The chief executive of Hargreaves Services says the group is "on the up" after a difficult five years transitioning away from its roots in the coal industry.
Gordon Banham, who owns 8% of shares in the multi-faceted group, said his team is putting North East-cultivated steel making and coal mining skills to use in the UK and overseas on a broad range of projects including HS2, metal recycling and wind farms.
Hargreaves is currently bidding for two significant contracts, a £50m earthmoving job at the forthcoming Sizewell Nuclear Power Station and another £80 project on construction of the Lower Thames Crossing. Both contracts would represent a "step up" for the business, which shipped its last 'coals from Newcastle' in 2021 and boasts about 50 contracts across three key divisions: Land, Industrial Services and Raw Materials.
