Beard targets south coast expansion

Beard Construction has revealed plans to extend its market footprint and open an office on the south coast.
The family-owned firm already has bases in Bristol, Guildford and Oxford, with a head office in Swindon.
The location of the new office is now being finalised and will open in the first quarter of 2024.
Guildford director Pat Hughes will run the new south-coast base in a management rejig that will see new director Tom Jenkinson, who joined Beard in May after 20 years at Willmott Dixon, tak