major projects
Major projects involving the company have included:
- Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, completed in 2010.[7]
- University of Worcester Arena, completed in 2013.[8]
- Woolwich Central, the largest ever development by Tesco's in house development business Spenhill, completed in 2014.[9]
- The refurbishment and fit out of the Design Museum in Kensington, completed in 2016.[10]
- A specialist building in Exeter, intended to house the Met Office's new supercomputer, completed in 2017.[11]
- The redevelopment of Orchard Village in South Hornchurch, completed in 2017.[12] Since its construction, Orchard Village has been beset with problems of build quality and estate management which have been reported in the media, in particular by the Romford Recorder.[13][14][15]
- The fit out of the new hospitality suite in the East Stand at Twickenham Stadium, completed in 2018.[16]
- The refurbishment of Alexandra Palace, completed in 2018.[17]
The company's development division is the developer of Brentford FC's new Community Stadium at Lionel Road South in Brentford, London, due to complete in 2021.[18] It is also working with Poplar HARCA to redevelop Aberfeldy Village in Poplar, London, due to complete in 2024.[19]
Awards
The company was listed as No. 4 in the East of England Region of the Mid Range businesses of The Sunday Times Best Companies To Work For in July 2019.[20] It also won the Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2014, 2018 and 2019.[21]
References
- The story of John Willmott & sons, Willmott Dixon Group
- "Annual Review 2018". Willmott Dixon. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- "2010 Sunday Times Top Track 100" (PDF). Sunday Times. 20 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- It does not take much to say well done Camden FB, 15 December 2011, retrieved 11 March 2012
- "Birmingham leader commends Willmott Dixon's approach to skills in the city". Midland Businbess News. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- "What we do". Willmott Dixon. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- "Aylesbury Waterside Theatre: Leading role". Building. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- "Willmott takes stage on £10m Worcester Arena". Construction Enquirer. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- "Spenhill's Woolwich Central construction workforce peaks at 700". Spenhill. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- "Willmott Dixon to fit out Design Museum". Construction Index. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- "Project of the year: £20m to £50m". Construction News. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- "Made in Dagenham – a construction epic / Orchard Village starts the countdown for the completion of Phase One". Circle. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- Farand, Chloe. "Call for building inspection at 'nightmare' Orchard Village estate, Rainham". Romford Recorder.
- Farand, Chloe. "Watchdog opens investigation over 'shocking' energy bills at Orchard Village, Rainham". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- Gelder, Sam. "Nightmare new homes in Rainham estate have leaks, damp and bad wiring". Ilford Recorder. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- "At least Twickenham's new hospitalty is a winner". Building. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- "Willmott Dixon completes Alexandra Palace restoration". Development Finane Today. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- FC, Brentford. "Brentford FC and Willmott Dixon sign Development Agreement for Brentford Community Stadium at Lionel Road South". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
- "Willmott Dixon to start on £250m East End estate". 13 July 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- "Best companies". Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- "Willmott Dixon marks Queen's Awards hat trick". UK Science Park Association. Retrieved 23 July 2019.