News - Focus Consultants

Posted: 17 Apr, 2018

One of the founding Partners of Focus Consultants will be pounding the streets of the capital on Sunday (22nd April) when he takes part in the London Marathon. Despite having six knee operations over the past 15 years – including two total knee reconstructions – Kevin Osbon is aiming to conquer more than 26 miles and raise over £2,000 for the Teenage Cancer Trust. “As a teenager, I had a mole on the back of my leg which had to be cut out,” said Kevin. “I spent three weeks on an adult cancer ward, because the children’s cancer ward was...

Posted: 22 Mar, 2018

Three museums, which have recently undergone major redevelopment with support from Focus Consultants, have been shortlisted for awards. The National Army Museum, the Brooklands Museum and Aerospace Bristol are all finalists in this year’s prestigious 2018 Museum and Heritage Awards. The National Army Museum, shortlisted in the best permanent exhibition category, re-opened in 2017 following a £23.75m refurbishment, including £11.5m from The National Lottery. Focus Consultants were project managers, quantity surveyors and CDM co-ordinators during the three-year project, which dramatically transformed the building maximising access and engagement with the Collection and providing a 21st century visitor experience. The team at...

Posted: 20 Feb, 2018

Focus Consultants has played a key role in project managing a £4.7 million scheme to redevelop an historic site based around a Grade I listed manor house and 16th Century great barn. Headstone Manor & Museum in Harrow dates back to 825AD and was once owned by Henry VIII. Now, following a four-year redevelopment programme, which was project managed by Focus, the buildings and grounds have been transformed into a museum, with a dedicated learning centre. Steven Fletcher, partner at Focus Consultants said: “Focus is delighted to have been able to work on such an interesting and historic project. As...

Posted: 7 Feb, 2018

Focus Consultants has been awarded a position on a major national framework to supply consultancy services for property & building advice and management services. The position on the ESPO 2664_18 framework will run until December 2020 with an option to extend for a further year until December 2021. It means that public-sector clients and social housing providers in the UK can procure services from Focus in the knowledge that the procurement process has already been carried out in a professional manner, avoiding the need for a full tender process when searching for suppliers - saving them time and money. The...

Posted: 29 Jan, 2018

Focus Consultants has been appointed to project manage the second phase of the Trent Basin development in Nottingham. The company was project manager, energy and sustainability advisor, and employer’s agent for phase one of the scheme, which was completed at the end of 2016 and featured 45 low energy homes, including eight apartments. Now Focus has been appointed as project manager, employer’s agent and sustainability advisor (HQM) for phase two, with work by builders Willmott Dixon now underway on the next 31 homes. When the whole scheme is finished, the £100 million residential development will have created 500 low energy...

Posted: 22 Jan, 2018

Focus Consultants is playing a key role in improving leisure facilities in Cambridgeshire. The company was appointed to provide construction consultancy services for the fast-track refurbishment and alteration project to Burgess Hall Events and Conference Centre in St Ives. The centre, run by One Leisure, the in-house leisure provider for Huntingdonshire District Council, has undergone a replacement of the bar, floor and toilets as part of a wider rebranding and redevelopment programme to provide modern leisure facilities. Huntingdonshire District Council has invested more than £10 million at a number of centres, including St Ives, in the past five years to provide...

Posted: 4 Dec, 2017

Focus Consultants has welcomed three new members of staff to its professional teams. Sana Arif joins the Energy Team as a graduate sustainability consultant and is based in the company’s Nottingham head office. Sana’s interests and qualifications lie within the energy sector, focusing on renewable technologies with specific skills in wind, solar power and hydrogen fuel cell technology. She graduated from the University of Nottingham with a BEng (Hons) in Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy Systems and she completed her Masters during an internship with Blueprint. “Focus works with both the University of Nottingham and Blueprint and we are therefore...

Posted: 27 Nov, 2017

A previously inaccessible area of a Grade I listed hall is being opened to the public following a conservation project which has been managed by Focus Consultants. The scheme at Kelmarsh Hall and Gardens in Northamptonshire - entitled ‘Tunnelling through the Past’ - has conserved the former stable yard, laundries and the servants’ areas in the basement of the house. Thanks to a £1.3 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and funding from Daventry District Council grant scheme, along with the charity’s own fundraising efforts, the history of the lives of the servants at the hall will now...

