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Thursday 17 December 2015K2 support CRASH appeal for Christmas
Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year
K2 are very pleased to support CRASH's No Christmas Card Appeal, to help them build a better future for homeless men and women.
The full video of our ecard can be viewed here: www.crashcares.com/k2-consultancy
Tuesday 15 December 2015An Evening with Zinzan Brooke The dinner was followed by a Q&A session with Zinzan Brooke, New Zealand’s International Rugby Union Legend. A total amount of £5626 was raised. The Foundation has pledged money to fund research into the causes, prevention and cures for Myocarditis and ultimately to produce a research paper to be published in medical journals. The knowledge gained from the research will add to the body of existing knowledge and increase the understanding of the disease and how it can be prevented and cured, therefore saving lives in the future. A great event supporting a very worthy cause. Wednesday 9 December 2015New Development at 350 Basingstoke Road, Reading K2 Consultancy are pleased to deliver the multi-million redevelopment at 350 Basingstoke Road, Reading – a prime food and leisure development due to open early 2016. Janson’s Property purchased the freehold interest of this site and undertook the development. The scheme is funded by Jansons in partnership with William Pears Group. We acted on behalf of Janson Property provided Development Management, Project Management, Cost Consultancy, Employers Agent and CDM Coordinator Our involvement commenced just as the site had been acquired after which we engaged with agents and potential occupiers before concluding an optimum site arrangement for Aldi, a discount supermarket chain, Green King pub/family restaurant and Pure Gym in two purpose built buildings. K2 led the process and managed the development and completion of the commercial elements including obtaining planning permission, design, procurement and construction process, all consultant and contractors, reporting to Jansons Development Director. Our input extended to the legal agreements, Heads of Terms and Agreement for Lease as well as arrangements for the investment sale including the Development Agreement. We ensured successful project delivery and maximised return. By adopting a cost-focused design process and implementing a robust commercial approach, the buildings were successfully fully let prior to demolition commencing of the previous office buildings. Phillip Jemmison, Assistant Director of K2 commented: “We are thrilled to see the completion of this development, reinforcing our capability. The project is a result of our drive to properly understand our client's needs and implement robust project cost management practices to ensure that the client’s delivery requirements were met.” A toast to the successful development at 350 Basingstoke Road
Christmas cheer came to Basingstoke Road, as a German style market marked the completion of a retail development. On Wednesday 3 December, property investors and developers from Jansons held the Christkindlesmarkt to celebrate the end of the project at 350 Basingstoke Road in Reading.
 The location is now home to a 'prime food and leisure development' featuring an Aldi store, Pure Gym and a Hungry Horse pub. K2 acted on behalf of Janson Property provided Development Management, Project Management, Cost Consultancy, Employers Agent and CDM Coordinator. In 2014, Jansons Property was granted planning consent for the 39,817 sq ft retail and leisure redevelopment, on the site of an empty office building next to Morrisons.  Thursday 19 November 2015K2 Consultancy are delighted to welcome Marc Wrona, our new Assistant Project Manager Marc started on Monday 16th Nov and will be working on a variety of projects including Hale Village and Unite Student Developments. Introducing Marc “I started my career at Betfair where I worked for the past 10 years as a Project and People Manager, specifically in charge of all major international football tournaments such as the World Cup and Euros. After leaving the company I decided to switch industries to an area I had more interest in and something a little more related to what I studied at university – the Built Environment. Having completed a secondment at London & Regional Properties where I worked as an Assistant Project Manager involved in some high end residential schemes and Cliveden Manor House (which won the AA Hotel of the Year last month), I gained the opportunity to join K2 Consultancy as an Assistant Project Manager. I found the role through a friend of mine, Paul Jackson, who similarly joined from a non-construction based background. I was very impressed with the fact that the company provide this opportunity to hard working, driven and motivated individuals even though they are not specifically from the industry yet do have transferable skills. It is quite rare to find a company who have such an ethos so I was incredibly keen to join. Through friends in the industry I also heard that K2 Consultancy were well respected, had a broad range of projects and were a successful growing company, which naturally attracted me further. I am very much enjoying my time here, the varied workload and the incredibly friendly and helpful staff and I am also looking forward to furthering my knowledge with a part time flexible MSc Project Management course. I live in Ealing, have been married for 2 years and have a delightful, if somewhat demanding 1 year old son!” Thursday 29 October 2015“Counting down the days till I can shave this itchy monstrosity off…….
…… BUT it’s worth it, if it helps save thousands of lives each year."
Like hundreds of men around the country, Paul Jackson Project Manager at K2 Consultancy, has put down his razer in support of The Prostate Project Charity OctoBeardFest 15.
