Safehouse named Scotland’s top SME

Safehouse Habitats (Scotland) Ltd has topped the Scottish Business Insider’s SME300 league table with revenue of just under £20million for the financial year 2013/14.

Safehouse stormed the league thanks to an 11% increase in turnover, rising from 10th place the previous year. The announcement comes just over a year after private equity took control of the firm, and CEO Gordon Mackay was placed at the helm to lead the company’s ambitious international growth strategy.

Gordon Mackay, Chief Executive, said: “We have grown from our humble beginnings and become a good sized SME in around 10 years. Current investors recognised the opportunity to build on this success and will take the company to the next level, a goal we’ve been working towards since we took the reins about 14 months ago.

“It’s been an incredible first year for me at Safehouse. We’ve restructured the business and made some key appointments so we’re now in a good place to grow internationally. We established our presence in Abu Dhabi last year and we’re working on a number of strategic partnerships that will see Safehouse become a globally recognised safety brand.”