Building a sustainable future

Combining 55 years of experience with a strong commitment to corporate social responsibility, McCann continues to grow as a safe, sustainable and inclusive business

As one of the UK’s leading civil and engineering construction companies, McCann Ltd has been completing work on major road, rail and airport infrastructure projects since 1967. During this time, the company has evolved from its traditional role as a lighting specialist into a civil engineering specialist, acting as a key player in creating and maintaining crucial elements of the country’s infrastructure whilst meeting the business needs of its clients.

With its Nottingham base and strategically positioned regional offices, McCann is well placed to deliver its wide range of specialist contracting services up and down the country.

McCann understands the essential role that good lighting plays in road design, helping to improve visibility for drivers and reduce the risk of road traffic accidents. The company’s wealth of experience in this area, as leading experts in road lighting installation and design, has helped it to secure a series of impressive lighting installation projects, including a four-year, £3.8 million project installing energy efficient LED streetlights in Birmingham as well as completing a series of lighting and improvement works projects for Highways England. In addition to its lighting expertise, the in-house civil engineering team at McCann is able to provide a range of professional, bespoke services, ranging from road and footpath construction to earthworks and drainage and public realm work. The company is currently undertaking an exciting £8 million contract in York on the old Nestlé site ‘Coca West,’ carrying out drainage installation as well as major earthworks and groundworks for a housing redevelopment project.

McCann also offers high quality practical training opportunities, providing a series of courses within the highway, electrical, construction and allied industries. As a HESA approved training organisation, McCann is able to provide fully compliant training for HESA or

Lantra accredited certification, as well as providing first aid courses, in-house courses in a range of subjects and Driver CPC training.

A key part of the company’s growth strategy focusses on upskilling its staff, looking to broaden its existing services and growth within new sectors so as to expand the company portfolio by attracting more clients. Leading on from the exceptional growth that the company has experienced, McCann aims to increase its turnover to £100 million within the next five years, with a turnover target of £106.5 million by the end of 2023-to-2024. This ties in with the company vision to become the contractor of choice, providing leading services in creating and maintaining UK infrastructure, benefitting communities by providing safe and sustainable solutions and having a positive impact on the environment.

As a values-focussed company, McCann places a huge degree of importance upon its commitment to sustainability and its corporate social responsibility. McCann manages its impact on the environment by maximising recycling and minimising waste, as well as ensuring that its use of natural resources is carefully controlled. McCann’s commitment to sustainability is demonstrated by its ‘Go Ultra Low’ status, which it achieved by committing to convert the entire company car fleet to electric by 2025. Further, McCann has signed up to ambitious targets for reducing its CO2 emissions and is focussed on creating a safe and sustainable workplace for its employees.

McCann is continually working to strengthen equality and embed diversity and inclusion initiatives within its everyday practice, policy and procedures, striving to contribute towards positive change both internally and externally. The company is passionate about promoting a culture centred around employee wellbeing, as is demonstrated by the training of new mental health champions to support staff in the workplace. The success of this new initiative is shown by McCann being named as a finalist at the 2022 Highways Awards for Excellent Mental Health and Wellbeing. The numerous volunteering activities and outreach programmes that the company is involved in, such as its support for the Canaan Trust and volunteer work with local schools through the STEM Ambassador programme, further exemplifies its commitment to playing a positive role within the community.

A wealth of professional experience alongside McCann’s commitment to being a responsible employer has fuelled the company’s success and resulted in it receiving numerous accolades and commendations for its work. The company was highly commended in the Project of the Year category at CECA Midlands Annual Awards Dinner as well as in the