The popular beard growing appeal hopes to raise £200,000 this year and reach a grand 3-year total of £1/4 million. Prostate cancer kills 11,000 men every year and the Prostate Project has been working hard for 17 years to reduce this figure.
The Prostate Project Charity are funding part of the development of a new Urology Centre at the Royal Surrey County Hospital. K2 are providing Project and Cost Management services to the Royal Surrey for this project of which Paul has been involved with from the beginning
Show your support, donate today and help save men’s lives.
For more information on The Prostate Project click here www.octobeardfest.co.uk
Tuesday 20 October 2015British fragrance house Penhaligon’s opens in Canary Wharf We are proud to see the successful completion of Penhaligon’s new store fit out in Canary Wharf. K2 Consultancy delivered full project and cost management services. Dylan Taylor, Project Manager at K2 Consultancy said: “We are delighted to have been appointed to be an integral part of this exciting international store roll out programme. K2‘s management approach for Penhaligon’s focuses on providing the client with round the clock, single point responsibility by a dedicated team of professionals, a level of service which is critical when working across time zones on multiple concurrent projects" Penhaligon’s is a luxury perfume brand and retailer which specialises in high-quality beauty and health products. Founded over 140 years ago, with several prestigious Royal Warrants to its name, this beautiful new store embodies Penhaligon’s rich British Heritage. It has bespoke patterned tiled floors, wooden panelling with unique integrated light fittings -all give the boutique a distinctly feel. The store features Penhaligon’s first in-house barbers since their very first Jermyn Street store opened all those years ago. Due to continuous growth, K2 Consultancy have recently obtained the contract to project manage the new store openings in USA (New York and California), Taiwan, Ireland and Dublin. 
Thursday 8 October 2015Hale Village Properties update
Phase 1 to 3 complete, Phase 4 completes mid-2016 and Phase 5 completes end of 2018
K2 Consultancy were appointed early in the development to provide Strategic Project and Development Management services to a mixed use scheme which is creating a new destination and sustainable community in North London. As the project developed K2 Consultancy services were expanded to deliver construction management of the infrastructure and cost and commercial advice.  K2 Consultancy is working in partnership with Hale Village Properties in delivering this major regeneration development, which includes 1,210 new homes, 32,000 sqft of offices, a primary school, student accommodation, a local supermarket, shops, restaurants and cafés, a 100-bedroom hotel, community health centre, fitness centre and crèche. The construction is due to complete in 2018 with ten of the thirteen building already completed and occupied. The majority of the infrastructure and public realm is installed, which includes a centralised biomass heating system. The offices, Kidney care centre and a number of retail units have been recently completed. The remaining two pavilions will be completed early next year and the 30 storey tower is due for completion late 2018. The development is the first major regeneration project in Haringey and is a key scheme to the mayor’s plan for London. The project challenges are many, some of which include – high density development, 30 storey tower, remediation of a contaminated site, removing historic air raid shelters, constructing over the Victoria line, constructing adjacent major rail intersection, canals and waterways. K2 Consultancy role covers: Project Management, Construction Management, Cost and Commercial Management, Development Management, Strategic Project Advice and Management Consultancy Wednesday 7 October 2015MP Jeremy Hunt cuts the turf for Royal Surrey’s new Urology Centre
MP Jeremy Hunt visited the Royal Surrey on Friday 2 October, to cut the turf and officially get building works underway for the Trust’s new state of the art Urology Centre.
The new Urology Centre will be a superb example of NHS care at its finest, providing a world class service for local patients. It will allow the Trust to continue to provide the most up to date care anywhere in Europe, from diagnosis to treatment. The Centre will also allow many of the research breakthroughs achieved in Guildford to be delivered more quickly to our patients.
Urology treatment will be further supported with the construction of a new surgical theatre and the purchase of two new state of the art surgical robots. The new Centre is expected to provide diagnosis and treatment for up to 500 people in its first year and will act as a model of how centralised cancer care should be provided in the NHS.
The new Urology Centre has been designed to the highest levels of sustainability, having a BREEAM Excellent rating. It represents a total investment of £4m on behalf of Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust.
It will include:
And will be home to:
In addition to the Royal Surrey’s £4m, the Prostate Project has raised £1.3m toward equipping the centre. The Prostate Project (PP) is a registered charity established in 1998 by prostate cancer patient Colin Stokes and his consultant urological surgeon, Mr John Davies, Royal Surrey County Hospital. The ambition of the Prostate Project is to give men a better chance of beating prostate cancer.
