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Graeae raises £20,000 at Paragon fundraiser

March 11, 2013, 8:13 am
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On Thursday 21 February Paragon Management UK Ltd hosted a fundraising event in aid of Graeae at fashionable East London venue Cargo. Over the last few months, Graeae and Paragon have been working together developing an evening of top entertainment, which would introduce a whole new audience to Graeae’s work and ethos.

Over 300 people descended on Cargo for a night of comedy and live music featuring Francesca Martinez, Steve Day, double act Gareth Berliner and Kiruna Stamell and Jen Brister. Two incredible sets of live music came from the Reasons to be Cheerful band and Ta Mère who rounded the evening off with a boot-stomping performance.

Thank you to everyone who entered our competition to win tickets to the event. Our winner was Sarah Piggott who won with her resolution ‘To realise three reasons to be cheerful every day. Today, the news of your exclusive event is definitely one of my reasons.’

We were also thrilled to be joined by Graeae Patrons Richard Wilson and Jenny Agutter as well as Jemima Dury. As always it was fantastic to have their encouragement and support. One of the highlights of the night was Jenny Agutter po-going with the best of them to the Reasons to be Cheerful band!

At the moment we are still waiting for the final count, but we hope to have raised around £20,000: this could make all the difference to our ambitions for our artistic programme in a year when all arts organisations are facing further cuts.

Matt Bray from Paragon said, ‘We took a leap of faith but we got it right and put together a fantastic evening of inclusive entertainment with the help of the wonderful staff team and performers from Graeae. The evening beat all expectations with £20,000 being raised through ticket sales, sponsorship, auction and raffle. It’s been a challenge for the Paragon team but it has also been great fun and very rewarding for us all.’

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Paragon joins Interserve

May 23, 2013, 3:27 am
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Ian Renhard, Managing Director – Interserve Construction said:

“This acquisition enhances our existing fit-out and interior services and provides us with additional revenue, most specifically, in the London and south-east fit-out market. All indicators show that the London refurbishment market performed well throughout the last five years and this acquisition puts us in a good position to take advantage of expected growth and provides the opportunity to develop services to new and

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Paragon cycle from London to Paris

May 21, 2014, 8:42 am
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Staff from Paragon, Interserve’s specialist fit-out business, are amongst sixty eight intrepid employees who are this week saddling up to cycle from London to Paris to raise money for charities including Graeae, Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research and the Alzheimer’s Society.

Setting off from the Royal Observatory at Greenwich Park in London early on the morning of 22 May, the cyclists will be riding in groups of fifteen to eighteen but meeting up for lunch and evening meals, aiming to finish three days later at the Eiffel Tower in Paris in the early evening of 24 May. Their route will take them around 275 miles via Dover, Calais and Amiens.

Commenting on the initiative, Gordon Kew, InterserveUK Building Managing Director, UK Building, who is himself taking part, said:

“Interserve Construction’s regional teams have really adopted a charitable spirit and spent 1000s of hours training as well as committing over 130 working days to this venture. This is a great example of our business giving something back to the communities in which we work, which is one of the underlining principles of our Interserve Employee Foundation. I am absolutely delighted to be part of this fantastic initiative. Roll on Paris!”

Main corporate sponsors for the event include Capita, Opus Building Services, Leehill Construction, Interserve Engineering Services, Skerritts, Innovare, Hewlett & Sons, Actiform Group & Masefield Building Services, DMA, RCL Royland, Rentec, Progressive Systems, Opus and Spie.

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Business Update

October 23, 2014, 2:04 am
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Matt Bray
Managing Director

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“As we continue to develop the business, I am very pleased to announce that both Steve Root and Henry Tammaro will be joining Paragon, bringing with them a wealth of knowledge.
They will add further depth to our talented team, who this year will deliver over £100m of profitable projects, both for existing and new clients.
We are finishing this year and entering 2015 confident of continuing our steady growth with a strengthened leadership team.”

Steve Root
Board Director

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Steve joins the Paragon board bringing with him a wealth of industry experience having taken on and delivered some of the largest, fastest and most complex fit-out projects in London, including BlackRock and the 500,000sqft Nomura occupation of 1 Angel Lane.
Working with the board, Steve will focus on strategically developing the business and our major projects capability.

Steve commented:
“Having watched Paragon’s impressive growth and spent time with the board, I have been captured by the energy and the ambition of the whole business, and the depth of support and resource provided by the Interserve Construction Board.
I’m looking forward to joining Matt’s team and working with him and the board in developing the business strategy further and realising the business’ full growth potential.”

