Last Updated 4th March 2021
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services
Brand Energy & Infastructure Services is the parent of one of the UK’s largest scaffolding contractors, Lyndon SGB. It started life in November 2013 when Harsco Infrastructure UK moved into new ownership in a deal combining its business with Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services. A private investment firm, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, holds a majority stake in the parent company, Brand Industrial Holdings.
BEIS and Safway Group, a US business, completed a merger in 2017 to create a combined group, Brand Industrial Services, Inc. – know as Brand Safway. The group trades across three core areas; industrial maintenance services; commercial scaffolding, mechanical access and hoists; and formwork & shoring. Its key market sectors are oil & gas, power generation, civil & infrastructure and commercial construction. Globally the Brand Safway group has a $5bn turnover and works across 30 countries.
In early 2019, SGB’s parent company BrandSafway acquired Lyndon Scaffolding and its subsidiary Taylor’s Hoists, which combined to become Lyndon SGB by BrandSafway. At the time of the deal, Dave Witsken, president of energy and industrial for BrandSafway, said: “By combining the assets, expertise and reputation of Lyndon Scaffolding with SGB, we will be able to expand our service solutions in key major cities in the UK, broaden our overall footprint and accelerate our growth.” A restructuring and work to integrate Lyndon Scaffolding and Taylor’s Hoists into its commercial network is complete.
Today, Lyndon SGB is the largest provider of temporary access in all UK regions, offering vertical and scaffolding access solutions for the commercial construction, industrial and infrastructure markets in the UK. Cambs-based Taylor’s Hoists recently marked 15 years in business, providing vertical access to some of the UK’s largest construction projects, from design to completion. In spring 2020, BrandSafway, acquired the assets of Benchmark Scaffolding’s UK hoist division in a deal which boosted the capabilities of Taylor’s Hoists in the London area.
More recently in summer 2020, Stuart Robinson joined Lyndon SGB as managing director after 15 years with Mace and previously Taylor Woodrow. He has wide experience of civil engineering projects and large scale developments including the 2012 London Olympics and Tiffany’s 5th Avenue flagship store in New York.
Today, the British business, BEIS UK trades under the names: Brand Energy Services, Brand Energy Solutions, Aluma Systems Concrete Construction, Aluma Systems Industrial Services, Industrial Specialists (refractory installation services), Industrial Specialty Services (integrated services), Gregg Industrial Insulators, HSG Constructors (new capital construction and heavy maintenance services in the early stages of civil site work for industrial projects), Hünnebeck (formwork and scaffolding systems), Matcor (corrosion services) and Lyndon SGB (access services). In autumn 2019 the group a Dutch acquired Venko Groep BV, an offshore coatings maintenance provider for platforms in Europe.
In its latest annual report published in January 2021 (see below), BEIS UK unveiled a loss on an increased turnover but said that despite the exceptional challenges of the global pandemic, the business was well-positioned for a strong performance in a recovering UK market in 2021.
Financials
To view the financials for Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services UK (BEIS UK), visit Companies House and use Company ID 08729615.
BEIS UK fell into the red in 2019 partly due to some poorly-performing contracts and as a large write-off at its industrial maintenance services business and an insolvent customer, took its toll on the results. The commercial business was also hit as housebuilders were reluctant to commit to new development ahead of the scheduled ending buy-to-let. Its latest set of financial results for the year to December 2019 showed that turnover rose by 30% to £135.8 million, helped by acquisitions and growth at its industrial maintenance business. But although gross margins were only slightly down at 22.6%, overheads rose to £30.6 million from £19.5 million previously – mainly due to the acquisition of Lyndon Scaffolding – and operating profit tumbled to just £112,000 from £8.22 million, previously. The company reported a pre-tax loss of £1.15 million compared to a profit of £6.97 million previously. Meanwhile, cash at bank stood at £2.26 million, up from £892,000.
Lyndon SGB
Founded in 1919, Lyndon SGB is a leading player in the ‘access services’ market, providing commercial scaffolding services as well as training, hire & sale, mechanical and powered access equipment. Today, the company is one of the world’s largest scaffolding contractors and suppliers of rental access equipment and employs over 1,000 staff.
