The formation of an in-house sustainability team at a commercial building, project and sustainability consultancy has helped to underpin growth in its first half.
National consultancy firm Jones Hargreaves has offices in Leeds, Manchester, Cardiff, Bristol and London.
For the first six months of this year, the company reported a 74 per cent revenue uplift when compared to the same period in 2022.
It established its expert ESG team last summer in response to client demand. The business, since then has hired eight people into the team to scrutinise potential acquisitions, enhance the management of existing portfolios, advise on improving energy and carbon performance and much more.
During the first half of 2023, Jones Hargreaves fulfilled more than 450 client instructions across all commercial building projects.
In the latest trading quarter, between April to June 2023, new office refurbishment and fit-out instructions dominated as clients looked to re-invest in and enhance their existing portfolios to maximise potential.
Matthew Jones, partner at Jones Hargreaves, said: “Despite some headwinds in the market, we continue to see a healthy appetite and pipeline for commercial building projects in the regions we operate in across the UK. We will continue to focus on delivering high quality end-to-end projects with ESG as a central pillar where clients require this.”
Projects completed in the first half of 2023 include the fit-out of Gilbanks in Manchester, refurbishment of Unit 2 Centenary Park in Salford, common area transformation of Apex House in Birmingham, revamp of Treloggan Industrial Estate in Newquay and fit-out for a national IT firm at One Sovereign Quay in Leeds.
In Wales, the consultancy has led the refurbishment of several commercial buildings including M2-M6 Capital Business Park in Cardiff, Units 1 & 2 Ely Industrial Estate in Tonypandy and three units at Bedwas House Industrial Estate in Caerphilly.