Henry Tammaro
Operations Director

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Henry joins the business as Operations Director. As a qualified services engineer and with a wealth of experience as Project Director for some of the most complicated fit-out projects in London, including Nomura, Deutsche Bank, UniCredit, 3i plc, British Land and Microsoft; Henry adds further strength and depth of experience to our major projects team and capability.

Henry commented
“I’m looking forward to working with the Paragon team to challenge the industry norms, develop industry leading processes & procedures and providing a service in line with the Paragon principles of keeping it simple and enjoyable for all involved.”

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Christmas Jumper Day for Save The Children

December 12, 2014, 3:08 am
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Paragon get into the Christmas spirit in aid of Save the Children

Paragon staff at Head Office and on-site have come into work in their Christmas jumpers in support of Save the Children. So far almost £100 has been raised.

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Mipim 2015

March 10, 2015, 4:10 am
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10th-13th March
We’ll be in Cannes this year, if you would like to catch up for a coffee or a beer , please drop us a line.

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Comic Relief Bake Off

March 16, 2015, 8:44 am
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A BIG Well done to all of the staff at the London & South hub who took part in the Red Nose Day Bake Off. We raised £547 for Comic relief and got to enjoy lots of homemade cake in the process.

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Paragon set to sponsor Colt’s 2015 charity bike ride

September 9, 2015, 5:30 am
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The ride will start on Friday 11 September and conclude at Colt’s Zurich office on Monday 14 September.

Since its inception in 2012, the Colt charity bike ride has gained momentum and this year’s event will involve 90 cyclists and 20 support crew.

 

Riders will be signing up for either a ‘road route’ which will require participants to cycle 453km in four days, or the ‘daredevil route’ which will comprise 529km and rocky terrains for the riders to complete in the same four day period.

 

Fostering the core values of team work and a commitment towards the local community, the bike ride will also set new records this year. In 2014, it raised €100,000 for regional charity partners, and this year is set to achieve €200,000. All funds will be donated to local charities selected by Colt employees. UK riders are fundraising for  Coram, one of the oldest UK-based charitable organisations supporting vulnerable children.

 

Sharing this commitment to fundraise for charities in vital need of support, Paragon looks forward to sponsoring Colt’s charity bike ride and supporting all fundraising cyclists, including some of their own staff. To donate, please visit Colt’s Just Giving page.

https://www.justgiving.com/Colt-Technology7

 

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Paragon staff give a day to charity in relay challenge

September 9, 2015, 5:45 am
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Paragon’s support in relay challenge helps fund raise for charity.

 

Paragon is helping charities in need across the UK by undertaking a variety of fundraising initiatives. The ‘Give a Day of your Time’ (GADOYT), which is an ongoing relay challenge initiated by the Interserve Employee Foundation (IEF), involves Paragon staff dedicating a day of their time to charitable organisations. The Paragon team are already getting their hands dirty through activities such as ground maintenance, garden and park clearance, animal rescue and cooking.

 

Once someone has undertaken their charity challenge, they have to nominate someone else to take up a similar fundraising task for charities and voluntary groups. Those already benefiting from the challenge include St. Piers School for Young Epilepsy, Whitechapel Mission, Shropshire Cat Rescue, Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice in Normanby and Friends of Telford Town Park.

 

The GADOYT is designed to improve the lives of the less privileged by supporting projects from different charitable organisations.

 

The challenge is already gaining popularity over on Interserve’s and Paragon’s social media channels and support is encouraged using the

#IGaveADay hashtag.

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L&SE Hub Abseil down Broadgate Tower

September 25, 2015, 6:35 am
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On Saturday the 19th September, Andy Simmonds from the London and Southeast Hub Business Development Team, took up the challenge to abseil down the Broadgate Tower.

At over 160m it is the highest civilian abseil point in the UK and Andy completed this feat to raise money for the charity Bliss. To add to the danger his colleagues upped the anti by providing the fancy dress.

Andy AKA Chick Man or #ChickenMan said “thank you team, it was tough and I certainly stood out! Chuffed to have been involved, right who’s next, the bar has been set!”

 

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We Have Moved

December 7, 2015, 7:44 am
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We’ve moved in to the new London and South East Construction Hub in the City, building on an exciting few years since Interserve acquired Paragon.
The London and South East Hub is the first regional hub that brings together specialist construction services. The 240-strong team will deliver in excess of £200m projects in 2016, continuing to work independently as Paragon and Interserve, while combining our specialist skills in new build, fit-out and refurbishment under one roof to deliver added programme, cost and quality efficiency to strategic client projects.

