N G Bailey & Co

What N G Bailey & Co does

N G Bailey & Co is a privately held, family-owned UK engineering and infrastructure services company headquartered in Salford, operating a portfolio of six integrated service lines: Engineering (mechanical and electrical design, offsite manufacture and installation), Power Engineering under the Freedom brand (end-to-end LV, HV and EHV electrical infrastructure as a NERS-accredited Independent Connections Provider), Digital Technology (IT infrastructure consulting, resilient networks, cabling and cloud solutions), Low Carbon (decarbonisation strategy and delivery), Offsite Manufacture/OSM (platform-based modular products from dedicated Yorkshire facilities), and Technical Facilities Services (planned and reactive integrated building maintenance). The company serves twelve named end-market verticals — Advanced Manufacturing, Commercial & Business, Data Centres, Defence, Education, Energy Infrastructure & Water, Healthcare, Heritage, IT Connectivity, Nuclear, Retail & Leisure, and Transport Infrastructure — with a customer base spanning blue-chip enterprise and public-sector clients including Manchester Airport, British Land, BT, Royal Mail, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, BP Pulse, Metka Energy, Jaguar Land Rover and Newcastle University.

The business operates exclusively in the United Kingdom with no international footprint claim, distributing services through direct enterprise engagement, competitive tendering and long-term framework contracts. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated per project or framework; revenue mechanics are predominantly project-based professional services, complemented by a managed-services facilities maintenance book (e.g., the renewed 20-year St Johns Shopping Centre contract) and recurring ICP power-connection work. The firm is family-controlled, with two Bailey-family members sitting as Family Non-Executive Directors alongside an independent Chairman, an executive CEO (Jonathan Stockton) and CFO (Clare Salmon), and is described as 'family owned and proudly independent' with no disclosed external parent, private equity investment or institutional shareholder. Specific revenue, order-book and headcount figures are not publicly disclosed; the company's own website shows these as placeholder values, and the supplied firmographic headcount of 46 appears inconsistent with the visible operational footprint across 12 sector pages and major infrastructure projects.

Differentiating capabilities include the NERS-accredited ICP regulatory licence, proprietary offsite manufacturing facilities with platform-based product suites in Yorkshire, vertically integrated design-to-maintenance delivery, and recognised credentials (ISO 14001, Investors in People, Armed Forces Covenant, Disability Confident). Recent public positioning has emphasised the Low Carbon transition, Nuclear (including Sizewell C-related work) and Data Centres as growth verticals, alongside the 2026 Aviation Contractor of the Year award reinforcing transport-infrastructure credentials.

Name

N G Bailey & Co

Legal name

N G Bailey & Co

Website

https://ngbailey.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Family-owned UK engineering and infrastructure services firm delivering mechanical and electrical contracting, power connections, offsite manufacturing, IT infrastructure, low-carbon advisory and facilities maintenance to enterprise and public-sector clients across twelve verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Services

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

T&D project/program management & owner’s engineering (EPCM/PMC) (EUADAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Balance-of-Plant (BOP) & Civil Works for Power Plants (EUAEAAAL), O&M, Upgrades & Refurbishment of T&D Assets (Reconductoring, Rebuilds) (IMAFAHAM), Overhead & Underground Collection System Construction (MV/HV Lines, Duct Banks) (EUAEADAG)

Keywords

• Mechanical electrical engineering
• Power infrastructure services
• Offsite manufacturing
• Building maintenance services
• Low carbon consulting

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering Services: Delivers mechanical and electrical solutions through design, offsite manufacture and installation. Revenue generated from project-based engineering contracts across sectors including energy, defence, healthcare, education, infrastructure and commercial spaces.
2. Power Engineering (Freedom): End-to-end Low Voltage (LV), High Voltage (HV) and Extra High Voltage (EHV) electrical infrastructure services. NERS-accredited Independent Connections Provider (ICP) serving critical national infrastructure, public sector, private network owners, data centres and commercial organisations.
3. Technical Facilities Services: Mechanical and electrical planned and reactive integrated building maintenance services. Operates with blue chip companies across rail, retail, education, financial services, high end residential, commercial and government buildings.
4. Digital Technology Services: End-to-end IT infrastructure consulting and management services including resilient networks, cabling and cloud solutions.
5. Low Carbon Services: Supports organisations at every stage of their low carbon journey, combining strategic insight with practical delivery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

N G Bailey & Co delivers mechanical and electrical engineering, power infrastructure (LV/HV/EHV), offsite manufacturing, IT infrastructure, low carbon consulting, and integrated building maintenance services for UK enterprise, public sector and government clients across sectors including aviation, defence, healthcare, education, energy, data centres, nuclear, retail and transport. Services span design, offsite manufacture, installation, and lifetime technical facilities management.

