W M BUILDING SERVICES (LEICESTER) LIMITED

Name

W M BUILDING SERVICES (LEICESTER) LIMITED

Legal name

WM Building Services Ltd

Website

https://wmbuildingservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UK specialist mechanical and electrical (M&E) contractor founded in 2002, delivering design-and-build building services across industrial, distribution, commercial, residential, healthcare and public sector projects for enterprise and government clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mechanical & Electrical Contracting Services

NAICS

Building Equipment Contractors (2382), Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (238220)

SIC

Electrical Work (1731)

akta.pro primary industry

HVAC & Refrigeration Contracting (IMAFALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Energy Services (Retrofits/Commissioning/Testing & Balancing) (IMAIABAI), Building Automation & Controls (BAS/BMS) Contracting (IMAFALAE)

Keywords

• Mechanical contracting services
• Electrical contracting services
• Building services engineering
• M&E design and build
• BIM/Revit coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Leicester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. M&E Contracting Services: Project-based mechanical and electrical contracting services delivering fully coordinated design and installation solutions for the built environment across commercial, industrial, residential and public sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

W M Building Services is a specialist Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) contracting company delivering fully coordinated design, installation and commissioning services for the UK built environment since 2002. The company operates on a design-and-build basis, providing integrated mechanical services (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, mechanical extract ventilation, air source heat pumps), electrical services (high and low voltage installations, power distribution, lighting, fire alarms, CCTV, data, EV charging), Building Management Systems, public health and drainage, solar PV, and in-house BIM/Revit coordination across industrial, commercial, distribution, public sector, education, healthcare, leisure, residential and corporate sectors.

Product overview

WM Building Services is a specialist mechanical and electrical (M&E) contracting company delivering fully coordinated building services solutions across the UK since 2002. The company operates on a design-and-build basis, providing an integrated portfolio of mechanical services (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, mechanical extract ventilation, heat pumps) and electrical services (high/low voltage installations, power distribution, lighting, fire alarms, CCTV, data, EV charging). Additional services include Building Management Systems (BMS), public health and drainage, solar PV, and in-house BIM/Revit coordination. The company serves multiple sectors including industrial, commercial, distribution, public sector, education, healthcare, leisure, residential, and corporate clients across the UK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical Services Comprehensive mechanical engineering services including heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and mechanical extract ventilation systems for industrial, commercial, and residential buildings.
• Electrical Services Full electrical installation services covering high voltage and low voltage installations, power distribution, lighting systems, fire alarms, CCTV, data installations, and EV charging infrastructure.
• Building Management Systems (BMS)

Quantifiable outcome

• BREEAM Excellent rating achieved on DPD Depot project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers36 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BESAcoreOthersBuilding Engineering Services Association membership demonstrating industry compliance and standards adherence
• ConstructionlinecoreOthersConstructionline certification demonstrating pre-qualification and compliance for public sector procurement
• MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme)coreOthersMCS certification demonstrating competence for microgeneration installations including solar PV and heat pump systems
• Gas Safe RegistercoreOthersGas Safe registered business demonstrating qualified competence for gas installation work
• AchillescoreOthersAchilles certification demonstrating pre-qualification and supply chain management compliance
• SSIP (Safety Schemes in Procurement)coreOthersSSIP certification demonstrating health and safety competency for supply chain procurement
• NICEICcoreOthersNICEIC certification demonstrating competence for electrical installation work meeting UK standards

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TClarke: Long-established UK mechanical and electrical contractor listed on AIM, with strong presence in commercial, residential, education and healthcare building services. Closely comparable M&E services portfolio and project-based delivery model.
• Dodd Group: Mid-sized UK M&E contractor providing mechanical, electrical, plumbing and building services to commercial, industrial, education, healthcare and public-sector clients. Highly comparable in size, sector mix and design-and-build positioning.
• SES Engineering Services: UK specialist M&E contractor (part of Bouygues Energies & Services) delivering fully-coordinated mechanical and electrical design and installation across commercial, residential, healthcare and education. Direct competitor in design-and-build M&E with similar BIM-led coordination approach.
• NG Bailey: One of the UK's largest independent mechanical, electrical and building-services contractors, operating across commercial, industrial, residential and public sectors on design-and-build projects. Closely comparable to WMBS in service scope, design-and-build delivery model, and BIM-enabled coordination capability.
• Vital Energi: UK low-carbon energy and building-services specialist focused on district heating, heat pumps, CHP and energy-centre design-and-build. Comparable in low-carbon M&E capability and design-and-build delivery model targeting NHS, university and public-sector clients.
• Crown House Technologies: Laing O'Rourke's specialist M&E and building-services arm offering design, installation and commissioning of mechanical, electrical and BMS systems. Comparable in M&E scope, BIM-enabled delivery and exposure to large-scale UK commercial and infrastructure projects.
• Briggs & Forrester: UK specialist mechanical, electrical and public-health contractor delivering fully coordinated building services across commercial, healthcare, education, leisure and residential sectors. Closely comparable mid-sized specialist with similar project profile.
• Lorne Stewart (Lakeside): UK building-services group including the Lakeside brand, providing mechanical, electrical, plumbing and maintenance services to commercial, healthcare, leisure and residential clients. Comparable specialist M&E positioning with similar design-and-build exposure.

Broad incumbents

• SPIE UK: UK arm of European technical services group SPIE, offering multi-disciplinary mechanical, electrical, HVAC and building-services contracting alongside facilities management. Overlaps with WMBS on M&E installation but operates at much larger scale and with a broader service portfolio.
• Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick: Mechanical and electrical business within Balfour Beatty's UK construction portfolio, delivering M&E services on major commercial, infrastructure and public-sector projects. Overlapping capability with WMBS but embedded within a much larger, diversified group.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/w-m-building-services-leicester-limited

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles25 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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