Posted: 29 Sep, 2017

Focus is delighted to hear news that the renovation and refurbishment scheme at Bridgford Hall has been named as a finalist in this year’s East Midlands fbe Awards. The scheme was supported by Focus Consultants with funding advice, project management and quantity surveying services. Completed earlier this year, the redevelopment involved renovating the Grade II listed mansion in West Bridgford, near Nottingham, to create luxury aparthotel accommodation as well as a civil wedding venue. The £2.3million project received a £1.5million Heritage Enterprise grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and became the first completed project in the East Midlands to...

Posted: 8 Sep, 2017

Trent Basin, a new development in Nottingham, is about to set the bar for community energy schemes as it prepares to install Europe’s largest community battery (2MWh), and solar photovoltaics that will generate, store and distribute energy at a neighbourhood level, and launch a unique energy company for residents. A trailblazing consortium of business, government and academia has come together, supported by Innovate UK, to pilot state-of-the-art technologies and unique business models. The pilot will demonstrate how to lower cost and reduce carbon whilst allowing residents to better engage with the energy they consume. Homeowners at Trent Basin will be...

Posted: 24 Aug, 2017

Funding and business planning experts, Focus Consultants, have been appointed to work on an exciting project which will result in the building and launching of a full-size replica of the Lenox, a 17th century sailing ship and which will be a major new tourist attraction based at Convoys Wharf, Lewisham, London. Convoys Wharf, originally known as the Deptford Dockyard, opened in 1513 and was first used by Henry VIII to build his naval fleet. The HMS Lenox was commissioned under Charles II in 1678 as the first of 30 ships built during his reign to expand the Royal Navy into...

Posted: 16 Aug, 2017

Focus Consultants once again showed a willingness to help the next generation progress by hosting a student for two weeks’ work experience. Callum Hunt, 15, a pupil at the William Lovell Church of England Academy in Stickney, spent a fortnight at Focus’ Boston office this summer. The Boston office, which is based at Endeavour Park, has won two Investors in Education Awards for its commitment to providing top quality work experience for young people and Callum was the latest student to join the team to find out more about the industry. Partner at Focus Consultants, Trevor Newton, said: “At Focus...

Posted: 2 Aug, 2017

The National Museum Wales has recently unveiled the redeveloped main building at its St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff. The Grade II-listed main building now provides a new entrance, reception area, shop and café. The Weston Centre for Learning includes activity spaces and a lecture theatre. Also due to complete soon is Gweithdy, a brand new sustainable building celebrating the skills of makers past and present, which encourages visitors of all ages to experience traditional skills first-hand. Focus Consultants are the project managers and quantity surveyors for the wide-ranging redevelopment at the site, and also provided business planning and...

Posted: 2 Aug, 2017

The eagerly-awaited redevelopment of the iconic Cheltenham Town Hall has moved a step closer following the appointment of Focus Consultants to undertake a full feasibility study for the project. In 2016, the Town Hall project was named top of the town’s “wish list” in a public consultation on key projects. And earlier this summer, Cheltenham Trust issued a three-year vision for the strategic development of the town’s key cultural, heritage and leisure assets. Elements of the feasibility study, which will take around six months to complete, will include benchmarking, consultation and an options review, contribution to a funding strategy and...

Posted: 27 Jul, 2017

Mrs Smith’s Cottage in the village of Navenby, in Lincolnshire, is a rare example of a typical home built in the mid 1800s. North Kesteven District Council hopes to receive Heritage Lottery Funding toward the project ‘Rescuing Mrs Smith’s Cottage: a unique slice of bygone Lincolnshire life’ which will bring it back into operation as a visitor attraction. Focus Consultants has been appointed to undertake a governance options review for the future management of the site, including recommendations as to the most viable model moving forward. The Cottage was home to Mrs Hilda Smith who was born is Navenby in...

Posted: 25 Jul, 2017

Focus Consultants has been appointed to project manage a plan for a major restoration at one of London’s historic churches. The Parish Church of St Marylebone, home to the internationally respected Healing and Counselling Centre and innovative NHS Marylebone Health Centre, has been awarded initial support of £700,000 from The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to develop proposals for the £8.6m restoration of the church and the renewal of community facilities. The historical Grade I listed London landmark has appointed Focus Consultants as project directors and project managers. The scheme is set to include new building work adjoined to the current...