Our new office is a showcase of what we can do as one team. The space, after an assessment of more than 100 ‘good practice’ measures, has achieved RICS SKA Gold.
We look forward to welcoming you to our new offices soon!

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MIPIM 2016

January 26, 2016, 5:23 am
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Interserve and Paragon open first regional construction hub

April 1, 2016, 3:59 am
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Together with Interserve, we officially launched the London and South East Construction Hub on Wednesday 24th February.

The new office brings together the regional construction and specialist commercial interiors team to jointly deliver a wide range of projects to clients across multiple sectors.

 

Since being acquired by Interserve in May 2013, Paragon has increased its turnover to £175 million and grown from 55 to 180 staff in the period. The London and South East Hub is the first regional hub that brings together specialist fit-out operations and construction services. The new City office will support the combined 240-strong team to deliver in excess of £250 million of projects over the next year.

 

The new office is a showcase of what can be done as one team. The exemplar space achieved RICS SKA Gold after an assessment of more than 100 ‘good practice’ measures.

 

Ian Renhard, Managing Director of Interserve Construction, said: “The launch of our new office is a significant step in the strategy we set to grow our business within London and the South East. In a very short time we have become a major force in this key market and have developed a sustainable workstream ahead of us.”

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April 1, 2016, 4:02 am
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Paragon completes £17m multipurpose hub for BMW Group UK

May 9, 2016, 7:07 am
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One of Paragon’s most exciting projects of 2015 was the multi-phased refurbishment of vacant former laboratory and industrial space in Farnborough to create a multipurpose hub for BMW Group UK’s commercial activities.

Vacant for several years, the site had enormous potential as an opportunity to co-locate BMW Group’s UK national sales company together with its financial services and fleet management teams for the first time in one location.

 

The project involved the refurbishment and fit-out of three existing buildings totalling 300,000 sq ft to form versatile office accommodation, the refurbishment of two 10-level car parks and, following some demolition works, the construction of a new 6,000 sq ft pre-distribution test centre workshop.

 

This was our third project for BMW Group won through competitive tender. We knew from the outset several factors were of critical importance to our client: cost certainty, schedule and the quality and content of a collaborative working environment where staff come first.

 

The end result has created a great opportunity to showcase BMW Group’s premium brands and the spaces establish the internal cultural identity of the business. The closer working relationship between the national sales company, the financial services and fleet management companies in the group brings further benefits to BMW’s customers.

 

Not only are there exceptional workspaces that fully support BMW Group’s vision to build a new culture in a new environment, but as a team we even managed to introduce a more sustainable approach to the refurbishment and refit.

 

The project includes encounter spaces which add a new and exciting feel to the environment, and not only BMW Group’s mark on the buildings, but also greatly contribute to the wellbeing of the staff that work there.

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Paragon take to the skies for Macmillan’s Property Skydive

May 26, 2016, 1:08 pm
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On Friday 27 May, and Friday 17 June, four people from Paragon will be among a team of property professionals taking part in a 15,000 ft skydive to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support and Pilgrims Hospice.

 

Macmillan Cancer Support provides specialist healthcare and support to people suffering from or affected by cancer, and Pilgrims Hospice is a local charity in Kent that provides expert palliative care for the community.

 

Last year, Paragon participated in the Broadgate Tower Abseil for BLISS, a charity that supports premature babies, so the team are used to scaling new heights in the name of charity.

 

They have already raised just over £3,600 to date but are looking for further donations for these special causes. To donate, visit their JustGiving page and keep a look out for pictures from the main event over on Twitter!

https://www.justgiving.com/teams/paragon15kft

 

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Paragon Sponsors the 2016 CBRE EMEA Charity Bike Ride

June 3, 2016, 3:46 am
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100 CBRE employees, sponsors, clients, suppliers, family and friends are preparing to undertake a cycling challenge through the undulating hills of France, finishing on the Italian Riviera. Commencing on 5 June 2016, the 650km cycle will begin in the medieval castle town of Carcassonne before we finish on the Mediterranean coast in San Remo on 9 June 2016. A number of significant climbs are involved on our route to the beach in San Remo, notably the 3,000 m climb on our third day of cycling between Carpentras and Digne les Bains.

Not only are Paragon one of the major sponsors of the event, but we have a rider taking part.  Edward Eborall is one of the plucky riders preparing to tackle the notorious Mont Ventoux, which some say is the hardest climb to ever feature in the Tour De France.

