SME News Q2 2026/ 20 The Wilten Promise: A Continuous Pursuit of Excellence Wilten Construction was founded in 2021 with a simple vision: to provide an outstanding service with a firstclass supply chain, ensuring market leading quality without compromise. The Midlands-based contractor offers nationwide coverage, primarily operating within the industrial, logistics, and commercial sectors. It boasts unrivalled specialism in design and build projects, delivering new build, fit-out, extension, and refurbishment schemes in partnership with some of the UK’s leading developers, occupiers, retailers, and logistics businesses. Director and Co-Founder, Matt Fry, told us more below, as Wilten Construction was named in the Business Elite Awards 2026. At its core, Wilten Construction’s promise is to make the construction process as easy as possible for its clients, delivering a professional, quality, and value driven service. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services including the fully managed design, procurement, and delivery of construction projects in the industrial and logistics, commercial, retail, and manufacturing sectors. When paired with vast experience and an unwavering commitment to its clients, these services are always guaranteed to be delivered hassle-free, on time, and on budget. “Our ambition is to be the best at what we do across all business activities,” said Matt. “Wilten Construction is a business built on values and committed to excellence. Fundamentally, we are vested in generating repeat business relationships and providing our clients, supply chain, and employees with the very best construction experience, with a future.” Now entering its sixth year of operations, Wilten Construction has seen growth of 900% since its establishment in 2021. The company is now classed as a large entity through turnover of £93 million in 2025, and exceeded its ESG goals with -38% carbon reduction and social value of £11m with PlanetMark. It has formed repeat business relationships with key developers and funders, which has resulted in building a reputation as a leading design and build contractor within its core market sectors. For the second year running, a number of Wilten Construction’s projects have been recognised at the 2026 Considerate Constructors National Site Awards, receiving multiple Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards. The Considerate Constructors Scheme rewards projects that demonstrate best practice across the construction industry, from community relations and environmental impact to worker wellbeing. This achievement reflects the team’s ongoing commitment to building responsibly, respectfully, and considerately, with consistent standards across all projects. Each site demonstrated outstanding performance through proactive community engagement and delivering social value, excellent site standards, strong environmental performance, and a clear focus on workforce wellbeing and safety. The following projects have been recognised at this year’s awards: Infinity Park in Derby, Leicester College, Imagination Two in Knowsley, Ferne Park in Fareham, Plot 1600 on the Gateway 14 site, Unit B in Portsmouth’s Railway Triangle, Unit 1 and 1A in Dunstable, and Plot 302B in Peterborough. Looking ahead, the Directors of Wilten Construction remain cautiously optimistic about the year to come, despite a challenging economic and political backdrop, material cost pressures, and broader macroeconomic and industry factors. Wilten Construction remains disciplined in its approach and procurement strategy, with a robust forward order book, a healthy pipeline of opportunities, and a strong track record in delivering high-specification industrial and logistics, and commercial units. Operationally, the company will continue to deliver high quality projects across core market sectors, invest in digital tools, staff training, and health and safety performance to maintain high standards on site. Following its recognition as 2026’s Leading Industrial and Commercial Construction Contractor in the UK, Wilten Construction aims to build upon the company’s success through Year 6 of operations. Financially, the company is maintaining and improving financial stability with strong operational profits. While macroeconomic uncertainty remains, the Directors are confident in Wilten Construction’s ability to adapt and continue delivering highquality projects across its core sectors. Naim Basha, Co-Founder and Director of Wilten Construction, shared: “As we continue into 2026 and beyond, we remain focused on raising the bar even further, learning from, adopting, and sharing best practice, and continuing to deliver projects for our clients and communities that we can all be proud of – not just for what we build, but for how we build it.” Contact: Millie Phillips Company: Wilten Construction Ltd Web Address: www.wiltenconstruction.co.uk
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