Posted: 18 Jul, 2017

Work has begun on site to build 22 new affordable homes in Lincolnshire – the latest project that Focus Consultants has undertaken for Waterloo Housing Group. The team in the Boston office of Focus Consultants has been appointed to carry out a multi-disciplinary construction consultancy role on the development in Church Road in Old Leake. It follows the completion ahead of schedule earlier this year of Phase Two of Broadfield Lane, Boston, when Focus Consultants acted as employer’s agent, principal designer, client CDM advisor and party wall surveyor on a scheme to build 123 houses for Waterloo Housing Group. Also...

Posted: 12 Jul, 2017

Focus Consultants has been appointed on a major national framework to supply consultancy services in leisure, culture and tourism, as well as asset management and delivery. The position on the ESPO 664-17 framework will run until April 2019 with an option to extend for a further two years until April 2021. It means that public-sector clients, registered charities and social housing providers in the UK can procure services from Focus in the knowledge that the procurement process has already been carried out in a professional manner, avoiding the need for a full tender process when searching for suppliers - saving...

Posted: 6 Jul, 2017

The official opening of Lincolnshire’s first Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) has taken place. Focus Consultants undertook several roles in the development, including project manager, designer, principal designer, quantity surveyor and contract administrator. The brand new ten-bedded male only unit, which is known as the Hartsholme Centre, has redeveloped an existing unused ward with considerate use of extensions and external spaces on the St George’s Hospital site in Lincoln. It comes following discussions with local commissioners to offer additional provision in Lincolnshire for adults who require intensive psychiatric care, and means that patients will no longer need to travel outside...

Posted: 27 Jun, 2017

A new, world class players’ village has opened at Devonshire Park to provide topflight facilities for women’s and men’s tennis. The impressive glass-fronted two-storey building was opened by the Mayor of Eastbourne, Pat Hearn, ahead of this year’s Aegon International which runs from June 23rd to July 1st. Eastbourne Borough Council and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) jointly funded the building, which is part of the £44million Devonshire Quarter scheme. Focus Consultants is the project manager and contract administrator for the whole scheme, and also undertook the economic impact analysis of the development. Focus partner, Eleanor Clarke, said: “The team...

Posted: 19 Jun, 2017

Funding experts at Focus Consultants are urging the owners of historic buildings to consider following in the footsteps of Bridgford Hall which has become the first completed project in the East Midlands to benefit from a Heritage Enterprise Grant. Focus supported Rushcliffe Borough Council in its successful bid for a £1.5 million Heritage Enterprise Grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to redevelop the hall in West Bridgford near Nottingham. The Grade II listed building has recently reopened as a luxury aparthotel and civil wedding ceremony venue, following a £2.3 million redevelopment – making it the first Heritage Enterprise project...

Posted: 15 Jun, 2017

An historic hall has officially re-opened after a major redevelopment project, which was supported by Focus Consultants with funding advice, project management and quantity surveying services. The Grade II Listed mansion Bridgford Hall, located in West Bridgford Park, Nottingham, has recently completed a £2.3million redevelopment project. With the help of a Heritage Enterprise grant award of £1.5million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), Rushcliffe Borough Council has turned the building into a luxury aparthotel and civil wedding ceremony venue. The grant is the first completed in the East Midlands under the HLF’s Heritage Enterprise programme which funds vital repairs and...

Posted: 31 May, 2017

Focus Consultants have been working in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum to create a new exhibition entitled ‘Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion’. It will showcase the work of the revolutionary couturier and fashion icon Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895-1972). The exhibition will feature the UK’s largest collection of his work, including items made for actress Ava Gardner and socialite Mona von Bismarck. The second part of the exhibition will reveal how the designer influenced his contemporaries and the fashion industry of today. Focus acted as project manager and quantity surveyor as part of a framework agreement appointment with the V&A Museum....

Posted: 24 May, 2017

Sustainability experts at Focus Consultants have been appointed to help Nottingham’s new Digital Media Hub become one of the top three environmentally sustainable sites in the city. The £9.1 million Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies is scheduled to be the flagship part of Nottingham Trent University’s Creative Quarter Campus and the main site of the Confetti Institute. Work has just got underway on site on the six-storey building, which will connect the existing Confetti college centre on Convent Street and the Higher Education Centre on Parliament Street. Designed by award-winning architects Allan Joyce, the striking building is hoping to achieve...

