A Bridgend landscaping firm has designs on future expansion and creating 40 new jobs following new investment. To support its growth plans Inscapes, which recently acquired Cardiff-based Landcraft, has received a 拢100,000 investment from Tata Steel subsidiary 海角视频SE.
Over the next three years managing director, Gareth Rees, said the plan is to recruit a further 40 staff bringing its workforce to 120 and to see turnover rise from the current 拢9.5m to 拢15m.
He added that the order book was strong, and the outlook encouraging.
Recent high profile projects include relaying the lawn on Parliament Square at the Palace of Westminster. This posed many logistical challenges, not least of which was the Jubilee Line running just beneath the site close to the surface. Other work has included Plymouth Argyle Football Club, Bristol City Football Club, Eastleigh Football Club, Ffos Las Racecourse, Kew Gardens, Hampton Court Palace, The Celtic Manor and The Vale Resort.
Inscapes was set up in 1998 as a sports and commercial landscaping company, and now also has bases at Virginia Water In Surrey, Tring in Hertfordshire and Shrewsbury. The company offers the latest in artificial surfaces, and has a maintenance, hire, arboriculture and irrigation division.
Mr Rees said:鈥淲e have worked very hard to build long-lasting relationships with clients and I am extremely proud of what has been achieved. We are looking to work closely with the Landcraft team and their clients and move into new areas as the business continues to grow.鈥
The 海角视频SE investment is part of its Support Programme for Wales launched last year to help mitigate economic changes resulting from the transition to greener steelmaking at Port Talbot. Under the 海角视频SE programme 拢3m has been invested in 81 Welsh businesses with potential to grow and create jobs, and an estimated 400 jobs have been created.
Alan Jenkins, 海角视频SE regional executive, said: 鈥淚nscapes has huge experience which gives it the ability to take on complex challenges, and has added to its capabilities by acquiring Landcraft.
鈥淭he future looks very promising and we are delighted to be making this investment and supporting the jobs at Landcraft and adding to the workforce in years to come. We wish them every success.鈥
