X-Ray Vision for Building Surveyors  – we are delighted to have been appointed to advise to the Royal College of Radiologists on maintenance and minor works to their headquarters in Portland Place, Central London (May 2004)

Access Audits for Thames Valley Police – CT+G has completed disabled access audits for over 40 buildings on nearly 30 sites for Thames valley Police. With new legislation coming into effect in October 2004, it is essential that occupiers consider compliancy of their buildings - for more information click here  (May 2004)

Second Police Station for Greater Manchester  – the second of the new GMPA police stations at Urmston has been completed. (April 2004)

First Manchester Police Station opens – the  first of 17 police stations designed by CT+G (with Raymond Smith Partnership) under the Equion PFI project for the Greater Manchester Police Authority completed this month at Harpurhey. The new facility provides an efficient working environment which will accommodate significantly more personnel than the station it replaces and reflects a new image for the Authority as it restructures its North Manchester Division. (January 2004)

Sale of Major West London Redevelopment Site Completed – CT+G has sold the 26,000m² Prestolite (formely Lucas CAV) factory in Acton, West London, for social housing development. New premises are being acquired in north west London for Prestolite who will relocate later this year. The Practice has had over 50 years involvement in the site, including design in the 1960s of the office and research building fronting the site. (January 2004)

New Met Police Station opens in Bromley – Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir John Stevens has opened the third of Equion's new south east London police stations in Bromley. This month also sees the completion of Deptford police station - these two facilities joining the new police stations in Lewisham and Sutton to transform the image of the Met across south east London. (November 2003)

New Lewisham Police Station opens – the  second of the major new police stations being constructed under the Equion PFI for the Metropolitan Police Service has now opened. Designed by CT+G (with Raymond Smith Partnership), the facility includes stabling for mounted police covering south east London. (September 2003) 

First new South London Police Station Opens  – the first new police station provided under the Equion PFI project has opened in Sutton. Designed by CT+G (with Raymond Smith Partnership), the facility incorporates the original police station, but reflects a different scale of operation in keeping with the operational needs of a modern police force. Further stations are under construction under the same project in Bromley, Lewisham and Deptford. (June 2003)

Prince at the Tower – the Prince of Wales has recently visited the new Education Centre at the Tower of London.  The centre was designed by CT+G and completed last year and represents the modern face of the Tower – ensuring the Prince a more enjoyable experience of the Tower than some of his ancestors.  (June 2003)

New Offices for Community Fund – relocation of the Community Fund’s Northern Ireland office is nearing completion.  The Fund desperately needed new premises, having run out of space at its existing premises.   The Practice has advised the Fund in negotiating the acquisition of new premises at the Cromac Wood development just south of the City Centre, also advising on space planning and fitting out.   The new premises are due to be ready for occupation in August 2003. (June 2003)

Party Walls – even Westminster Abbey has them – the Practice has recently been appointed to act as Party Wall Surveyor for works to the shop at the front of Westminster Abbey on what must be one of London’s oldest party walls.  Who said party wall work isn’t interesting? (June 2003) (find out more) 

New Police Training Centre Open – work has recently completed on the new Metropolitan Police Service Training Centre at Gravesend.   CT+G acted as project architect on a complex scheme that involved conversion of the former National Sea Training Centre and construction of new residential, administrative and specialist buildings.  This highly specialised residential training centre was provided for MPS under PFI by Equion. (June 2003)

New HQ for Premier International Foods - the practice has recently completed the fitting out of PIF's new HQ, part of the Centrium development in St Albans. Completed within a tight timescale, the offices provide a new home for such famous brands as Typhoo tea, Crosse & Blackwell, Cadburys hot beverages, London Herb & Spice Company.

South London Development Site - the sale of Hanson Group's former Smith's Meters site in Streatham has recently completed - CT+G advised on both planning and disposal.

More for the Met - with work nearing completion on the Metropolitan Police training facility at Gravesend, we are now well advanced with the construction of four South East London Police Stations at Bromley, Deptford, Lewisham and Sutton.

And even more police stations - we are currently producing detailed working drawings for 16 police stations for the Greater Manchester Police Authority.  Like the Metropolitan Police projects this is a PFI project, CT+G working with the Raymond Smith Partnership for Equion.

CT+G off to the Tower - we have now completed the Historic Royal Palaces' new educational facility and library at the Tower of London.  The new facility was officially opened by the Constable of the Tower, General Sir Roger Wheeler GCB CBE, on Friday 14 June 2002.  

Affordable Premises in Crawley - we are marketing just under 500m² currently 100% office space but the ground floor could easily revert to a commercial use. This recently refurbished self-contained property benefits from comfort - cooling and ample parking and is available at a very competitive rent on flexible terms. (find out more)

Facilities Management - CT+G now employs a qualified Facilities Manager.   More clients were wanting FM related advice and we have now added this service to complement the Practice's broad range of property advice.   Recent instructions include setting up building services for the Community Fund / Arts Council for England / Heritage Lottery Fund offices in Nottingham and for Premier International Foods new UK HQ offices in St Albans (find out more)

Expert Witness Success - CT+G Partner Charles Tapson has recently acted as Expert Witness instructed by the successful claimant in the lease renewal case Horserace Betting Levy Board and Grosvenor West End Properties.   The claimant required a new lease to a particular date for operational reasons, the defendant had plans for redevelopment and wanted to terminate the new lease a year earlier.   With no clear cut answer, the Judge (His Honour Judge Roger Cooke) had to undertake a "balancing exercise" - judgment was made in favour of the claimant. (find out more)