Jeremy Hunt MP, MP South West Surrey spoke and said: “I’m delighted to officially cut the turf for the new urology centre. Once built, this facility will lead the way in providing diagnosis and advanced treatment for hundreds of people affected by cancer.
“It reinforces the great strides the Royal Surrey and the NHS as a whole is making in better cancer care, particularly early diagnosis making the hospital the pre-eminate regional and national cancer care facility.”
Professor Stephen Langley, Professor of Urology & Clinical Director at the Royal Surrey commented:
"The New Urology Centre will allow us to deliver first class care in a first class environment. It demonstrates the NHS at its finest, investing in superb facilities to match the level of care that we can provide to our local population. The Centre would not have been possible without the close collaboration between our charity, the Prostate Project, and the Royal Surrey.”
 Dr Colin Stokes M.B.E. – Chairman Emeritus the Prostate Project comments: ''This will change forever how Urology patients are treated at the Royal Surrey. As a world class centre it will match the world class medical team'' Wednesday 30 September 2015Green light for new Urology Department at Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford
Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health and MP for South West Surrey, will be digging the first piece of turf for the new Urology Centre at Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford on the 2nd October 2015.
K2 Consultancy are handling the project and commercial management of the development on behalf of the Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust.
John Setra Founder and Managing Director for K2 Consultancy said: “This is a challenging and exciting project that we are proud to be involved in. We’ve identified and liaised with all the key internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the design is developed to fully meet the Trusts needs whilst ensuring the best value.”
The new centre includes: 5 consulting rooms, 3 diagnostic and treatment rooms with recovery areas, a state of the art Multi-Disciplinary Team room and lecture theatre and Research laboratory. The building has been designed to the highest levels of sustainability, having a BREEAM Excellent rating.
The construction of a new wing links to the 25 year clinical vision and strategy for the Trust in order to meet the forecast growth in demand and to provide the best practice healthcare to our patients.
This development has been made possible with the funding of The Prostate Project charitable funding and through investment from the Trust.
The Centre will provide world class care and treatment under the direction of Prof Stephen Langley (Professor and Clinical Director of Urology), who has been central to the design and specification of the new facility.
Client: Royal Surrey County Hospital Foundation Trust
Project Manager/Quantity Surveyor: John Setra, K2 Consultancy
Civil and Structural Engineers: Clarkebond
Architect: ADP
M&E: CBG Consultant
  Monday 16 February 2015OLYMPICS BOSS JOINS K2 Mike, who was responsible for the construction and handover of the Olympic Village retrofit to the legacy owners following the successful 2012 games, will be tasked with expanding the range of services and sectors already offered by K2 Group beyond its existing quantity surveying, project management and construction management services. As a Member of ODA Executive Management Board Mike had overall responsibility for the procurement, supply chain management, commercial governance and assurance, contract management, compliance and commercial close out and reported directly to the Chairman of the ODA. Commenting on his new role at K2, Mike said, “I have spent the last six years in a senior role delivering the Olympic venues and more recently as the Director responsible for the legacy conversion of the Olympic Village to 2818 homes. I believe that my experience of delivering high profile major programmes will allow K2 to widen its potential range of services and clients.” Having previously worked at Currie & Brown as head of its Gatwick Airport team and then at British Airports Authority (BAA), where he was Head of Commercial Capital Projects between 2003 and 2008, Mike’s appointment is the perfect fit with K2, whose founding background in 2001 was the Aviation sector before expanding into other areas. John Setra, Managing Director at K2 says ‘We are delighted that Mike is joining K2 to reinforce our senior management team, bringing a level of experience and industry best practice to our clients and our organisation. This also builds upon our recent merger with Rider Hunt (London) and supports our long-term plans for expansion. We are very optimistic about the future, particularly now that Mike is part of our team.’ Thursday 8 January 2015REDEVELOPMENT UNDERWAY AT 350 BASINGSTOKE ROAD READING In Reading the old and tired 1980’s buildings at this site are currently being demolished, or ripped apart by J Mould’s (of Reading) largest pieces of plant. A soft strip commenced prior to Christmas 2014, and the main demolition commenced on the 5th of January 2015. The demolition and site clearance is due for completion early February 2015. Over 90% of the materials being removed from the site will be recycled. In addition, tree protection has been installed to safeguard some of the more mature trees on site.  In place of these buildings, the developer, Jansons Property, are constructing two new buildings containing an Aldi supermarket, Greene King pub/restaurant and new Pure Gym. Planning consent was received last July. An artist’s impression of the new development is shown. This will transform this site into a great addition for this neighbourhood of Reading, creating over 40 new jobs. K2 Consultancy are providing their Project Management and Cost Consultancy expertise to Janson’s on this development.
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