Posted: 15 May, 2017

Focus Consultants has been working with Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) and Leicester City Council with support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to explore the creation of a hub and training centre in the city to help Leicester boost its textiles industry. The textiles manufacturing sector in the Leicester and Leicestershire LEP area has been identified as a priority growth sector, due to it contributing over £0.5 billion to the LLEP economy, as well as it being the second largest textiles employment area in the UK. Within Leicester and Leicestershire, the sector employs 9,480 people in 1,480...

Posted: 28 Apr, 2017

Established in 1960, the National Army Museum in Chelsea, London, is a leading authority on the British Army and its impact on society past and present. Through the collections, it preserves and shares the stories of ordinary people with extraordinary responsibilities, exploring the role of the army and its relevance today. The museum has been closed to the public for the past 3 years whilst undergoing a £23.75m major refurbishment, including £11.5 million from the National Lottery. Focus Consultants were appointed as project managers, quantity surveyors and CDM coordinators for the redevelopment. In addition to this the team also carried...

Posted: 25 Apr, 2017

Focus Consultants hosted the company’s annual charity golf day at the Belton Park Golf Club near Grantham in Lincolnshire - raising £180 for The Butterfly Trust, a local hospice based in Boston, Lincolnshire. Attended by 16 different organisations, 18 players took part, with first prize being presented to Nick Piggott of the NatWest banking group who beat the rest of the field by 4 points. A number of prizes for achievements were also presented including longest drive and nearest the pin. In addition, a fundraising raffle was also held. Focus partner Trevor Newton, who organised the annual tournament, said: “The...

Posted: 18 Apr, 2017

Work is now underway on building a new community centre in Lincolnshire village Mareham le Fen, which will replace a 100-year-old tin and timber hall. Focus Consultants is project managing the scheme, having earlier supported the Village Hall Management Committee in securing a grant of just over £500,000 from The Big Lottery Fund. Other main funders include WREN, a not-for-profit grant-giving business, who donated £50,000, and Lindsey Action Zone. The committee has raised further funds through community events and donations to cover the overall £800,000 cost of the project for the new multi-purpose building, which will serve the residents of...

Posted: 4 Apr, 2017

This March, members of Focus Nottingham Office have been putting their baking skills to the test to raise money for Comic Relief. We held two bake sales over the course of several weeks, where members of the staff produced a range of treats from brownies to cupcakes. The Malteser based incentive ‘Bake a million’ encouraged members of the public to post pictures of their creations on social media platforms, and Malteser would donate an additional £5. The Focus team bake events raised an impressive £142 for the charity. Congratulations to the entire team!

Posted: 30 Mar, 2017

After 10 years in design and development, the new Nottingham Girls High School Performing Arts Centre, known as The SPACE, had its opening ceremony on 23rd of March. The evening consisted of a gala event followed by a performance of ‘Grease’ by the students. Focus Consultants were appointed to to carry out full Quantity Surveying services from inception to completion. Our experience and specialist knowledge in theatre and performing arts centre projects provided added value to our core service. The SPACE is located near to The Arboretum in Nottingham, adjacent the existing Nottingham Girls High School Sixth Form Centre. The...

Posted: 28 Mar, 2017

After supporting a successful Round 2 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) bid in Spring 2016, Focus Consultants are pleased to announce that the renovation of the museum housing The Gilbert White and the Oates Collections in Selborne, Hampshire, has begun construction. Focus were appointed to project manage the £2.5 million redevelopment of the 17th Century Grade II Listed house by the Gilbert White & The Oates Collections Trust (GWOC). The redevelopment project ‘Towards Sustainability - Inspiring Journeys of the Natural World’ consists of the restoration of the stable yard and brew house, providing a new entrance and a café for visitors,...

Posted: 17 Mar, 2017

The team at Focus Consultants is proud to hear the news that a scheme we were involved with has received a commendation in the Civic Trust Awards. The accolade was given to the Heart of the Campus development at Nottingham Trent University, which involved rebuilding the centre of the Clifton campus with two new buildings and a plaza, giving the campus a focal point and sense of identity. Focus Consultants was the BREEAM assessor for the carbon negative scheme, which achieved a BREEAM rating of excellent. Partner Jason Redfearn, who leads the Energy & Sustainability Team at Focus, said: “To...

