40 Years of Legacies: Enable Celebrates Four Decades of Creating Lasting Value

This week, Enable marks a significant milestone – 40 years of delivering infrastructure solutions that endure.

In 1985, we began as BCM, a specialist contractor serving the rail and transport sectors. Our focus was clear: deliver quality work, build lasting relationships, and create value that extends far beyond project completion.

Four decades later, that foundation remains, but our capabilities have grown exponentially. As Enable, we’ve evolved into a full-spectrum infrastructure services group, bringing integrated solutions across rail, highways, utilities, and built environment projects throughout the UK.

40 Years of Legacies

This anniversary theme reflects what has always driven us: creating infrastructure solutions with lasting community value. It’s not just about what we build – it’s about the legacies we leave behind. Infrastructure that connects people, supports growth, and serves communities for generations.

Our transformation from BCM to Enable represents more than a change in name – it demonstrates our commitment to meeting the evolving needs of modern infrastructure. Where we once specialised, we now integrate. Where we delivered projects, we now enable lasting outcomes.

Across hundreds of projects, we’ve delivered more than the structures we hand over. We’ve built legacies, with each one a testament to technical excellence, collaborative partnerships, and genuine care for the communities we serve.

A Word from Our CEO

“As Enable marks 40 years in business, it’s only right to thank those who have supported us through thick and thin,” says Shane O’Halloran, CEO. “So many staff members, past and present, have shaped our business into what it is today. I’d also like to thank the clients who’ve backed us along the way. We were granted a Contractors Assurance Case (Principal Contractors License) by Network Rail as far back as 1990, which speaks to the trust we’ve earned over decades.

“To everyone who has supported us through their hard work and dedication, or by choosing Enable – or BCM before that – as a trusted delivery partner: thank you. I strongly believe the best is still to come, with exciting new partnerships and client relationships forming. We look forward to the future with more enthusiasm than ever.”

Looking Forward

As we celebrate this anniversary, we’re not looking back with nostalgia but forward with purpose. The infrastructure challenges facing the UK demand innovation, collaboration, and the kind of long-term thinking that can only come from decades of experience.

We’re proud of the journey from BCM to Enable. We’re even more excited about the legacies we’ll create over the next 40 years with infrastructure that will serve communities long into the future.

Thank you to our clients, partners, and team members present and past who have made this milestone possible.