Claritas targeting £50m turnover next year

Kent contractor AMCM, which brought in the former boss of Balfour Beatty’s southern arm, Dave Smith, to be its non-executive chairman last month, has changed its name to Claritas.

The £30m turnover firm is also due to move to new offices in Bromley from Beckenham later this month. Claritas, which employs 80 people, is targeting revenue of £45m-£50m in its next financial year which starts in April.

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AMCM was set up in 2012 and four of the firm’s five shareholders are former employees of Wates.

Interview: AMCM directors Jon Wardle and Simon Wilkinson

They include founder Jon Wardle, a former commercial director at Wates’ social housing arm, as well as pre-construction director Andy Wall and business director Simon Wilkinson. Smith (pictured) was at Wates over 30 years and is a former chief operating officer of the business.

Claritas wants to increase turnover to £150m over the next decade, increasing staff numbers to 300 and pre-tax profit to £10m.

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