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CaseWare UK's office opening last week was a great success. An excellent turn out, unveiling of its new sign, a lovely buffet of food specially selected from local producers and bubbles! The Mayor was the guest of honour and declared the office officially open. The office fit out in Maidstone, Kent provides Caseware with well appointed, spacious and ideally located UK offices and meeting facilities. View the full case study.
Additional office fit out, London, SW1, for Gerard Daniels complete. More offices were created and meeting rooms formed for this valued client, adding to the extensive office refurbishment and fit-out carried out in 2010. Komfort Polar glazed partitions and full height oak doors were selected to match existing finishes throughout the property. Additional Sven Christiansen furniture was supplied to new senior managers' offices.
Work is progressing well on a total building and office refurbishment, Staines, Middlesex for CALA Homes (South). The project, due for completion towards the end of February, includes M&E replacement and upgrade, external refurbishment and office fit out, new staff welfare facilities including new WCs and staff tea-points and breakout areas, new comms room and data infrastructure, new fire and security alarm systems, access control, and Komfort partitions and doors to form new reception, cellular offices, boardroom, meeting rooms and storage areas.
Gifford Grant returns yet again... to carry out more work for its prestigious client HWM. Due to growth, HWM Alfa Romeo require additional office space to be created within its existing Walton on Thames service reception. Work is underway and planned for completion by the end of January!
Albion’s London fit-out completed last week and looks stunning! With glass partitions, sliding glass ‘Manet’ doors, high gloss black kitchen/bar and bespoke timber cladding, the finish fulfils the clients requirement for an office that can transform into a bar environment by night.
For 10% discount on all on-line orders at The Stateside Candy Co go to http://www.americansweets.co.uk/ and quote GG10 when you place your order. Offer ends at midnight on New Year's Eve 2011.
Oak Barn Veterinary Centre opened to the public, and their furry friends, on schedule and is now open for business! To find out more about this exciting new practice in a listed barn in Shalford, Guildford, Surrey take a look at the case study now.
Nic and Stevette spent today working with a group of people from local businesses helping rid local heathland of Scotch Pine. The pine, if allowed to grow, prevents the heather from thriving and threatens the habitat of wildlife, including heathland/ground nesting birds. A busy, tiring and fun day, with the added benefit of choosing, cutting and bringing home their own Christmas trees.
The 96th 100 Property Club Dinner at The Dorchester was a great success! We and our guests from Oak Barn Vets, Shalford, HWM Aston Martin, Walton on Thames and Broadlands Chartered Sureyors enjoyed the excellent food and entertainment from comedy legend Jimmy Tarbuck! This year 100 Property Club has donated another two buses, in partnership with Lady Taverners, for children with special needs – bringing the total to 48 in 24 years.
‘’Hi All, Just a brief note to thank you all for your most generous hospitality last night at the above. Great company, food and venue. The comedian wasn’t bad either!! Thanks again and a very merry Christmas to you all at GG. Regards. Shane.
Shane M. Raggett FNAEA FICBA
Partner
Broadlands Chartered Surveyors’’
The Stateside Candy Co opened its doors on Saturday to a stampede of customers. Business
was extremely brisk from the moment the new store opened. The new retail outlet designed by Gifford Grant includes a 3D interactive floor, bespoke ‘Jelly Bean’ cash desks, a bespoke multi-tiered pick and mix counter, built in fridges, purpose built display units and an interactive touch screen TV. Pop down to White Lion Walk, Guildford and take a look – and shop a while too! View case study
New projects awarded for fit-out projects for: Magic Software, Bracknell; Caseware, Maidstone; and Albion Brand Communication, London. More news as these exciting projects progress!
British Soft Drinks Association office fit-out London completed on time and in budget to our usual exacting standards! New meeting facilities, offices, staff welfare facilities provide a practical and attractive new home for the BSDA.
If you are thinking of refurbishing or fitting out your London offices… think now to avoid it being an ‘Olympic task’! The road closures associated with next year’s games will not be conducive to getting materials or labour into many parts of the City of London, so act on your plans now to avoid unnecessary delays and disruptions to your project!
Like Dr Dolittle, we are talking to the animals! Well not quite, but we are creating a brand new veterinary practice in a listed barn in Guildford to provide a first class environment for our furry friends. An exciting and challenging project which will be ‘operational’ in October.
Long standing client, Chantrey Vellacott DFK, appoint Gifford Grant to carry out the refurbishment of another floor of its Russell Square, London offices. Having carried out refurbishments of two other occupied floors, Gifford Grant were the obvious choice to carry out the next project which is all to be completed outside normal working hours.
Congratulations to Managing Director Nicola Brown, now Forgette, and her new husband Paul on their recent wedding. It was a 
fabulous day and the bride looked radiant. The car, on loan from HWM Aston Martin didn’t look bad either – a lovely Aston Martin Rapide!
When leading independent leasing company, Deutsche Leasing UK Ltd, needed to make alterations to its five year old office space, Gifford Grant was called in to help. Having relocated the company previously, Gifford Grant was the natural choice to provide a swift and economical solution.
Only taking a total of three days on site, a new IT suite was constructed using stud partitioning, a full height maple veneered door with feature vision panel to match those previously fitted, electrics and data were installed, the new partitions decorated, and a fire safe was carefully moved to a new position with a reinforced floor.
