Posted on October 24th, 2022 by liz
Ben joined our Building Consultancy team in 2017 and has worked incredibly hard towards his chartered status under the mentorship of the PBC management team. “I’m delighted to be celebrating five years at PBC,” said Ben. “It’s been exciting to be part of the company’s continued growth over the past half-a-decade, and I’m fortunate to be part of such a vibrant and dynamic team. A personal highlight has been recently passing my APC, and I now hope to support my graduate colleagues in achieving MRICS status. I look forward to continuing my career development as part of our growing Building Consultancy team.”
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Posted on October 17th, 2022 by liz
During National Work Life Week 2022, we asked our some of colleagues how they feel about our flexible work policy, and what work life balance means to them.
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Posted on September 20th, 2022 by liz
PBC is delighted to welcome James Murphy to its growing Project Management team.
James is a highly motivated Project Manager who has experience in commercial Cat B fit-outs and new builds. His key strengths are project delivery from inception to completion, with experience during the design stage including BREEAM. James also prides himself on building and maintaining excellent relationships with both clients and the project delivery team to ensure a successful outcome.
Welcoming James to PBC, Director of Project Management Glenn Wright said: “Our PM team is continuing to go from strength to strength, so James is joining us at a very busy time when we have a number of major projects underway and in the pipeline. His experience of the commercial office fit-out sector is also a perfect fit for us, so we are delighted to welcome him to our growing team!”
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Posted on September 15th, 2022 by liz
PBC has been busy on many residential projects for clients.
Take a look at our latest e-newsletter to see just a few of the successful developments our Project Management, Building Consultancy and Cost Consultancy teams have successfully completed.
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Posted on August 9th, 2022 by liz
The PBC Team welcomed guests from Dorrington, BMS, CLS Holdings and fund clients to an evening of cricket and fun at The Hundred at The Oval, to watch the London Spirit play the Oval Invincibles.
The weather was perfect, and everyone was treated to an exciting evening’s cricket, with the London Spirit coming out winners after a nail-biting run-rush to the finish!
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Posted on August 5th, 2022 by liz
Congratulations to PBC’s Ben Hallowell for passing his APC and becoming a Chartered Building Surveyor.
Ben has been with PBC for four years and throughout this time has worked towards his chartered status under the mentorship of the PBC management team.
Commenting on his achievement, PBC Director Simon Garrard said: “We are delighted that Ben has gained his chartership. He has worked incredibly hard over the past four years towards this, and it is very well deserved.”
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Posted on July 11th, 2022 by liz
PBC is delighted to have once again supported the Asher Teper Memorial Golf Day, which has raised over £300,000 for the charity since it was first held.
This year the competition took place at the fabulous Woodland Masterpiece Palmerston Court Golf Course at Brocket Hall Estate, and PBC sponsored the second hole.
Well done to all of the teams involved, and for raising so much money for charity
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Posted on July 8th, 2022 by liz
PBC’s elite team of athletes took to the track and bike to represent the company at the recent JLL Duathlon at Dorney Lake near Windsor.
Over 260 competitors from the property sector took part, and the team of Paul, Chris, Jamie and George did themselves (and PBC) proud.
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Posted on July 4th, 2022 by liz
Congratulations to PBC’s Financial Controller, Chandrika Sheth for completing a mammoth nine-mile Night Walk for charity. Her amazing effort raised over £450 for her chosen charity – St Luke’s Hospice.
Well done Chandrika, and now go and put your feet up for a well-deserved rest!
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Posted on June 17th, 2022 by liz
PBC’s June 22 Materials Cost Commentary and Lead Times Review
PBC’s expert Cost Consultancy Team has issued it’s latest update on current materials costs and lead times. The full review is available to read here: https://bit.ly/3tHh16O
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Posted on June 6th, 2022 by liz
Kyron Staines has joined PBC’s growing team as Senior Project Manager.
Kyron is a qualified Project and Development Manager with an architectural background. He has worked in a range of different sectors, within both consultancy and housebuilding, and is experienced within the retail banking and commercial, residential, later living and education sectors. He specialises in Project Management, utilising his architectural expertise to achieve client objectives.
Welcome to the PBC team!
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Posted on May 30th, 2022 by liz
PBC is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris Jones to its Board of Directors.
