Ian Black

Lakesmere Group

The Lakesmere Group comprises Lakesmere Limited (UK), McMullen Facades Ltd, Lakesmere Arabia LLC, Lakesmere Oman LLC, Lakesmere Middle East LLC (Dubai and Abu Dhabi) and Lakesmere Hong Kong. Providing the complete solution for the external building envelope, Lakesmere Group Limited has over 25 years' experience of working with architects, specifiers, main contractors and suppliers in virtually every type of new build and refurbishment project. In 2012, The UK's leading glass facades specialist McMullen became part of the Lakesmere Group providing expertise in unitised curtain walling and glass facades solutions. The Lakesmere Group currently has circa 900 employees worldwide. Group Turnover to year ending January 2016 grew to £118.5m and will be in excess of £120m in 2017. Lakesmere has built an enviable reputation in the construction industry to become the UK's leading roofing, cladding and building envelope specialist contractor and manufacturer, with expertise in 3D/4D CAD design, BIM, project management and installation. Major clients include BAM Construction, Balfour Beatty, Carillion, Canary Wharf Contractors, Costain, Kier, Laing O'Rourke, Lendlease, Sir Robert McAlpine, Vinci and Wates. Lakesmere's impressive project portfolio includes many high profile and iconic buildings such as the award-winning London Aquatics Centre, the new Heathrow Terminal 2 building, the National Graphene Institute, Canary Wharf Crossrail Station and The King Abdulaziz International Airport as well as numerous schools, hospitals, retail and leisure developments and commercial buildings. The company's expertise and the skills of its workforce has led to numerous awards for excellence, including winning a Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2015. The company places a strong emphasis on training, people development and business improvement and is ISO 14001 accredited.