Engineering company is set to expand

A COUNTY Durham company is to expand its reach on the back of an investment deal.

- COREENA FORD

Based in Crook, Buston & Maughan (B&M), which was launched in 2005 by former gas engineers Mick Buston and Mick Maughan, and has established itself as a one-stop shop for all kinds of house repairs, installation and maintenance, including heating installations, property refurbishment, servicing and void works for social housing.

Over the past two decades the company has scaled its operations significantly.

During this financial year it has installed more 5,000 boilers, served more than 11,500 properties, and held around 50% market share of heating installations in its core region.

Now the company is looking to expand its geographic reach on the back of investment from Foresight Group. The company sought the investment, the value of which has not been revealed, to "accelerate its geographic expansion, professionalise operations, and deepen its contractual reach".