Testimonials

"I have always found Nick to be a reliable and dependable individual who always carries out his duties to the highest of standards ensuring the commercial and contractual interests of his Client remain of paramount importance."

Mark Eaton, Divisional Director

Speller Metcalfe

"We have worked with Matt Brown for a number of years supporting him in bringing forward a range of residential sites across Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire. He takes a pragmatic approach to resolving roadblocks at the planning stage through balancing commercial realities and technical constraints whilst working closely with his project teams. He has a strong focus on development delivery by managing various competing factors that can delay implementation and will keep project teams on track!"

Luke Challenger, Associate Director

Black Box Planning

"Matt is friendly, conscientious and a brilliant asset to have when it comes to land-finding. He is also excellent on tricky builds where attention to detail is a must. If there is a way to do it, Matt will find it. I have worked with Matt for over 12 years, on various schemes and for different employers. Matt understands what I am looking for as a client and that’s why I continue to work with him. I am looking forward to getting our latest project on site”.

Amanda Knowles, Head of Development

Connexus

"I have worked with Matt for over 15 years on all kinds of projects for a large portfolio of clients, I first met Matt when he was a director at Speller Metcalfe and I was working as an architect on a housing scheme, we immediately hit it off and have been working together ever since. For a period of 5 years we worked together under this guise on a number of challenging affordable housing projects and I can honestly say we worked in a totally collaborative way and all our schemes were well delivered in a collaborative approach. In the last 7 years I have operated a development company building high end bespoke properties in the Gloucester area and have used Both Matt and Nicks services for many elements of our business from initial land feasibility assessments, assistance with the purchase negotiation, cost planning and control both pre and post start on site and assistance with the project management and delivery once on site. The scheme that that have assisted us with have ranged in value from a 2 million build upto 6 million. As a small developer we cannot carry a large overhead with enough professionals to cover all aspect of the business and it is here that we feel Bespoke provide real value in all senses of the word.

We continue to work with Bespoke to this day and hope to continue the strong relationship we have with them. I find them honest, easy to deal with and extremely supportive to the interests of our business. Based on my experience of Bespoke I would recommend them to anyone considering employing them."

Nick Gwilliam, Managing Director

Res Design & Build

“Nick Wiliams is a consummate professional.

As a Commercial Manager for me for 5 years, he oversaw a team of around 15 QS’s, commercial administrators and trainees. He excelled managing multiple Social Housing clients with care and diplomacy and yes, where required, a firm hand. Whether it be his management of costs, delicate negotiations with suppliers and subcontractors, final accounts, budget setting or asset management, Nick was always able to navigate outcomes that met the client’s needs”.

Jeff Bell, Commercial Manager

G Purchase Construction Ltd

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"I have worked with Matt and Nick for over 5 years and they have provided support for SERVII in varying forms. They have identified land opportunities, managed our site acquisition, managed the planning process, and provided quantity surveying services on past and current projects.

They are both easy going and have found them very easy to work with and often go over and above their formal appointments. They are always available to answer any queries during our projects be that technical queries or cost related issues.

We have built a very good relationship with Bespoke and will certainly continue to use their services going forward as we have developed what feels like a partnership over the years. We would certainly recommend them to anyone considering their services."

Chevvy Pennycook, Managing Director

Servii Homes

“We utilised Nick and his services on our recent new build development in Nailstone. Nick assisted us with creating a detailed specification and associated detailed cost plan, which aligned with our expectations. Nick went over and above his appointment and spent a significant amount of time in value engineering the scheme, reducing the build cost and increasing the profitability of the project. He challenged the civil engineer’s initial design, refusing to accept what was an initially an expensive strategy.

By introducing steps within the foundations and re designing the route of the drainage, the volume of cart away and concrete was reduced, and 2 pumping stations were omitted, saving us a significant amount of money.

We looking forward to working with Nick on future schemes”.

