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    Cardo acquires Scottish decorators: asset maintenance implications for project teams

    February 18, 2026|

    Reviewed by Joe Ashwell

    Cardo acquires Scottish decorators: asset maintenance implications for project teams

    First reported on The Construction Index

    30 Second Briefing

    Cardo Group has acquired Bellshill-based Trident Maintenance Services, a family-owned painting and decorating contractor whose turnover jumped from £11.8m to £18.4m with £1.7m pre-tax profit in the year to March 2025. Trident delivers planned maintenance, refurbishment and improvement programmes across social housing, healthcare, education, custodial and commercial estates, adding specialist fabric and finishes capability to Cardo’s existing LCB Group, Osborne Property Services, Jefferies Contractors, Breyer Roofing and SERS Energy Solutions platforms. Cardo chief executive Liam Bevan said the deal strengthens national coverage, particularly in northern England and Scotland, under a strategy focused on local skilled workforces and supply chains.

    Technical Brief

    • Trident’s latest reported accounts show £18.4m turnover with £1.7m profit before tax to March 2025.
    • Cardo was formed in 2023 following the sale of LCB Group to Buckthorn Partners.
    • Since 2023 Cardo has executed at least eight acquisitions across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
    • Scottish footprint is reinforced by prior acquisitions HeatCare Oil & Gas and Rodgers & Johnston, now complemented by Trident.
    • Regional coverage also includes Jefferies Contractors in the Midlands and A&N Lewis in Wales for local delivery.
    • CTS Projects in Newry, added in September 2025, extends responsive maintenance capability into Northern Ireland.

    Our Take

    Cardo Group’s rapid sequence of acquisitions since 2023, including LCB Group, Osborne Property Services and now Trident Maintenance Services in Scotland, signals a deliberate move to build a UK‑wide, self-delivering maintenance platform that can bid more competitively for multi-region frameworks in housing and public-sector work.

    Trident Maintenance Services’ turnover growth from £11.8m to £18.4m with £1.7m profit before tax suggests Cardo is targeting regionally dominant, already-scaled contractors rather than distressed assets, which typically shortens integration timelines and preserves local client relationships in Bellshill and the wider Scottish market.

    With CTS Projects in Newry and Trident in Scotland added alongside existing operations in Wales, the Midlands and the north of England, Cardo is now close to contiguous coverage across much of the UK, which in our database is relatively uncommon among the mid-market maintenance firms that feature in Infrastructure ‘Projects’ and ‘Contract Award’ coverage.

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