Chris heads the company’s Cost Consultancy Team, which was launched just over three years ago. Since that time, he has significantly grown his department from a standing start to a team of four, and has more than doubled its fee income and profitability. Chris has also contributed to the growth of the business with several strategic new staff introductions across the company to further expand PBC’s excellent team.
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Posted on May 24th, 2022 by liz
A huge well done to Team PBC who took part in the property industry’s Land Aid 5k and 10k races in Regent’s Park. Land Aid aims to bring the property industry together to support charities delivering life-changing services for young people who are or have been homeless, or who are at risk of homelessness in the future.
Congratulations to the five PBC athletes (main picture from left to right) Robbie Brightman, Chris Jones, Chantel Stead, Jim Heatley and Kyron Staines, for putting on their running kits and trainers to support this very worthwhile charity!
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Posted on May 13th, 2022 by liz
It’s the UK’s Mental Health Week and PBC is pleased to shine a spotlight on our Associate Director, Richard Wild who is the company’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Champion.
This role means that Richard leads our initiative to provide support to anyone within our PBC team who may experience mental health issues. Richard is ably assisted in this role by our Senior Project Manager, Tamsin Parker, who has had previous experience championing Mental Health and Wellbeing.
Mental health and wellbeing is particularly important post-pandemic with many people adopting flexible working patterns and continuing to partly work from home, and technology allowing more online rather than face-to-face contact. As loneliness has been identified as a key driver in poor mental health, the PBC Board is committed to providing this vitally important help and support in the workplace.
https://mentalhealth-uk.org
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Posted on April 5th, 2022 by liz
PBC is delighted to announce the appointment of two new members of its growing team.
Chantel Stead has joined PBC’s Building Consultancy Team as a Senior Building Surveyor. She is an MRICS Chartered Building Surveyor with an MSc in Building Surveying and a BA(Hons) in Architecture, and has extensive experience predominately within the commercial property sector. At PBC Chantel will be providing contract administration services for the company’s key landed estate and commercial clients, as well professional services including technical due diligence and dilapidations advice.
Robbie Brightman is a trainee Quantity Surveyor who has joined PBC’s Cost Consultancy Team providing further depth of support for this fast-growing division. Robbie brings with him experience in commercial and industrial projects will be further developing his skills and experience within a busy consultancy while also continuing his studies to become a qualified Quantity Surveyor.
Welcome both to the PBC team!
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Posted on March 18th, 2022 by liz
PBC is delighted to announce that it has been awarded the prestigious Carbon Neutral Plus accreditation for its business practices. This acknowledges that the company is at the forefront of helping to combat climate change and sustaining the environment for future generations.
Over the past year PBC has offset 19 tonnes of carbon dioxide, which recognises not only the company’s support of a global portfolio of verified carbon reduction projects through its day-to-day business practices, but also the commitment of staff to its sustainability goals.
The accreditation has been awarded by Carbon Footprint Ltd, who help businesses to support environmental change by reducing their environmental impact and minimising their carbon emissions. The company also financially supports UK projects, by reinvesting a proportion of the profits the business makes. This includes projects such as Combined Heat & Power (CHP) and Biomass to help decarbonise the country.
Receiving the accreditation certificate, PBC Managing Director Paul Philips said: “We are particularly pleased this year to receive this enhanced accreditation. Achieving Carbon Neutral Plus status is an amazing achievement, and I would like to thank not only our staff but also our clients for supporting us and our sustainability goals over the past year.”
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Posted on February 11th, 2022 by liz
PBC kicked off the 2022 Six Nations Rugby Season in style at a celebrity lunch hosted by some of the sports’ biggest names.
The lunch, which took place at The Londoner Hotel in Leicester Square, saw past captains and players talking about their careers and giving their predictions for the tournament .
Former London Wasps and England winger Damian Hopley was joined by Scotland’s John Barclay, England’s Dylan Hartley, Wales’ Shane Williams and Ireland’s Rory Best on the stage.
PBC’s PM team hosted a table and welcomed a number of ‘rugby fan’ clients. A great time was had by all, and team PBC is now looking forward to another exciting Six Nations tournament!
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Posted on January 4th, 2022 by liz
Following completion of the initial two enabling works phases of the 66,000 sq ft Cat A refurbishment of 9 Prescot Street, PBC has now completed the tender process for this art-deco style building on the City’s fringe. PBC was appointed to Project Manage the proposed alterations and refurbishment works and, following a competitive tender, BW was appointed as the main contractor.