Posted: 14 Mar, 2017

Experts at Focus Consultants have been appointed as the consultants on a 260-home retirement village being built in Buckinghamshire. Members of the Energy and Sustainability Team at Focus have been retained to advise, support and assess a range of related aspects for the Hughenden Gardens Village development being built by registered charity The ExtraCare Charitable Trust, in partnership with Buckinghamshire County Council, Wycombe District Council and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). The contract is being handled by the Leicester office of Focus. Partner Jason Redfearn, who leads the Energy and Sustainability Team at Focus, said: “Focus Consultants offers support...

Posted: 9 Mar, 2017

World top 10 tennis player Johanna Konta is fronting a powerful new short film showcasing the impressive Devonshire Quarter transformation underway in her hometown of Eastbourne. Focus Consultants is the project manager and contract administrator for the £44million scheme, and also undertook the economic impact analysis of the development. The in-form British number one is excited about the major improvements to tennis courts and facilities as well as the extensive theatre restorations and creation of an international conference centre. She said: “Eastbourne is my home. I love it here. When I’m not competing it’s where I...

Posted: 6 Mar, 2017

A former apprentice at our Boston Office has jumped at the chance to launch a new career within the company. Victoria Bell, 18, joined Focus Boston as an apprentice administrator in 2014 and was taken on as a permanent member of the administration staff a year later after completing her training at Boston College. But, when a vacancy arose in the surveyors’ department at the end of last year, she put herself forward to be considered for a role in the team. Now, after a three-month trial in the department she has become a trainee CAD technician, working on computer-aided...

Posted: 14 Feb, 2017

Heritage experts at Focus Consultants have been appointed to help drive forward a project to showcase the history of farming and its relevance to healthy eating today at one of the UK’s most well-known country estates. Tatton Dale Farm in Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire, has received £1 million Heritage Lottery funding to develop a scheme to tell the story of food production for a large country estate from the late 18th century to the 1950s. The project aims to bring alive the agricultural, architectural, technological, social and cultural heritage of Tatton Dale Farm through the ‘field to fork’ story -...

Posted: 2 Feb, 2017

Focus Consultants are pleased to announce the introduction of two one-day courses in partnership with the School of Architecture, Design and Built Environment at Nottingham Trent University, taking place on the 2nd and 3rd of March 2017 at Nottingham Conference Centre at NTU’s City Campus. Focus founding partner Kevin Osbon and partner Heather Frecklington, both of whom have been involved with some of the UK’s most prestigious development projects, are joining forces with Nottingham Trent University to run the courses. They are: Economic Impact Assessment and Evaluation -Thursday 2nd March 2017, 9:00 - 16:30 The Green Book Business Case, Understanding...

Posted: 31 Jan, 2017

A new psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) designed by Focus Consultants features in the current edition of The Network – the journal of The Design in Mental Health Network. The development is Lincolnshire’s first psychiatric intensive care unit and is due to open in Lincoln in summer 2017. Providing a ten-bed unit offering intensive support closer to home for those with severe mental health problems, it is being built by Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Focus designed the scheme using Building Information Modelling (BIM) and is principal designer, designer, quantity surveyor and contract administrator for the development of the male-only...

Posted: 23 Jan, 2017

The teams at Focus Consultants have cemented their commitment to high environmental standards by achieving an internationally recognised environmental management accreditation. The Leicester office of Focus has become the latest of the Focus offices to be awarded ISO 14001 Environmental Management System and follows the Nottingham and Boston offices, which also recently gained the standard. The firm’s ECS Team, which provides energy and sustainability services, operates out of the Focus office in Leicester, based at Meridian Business Park. Focus Partner Jason Redfearn, who leads the ECS team, said: “We are pleased to add Leicester to the offices which operate ISO...