The firm’s specialism is in large scale, complex projects and it has wide experience designing, delivering and managing access and scaffold for major construction and engineering contractors. Projects range from live public environments such as railway stations and airports to industrial sites such as petrochemical refineries or off-shore oil rigs.
In early 2021, Lyndon SGB supplied the complex access solutions on one of the largest scaffolding projects in the country – the £330 million renovation of Manchester Town Hall. The firm provided millions of pounds of in-house designed scaffolding and access solutions across the project and some 8,000 sq m of temporary roofing weather protection and had more than 50 operatives working on site.
As part of an expansion programme, Lyndon SGB recently launched a new single scaffolding depot in north Manchester, which is now the regional office for the firm’s North West region. and which also has a large scaffolding yard on-site.
Meanwhile, in early 2021, Derek Heaney joined from Brand Energy as the firm’s new national accounts director, based in Leeds and with a remit to lead its planned UK-wide business development strategies.
The firm also has strong links with major UK contractors. It was named subcontractor of the year 2014 by Willmott Dixon Construction in its South West region and has also won plaudits from Balfour Beatty for its work at the Compass Centre at Heathrow Airport. In late 2017, SGB secured a major £13 million four-year deal with Countryside, as the sole supplier to the housebuilder’s north west division.
Services
Lyndon SGB scaffolding and access operates through a national network of branches in the UK providing a full range of products for hire, sale or contracting. It also offers roofing and shelters to protect or envelop a building and a variety of site safety services including edge protection.
Meanwhile, Lyndon SGB’s scaffolding and access export services operate on a global basis provide products and solutions across for a wide range of to international industries ranging such as residential or commercial schemes to complex shipbuilding and and offshore projects.
Industrial Access
The group’s industrial access business now operates as Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services. It offers an extensive ranges of product options and solutions from traditional or systemised scaffolding to mechanical access. Its specialised team provides scaffolding services and access equipment, coating and painting, cleaning, insulation and fireproofing services. Meanwhile, the group’s formwork and shoring business operates through its Hunnebeck business.
Glenigan Data
Data from Glenigan shows a good mix of projects across the country at Lyndon SGB. The company is the scaffolding contractor on a £5.43 million office building in Chesterfield, Basin Square, Phase 1, where work is underway and set to continue until autumn 2021 (Project ID: 19077776). Meanwhile, Glenigan data shows Lyndon SGB is the scaffolding contractor on a £2.62 million development of 18 flats and 18 houses, at the former Selly Oak hospital in Birmingham for Persimmon Homes, The Oaks Apartments Phase 5, where work is underway and set to continue until spring 2021 (Project ID: 18077046).
Conclusion: One of the few players capable of tackling the largest projects
As one of the UK’s largest suppliers of scaffolding and industrial maintenance services, Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services is well-placed to benefit from the recovery in construction workloads and the improving industrial services markets. The commercial scaffolding arm Lyndon SGB should benefit from its strong market position, capable of tackling the largest projects in the sector. Even if the outlook in the commercial office market in London and the South East is less rosy today, the group should benefit from its wide geographic spread, rising infrastructure spending and having cut its overheads, it is probably justified in viewing its prospects positively.
Winning work with Brand and SGB Lyndon
Brand emphasises the importance of having an efficient and quality supply chain and says it seeks to partner with strong, reliable, innovative and competitive suppliers. It aims to maintain a clear, open and honest system of supplier approvals which can be seen in a code of conduct which can be seen at its website .
The group also looks for innovative solutions and continual improvement opportunities across its supply chain to help meet customers’ expectations.
An online form is also available on the SGB website for companies to express their interest in becoming a supplier.
Key Contacts:
Lisa Hoy, Director, International Supply Chain at Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, BrandSafway
Tel: 01827 266100
Email: lhoy@beis.com
Abdelkader Hadjsakok – Head of Procurement, International (Europe, MEA & Asia), BrandSafway
Groups seeking to work with Lyndon SGB are advised to contact the company via a supplier’s page on the group’s website at
https://www.lyndon-sgb.co.uk/about-lyndon-sgb/suppliers/