McLaughlin & Harvey
British construction firm
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McLaughlin & Harvey is a building and civil engineering firm founded in Belfast in 1853. It operates all over UK and Ireland from its head offices located in Mallusk, just north of Belfast.
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Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Construction |
| Founded | 1853  |
| Headquarters | Mallusk, Northern Ireland, UK |
Key people | Philip Cheevers, (MD) |
| Website | www.mclh.co.uk |
History
Henry McLaughlin and William Harvey first established their business as builders and contractors in Belfast in 1853. The firm bought Barr Construction in 2007.[1]
In 2019, McLaughlin & Harvey Holdings had a turnover of £513.4 million. Its main subsidiary firms – McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd in Belfast and Trench Holdings Ltd in Scotland - contributed £268m and £245m respectively.[2] Turnover for the 800-strong group dropped in 2020, partly due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, to £480m, with profit of £5.9m, down a half from £11.5m in 2019.[3] The company paid £2m in dividends in 2020 after claiming £2.2m of furlough cash from the UK Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.[4]
Recent projects
- the Stena Line Terminal in Belfast, and its equivalent at Loch Ryan in south west Scotland, completed in 2011[5]
- Critical Care Building at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, completed in 2015[6]
- Liverpool F.C.'s new £50m training facility, completed in 2020[2]
- Winter Gardens conference centre, Blackpool, completed in 2021[7]
- River Clyde dock King George V West Quay (Berth 10) in Glasgow, completed in 2021[8]
- Broughty Ferry flood protection scheme, completed in 2022[9]
- Victoria and Albert Museum facility in east London, due to be completed in 2024[10]
- £55m cruise terminal in Liverpool, due to be completed in 2024[2][11]
Operations
McLaughlin & Harvey undertakes a wide range of work in the public and private sectors, including commercial, leisure and residential projects.[12] The company's divisions include building construction, civil engineering, facilities management, and offshore. In June 2021, the company launched a new fit-out division.[13]
