Coleshill's 'Diamond' shining among fastest-growing companies

A Coleshill-based business has been listed as one of the fastest-growing facilities management companies in the country by a leading industry report.

Diamond Facilities Support (DFS), based in Station Road on Coleshill Industrial Estate, has made it into the top 50 of the Plimsoll Report’s facilities management survey, which covers over 420 companies in the sector.

The Plimsoll Report is conducted by experts who analyse the finances of companies across 1,600 industries and sectors.

In the 12 months to December 2015, DFS’s total sales increased by 61 per cent, far above the industry average of 4.9 per cent.

The surge comes after a year in which the firm, formed in February 2010, secured a clutch of contracts with clients including TGI Fridays, Loungers, Swinton Insurance and Orchard Care Homes.

DFS, which has also won the custom of retail giants such as The Range and JD Sports, now employs 118 staff.

“To be in the top 50 is fantastic recognition of how we have grown in such a short space of time," said Adam Atkins, joint managing director at DFS. "It’s great to know that we are now mixing with some of the biggest companies in our sector.

“We have grown our turnover significantly every year since we started and are generating new business all the time. We expect to achieve in excess of £8million turnover by the end of this year. This equates to further growth of 45 per cent from 2015.

“Our growth has been down to the wide variety of services we offer to other businesses, including a reactive response service through to cleaning contracts and building compliance.

“Competition in our industry is fierce and it’s all about responsiveness and high standards of service which is why we retain existing clients and win new business via referrals. So to be one of the leaders in our own sector bodes very well for the future.”