Product overview

N G Bailey & Co is a family-owned, independently operated engineering and infrastructure services company offering a portfolio of six integrated service lines. The core offerings include Engineering (mechanical and electrical design, offsite manufacture and installation), Power Engineering/Freedom (LV/HV/EHV electrical infrastructure and grid connections), Digital Technology (IT infrastructure, networks and cloud solutions), Low Carbon (decarbonisation strategy and delivery), Offsite Manufacture/OSM (modular construction products from Yorkshire facilities), and Technical Facilities Services (integrated building maintenance). The company serves diverse sectors including advanced manufacturing, commercial, data centres, defence, education, energy infrastructure, healthcare, heritage, IT connectivity, nuclear, retail, leisure, and transport infrastructure. This is a service-based business rather than a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Freedom: Power Engineering business providing end-to-end Low Voltage (LV), High Voltage (HV) and Extra High Voltage (EHV) electrical infrastructure services. NERS-accredited Independent Connections Provider (ICP).

Products and services

• Engineering Mechanical and electrical engineering solutions through design, offsite manufacture and installation, serving enterprise and public sector clients across energy, defence, healthcare, education, infrastructure and commercial sectors in the UK.
• Power Engineering (Freedom) End-to-end Low Voltage (LV), High Voltage (HV) and Extra High Voltage (EHV) electrical infrastructure services delivered as a NERS-accredited Independent Connections Provider (ICP) for critical national infrastructure, public sector, private network owners, data centres and commercial organisations.
• Digital Technology End-to-end IT infrastructure consulting and management services delivering resilient networks, cabling and cloud solutions to support operational performance and business growth.
• Low Carbon End-to-end low carbon advisory and delivery service combining strategic insight with practical delivery to support organisations across their decarbonisation journey with commercially viable, technically sound outcomes.
• Offsite Manufacture (OSM) Pre-designed, engineered and modelled offsite manufactured products from dedicated facilities in Yorkshire, using platform-based design to standardise and streamline the process between design and on-site assembly.
• Technical Facilities Services Mechanical and electrical planned and reactive integrated building maintenance services for premium spaces and critical assets, delivered across rail, retail, education, financial services, high end residential, commercial and government buildings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pioneering platform-based design and offsite manufacturing to deliver the UK's first net zero carbon commercial office building (The Forge - London)

Named customers11 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Balfour Beatty: Large UK-listed infrastructure group with significant M&E, power T&D and facilities services operations across transport, energy and commercial real estate — competes with NG Bailey on large tenders but operates at broader scale and geographic reach.
• Kier Group: UK-listed infrastructure and construction group with M&E, power T&D and facilities services operations across transport, utilities and public sector — a broad incumbent competitor to NG Bailey's infrastructure and facilities businesses.
• Wates Group: UK private construction and property services group with M&E, fit-out and facilities management capabilities serving commercial, education and public-sector clients — overlaps with NG Bailey's building services and Technical Facilities Services.
• Morgan Sindall Group: UK-listed construction and infrastructure group with M&E and fit-out capability through divisions like Morgan Sindall Construction — competes with NG Bailey across commercial, education and public-sector projects.
• Skanska UK: Swedish-owned UK contractor with strong M&E and offsite manufacturing capability, active across commercial, healthcare and transport infrastructure — comparable to NG Bailey's project portfolio and offsite strategy.
• Willmott Dixon: UK independent contractor delivering M&E-enabled construction across commercial, education, healthcare and leisure — comparable to NG Bailey's vertical mix and family-owned independent positioning.
• Mace Group: UK-headquartered international construction and consultancy group delivering M&E engineering, fit-out and infrastructure across commercial and transport — comparable in scale and end-market mix to NG Bailey.

Direct peers

• Imtech UK (Dalkia): UK mechanical, electrical and building-services contractor with HV power and facilities management capability serving commercial, public-sector and industrial clients — overlapping with NG Bailey's Freedom HV/EHV business and Technical Facilities Services.
• Crown House Technologies (Laing O'Rourke): In-house M&E and offsite manufacturing arm of Laing O'Rourke, with platform-based modular products and HV capability — a direct specialist competitor to NG Bailey's Engineering, OSM and Freedom power engineering offerings.
• SES Engineering Services: UK-based M&E building services contractor delivering design, offsite prefabrication, installation and facilities services across commercial, healthcare, education and data-centre sectors — directly comparable to NG Bailey's integrated Engineering, OSM and Technical Facilities Services lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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