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“We deliver challenging projects for discerning clients”

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K2 is a leading client focused independent consultancy, offering innovative services and solutions to the construction and property sectors. We are a fresh, dynamic organisation that thrives on delivering challenging projects for our clients. Our track record for providing sound strategic advice and solutions has resulted in us working with some of the foremost public and private organisations.

Our team provides programme, project, cost and construction management in addition to a full construction delivery service - all delivered by professionals within our collaborative and entrepreneurial culture.

K2 has now been established for over 10 years during which the business has grown despite some challenging economic times. We attribute this to our excellent people, sound business strategy and focus on excellence.

In 2014, we had the opportunity to significantly enhance our capabilities and we took it. We merged with Rider Hunt London – one of the oldest and most respected construction consultancies in the UK.

Our services are provided through our operating companies, K2 Group Limited, K2 Rider Hunt, K2 Consultancy, and K2 Developments.

WHO WEARE

ABOUT US

• Privately owned, limited company

• ‘Building’ magazine Top 150 Consultants

• Experience of operating in UK, Europe, USA, Africa and Asia

• High percentage of returning clients and commissions through recommendation

• A clear vision to support growth into 2020 and beyond

• Currently managing over £1bn of construction projects

ABOUTK2

• We are an owner run and led company determined to provide exceptional levels of service and commitment to our clients.

• A highly professional multi-disciplined team bringing a wealth of experience from the property and construction industry.

• As ‘boutique consultancy’ each of our clients are really valued and receive a very personal service.

• We are committed to excellence in our work and focus on delivering the best possible outcomes for our clients.

• We seek to achieve the highest levels of quality, sustainability, health & safety and social responsibility for our clients, partners, colleagues and team.

• We provide a ‘hands on’ management approach, taking into account the very latest developments and technology across all markets and sectors.

• We offer a personalised and bespoke value added service based on professional expertise backed up by extensive local market knowledge.

WHYCHOOSEK2?

• Origins date from 1785 emerging as a separate identity in 1895 and contemporary records from 1909.

• Is one of the longest established Cost Consultancy firms in the City of London.

• Early projects included County Hall on London’s South Bank and the control tower complex at London’s Heathrow Airport.

• The Rider Hunt offices in London and Sydney combined forces to manage the initial stages of the Sydney Opera House.

ABOUTRIDER HUNT

We understand that our people are our greatest asset, and that the environment and culture we foster will determine our future success.

K2 is committed to encouraging the maximum development of our people’s skills and abilities to ensure that our employees are constantly learning and progressing to reach their full potential.

K2 is a team of like-minded construction and property professionals who thrive upon bringing reliable, expert and creative solutions to all of our clients.

We deliver a range of services through a selection of talented people, namely:

• Development Managers

• Project Directors

• Project & Programme Managers

• Planners & Programmers

• Construction Managers

• Cost & Commercial Managers

OURTEAM

OUR PEOPLEANDAPPROACH

”We want K2 to be the best place to work for ambitious high performing people who arepassionate about our success.”

John Setra, Managing Director

”K2 has offered me a chance to engage in a variety of interesting and challenging projects

intended to stretch my abilities and understanding, and to further my development towards

becoming a Project Manager. There’s a lot of support in place to help and mentor me. The

opportunity at K2 is more than I ever expected.”

Jonathan Cuthbertson, Assistant Project Manager

OUR PEOPLE & APPROACH

OURVISION ANDMISSION

EXCELLENCE

We strive to be the bestWe promote excellence in others

We have pride in ourselves

OUR VISIONto become the most respected and envied

construction and project management consultancy

OUR MISSIONto deliver a set of outstanding and

progressive professional services to all of our clients, all of the time through

upholding k2 core values

TRUST

We are empowered

We take accountability

We support each other

RESPECT

We are honest

We haveintegrity

We are considerate

ENGAGE

We listenWe understand

We learn & improve

CHALLENGE

We are creativeWe are inquisitive

We are brave

ENJOY

Great peopleGreat enviroment

Great team

We aim to support our clients’ business objectives by providing a comprehensive set of development related services in a way that suits their specific needs and circumstances. Our core services are described below:

Our project managers combine excellent technical, business and communication skills aimed at managing your projects smoothly and predictably. We combine strong processes with strong leadership to deliver outstanding results.

