London tower builder says it is picking which clients to work with
Multiplex turned in an improved set of results last year as the firm behind the revamp of the IBM building on London鈥檚 South Bank saw profit nearly treble in 2023.
The London tower builder said turnover was up 20% to 拢675m with pre-tax profit jumping from 拢11m to 拢31m.
The firm, which is bidding several high-profile schemes at the moment including 50 Fenchurch Street, 99 City Road and the 75 London Wall and 1 Victoria Street schemes, said it had 鈥渞emain[ed] disciplined as we look at new work鈥� and was picking which clients to work for as well as running the rule over the supply chain鈥檚 finances 鈥渢o limit the risk of subcontractor non-performance鈥�.
Its workbook at the end of last year was 拢2.9bn, up 拢500m on the year before, while its order book was flat at 拢1.1bn.
Multiplex said cash at the year-end was 拢37m, down from 拢67m in 2022, but added that it had no external debt.
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