BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
Aidan Mortimer, chief executive of Symm writes about the importance of our craftspeople in a recent article in the Publication 'Bridge for Design'
[extract].... Good, well managed builders with trained craftspeople are in great demand for the growing numbers of large new private residences being built across the country.... Building a beautiful new country house with the best craftspeople, materials and fittings can be costly; however you will be building something wonderful that can be handed down through generations.... Click here for the full article.
Opinion Column in FX Magazine - When the price isn't right
Aidan Mortimer, chief executive of Symm, on why interior designers and architects need to negotiate directly with contractors.
Though the bulk of our building work is for private clients and businesses through our existing relationships with their interior designers and architects, like most contractors in construction we often prepare tenders in response to information we receive from architects and interior designers on behalf of their clients. Generally, procurement of work in the construction industry is through competitive tender - a wasteful process, since most jobs are awarded on price alone..... . Click here for the full article.
FINANCIAL TIMES LIBRARY ARTICLE
Following on from the Independent, the FT has published an article featuring Symm and the increasing demand for custom built libraries.
extract].... Collecting books and displaying them to their best advantage is a long-held tradition that was often forgotten in the bohemian 1970s, brash 1980s and minimalist 1990s. But now upscale building firms, such as the Oxford-based Symm, report that increasing numbers of clients, both in the UK and the US, want libraries in their new homes. Some want two or even three. "One recent client wanted a country house with one room for his academic reference library for his business and the other two for his personal collections of rare books and book plates," says Symm chief executive Aidan Mortimer.... Click here for the full article. You will need to be registered on the FT website to do so however.
