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Connaught - Expands into Wales

October 2004

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Following its first foray into Scotland, Connaught has just established a footprint in Wales, through the acquisition of two companies for an initial Â£1.6m, plus another Â£0.8m performance related pay. The two companies, which made a combined turnover of Â£10m last year, are Gas Care, the largest private supplier of gas, heating and maintenance services to the Welsh social housing sector and BST, which provides skills training for gas, heating and electrical engineers in Wales. As with England and Scotland, Wales will also benefit from the Government's desire to improve the fabric of the UK's social housing stock, with Â£3billion earmarked here over the next seven years.&nb ...

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Connaught - Expands into Wales

October 2004

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