Works on site will commence soon, with a completion date early in 2023. Once finished the building will be BREEAM Excellent, WiredScore Platinum, CycleScore Platinum and with have an EPC A Rating.
This is an amazing project for the PBC to be involved in alongside a superb team which includes the client team from CLS Holdings Ltd, Quantem Cost Consultants, Buckley Grey Yeoman Architects, MEPH specialist Norman Disney & Young, Structural Engineer Watermans and CDM will be provided by Socotec.
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Posted on December 22nd, 2021 by liz
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Posted on December 6th, 2021 by liz
Following our market update in May, the industry continues to face build cost inflationary pressures as well as long lead times for key materials. These pressures are having a direct effect on projects with both main contractors and their supply chains finding it challenging to resource sites with materials and, in some cases, key trade labour.
Forecasts predict these issues will last for the rest of this year and push into 2022, with the knock-on effect of the pandemic, Brexit, fuel and energy costs and the shortage of haulage drivers all affecting the market.
The issues are further exacerbated by an increase in construction output across most sectors, which has put an even greater pressure on material supply and demand. Construction output has significantly increased as the industry rebounds from the worst effect of the pandemic, but although output has not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels, the output to Q3 2021, as reported by the ONS, is 45% higher for infrastructure and 26% higher within the private commercial sector.
Not all sectors have seen increases, however. It is reported that the house-building industry has suffered significantly because of the Covid pandemic, with completion of new housing down by circa 11% from 2020.
To read the full Cost Commentary, which details materials and tender price increases, as well as delivery lead times click here: https://bit.ly/31yKWTE
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Posted on November 8th, 2021 by liz
22 Shad Thames is the iconic building in Butler’s Wharf once home to design guru Sir Terence Conran. Completed by Michael Hopkins and Partners in 1991 as a showroom, office and apartment for the late silversmith and designer David Mellor, it was subsequently occupied by Sir Terence and later his practice Conran and Partners from the late 90s to 2020 when the asset was acquired.
PBC has been appointed by Lateral Investment Management to provide project management and cost consultancy services for internal refurbishment of the space to CAT A + standard across all five floors of office space. The work also includes a proposed extension, the installation of a new lift and MEP systems, as well as the redesign of common ‘social’ areas.
Due to the listed status of the building, Lateral has worked hard to ensure a sympathetic design that makes the original features shine, while ensuring a modern sustainable and high quality interior design and fit-out. Work is due to start by the end of 2021.
Lateral is a rising and fast-growing investment management firm, based in London with schemes also underway in Oxford. 22 Shad Thames will be the company’s flagship office asset and is due for completion in 2022.
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Posted on September 17th, 2021 by liz
Thank you to everyone who joined us at our 20th Anniversary Party. For those of you who were unable to attend we look forward to celebrating with you another time!
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Posted on September 2nd, 2021 by liz
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to impact the commercial property sector, PBC’s Building Consultancy Team has been busy fulfilling requests from clients for Pre-Acquisition and Technical Due Diligence Surveys. Investment opportunities are still being seriously considered across all property sectors, and PBC’s expertise has been in high demand.
Here are just a few of the projects we have completed recently:
- 20,000 sq.ft. retail premises with development potential on Chiswick High Road – Technical Due Diligence Report for inclusion in Vendor’s Pack for a prime food store investment in an affluent London suburb
- Six site portfolio of office buildings in Greater London and the Home Counties ranging from 30,000 to 100,000 sq.ft. – Pre-Acquisition Surveys and Peer Reviews of Vendor’s Reports
- The Conran Building – Pre-Acquisition Survey of the iconic 20,000 sq.ft. premises in Shad Thames, London
- Light Industrial – Technical Due Diligence and Pre-Acquisition Survey of site in Brentford with potential for redevelopment
- Trinity House, Oxford – Pre-Acquisition Survey and Dilapidations Advice for a 26,000 sq.ft. office building
Read our e-newsletter: https://bit.ly/2YoXMCp
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Posted on July 26th, 2021 by liz
Planning policy for Change of Use from commercial to residential properties has created many opportunities for lenders, commercial landlords and property developers, and there are further changes that have been implemented over the past year.
PBC ‘s Building Consultancy, Project Management and Cost Consultancy divisions have worked on many of these projects, advising clients on their redevelopment plans. Read more here:
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