1993
John Holmes Contractors established; a labour only company with 20 tradesmen, offering dry lining and suspended ceilings.
2002
Stephen Holmes appointed Managing Director.
2004
Appointed to our first project over £250k and turnover tops £1m.
2008
Business moves to a new office in Queenslie, Glasgow and expansion heads across the Border with the opening of a new Manchester office. On the staff front, Gareth Holmes, Dale Zahra and Tommy Steele are appointed as Directors and tradesmen numbers increase to 150.
2011
Accreditations achieved ISO 9001 & 14001, CHAS.
2015
Accreditations strengthened with ISO 9001 & 14001, Achilles, BM Trada Fire Door, FSC® (FSC-C143372), Considerate Contractors, Constructionline, FIRAS & SSIP.
2017
Largest project to date secured with Robertson Group – Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre, valued at £20m. Client list now includes ISG, Kier, Laing O’Rourke, Morgan Sindall, Morrison, Multiplex, Overbury, Robertson & Sir Robert McAlpine.
November 2018
Linear Design & Construct (LDC), launches and becomes part of Linear Group, with Ryan Broadley joining as Managing Director, Scotland.
December 2020
Linear Building Compliance launches and becomes part of Linear Group, with Andrew Shankland moving in to the role of Managing Director.
1994
First client signed up and remains sole focus for nine years.
2003
Business evolves into Linear Projects and takes on its first supply and fit project.
2007
Awarded Forth Valley Acute Hospital contract valued at £11m – the first of many major Healthcare projects for Linear Projects.
2010
Turnover tops £5m.
2016
Turnover exceeds £10m and office space doubles. Now working with over 200 tradesmen.
2018
As turnover hits £19m, office space grows to 4,500 sq ft and offering extends to include Passive Fire Protection service and decoration.
2019
Turnover hits the £25m mark, as staff numbers are boosted to 80.
