Sky’s no Limit for BGS Group
National multi-utility infrastructure installer BGS Group has appointed experienced finance director Louis McCumesky to its senior team, bolstering its ambitions to be the supply-chain partner of choice to developers in the industrial, commercial and residential construction markets.
The announcement follows the Group’s acquisition of Northampton-based Utilities Direct earlier this year, which saw it expand its operations from a North-West base to provide a multi-utility infrastructure service to clients across the Midlands and South.
Fresh into his new post, Louis joins the Group from a previous role as finance director for an SME working in the renewable energy sector. This combination of industry specialism and business development was a key attraction for BGS, making him the ideal candidate to help steer the Group’s future direction both in terms of revenue generation and service delivery options.
Louis said: “BGS feels like a business which is just getting started. The team has already achieved a great deal, but the opportunities to grow our client base, develop our service offering and build our team further to achieve the next stage of our journey, are exciting.
“I’m impressed by the ambition and positivity of the people I’ve met so far and when you have a leadership team which is focused on growth, it creates possibilities. I’m looking forward to seeing how we can build on the foundations which are already in place and take advantage of what lies ahead.”
Louis will work alongside Group Managing Director, Jonathan Hopkins. He added: “This has been a critical role for us to fill and I’m pleased to have found the right person in Louis. Qualification, capability and experience are obviously important, but being the right fit for our growing team is a deal breaker for me.
“I’m pleased to say Louis seems to have fitted right in – and now the hard work starts. We’ve set ourselves some ambitious targets across the next five years and I’m looking forward to Louis telling me how we’re going to hit them. It’ll be a fun journey.”
BGS Group employs around 50 people across its two businesses BGS Utilities and Utilities Direct. During the last year the Group has secured significant contracts including high profile regeneration work in central Manchester and a 376-plot new homes development in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
