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Ian Martin has joined fast growing property and
construction consultancy K2 Rider Hunt as a Board Director.
Ian, who has joined us from Gleeds, will strengthen the team and help us win work in new markets. He will be based in the Farringdon office and have special responsibility for pre-acquisition services.
Commenting on his role, Ian said:
"I tend to facilitate crucial pre-acquisition advice for clients and wealth funds, when making investments, land and real estate purchases, and bring those opportunities through to the real life delivery stage. I enjoying bringing JV’s together to secure deals. I see how the land and real estate market shapes itself in strategic and live investment and seek opportunities to provide expertise for my clients where these exist. It’s great to get involved in schemes even when they are embryotic, before the visions reach even planning or site development. I have been lucky to be involved 50+ site national portfolio sales, down to one off land deals, and be involved in the plans for tallest towers in London (67 stories) and 15 year plus strategic regeneration in many local boroughs."
Ian has three children (4, 7 & 12), so much of his spare time involves treasuring family life and enjoying the outdoors with my wife and children.
"I love the fresh air (outside of London) and when not working love be outdoors when I can. Unusual fact – I grew up in farming during his school years (I used to milk cows before going to school). I then went off to pursue life in construction. The muck in construction had less of smell!"
About K2
K2 is a leading construction and project management consultancy providing innovative services and solutions to the construction and property sectors. In September 2014 K2
Consultancy merged their Quantity Surveying activities with Rider Hunt (London) to form a new
specialist cost management business K2 Rider Hunt, based in Farringdon, London.
Be part of London Festival of Architecture at The Residence Architects Workshop
Date: Saturday 25 June
Time: 11am-3pm.
Venue: The Residence, Ponton Road, Nine Elms London SW8 5BA
K2 are currently providing project and programme management services to Bellway on their iconic major mixed use development at the heart of Nine Elms.
Why not come along on Saturday and get an insight into how construction is progressing and meet the Architects who created the scheme, which is transforming the previous industrial sites into an exciting and inspirational development.
For more information and to register click here
Check out the latest onboard video update from Steve Miles from the British Sprint Championship. A good weekend in Anglesey, top 2litre car and 4th overall
K2 is proud to see the successful completion of the £748k refurbishment upgrade of the Mammography Service at East Surrey Hospital, Redhill where we delivered full Project Management services.
K2 ensured successful project delivery by ensuring tight control of budget, programme and quality. The upgrade of the mammography unit required the replacement and upgrade of the current analogue equipment with a digital mammography unit. Completion of the project will ensure the service provided at ESH provides both more choice and faster diagnosis of patients
The programme was time critical and it was imperative to ensure continuity of mammography services and minimise disruption to existing X Ray services. It was also critical to ensure that there was a close liaison between clinicians, design team and the contractors.
Alison Cumberland, K2 Project Manager said: “We are delighted to see the completion of the Mammography Service upgrade reinforcing our major refurbishment capability for NHS Trusts. The successful delivery of the project was achieved through careful cost and programme management and minimal disruption to the clinical operation and will now lead to significant improvements to patient service.‘
K2 are delighted to have delivered the recently opened Penhaligon’s luxury retail store at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California.
K2 provided full project and cost management services and were responsible for interviewing and appointing the local professional team, managing the design, landlord approval and contractor appointments, procuring materials from European/US suppliers and coordinating their delivery, and finally providing onsite management in the days leading up to and including the grand opening.
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.
A warm welcome to Alexander
Alexander has joined the K2 Consultancy team based in Farringdon and will be working predominately on the Jardine Motors Group & Unite Projects as an Assistant Quantity Surveyor.
"Having graduated with a degree in Quantity Surveying, I have developed the necessary skills and attributes to conduct my job more effectively by gaining on-site experience working within both the public and private sectors.
My career highlight would most definitely be working on a high-end renovation project within the prestigious Albert Court Mansions along Kensington Gore in West London.
Being directly involved in the entire construction process was gratifying as my principal duties included advising on all aspects of measurement and costing, procurement strategy, supply chain management and final account analysis.
I enjoy a game of tennis, hate cricket and am currently training to compete in an Ironman in September. There is no doubt in my mind that K2 Consultancy is one of the most innovative and dynamic companies currently in the marketplace. Just look at their outstanding portfolio."
K2 is pleased to have completed the refurbishment and remodelling at the North Downs Specialist Referrals, Surrey - an internationally acknowledged centre of excellence for Specialist Veterinary Care in the UK and Europe.
The project involved fitting out a light industrial unit to accommodate a clinical environment for specialist veterinary referrals. This included the provision of a new radiotherapy area, instrument care, brachytherapy, cattery, canine ward, recovery and high dependency along with reconfiguration of the existing facility with an improved environment for theatre prep, consulting rooms and procedural rooms.
K2 were appointed as client representative, project managers and cost consultants on stage 1 of this project with overall responsibility for the design, procurement and delivery.
Having obtained planning permission for the scheme, works commenced early January 2013 and was completed on time in July 2013.
K2 had to work closely with a range of clinical disciplines to deliver a high specification unit, recognising the complexities and diversity of procedures that would be undertaken in the new development. Ensuring the detailed specification for each area was rigorously adhered to was critical to the successful outcome of the project.
In April 2016, K2 were again appointed in the same capacity to deliver an additional recovery kennels unit within a 5-week on-site programme.
Alison Cumberland, Senior Project Manager at K2 Consultancy said: “This project has showcased the comprehensive range of high-quality property consultancy services that we offer. We planned our work after consultations with the client, and kept in constant contact with them throughout the project to deliver the desired end result on time and within a tight schedule."
Bearing in mind that the refurbishment project was undertaken in the veterinary practice, K2 ensured that the works were completed in a professional, manner, which helped keep disruption to an absolute minimum. Thanks to the work completed, the NDSR can now carry out more specialist treatments,by providing improved care for the animals.
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