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Linford Group

Company type	Private
Industry	Construction
Founded	1877
Defunct	October 2011
Headquarters	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Key people	Simon Linford (CEO)
Website	www.linfordgroup.co.uk

The Linford Group was a construction company in England which specialised in the restoration of historic buildings. Its headquarters was in Lichfield, Staffordshire.

History

The company was founded as a family building business in 1877. It changed its name to F. & E.V. Linford in 1925 and again to Linford Group in 1970.

The company often worked with the local community to build a suitable skillbase for potential future employees to be drawn from, recruiting from local schools and offering employee exchange programmes with other overseas businesses. During the early 2000s, it established a new training center for learning heritage restoration skills.

It acquired metalwork restorer Dorothea Restorations in 2007, and the following year bought plasterwork business Trumpers. Amid the Great Recession, the company opted to increase its presence in the homebuilding sector.

During October 2011, it was announced that Linford Group was to be placed into administration as a result of a series of bad debts that had been incurred.

Operations

The company was involved in the following activities:

• Building
• Renewal
• Restoration

References

1. "Linford Group: History". linfordgroup.co.uk. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
2. "Linford Group". Companies House. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
3. Clark, Phil (14 November 2003). "Mr Conservative". building.co.uk.
4. "60 second interview – Family values pay dividends at Linford Group". constructionnews.co.uk. 23 March 2006.
5. "Linford acquires specialist restorers". thefreelibrary.com. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
6. "From restorer to housebuilder: expansion during the recession". constructionnews.co.uk. 8 April 2009.
7. "240 jobs at risk as Linford Group faces closure". Express & Star. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
8. Prior, Grant (13 October 2011). "Linford Group goes down with loss of 240 jobs". constructionenquirer.com.

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