All money raised from corporate and participant sponsorship will support CBRE’s programme with children’s international development charity, Plan International. CBRE’s unique programme to build a better future for children in Sierra Leone is supported by UK Government funds. This means that for every £1/€1 donated towards our programme, international aid budgets will multiply it by nine – enabling CBRE’s funds to go nine times further. This is a life-changing investment in Sierra Leone.

Visit Edwards fundraising page at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserPage.action?userUrl=EdwardEborall&pageUrl=1

And follow us on Twitter @intparagon #RideToRemo for updates on his progress.CBRE 1

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THE INTERSERVE SOCIETY REPORT Apprenticeships: the path to success? ?

June 16, 2016, 8:15 am
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In 2015 Interserve published its first ‘Society Report’, which examined the public’s attitude towards big business.

 

In 2016 the focus has shifted to look at the attitudes towards apprenticeships.  Research undertaken by Interserve highlights that there is still much work to do to raise the profile of apprenticeships among three key groups – young people, their parents and many UK employers.

 

Adrian Ringrose, Interserve’s Chief Executive, comments:

“This report provides a snapshot of attitudes and perceptions towards apprenticeships among young people, parents and employers at a time when the forthcoming Apprenticeship Levy has firmly pushed the topic onto the business agenda. However, as the report shows, much more needs to be done to change perceptions and raise awareness of apprenticeship schemes.

“It is evident that apprenticeships suffer from an image problem and lack the prestige assigned to university education. Business, government and educators must all work together to better inform parents and young people about apprenticeships, in order to ensure that these schemes can become a driving force for skills and sustainable careers.”

The nationally representative survey of more than 5,000 people and over 500 businesses undertaken by YouGov, was commissioned by Interserve to assess how well apprenticeships are currently understood and what challenges there might be to their wider adoption. Interserve, the FTSE-listed international support services and construction company, is one of the UK’s largest private employers.

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Paragon shortlisted for London Construction Awards 2016

August 3, 2016, 3:24 am
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Station House in Bracknell has been shortlisted for the London Construction Awards’ Health and Safety category. The joint entry was led by Paragon, principal contractor, and Castle Scaffolding.

 

Station House is a commercial-to-residential conversion of an empty, Network Rail-owned office building above Bracknell station that is being transformed into 96 new homes.

 

The site’s exceptionally challenging location – directly alongside a live platform and railway track – led to a unique and pioneering scaffolding concept developed with Castle Scaffolding. The result is an exemplar health and safety solution that has been praised for its ingenuity and will be rolled out on future projects.

 

The London Construction Awards recognise achievements by those that have played a defining role in delivering exceptional quality, innovation and service; and in driving the London construction industry forwards.

 

The awards welcome a number of high-level attendees from the sector to celebrate the successes of a wide range of companies across the capital.

 

For this year’s remodelled awards, the focus is very much on excellence on the ground and discovering the unsung heroes that consistently deliver outstanding projects, are constantly innovating and are leading the way to provide a safer working environment for all involved.

 

Winners will be announced at the ceremony on 26 October 2016.

 

 

 

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Paragon completes Japanese gaming company Bandai Namco’s new headquarters

August 18, 2016, 6:21 am
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Paragon has completed work at Bandai Namco’s new UK headquarters in Richmond, London. The company, which originated in Japan, produces arcade, mobile and home video games and needed a new office to run its European operations from while maintaining close proximity to London and its existing sister office in Acton.

 

Paragon was the fit out contractor for the scheme and helped to deliver a quirky and fun workplace that reflected the company’s playful nature. The new 18,000 sq ft headquarters occupies three floors of a Grade II Listed building and offers flexible open plan space as well as separate, smaller offices, meeting rooms, breakout areas and tea points to accommodate the various needs of the business.

Created by Resonate Interiors, the design is sensitive to the heritage of the building while incorporating the personality of the company and the entertaining nature of the games it produces. There are subtle nods to the origins of the company throughout, with panels and black partitions inspired by Japanese paper screens and handmade paper cranes suspended in glass dividing panels.

The attention to detail on the project was second to none, with over 20 flooring finishes, a showcase area for classic Bandai Namco games, including old slot machines and PAC-MAN, alongside feature lighting and themed meetings rooms. Together, this has created a unique and inspiring environment for Bandai Namco to work, learn and play. 160511ban-001 160511ban-012 160511ban-014  160511ban-020

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