PROJECTMANAGEMENT

K2’s Programme Management service recognises that the successful delivery of a portfolio of projects is not just the management of a number of separate projects but has at its heart a fully integrated and coordinated programme of work aligned to a client’s business and strategic objectives.

PROGRAMMEMANAGEMENT

Our Construction Management team provides expert project delivery skills to clients who wish to benefit from early, impartial and objective construction advice. We then plan, procure and manage projects using specialist trade contractors to deliver the various elements of work. We manage the complexities and risks of building on your behalf, while providing full cost transparency.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Effective planning is a prerequisite for the on time and on budget delivery of any project. The schedule provides the project with the outline structure and activity detail to ensure minimum risk to the overall delivery.

PROJECTPLANNING

K2 provides complete support services to Developers who are looking to acquire developments. We can undertake feasibility studies, appraisals and due diligence to assist our clients in making important investment decisions.

ACQUISITION SUPPORTSERVICES

K2 have the skills and experience to assist Developers and Property Owners to identify and evaluate development opportunities, maximising value. We help our clients to make informed property and investment decisions, through our understanding of market needs and drivers. We can advise on risk and help to improve the value of property investments.

DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT

OUR SERVICES

At K2 we provide strategic cost advice, which allows our clients to make informed investment decisions. We then pro-actively manage project costs advising our clients of their financial exposure every step of the way.

COST &COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT

Acting or behalf of a developer or occupier k2’s team procures, appoints and oversees the design and build contractor to ensure they comply with the building contract and successfully deliver the project.

EMPLOYER’S AGENT

K2 monitor on behalf of investors and financial institutions that developers are constructing properties in accordance with the loan conditions. K2 advises when money can be drawn down and forecast costs to complete.

DEVELOPMENT & FUNDMONITORING

Project and Programme Management

Development Management

Cost and Commercial Management

Construction Management

PRE-DEVELOPMENT

PRE-CONSTRUCTION

DESIGN &CONSTRUCTION

POST-COMPLETION

The project consisted of the re-development of existing facilities at the VWG PDI at the Port of Sheerness, Kent to improve and expand on pre-delivery inspection facilities, nearly 1000 spaces for car storage and associated infrastructure.

The existing building was stripped down to the existing concrete frame ready for recladding and fitting out to VW’s specification. Removal of the asbestos roof to the main building was safely carried out. Complete demolition of peripheral buildings including foundations allowing a piled new steel framed extension totalling 3,000m² to be constructed extending the footprint of the existing building; creating quality inspection workshop, spray booths and vehicle imaging bay facilities .

New and existing building structures were re-clad including new roofs to form the new space for fitting out. A fully serviced and fitted out building provided a new car workshop, office and staff facilities including a full catering kitchen / canteen within the existing footprint. Refurbished external car parking area (1000 cars) including site wide lighting / CCTV and vehicle refuelling centre.

K2 provided the project and cost management function client facing role and construction management resource for the build programme. This included liaising and co-ordinating of the Tenant fit out during the main build works of the accelerated programme.

Tenant request for an accelerated programme following project start for handover late January 2014 placed demands on design and sequencing to achieve the revised handover date.

VOLKSWAGEN PDI CENTRE, SHEERNESS

CLIENT:Peel Ports Ltd.VALUE:£7mROLE:Project Management, Construction Management

Ahead of the launch of BMWs new iCar (BMWs new electric car) in the UK, K2 were appointed to refit Chandlers BMW Brighton showroom.

A new iCar display area was installed complete with an electric charging point. The main sales floor was completely upgraded and refurbished to meet current BMW corporate standards.

Works included all internal flooring, new feature staircase, new reception area, customer toilets and hospitality suite. The works were carefully phased to allow the dealership to keep trading and maintain business as usual.

‘We are delighted with the way the refit has gone and would be more than happy to use K2 again.’ – Mark Allsop, Dealer Principal.

