We maximise land potential &
deliver buildings, efficiently
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Develop
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Manage
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Deliver
“We have the
specialist expertise
to suggest the
appropriate
opportunities
to save cost,
time, and
resources.”
Develop – the idea
We identify and deliver workable and profitable developments, maximising returns for land owners with potential for developing and creating thriving, modern, sustainable business space, in which growing businesses can work and expand.
Our solutions are bespoke and the ultimate success of any development project stems first from a detailed understanding of our clients’ needs. Gathering this vital information is undertaken by a senior Director, with over 20 years’ industry experience.
Manage – the process
We deliver value to site owners by finding the right occupiers on the most strategically appropriate terms. And whilst we are thorough, we are also prompt in our response: we recognise the commercial realities and pressures on project commencements as well as completions.
We have the specialist expertise to suggest the appropriate opportunities to save cost, time, and resources. But we also have the business understanding to make sure we never compromise on quality or prestige.
Deliver – the project
Having our own construction arm means that costs are transparent from the outset, controlled, structured for long term value and with no “hidden extras”.
And of course, it enables us to deliver timescales that might otherwise be impossible.
As part of our construction service, specialist project management comes as standard. Artisan Project Managers are available for consultation at any point, and coordinate all the building and construction resources at precisely the right times right through to completion and occupation.
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We work throughout East Anglia
& the South East of England
Completed projects
Current projectsThis map locates projects we have delivered since 1996. The Turquoise coloured circles show clusters of buildings, the digit represents the number of buildings or schemes with a close geographical area. Click on the number to zoom the map in to find out more about individual projects. Projects with a red marker are current while the green marker denotes completed projects. Click to the project page to see the development brochure for each site where applicable.
Most of our activity is within the East of England and northern home-counties. The East of England is characterised by a largely rural landscape and coastal areas with many market towns including Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich, Huntingdon, and a few medium sized cities such as Peterborough, Norwich, Luton and Cambridge.
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Meldreth, Cambridgeshire
Clare Hall, St IvesWe have a dedicated team of
experienced professionals
The Artisan team can boast 40 years experience in the property development business.
They have been attracted over the years to the company’s ethos of delivering the right buildings for clients at the right price.
Client satisfaction ranks highly with each member of Artisan and turning, what can actually be, a challenging
and complicated process into, what appears for clients to be, a simple, smooth and enjoyable experience.
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Michael Eyres Managing Director -
Geoff Lawler Financial Director -
David Railton Construction Director -
Sam Griffiths Commercial Manager -
Ciera Finn Quantity Surveyor -
Marianne Gargiulo Accounts Assistant -
Stephen Hone Development Manager -
Jamie Watt Quantity Surveyor
We have built great relationships with our clients
“It is easy for us to take for granted what we do as it is so ingrained in the culture of our business.”
Comments such as those below make us appreciate the great relationships we have built with our clients. The common themes seem to be the way in which we unravel the complexities of major development projects and provide suggestions, alternatives and solutions that improve the efficiencies, timescales and performance of their project making for an enjoyable experience.
“It was a very smooth process. Taking the brief from our client and delivering a building that they wanted did work, and it was one-stop. They took it on board, they appointed the architect, the engineers – and got the building right for the client. That’s really important.”
Tony Barker – Barker Storey Matthews
“How they lead someone through the process who has got no experience of working with a developer. They do it every day, but for us it’s a one off. A lot of the things we came across as we talked it through with them, we hadn’t really given any thought to previously. It worked extremely well for us. The check in the system came when we were able to put those drawings in front of Artisan, and they said, “you could shave a few quid off here and there, if you did so and so”. And we went right the way through that process, and that was a very useful sanity check on what the architect had come up with.”
Richard Cooper – Three Swans Property Management Ltd.
“Yes, they were very quick at coming back on the proposal. David was very focused on delivering this on time. From spade in the ground to finish was 47 weeks, which for a building of this size was pretty quick. To do that he has to push ahead. All credit to him, it was delivered on time and under budget.”
Luke Fairhead – Linx Printing Technologies
“Artisan delivered us a building which reflects our commitment to our future here. Without their expertise and “can do” attitude we would not have been able to make it happen in the time we had available to the fantastic BREEAM Excellent standard.”
Ian Holah – Kelway
I didn’t get the feeling there was anything hidden away….With us, they were much more of a partner than a developer.”
Mark Cooper – Linx Printing Technologies
Expertise in delivering
the right buildings at the right price
Transparency and open mindedness are key to ensuring that you take delivery of an individual building designed and developed to meet your specific requirements.
We consider sustainability in every design and we have worked to accredited BREEAM ‘excellent’ standards – open to inspection, validation, and offering a guarantee of quality to whichever level our clients specify.
We commonly set up JCT agreements between our construction arm and our development arm in order to deliver maximum transparency and clarity for clients.
Our buildings not only stand as clear testament to our work but we also have arrangements to access a number of them to show clients exactly the high quality of work that they can expect on an Artisan project.
We are always happy to offer an open-book on costs, ensuring no hidden surprises or misunderstandngs.
But developing complex buildings for specified requirements can throw up all sorts of problems, however we’ve seen them all many times over.
Even with the best-laid plans, we understand that challenges may present themselves during the life of a project.
Ranging from specialist help in solving planning permission issues, to considering different financial models for delivering a scheme, through to last-minute revisions on the final configuration of a building, we will have the experience and expertise to find the answer.
Our heritage from our 20 years of commercial and industrial development project completions across East Anglia means that we know the Local Authorities and know how to work with them for mutual advantage.
We have sophisticated financial modelling expertise and are creative at suggesting alternative financial structures to maximise return on investment.
And we are on-site, on-hand, if building design details need amending: we want our clients to have a long, profitable, and sustainable working life from the building we are proud to have helped to create.
All of this combines to ensure our clients occupy buildings that are right for their business at a commensurate price.
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