Five to buy
Billington Holdings
The Mail on Sunday This Barnsley-based steel group’s products are used to build everything from renewable-energy plants and data centres to delivery warehouses and media-production facilities. The firm’s “engineering expertise and high-quality workmanship” is attracting new business, with the order book doubling in 12 months. In 2022 profits rose fourfold to £5.8m and the payout quintupled. The building trade is highly cyclical, but this well-run company has shown “true grit... The shares should go far”.