Triton Construction is celebrating 20 years of growth, partnerships, and innovation
Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025, Triton Construction (Triton) is a certified and ISO accredited general contractor providing construction services across the North of England. Offering a full service from procurement and tending to open brief design and build, Triton strives to create strong relationships that continue well beyond a project’s lifespan. The company takes on projects from £750,000-to-£10 million generally but will undertake projects up to £15 million for key clients, working across several sectors including commercial, industrial, education, leisure, public sector, retail, and healthcare.
A consistent part of Triton’s longevity and success is its strong cash position, which has not only led to a great reputation in the industry, but has also enabled
continued expansion in both its team and processes. With a North West regional office located in Warrington, Triton provides a seamless, tailored, and first-class service that meets clients’ varied construction requirements.
To learn more about Triton’s evolution and ongoing projects, we sit down with Managing Director, Paul Clarkson. “With our 20th year in business this year, the company was formed in 2005 by our Chairman, Mike Parkinson, who had previously worked for large plc companies across the construction sector,” Paul opens. “After working for larger businesses, Mike decided to set up his own small business and as I’d worked with Mike for ten years in a previous company, I eventually came onboard to support Triton’s growth.
“We grew the business steadily by prioritising service and building trusted relationships. Around eight years ago, Mike sold half the business to the management team via an EMI incentive scheme for the Directors, and then in September 2022, he sold the remainder of the business via an EOT to the staff. We were an early adopter of the EOT model, and we’re now a fully employee-owned business operating two offices in Liversedge and Warrington.”
Project pipeline
Elaborating on the sectors and projects Triton is involved in, Paul continues: “Our biggest market is commercial, which accounts for around 50 per cent of our revenue, and we complete a lot of work in the industrial and logistics sectors. Second biggest is the extra care and hotels industry, followed by education, such as public sector and higher education projects.
“One of our key clients is Premier Inn owned by Whitbread, for which we’re the biggest partner in the North of England and with which we’ve worked for around 15 years, primarily delivering extensions direct to Whitbread on existing hotels, but also new build hotels developer led and leased to Whitbread. Our contracts director has maintained a relationship with Premier Inn for more than 25 years via previous companies, so we’re a well trusted and knowledgeable partner to them. Premier Inn has invested significantly in Germany over the last three years, but the company has now turned its attention back to the UK, having recently announced a new strategy, committing £1.5 billion to alter or convert the pubs connected to its hotels, along with extending the hotel offer. So, we’re gearing up for these projects to come through our pipeline.
“We’ve also worked on hotels for other clients, including for Travelodge and a couple of private hotels, including one recently in Preston called Barton Manor. In terms of other projects, we’ve recently completed an iconic building that was used to film the hit Netflix show, Adolescence. It’s a huge studio and research facility designed for artists and musicians to practice their world tour shows. We’ve also completed two youth zones for OnSide in Barnsley and Preston, which are super modern sites to support the development of children and young people. OnSide is a charitable organisation championing youth work and working in partnership with local authorities to build youth centres.
“We’re also about to complete a project for the Ministry of Defence, which is the first cadet training facility to be built in over 40 years,” he reveals. “It’s located next to the historic Beckenham facility, but we’ve approached the project from a sustainability standpoint to create an environmentally friendly building. The project was built to passive house standards and includes new overnight dormitory blocks and training accommodation, along with amenities, storage space, and state-of-the-art ancillary buildings. This project has already won some awards for its architecture and environmental credentials, and we hope it will go on to win even more.”
Triton is also currently on site at Brighouse Market, where the company is demolishing the existing market and constructing a new one as part of the town’s regeneration scheme. “We’re about to finish our work at Brighouse Market, which will provide improved facilities for traders, as well as room for pop-up stalls and a flexible event space in the centre,” Paul confirms.
“We’re also working on a fantastic project, Staveley Town Basin, on behalf of Derbyshire County Council, which is a two-storey building located close to the canal. A total of 11 units is planned within the centre, each equipped with kitchen and restroom facilities, offering flexible space for both new and existing small businesses, including retail space, food and beverage opportunities, indoor and outdoor dining, and mooring space. Alongside providing space for around ten new businesses, this project aims to encourage more visitors to use the canal.”
Another iconic project is the restoration of Norton Street’s ten derelict railway arches in Salford’s Greengate Quarter. Triton worked with The Arch Company, which owns the rights to develop the majority of disused railway arches in Manchester and around the country, to transform the Norton Street arches via a £3.7 million investment into retail, food and beverage, and leisure spaces.
Growth trajectory
With several projects underway, Triton must maintain robust systems and a high level of organisation. “We’ve worked hard to digitize the business over the last few years, strengthening our internal systems to support our growth,” Paul says. “We now use a common data environment (CDE) system to share drawings and other information with our clients and wider supply chain. It also helps with the pre-construction process, especially in terms of regulations brought in by the Building Safety Act (BSA) and maintaining health and safety standards.”
As our conversation ends, Paul shares what’s next for Triton, including its 20th anniversary celebrations. “We’re marking this milestone with our teams; we’re giving every employee an extra day off and celebrating with a trip to the races where we’ll have a lovely meal and hopefully win some bets!” Paul shares.
“The last few years have been tough for the construction industry with events like Brexit, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the impact of the war in Ukraine in terms of hyperinflation. In fact, the inflation caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was more detrimental to our business than the pandemic. We managed to navigate these issues and although we had low order books for a couple of years, we’re now coming out the other side.
“We’re set for steady growth next year, and the Premier Inn work will accelerate this further,” Paul concludes. “Also, as we go forward into 2026, we’re hoping for stable global economics and a successful year ahead for both Triton and the wider industry.”