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We are pleased to announce K2’s second Penhaligon’s airport installation in Luton Airport's brand new duty-free store. This is our second airport project working with Penhaligon’s wholesale team, following the success of London City Airport. We are now working on the next airport installations, taking place in Heathrow terminals 4 and 5.
K2 have been appointed by Penhaligon’s to manage their exciting new luxury store development programme in the United States, Asia, and the UK, with K2 implementing master planning and procurement processes, together will full project and cost management services.
Since K2’s appointment in mid 2015, we have successfully delivered store openings on time in London, Taipei, Dublin, New York and Beverly Hills. As part of our strategy to deliver the required quality for luxury retail, K2 project managers were based on site at each location as the project neared completion to ensure that the highest standards were met for the grand openings.
Together with this site presence, we have also visited upcoming locations to interview and appoint the required professional teams and uncover local suppliers and contractors, to find best value partners and suppliers of goods and services.
Yesterday, K2 celebrated the topping out of Sherbourne House - the new student accommodation in Coventry. The topping out represents the completion of the structural construction phase of the new 140 studio accommodation.
K2 are providing project management and cost consultancy services respectively, working with our client, Axo Student Living, from initial concept design through to completion. This includes overseeing the design development, planning permission award and procurement of the construction works to the current construction phase.
The modular five storey student building is an extension to the current student accommodation that is due to be completed in time for the student intake in September 2016.
Introducing Angelo
“I’m the new Quantity Surveyor at K2 and I’ll be working on Greenwich Wharf and Severalls Hospital. I have circa 6 years experience in consultancy, mainly in the South African commercial market and some retail and residential projects. I moved to the UK in 2015 in order to start a new life for myself and further my career.
I’m a sociable person and enjoy watching soccer (I mean Football), rugby and basketball, and play the occasional social game with friends.
I look forward to getting to know everyone and contributing to the company’s growth.”
Recently, the K2 team had the opportunity to visit the £20m refurbishment and extension of the IET - Institution of Engineering and Technology, headquarters building and conference facilities.
The project involved refurbishment, reconfiguration and extension of the landmark institution headquarters in Savoy Place, overlooking the River Thames.
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| London's newest roof terrace, a breathtaking space with panoramic views |
K2 provided Quantity Surveying services and were involved in Cost Management and Commercial Management for the enabling works and main reconstruction works.
Externally the works comprise cleaning / repairs to elevations & roof, new double glazed windows and construction of a new roof terrace.
Internally, the works include a new lecture theatre constructed within the lightwell to the centre of the building above the existing lecture theatre.
This entails new structure being incorporated through existing retained accommodation down to Basement level. The entrance reception, lecture theatre, library, offices, kitchens, toilets, back of house areas and circulation are all refurbished with historic elements retained.
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| State-of-the-art lecture theatres |
Richard Mould, Associate at K2 Rider Hunt said:
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project is a reflection of the strong alliance and teamwork between the client,
IET, the design team, Project Manager, Contractor and K2 Rider Hunt. Having worked
closely with the IET since 2011, we recognised this was far more than a
construction refurbishment project – and we maintained a constant dialogue with
representatives from the IET from the outset."
More about IET London: Savoy Place
IET reopened for events, following over two years of closure. The refurbishment saw the venue increase its capacity and offer more cutting-edge technology for events. The Kelvin Lecture Theatre, which has retained its original mahogany panelling, now seats 451 delegates, while the new, more contemporary Turing Lecture Theatre has opened on the second floor with space for 190. Both offer live HD broadcast, streaming and filming capabilities. The windows in the revamped Riverside Room and Maxwell Library have been lengthened to maximise views over the Thames.
The next stage of the Nine Elms development has obtained planning permission to provide a further 349 units.
K2 is providing Project Management and Cost Management Services to Bellway Development on the first phase of Nine Elms. The next phase is a joint venture with L&Q (a G15 Housing Association) on the adjacent site, to deliver a further 349 units.
Planning consent was secured last week and works on the commencement of the design and procurement will commence in the next couple of weeks.
K2 has been appointed to oversee the schedule management for Taylor Wimpey's' prestigious Chobham Manor residential development located adjacent to the Olympic Velodrome.
 Constructed in three phases, K2 has been appointed to provide detailed construction schedules for Phase 1 which includes a combination of flats, maisonettes, and townhouses totalling 259 new homes.
Andy Mason, Associate Director at K2 said:
"This is yet another exciting appointment for K2 in the residential sector and an opportunity to again demonstrate our ability to pragmatically apply specialist programming and controls tools to enhance efficiency, reduce delivery times and lower out- turn cost."
Destined to become one of London’s most sought - after addresses, Chobham Manor is the first neighbourhood to be built on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
There will also have more than 300 shops on their doorstep – as well as restaurants, bars, and entertainment including a bowling alley, casino, and 17-screen cinema complex – at Westfield Stratford City.
The site is being developed by Chobham Manor LLP, a joint venture between London & Quadrant and Taylor Wimpey.
Images are Artist Impressions courtesy of Taylor Wimpey
On behalf of the K2 team, we would like to extend a warm welcome to Guy Ekins, our new Senior Project Planner.
Guy has joined K2 to assist in the planning process on
selected projects and has been specifically recruited to work on the Chobham Manor project located close to the Olympic park in Stratford.
Guy graduated in Civil Engineering from the University of Surrey longer ago than he cares to remember. He has spent over thirty years in the Design, Procurement and Construction of a wide variety of projects in the Oil, Gas, and Power generation industries working successively as Construction Engineer, Site Cost Engineer, Planning Engineer, Management Systems Engineer and Project Controls Engineer. Before working as a Project Controls consultant, he served ten years as Manager of Planning for Mitsui Babcock Power Ltd.
A qualified ECB cricket coach, Guy also enjoys a game of
tennis. Hobbies include campanology, bridge and going for walks - usually with
two miniature Shetland ponies.
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