A warm welcome from the K2 team to Joe Stiddard-Jenkins, our new Senior Project Manager

Joe has joined the K2 Team in Gatwick as a Senior Project Manager having recently worked on a large pharmaceutical project in Cambridge. Prior to this he had been working for the Contractor on the Arup designed King Abdullah Sports City Project in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Prior to this he spent 5 years working for a consultancy on various projects in the South East and in Paris for another Project in Saudi Arabia. He Started out working in Technical Services for Cemex near Bristol before joining a main-contractor as a Trainee Site Manager.

He has worked on two large scale new build projects in Saudi Arabia (FIFA Stadium & University) and has worked on projects in the Residential, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Education and Commercial sectors whilst UK based.

Joe is a proud new father to young Sidney and outside the office he likes to spend time with family. He also likes to be outdoors on the weekends/evenings whether that be on bike, motorbike or walking with his dog. He likes to get to the mountains at least once a year, follows Wales in the Rugby and is a part owner of a national hunt racehorse with friends in the construction industry.

Jaguar Land Rover dealership to open in Milton Keynes

K2 is driving ahead with a series of car showroom refurbishments and new builds, after starting on a new dual brand Jaguar Land Rover dealership in Milton Keynes. The site is located on the corner of Tongwell Street and Northfield Drive.

Richard Bates, Quantity Surveyor at K2 said: “We are pleased to have commenced the construction and look forward to seeing the development teams hard work come into fruition when the scheme is completed in late October. The Jaguar Land Rover scheme is a particularly interesting project for us because it is maximising available space with two iconic brands.“

K2 are providing Project and Cost Management services to develop the 45,000sq ft facility. It is one of the first dealerships in the UK that will house two brands - Jaguar and Land Rover – and will be used for car sales and repairs.  It will incorporate a 10 car showroom for each car, a service drive through and a roof top car park.

Jardine Motors Group appointed K2 to work on a variety of projects,  from corporate identity upgrades to refurbishments and new build projects across a number of dealerships from Ferrari, Bentley and Mercedes Benz schemes.

Iain Last K2 Project Manager continued: “We are delighted to be working for Jardine Motors Group on these high-profile projects which will improve facilities for their customers. We pride ourselves on delivering a professional service to all of our clients, all of the time. ”

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