Northern Bear Plc engages in the provision of business support services. The company is headquartered in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland and currently employs 424 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2006-11-29. The firm's principal activity is to operate businesses in the North of England active in the support services sector. Its segments include Roofing activities, Materials handling activities and Specialist building services activities. The Roofing activities segment provides a range of roofing services including slating, tiling, leadwork, felting, refurbishment and maintenance for domestic, commercial and public sector properties. The Materials handling activities segment includes supply, service and maintenance of forklift trucks and warehouse equipment both on hire and for sale. The Specialist building services activities segment includes an aggregation of other specialist building services and construction companies providing services including building maintenance, refurbishment, electrical contracting, fire protection and sound insulation.