Posted: 19 Jan, 2017

The stunning new show apartment at Trent Basin in Nottingham, with beautiful wide open views across the River Trent, will be opening its doors for the first time at a special weekend event on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29thJanuary. The event, organised by award-winning sustainable developer Blueprint, will welcome potential home owners to view the two-bedroom apartment which has been stylishly decorated by interior designer Laura Davies. Trent Basin is a new neighbourhood for those looking to live in a low-energy, low-carbon community. All homes are super insulated and built to promote low-energy living. Focus Consultants partner Keith Butler said: “The show...

Posted: 14 Dec, 2016

Each Christmas we select a charity to donate to in lieu of sending Christmas Cards to our Clients and wider contacts. This year we have decided to donate to the charity Mind for better mental health. Focus will be closing on Friday 23rd December 2016 at 1.00pm and re-open on Tuesday 3rd January 2017 at 9.00am From all at Focus, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Posted: 8 Dec, 2016

The team at Focus Consultants is delighted to hear that The University of Northampton Students’ Union has received a confirmed grant of £1,323,300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the restoration of its Engine Shed building on the University of Northampton’s new Waterside Campus. The project will help bring the Grade II Engine Shed and adjacent office buildings back into use as a vibrant hub of student activity, whilst supporting a number of innovative community engagement projects with local partners and businesses. Focus Consultants were involved in supporting the stage 1 and stage 2 Heritage Enterprise bids for the...

Posted: 17 Nov, 2016

Two senior members of the Focus team have taken part in a special session at Catmose College in Oakham aimed at inspiring young people in their career choices. Partner Keith Butler and Senior Building Surveyor Darren Booker were among a number of professionals who volunteered to talk to the year 8 students. Keith and Darren gave advice and examples of career paths in the construction industry, as well as a short demonstration on designing in 3D using BIM software. Focus was one of seven companies who attended the event and the firm was invited after offering a work experience placement...

Posted: 14 Nov, 2016

Renovations are now underway for Lincolnshire’s first psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) as the first walls are demolished to make way for the county’s new bespoke ten-bedded male unit. Focus Consultants, have now commenced work at St George’s in Lincoln and are already making good progress to transform existing unused ward space on the site. The project team members behind the development were on hand recently to start demolition and are looking forward to being able to provide the new specialist support to help people suffering from serious episodes of mental ill health, enabling them to remain closer to home...

Posted: 11 Nov, 2016

Aerospace Bristol has celebrated a major milestone in the construction of the new home of Concorde, with a topping out ceremony for the museum’s Concorde hangar attended by HRH The Princess Royal. Focus Consultants is project manager and cost consultant for the development, which is creating a new home for Aerospace Bristol’s star attraction, Concorde 216. Designed, built and tested in Bristol, she was the last Concorde to be built and the last to fly. Focus partner Steven Fletcher, who attended the ceremony, said: “Focus Consultants is very proud to be playing a role in this inspiring project, and was...

Posted: 25 Oct, 2016

Focus Consultants is playing a key role in a scheme to create Lincolnshire’s first psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU). Work is expected to get underway shortly on the project, which involves transforming existing unused ward space on the St George’s Hospital site in Lincoln into a brand new ten-bed unit to provide intensive support closer to home for those with severe mental health problems. Focus designed the scheme using Building Information Modelling (BIM) for the county’s mental health and learning disabilities services provider, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT). Focus is currently appointed as principle designer, designer, quantity surveyor and...

Posted: 20 Oct, 2016

A museum celebrating the life and work of British artist William Heath Robinson – project managed by Focus Consultants - has officially opened in Pinner Memorial Park, north west London. The museum has created a permanent home for the Heath Robinson collection of original artwork and other artefacts and is the only museum dedicated to the artist, famed for his illustrations, cartoons and paintings. It is the first purpose-built museum to have been created in the capital for 40 years. “The museum, now open, has exceeded our expectations in every way,” said Cynthia Wells, acting chairman, West House and Heath...

Posted: 14 Oct, 2016

The team at Focus Consultants is delighted to hear that a scheme we were involved in has won an award. The new Transit Centre showroom project for Ford dealership, Paynes of Hinckley, received a trade award from NJCCC presented at the Leicestershire and Rutland Construction Dinner 2016 held at College Court, Leicester. Focus was designer, project manager and quantity surveyor for the scheme. The award was presented to B & A Construction (Leicester) Ltd, who carried out the refurbishment. Partner at Focus Consultants, Keith Butler, said: “We are very pleased to hear that this project has won an award. It’s...

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