- CEO
- Mark Smith
- Full Time Employees
- 449
- Sector
- Industrial services
- Industry
- Engineering & construction
- Address
- Steel House Barnsley SY United Kingdom S73 8DS
- IPO Date
- Sep 29, 1995
- Business
- Billington Holdings Plc Billington Holdings Plc is a United Kingdom-based structural steel and construction safety solutions specialist focused on structural steel and engineering activities throughout the UK and European markets. The company, founded in 1989 and headquartered at Steel House, Barnsley Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S73 8DS, operates through subsidiaries including Billington Structures Limited, a leading structural steel contractor; Peter Marshall Steel Stairs Limited, a specialist in bespoke steel staircases, balustrade systems and secondary steelworks; Easi-Edge Limited, a provider of temporary perimeter edge protection and fall prevention systems; Hoard-It Limited, offering reusable temporary hoarding and branding solutions via Brand-It; Tubecon, focused on architecturally exposed structural steelwork, complex structures and bridges; Shafton Steel Services, a steel processing and profiling facility; and Specialist Protective Coatings Limited, delivering industrial surface preparation and protective treatments. It serves diverse sectors such as defense, commercial offices, education, health, industrial, infrastructure, leisure, residential, retail, distribution, energy, data centers and power generation, with capabilities encompassing design, fabrication, installation and hire services.
Recent developments include significant capital investments, such as £2.3 million in a large laser cutting machine and cope drill machine for Billington Structures in 2024, alongside a £1.7 million programme for Tubecon's new workshop at Shafton completing mid-2025 to enhance bridge manufacturing capacity. The group recruited specialist bridge fabricators from S H Structures in April 2024 following its administration, expanded skilled labour to a record 520 employees by year-end 2024, introduced night shifts at Shafton and Specialist Protective Coatings, and secured its largest-ever contract with Acciona for the North London Heat and Power project. In September 2025, it announced a proposed closure of the Yate facility as part of operational reviews outlined in interim results, while maintaining a strong order book for 2025-2026, debt-free status and £21.7 million cash reserves at 31 December 2024.