A commercial property Chartered Surveying practice, based out of Uxbridge. The practice expanded over a period of 13 years to be one of the major provincial London agency practices.

A major prerequisite for Andy was to work with a main, undoubted, Investor/Development/Backer. To this extent Andy was very humbled to be introduced to the William Pears Group, and subsequently set up an equally owned venture.

The acquisition of a former car showroom from VW Audi on the high road in Chiswick, refurbished and subsequently let to Halfords and the investment sold.

At the time one of the biggest Travelodge’s in the UK but also the largest modular constructed hotel at the time. The building was constructed from Verbus shipping containers sourced from CIMC in China and stacked similarly to a Lego set.

Huw Williams joined the team to strengthen the Residential Development arm of Jansons, a strong sector that has produced a total GDV of £170m.

Jansons undertook the refurbishment of a UNESCO World Heritage located building, developing a site in Edinburgh called SoCo. Creating a mix of uses including an IBIS Hotel, a Sainsbury Local Store and a Costa Coffee.

Working with Unite Students, Jansons secured planning permission for a 222 bedroom student housing scheme, part conversion but predominantly new build.