Conlon is an award-winning business, formed in 1961 by the 5 Conlon Brothers, with a turnover of approximately £50m, having successfully delivered over 1,200 projects for 350 clients. The company is today managed by a board of seven, two of whom are second-generation family members. 95% of our staff are based in Lancashire and 85% of our supply chain are procured within the North West region.
Our collaborative ethos is reflected in the fact that 85% of our workload is now procured through partnering. We undertake general construction throughout the North West, from Cumbria to Cheshire, Blackpool to Barrowford, with an enviable reputation for delivering high-quality projects. Our client base comprises public sector organisations, local authorities, universities and large private clients. In the private sector we have substantial work experience in all areas of construction with a balanced portfolio which includes commercial, industrial, leisure, health and retail.
Conlon is familiar with all routes of procurement including frameworks, partnering, negotiated and traditional tendering. Since 2001, we have successfully delivered 172 partnered projects (total value £379m) across 16 public sector frameworks. Through these frameworks, we have worked with numerous clients on multiple occasions, engendering a collaborative ethos in order to continuously improve our delivery process for our clients, ourselves and our supply chain.
Three Winning Facts:
- We believe we are excellent ambassadors, not only for the construction industry but, more importantly for the North-West region. We have a reputation for delivering a consistently high-quality products and have a long list of delighted clients.
- We are proud of our family heritage, with the brothers instilling a sense of ‘Family First’ within the company. We are supportive of our employees and their families, providing healthcare, mental health & wellbeing and embracing diversity & inclusion across the business.
- We always over-deliver on social value, consistently achieving social and local economic values above the targets which we set for ourselves. We always support local charities and, as an SME contractor based in Preston for 60 years, we have a number of local VCSEs that we have supported for many years. For example, we have
provided financial support for Preston Vocational Centre on an annual basis for 12 years, with our HR Director, sitting on the Board. We have an ongoing relationship with Emmaus Preston, Age Concern Preston, Lancashire Mind; the Walnut Group and a number of football & boxing clubs. We are currently supporting UNSEEN who are a national charity that focus on the victims of modern slavery.
