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“ The business started out doing purely fit outs, but around 2008, things started to change in the industry, and we wanted to be more dynamic. We changed our approach slightly and began offering refurbishment and new build work on top of fit outs, as well as exploring the market overseas in Singapore. We diversified the sectors in which we work, expanding into different types of residential work picking up high-end residential projects in West London where we delivered private residences for high-net-worth individuals. We also got onto the Imperial College framework to enter the higher education sector and increasingly delivered heavy refurbishment work. Although commercial workplaces remain embedded in our DNA, we now have teams specialising in multiple sectors including education, arts and leisure, and life sciences. More recently, we began working
in the aviation sector having picked up a project at London City Airport, which has led to further contracts at Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport too.”
As Andy highlights, 8build has diversified its offering, which has paid off, as the business has experienced phenomenal growth in recent years.“ We’ ve grown organically, as more people understand what we do and there’ s increased demand for what we offer,” he states.“ We’ re dedicated to our clients, which as mentioned, leads to repeat business and growth in different markets. We also follow market trends, such as the boom in life sciences around two years ago; we already had a track record delivering these projects and we’ ve certainly seen growth in this space over the last 12 months.
“ The retrofit market is also very prevalent. We’ re working with longstanding clients like
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