About NG Bailey
A brief summary of our heritage of providing quality service
Our History
The company started as The Bailey-Billington Partnership back in 1921 with an equal capital share of £50. After a year Noel Bailey senior bought his partner out for £100 and formed a non-limited company, NG Bailey & Co.
About this time Noel Bailey engaged five apprentices (aged 14-15). Mr Bailey was, in effect, pioneering what later became the company’s apprenticeship training scheme.
The company opened offices in Manchester in the early 1930’s. In 1938 the company became a private limited company with an authorised capital of £10,000, a workforce of 25 and actively involved in Government work for the war effort – airfield lighting and aircraft factories.
By the late 1950’s the business had outgrown its rented accommodation in Leeds and had to relocate to Ilkley as no new offices had been built in Leeds since before the war. The company expanded with new branches in Sheffield, Birmingham and Bristol, followed in the early 1960’s by an office in Scotland.
During the 1980’s further expansion continued, opening offices in Southampton and London, with offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow replacing the original Scottish office in Dundee.
In 1990, following demand from long-standing clients, the business entered the HVAC market, including a building maintenance service. This has rapidly expanded and in 1992 Bailey Maintenance was formed to expand this capability.
The company philosophy is based on re-investing profits. There is an annual investment of over £4 million for training programmes – both apprentice and management.
Latest News
22/07/10
NG Bailey sets target to reduce its CO2 emissions by 20 per cent by 2012
06/07/10
NG Bailey sponsors 10th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion by Jean Nouvel in London’s Kensington Gardens
16/06/10
NG Bailey registers with the NICEIC’s Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS)
Case Studies
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