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the early
days
The roots of the company go back to 1981 when Steve Evans
(now Managing Director) established Evans Electrical. Steve
soon decided to specialise in wiring new homes and in the
mid 1980s he started to employ apprentices. One of these
was Steve Clarkson who joined in 1985.
expansion
The business grew steadily throughout the late 1980s and
early to mid 1990s, despite a housing market that was
in recession. The two Steves established a partnership
called Clarkson Evans in the early 90s and in 1992 moved
to our first proper commercial premises. From then on,
things really took off and two further moves eventually
found us in our present home at the Meteor Business Park.
training
centre opens
By 1998 the business employed around 35 people and there
was an increasing flow of orders. The main barrier to further
expansion was a lack of suitably qualified electricians
available for employment so we took the ground-breaking
step of setting up our own in-house training centre. |
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| At first
this was just a small in-house affair, training a class
of 14 apprentices and employing two staff. Today the centre
trains around 900 electricians every year for a range of
employers and boasts the best facilities in the South West,
if not nationally. It has won several awards over the years
including a cash prize of £50,000 in 2005 and a Building
Services Award in 2006.
regional
branches
Our geographical spread continued to expand so in 2004 we
opened new branches in Birmingham and Wiltshire to compliment
our head office in Gloucester and our branch in Newport,
South Wales. And ever-increasing deliveries of electrical
materials meant we needed a purpose-built distribution centre.
today
There are now over 300 staff employed by Clarkson Evans and
annual turnover is approaching £15m. We wire around
7000 new homes each year in an area stretching from Swansea
Bay to Berkshire, and from Staffordshire all the way down
to the Salisbury Plain. |
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At
Clarkson Evans, we specialise in installing complete electrical
wiring systems in over 7000 brand new homes every year. |
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As
one of the UK’s leading electrical training specialists, we
provide training for around 900 people each year, ranging from apprentices
to electricians with years of experience. |
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