Northern Bear PLC
Group of specialist building contractors in Northern England for public-sector and housing clients: roofing, fire protection, electrical
Highlights
- New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-28
About Northern Bear PLC
Northern Bear plc is a group of specialist building services companies offering construction, roofing, electrical, fire protection and forklift truck services in Northern England. Services include general building work, fire protection, roofing works, forklift truck sales and hire, and health and safety consultancy. Subsidiaries include Isoler (passive fire protection and acoustic insulation), J Lister Electrical, MGM Construction, Arcas Building Solutions, Northern Bear Safety, Alcor Handling Solutions (a fleet of approximately 400 forklift trucks sold, leased, rented and maintained) and several roofing contractors.
Clients include local authorities, housing associations, NHS trusts, universities, construction companies and national house builders. The website states that over 85% of turnover comes from repeat business. Each subsidiary operates as an autonomous business, with the parent providing group strategic management and financial consolidation. The group states it grows organically and through bolt-on acquisitions.
Northern Bear was founded in 2006 and floated on AIM in December 2006. The group includes 10 businesses, with subsidiary sites in Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Durham, Chester-le-Street, York, Leeds and Dewsbury.
Product: Construction, roofing, electrical, fire protection and forklift truck sales, hire and maintenance, plus health and safety consultancy, delivered through subsidiary companies.
Jobs at Northern Bear PLC
Leadership
- John Davies · Chief Executive OfficerSource: company website
- Jason Collins · Managing Director (H Peel & Sons Ltd)Source: company website
- Jason Harrison · Managing Director (Northern Bear Safety Ltd)Source: company website
- John Gilstin · Joint Managing Director (Peels Ltd)Source: company website
- Josh Watson · Joint Managing Director (Isoler Ltd)Source: company website
- Keith Muldoon · Managing Director (System Roofing Services / Northern Bear Roofing)Source: company website
- Martin Briggs · Managing Director (Jennings Roofing Ltd)Source: company website
- Matty Rowley · Managing Director (Springs Roofing Ltd)Source: company website
More construction companies
Northern Bear Roofing
Roofing, cladding and roof repair contractor for house builders, councils and private clients in Northern EnglandNew on EvolcNorthern Road Markings
Road, car park, playground and industrial marking and surfacing services for customers across the UK and IrelandNew on EvolcNorthern Steel Decking
Suspended slab construction services, including steel decking, welding and concrete installation, for UK construction projectsNew on EvolcNorthfield Construction
Reinforced concrete construction and groundworks subcontracting for commercial, industrial and public-sector clientsNew on EvolcNorthgate Heritage
Building surveys for historic and listed property owners in the Colchester areaNew on EvolcNorthsky Group
Designs and builds telecoms, fibre and multi-utility infrastructure for ISPs, utilities and network operators in the UKYoung companyNew on Evolc
Website technologies
Older, unverified list. Detection dates and supporting evidence are not yet available.
- Elementor
- Google Analytics 4
- Google reCAPTCHA
- LiteSpeed
- WooCommerce
- WordPress
- jQuery