J&D Pierce profit surges by more than 152%

Scottish construction firm J&D Pierce (Contracts) has delivered a significant increase in profit following a challenging couple of years, with its forward orders looking stronger too. 

For the year ended 31 December 2025, turnover rose to £121 million from £98.4 million the year before, with the firm’s operating profit surging from £828,700 to more than £6.16 million.

Bosses said the financial period had been “significantly brighter” than recent years, with positive momentum arriving after an “incredibly challenging” 2024. 

In a further positive development, the firm’s new paint facility was essentially up and running by the close of Q2 last year. 

Additionally, the successful transition of J&D Pierce’s existing paint shop at Glengarnock to a new welding department helped the business to increase in-house production and efficiency.

Q3 and 4 saw the firm secure several large contracts that complemented its investment in the paint facility, which is now processing more than 40 loads of fabricated structural steelwork every week.

Bosses said the business was in a “very strong position” by the end of FY25, with several high-profile projects secured for 2026. 

The firm is also well underway with a steel erection project in Ayrshire.

J&D Pierce ended the year with net assets of £77.8 million (FY24: £72.8 million), and a “healthy” order book for 2026.

“Whilst 2024 was an incredibly challenging year, we saw the positive movement in the market we predicted for 2025,” a financial statement read.

“Whilst it still had a long way to normalising, it was significantly brighter than the two previous years. 

“By the end of Quarter 2 2025, most of our paint facility investment was complete and fully operational.”

Adding: “The business continues to win high-profile contracts and has a healthy order book for 2026.”

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