CHANDLERS BMW, BRIGHTON – SHOWROOM RE-FIT

CLIENT:Chandlers BMW UKVALUE:£500kROLE:Project Management, Cost Management, Construction Manager

The project is a new development on the site of an existing car dealership. The project requires the demolition of the existing facility, land clearance and development of a new facility for Jardines Motor Group – a Porsche dealership.

The current development proposal is for a car sales, repair and storage development. The development will consist of an 18 car showroom for Porsche, the workshop will accommodate circa 14 workshop bays, 2 specialist work bays, and 2 MOT bays. In addition, there will be a car valet facility.

The construction budget for this project is circa £7M with an anticipated planning application submission in late May 2016 and a completion date of August 2017.

K2 have been retained to provide full project management and commercial management services.

This site provides challenges due to ground contamination and flood risks as well as being constrained by the adjacent developments and environmental issues. K2 have managed an extensive survey programme to inform both the planning application and design, including ecology, archaeology, arboriculture, geo technical and asbestos.

PORSCHE, SIDCUP

CLIENT:Jardine Motors GroupVALUE:£7mROLE:Project Management, Cost Management

K2 has been appointed to deliver a new dual brand Jaguar Land Rover dealership in Milton Keynes by providing Project Management and Cost Management services to develop the 45,000 sq ft facility. This is Jardine’s first dealership that will house the two brands - Jaguar and Land Rover – and will be used for car sales and repairs. The development will incorporate an eighteen vehicle showroom, twenty bay workshop and two MOT bays, along with a roof deck car park.

K2 also continue to manage the Jardine Motors Group furniture procurement process. K2 undertook the process of tendering multiple furniture package options to give the client a bespoke back of house furniture brand that will now be incorporated throughout all upcoming new build dealerships.

During the project’s design development, K2 concurrently engaged with a number of specialist workshop fit-out contractors to coordinate and vocalise Jardine’s own operational needs and aspirations. This early stage collaboration enabled the delivery of an efficient and functional workshop, purposely designed to suit Jardine’s own operational and business goals, whilst maintaining economic value.

JAGUAR LAND ROVER, MILTON KEYNES

CLIENT:Jardine Motors GroupVALUE:£10mROLE:Project Management, Cost Consultancy

The Jardine Motor Group have commissioned K2 Consultancy to deliver a refurbishment of an existing Mercedes-Benz dealership. The project will incorporate the latest Corporate Identity standards, whilst also improving and meeting the businesses modern day needs.

With the increased demands on aging assets, the key driver for the project is to create a more efficient and functional facility which reflects both a maximisation of the existing showroom space as well as expanding the capacity of the businesses used car sales. With this in mind, K2’s main goal is to revitalise and add value to an existing dealership which is operating at capacity for our client whilst managing project expectations within a constrained budget.

MERCEDES-BENZ, SOUTHEND

CLIENT:Jardine Motors GroupVALUE:£1.6mROLE:Project Management,Cost Consultancy

This project has required delicate stakeholder management up to and throughout the project cycle due to the complex interrelationship of the Ferrari, Maserati and Porsche brands.

The works see a new build extension to facilitate an eight bay workshop and parts mezzanine for Ferrari and Maserati, as well asa remodel of the Porsche unit repair, overnight delivery and parts department.

K2 are providing full Project Management and Cost Consultancy roles and have pulled together the professional team, undertaken feasibility studies, over saw planning approval process, procurement of the main contractor, tender and adjudication of specialist automotive packages.

FERRARI & MASERATI AFTERSALES EXTENSION/NEW BUILD, COLCHESTER

CLIENT:Jardine Motors GroupVALUE:£2mROLE:Project Management,Cost Consultancy

K2 worked with our client Jardine Motors Group to provide an upgrade to their Corporate Identity. The upgrades works consisted of re-tiling areas of an operational showroom, new glazed partitions and co-ordination of the new Bentley CI furniture and displays which alone were £175,000.

We provided a Project Management and Quantity Surveying function, agreed deliverables and understanding of the corporate brand, tender and procurement of main contractor, managed the construction process while being carried out within an operational facility.

FERRARI AND BENTLEY ESSEX & KENT

CLIENT:Jardine Motors Group VALUE:£400kROLE:Quantity Surveyor

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