We Focus On The Future Development And Expansion

The specialist team at Washington-based Focus Architecture + Surveying is looking forward to continued success with ambitious growth and development plans in the pipeline.

Based at Teal Farm, the architecture and surveying business, was set up two years ago by a trio of local professionals who have more than four decades of combined construction industry experience. Prior to setting up the business, Lee Sanderson, from Newcastle, Victoria Bollands, from Teesside, and Peter Wilson, from Gateshead, worked closely together for a national firm of property consultants where they designed and project managed a variety of high profile schemes for a wide range of national blue chip companies.

Offering a combination of complementary skills and accreditations from RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors), RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects), CIAT (Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists), and MCSD (Chartered Society of Designers), the team specialises in all aspects of architectural and building consultancy services, with the main objective to provide a highquality service to local, national and international clients.

The first two years of business has seen the professional and dedicated team secure and successfully complete a high volume of projects for a wide portfolio of local and national clients, which has also resulted in expansion plans being implemented and the recruitment of two new members of staff. Lee Sanderson, Director at Focus Architecture + Surveying, said; “Successfully forging new business partnerships with a high volume of new clients on both a local and national scale, and in such a short period of time, resulted in a recruitment drive being implemented. “As a team, we not only pride ourselves on the wealth of experience and knowledge we are able to offer, but also the high level of professional service we deliver to our clients.” Latest recruits include, Paul Weddle, from Chesterle-Street, who has taken on the role of senior architectural technologist, and Alex Slack, from Morpeth, appointed to implement the Estate and Facilities Management service which Focus currently provide many clients. Focus Architecture + Surveying Director, Peter Wilson added; “This is a very busy but exciting time for the business with many more new and exciting projects in the pipeline, including the design and project management of a number of schemes for a highly prestigious global brand.

“We can only look forward to future success and continued growth as the business continues to expand and develop.” One of the firm’s first contracts was to design and project-manage a new state-of-the-art Harley Davidson® dealership in Gateshead for Jennings Motor Group. Delivering such a high standard of work resulted in the team being appointed to refurbish the motor dealer group’s Middlesbroughbased SEAT and Mazda dealerships, in addition to its latest Kia and Mazda dealership in Sunderland. The Focus team is further strengthening this business partnership with a number of future design and project-management schemes scheduled for the motor dealer group.