Fast track project in Basingstoke completed and moved in ahead of schedule. The contract included construction of meeting rooms and board room using faceted glazed partitions and full height doors, installation of storage wall, data cabling, electric and air conditioning. Next: the dilapidations in the former offices.
More auto sector success! New project awarded to Gifford Grant to fit out a new service workshop for Heritage Aston Martin and Alfa Romeo cars. Updates on this exciting project as it progresses.
Fast track fit-out for Gerard Daniels completed on time and budget! Occupying an attractive period property near St. James' Park, the fit-out needed to be sympathetic to the architecture of the building while providing attractive and functional work space. View the case study.
Phase 1 of the fit-out of Oxford based charity, Innovista, is complete. The second, and final, phase will commence in August.
Project completion of Gomaco's new European headquarters, Witney, Oxfordshire. After total internal and external refurbishment Gomaco move into their new facility. Due to Gifford Grant's in depth knowledge of the property and ability to service all M & E installed, Gomaco has awarded Gifford Grant with an ongoing maintenance contract. View the case study.
Gifford Grant is pleased to have been appointed to carry out the challenging conversion of a 'tin shed' into luxury suites on behalf of HHRC. Each suite will comprise living/sleeping area, storage facility and en suite wetrooms. Communal areas include living area with fireplace, dining room, kitchen and outdoor space with a covered terrace. Work has commenced to deliver this unique facility to an exacting standard within tight time constraints.
Showroom fitted out by Gifford Grant used for launch of new Aston Martin Rapide. Gifford Grant’s recently retired Ian Brown attended the launch of the new Aston Martin Rapide, held at the premises of our client, HWM Aston Martin in Walton on Thames. The showrooms provided the
perfect setting to introduce this stunning new car.
Leading international professional services firm, Tescom, moved into their new London offices on schedule. Tescom, who provide software quality assurance and testing expertise, engaged Gifford Grant to undertake the fit-out of its new UK headquarters in Moorgate, EC2. The project needed to be completed quickly, and this necessitated night work to maintain the challenging programme. Late legal completion of the lease further tested the project team, who rose to the challenge and commenced work on site within 48 hours of an order being placed for the project. Tescom is proud of its new premises which include cellular offices, boardroom, tea-point and a 
comms room.
As one of Taylor Woodrow's preferred contractors, Gifford Grant provided a new partitioning solution for their global client based in Watford, Hertfordshire. Another fast track project completed on schedule with total client satisfaction! Taylor Woodrow were so pleased, we had further instructions for another project which was completed in December, again in occupied offices and out of normal hours.
Access Communcations Ltd move into their new Guildford offices on time after fast track fit out and new furniture installation. The team is delighted with its new home!
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Russell Square office refurbishment completed ahead of schedule. Having been recently awarded a fast track refurbishment of 7,400 square feet of office space, our project team successfully delivered the new space to the client on budget and a week ahead of an already tight schedule.
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Another successful project completion, this time for a new Alfa Romeo dealership in Walton on Thames. Gifford Grant has an enviable reputation for completing projects to an excellent standard within tight deadlines, and this project was no exception. Working to both the dealer principal's brief and the manufacturer's specified finishes, the new showroom is complete and awaiting its first delivery of Alfa Romeos. In addition to this success, Gifford Grant has also been awarded a further contract to create a temporary service centre prior to further expansion.
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BAM Nuttall relies on Gifford Grant for further work at its Camberley site including: new designer furniture and service areas to compliment the training facility recently refurbished by Gifford Grant, and external works to enhance the look of the building, manage existing planting and improve the health and safety of staff and visitors to their Surrey facility.
Are you aware of upcoming changes to the law when it comes to your air-conditioning systems?
By the end of 2009 the use of virgin R22 refrigerant will be banned, but it will be permissible to use recycled R22 for maintenance purposes until the end of 2014. However, there is no guarantee on the quality and availability of the refrigerant, and suppliers are predicting that stocks of recycled R22 will become almost non-existent from 2010. This gas also consumes considerably more energy than its replacements.
We would strongly advise that you consider reviewing your options in order to minimise the impact on your organisation, both operationally and financially.
Gifford Grant Ltd has the expertise to guide you and enable you to plan for the R22 phase out. We can provide a free, no-obligation audit of your air conditioning systems which will enable us to determine the most suitable action to ensure that not only will your company comply with the legislation but also facilitate you in saving money through significantly reduced energy costs.
With the recent changes to the enhanced capital allowance scheme, less systems qualify for cost rebates. Gifford Grant can design a scheme that does comply, thus maximising what you can claim back through your taxable profits.
Gifford Grant and BAM Nuttall share success...
BAM Nuttall’s training centre in Camberley, Surrey was completed within four weeks and handed over on schedule at the end of January. BAM Nuttall is delighted with its new facility and has praised both Gifford Grant and its appointed in house co-ordinator who said, ‘We have been delighted with their professionalism, attention to detail, and close involvement throughout the whole of the refurbishment project. That Gifford Grant attest to “Flexibility @ Work” is certainly borne out in our experience.' Gifford Grant looks forward to working with BAM Nuttall on future fit-out and refurbishment projects in London and the South.
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