British Construction & Regeneration group company
Morgan Sindall Group plc
is a leading British Construction & Regeneration group, headquartered in
London
employing around 6,700 employees and operating in the public, regulated and private sectors. It reports through six divisions of Construction & Infrastructure, Fit Out, Property Services, Partnership Housing, Urban Regeneration and Investments. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the
FTSE 250 Index
.
History
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The company was founded by John Morgan and Jack Lovell with £1,000 from joint savings in 1977 and was initially based at Golden Square in
Soho
.
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Overbury, a fit out contractor which had been in business since 1942, was acquired by the company in 1985.
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The company secured a listing on the
London Stock Exchange
in 1994 when it entered into a
reverse takeover
of William Sindall plc.
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William Sindall was established in the 1860s, and was named for its founder, who was known for his work for the
University of Cambridge
. In 1988, William Sindall had acquired Hinkins & Frewin, a company established in 1847, known for their work for the
University of Oxford
.
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The business operated from offices in
Oxford
,
Cambridge
,
Banbury
,
Rugby
and
Fareham
.
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In 1998, Morgan Sindall bought Lovell Partnerships for £15m from the financially stretched Lovell Group. The business was one of the largest partnership housing operations in the country, and it also contained a private housebuilding division.
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In June 2007, Morgan Sindall Group purchased the construction arm of
AMEC
.
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In September 2010, it purchased the repairs division of
Connaught plc
.
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In 2009 the company was fined £287,000 for its involvement in cover pricing activities. The company subsequently announced that it had carried out a comprehensive review of its activities.
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Operations
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Morgan Sindall Group is a construction company and regeneration group operating in the public and commercial sectors. It operates through six divisions of construction and infrastructure, fit out, property services, partnership housing, urban regeneration and investments.
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Major projects
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Major projects included
Murray Royal Hospital
in
Perth
, completed in 2012,
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the expansion of
Whitechapel station
for
Crossrail
, completed in 2021,
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and construction of six new stations on the
Northumberland Line
due to be completed in 2024.
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Subsidiaries
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Morgan Sindall Group plc own a number of subsidiaries, including:
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Subsidiary name
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Area of business
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Morgan Sindall Construction
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Education, healthcare, commercial, industrial, leisure and retail markets
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Morgan Sindall Infrastructure
|
Highways, rail, energy, water and nuclear
|
BakerHicks
|
Architectural and engineering design consultancy
|
Overbury
|
Office and further education fit out and refurbishment
|
Morgan Lovell
|
Design and build office fit out
|
Morgan Sindall Property Services
|
Property repairs for the social housing sector
|
Lovell Homes
|
House builder
|
Lovell Partnerships
|
Partnership housing
|
Muse Places
|
Mixed-use urban regeneration
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