Ashley Fox, Managing Director

Arden Developments

" I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with Matt and his team for many years on a diverse array of projects. I have consistently found them to be not only professional but also incredibly pleasant to work with. Matt and his team exhibit a high level of efficiency, ensuring that deadlines are met without compromising on the quality of their work. They are exceptionally responsive, addressing any queries promptly and efficiently. Their commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes for clients is evident in every project they undertake."

Richard Fellows

Joint Managing Director, Quattro Design Architects Ltd & Una Architectural

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"Nick has assisted us in growing the turnover of our business. His construction and contract knowledge and application assist us in correctly tendering work that is in line with our business strategy. Nick is always available to take our calls, and flexible to accommodate the high demands that our business occasionally requires. Nick always ensures that he provides a professional service, he has the ability to engage with our clients, supply chain and employees. Treating all with the care and respect that they deserve. Nick understands our business and how we convey respect to all who we are associated with, he ensures that when representing us that he maintains our values, which is key to maintaining our relationships and helping our business grow. We look forward to utilising Nick's services moving forward."

Mick Wall, Director

Saxon Groundwork Services

" Nick worked with us between 2009 and 2012, being the commercial lead of our appointed main contractor, delivering circa £30m worth of improvement works to our whole housing stock. Working under a PPC 2000 form of contract there was a great emphasis on collaboration. Ensuring that allocated budgets were economically utilised to provide us as a client, and more specifically our tenants with the high standards of homes that we expect. Nick consistently achieved the KPI’s set within the framework and ensured that our needs were always understood and delivered.

We found Nick to be professional, understanding, flexible and empathetic throughout his time working with us. His engagement and ability to work within a group of stakeholders of varying levels was commendable and we look forward to utilising his services in the future."

Adrian Johnson, Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Cartreficonwy

“Nick Williams provided commercial support in delivering one of our recent schemes for a valued client. Nick worked well with our team members, assisting in delivering the scheme within budget and on time, managing the aspirations of our client and in turn our business objectives. We look forward to utilising Nick’s services on future schemes and would not hesitate to recommend him."

Des O'Neill, Managing Director

Interclass

"I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with Matt and his team for many years on a diverse array of projects. I have consistently found them to be not only professional but also incredibly pleasant to work with. Matt and his team exhibit a high level of efficiency, ensuring that deadlines are met without compromising on the quality of their work. They are exceptionally responsive, addressing any queries promptly and efficiently. Their commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes for clients is evident in every project they undertake."

"I have worked with Matt for about 10 years now as my capacity as a land agent, working on behalf of Developers purchasing various parcels of land. The type of land opportunities have been varied from straight forward purchasing of sites with detailed planning, purchase of sites with Outline planning where we have worked through the planning process to deliver a best possible scheme for all stake holders and long term promotion style arrangements with strategic land that has no formal planning status.

We have successfully got a number of land deals across the line, some as straight forward tenders and others as negotiated partnering style arrangements where we have worked through the planning process together.

I have found Matt straightforward to deal with and works with both honesty and integrity and would happily recommend to anyone considering using his services."

John Amos, Head of Rural

Bruton Knowles

Richard Fellows

Joint Managing Director, Quattro Design Architects Ltd & Una Architectural

"Wolverley Homes have worked with Matt Brown for around 15 years, across a number of residential construction projects.

Matt has a broad range of construction experience. We have used that in project management, and we have worked with Matt in addressing the numerous technical challenges faced by our schemes. Matt has also been able to provide sound and up

to date budgetary advice. We have partnered with Matt though all stages of our schemes - from providing initial pre planning advice through to the delivery of turn key open market andaffordable housing schemes. Matt’s role has been one of project management and ensuring that schemes are delivered delivery to an agreed level of quality, within cost and on time.

Our working relationship has been based on trust and open-ness. Matt will respond to calls and emails at short notice, and is in general a positive force who has assisted Wolverley in driving successful results. We continue to work with Matt, and would recommend his services to anyone considering appointment him as part of their team to deliver construction projects."

Richard Parsons, Director & Partner

Wolverley Homes Ltd

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