Midlands firm makes 15 hires as it approaches major milestone

A leading Midlands construction and property development company has made 15 recent hires as it approaches a major milestone.

Deeley Group, which was founded in 1936, now employs 85 people and is expecting to surpass 90 team members as it enters its 90th year in 2026.

The latest appointments include a range of project, design, commercial and site-based positions, alongside roles supporting planning, ESG and aftercare.

It follows a year of investment in training and development for staff at Deeley Group as the firm is set to surpass £100 million turnover for the first time in 2026.

In 2025 the family firm has delivered 679 hours of training and CPD for its business, with a focus on upskilling staff in areas such as building safety, Temporary Works legislation and the roll out of quality and defects management application Procore.

This has contributed to an investment of £274,227 by the business over the last five years in training and development.

Deeley Group’s commitment to training and career progression has led to a high staff retention rate and a track record of long service within the team.

Almost half of the current team have more than five years’ service, with nearly a third of those having been with the business for over a decade.

On site, the business has welcomed Joseph Kane and Dave Callagher as site managers, alongside Mike Power as assistant site manager. Jamie Travis and Declan Sheehan have joined as contracts managers, also Darren Adams and Mark Dixon have been hired as project managers.

Paul Salter and Ian Jones have strengthened the design team as design managers, supported by George Deavy in a trainee design manager role.

The pre-contract team has also been strengthened to support the increase in turnover, with Dave Stannage being appointed as a senior estimator, with Vimal Odedra joining as a senior planner.

These appointments further strengthened delivery across the firm’s key sectors of later living, care, residential, commercial and education.

The wider business has also been supported through the appointment of Florence Bullwright as its first ESG coordinator and Samual Ankrah as aftercare operative, with Debbie Bent joining the team as receptionist.

Martin Gallagher, managing director of Deeley Construction, said: “These latest appointments reflect the continued growth of the business and the investment we are making to ensure we have the right skills and experience in place across of the team as we move into our 90th year.

“As a business we are consistently investing in the development of our team, from apprenticeships and degrees, to upskilling in areas such as compliance and quality management.

“It’s been fantastic to welcome these new members of the team to the business and we look forward to support their development.”

Deeley Group is a member of The 5% Club has a history of supporting employees through training and apprenticeships. Currently, 25% of the workforce have come through a trainee, apprenticeship or graduate programme.