Hi everyone,
It’s Christmas, and if your office is anything like ours, it’s hard to see the desks under boxes of Quality Streets and mince pies.
As the year draws to a close, we’ve been thinking back on what we’ve achieved, so we’re bringing you some of our favourite stories from 2023. Over the past twelve months we’ve had growth on our mind, with our fantastic new offices in East Yorkshire and the North East giving us room to expand. We’ve brought in a new leader for Community Ventures following Nigel Fenny’s retirement, new clients such as Heron Foods, new skills for our Better Business Case practitioners, and new services like Parallel’s primary care estates tool and Refit_2050. We’ve even got new owners – our staff, who are all now co-owners of the business.
It’s been an incredible year, and we’d like to thank everyone who’s supported us in our journey – from partners, suppliers and our wonderful customers, to our own team members. Happy Christmas to you all, and drop me a line if you fancy a catch up in the new year.
Merry Christmas,
Jo
In August, we announced we were opening a new office in East Yorkshire, home to Parallel and Shared Agenda, who needed more space for their growing teams.
Find out more about our new office building on Hessle’s Bridgehead Business Park.
In June, Emma Bolton took the Community Ventures reins over from long-term leader Nigel Fenny, who is now enjoying his semi-retirement.
Emma brings a huge amount of expertise and experience to the role.
In January, majority shareholder and group Chair, Paul Sewell moved 25% of the company’s shares into an employee ownership trust, giving employees a greater say in how the business is run, and the potential to share any profits.
"EMPLOYEES MAKE OR BREAK A COMPANY AND SHOULD HAVE A GREATER STAKE THAN JUST SALARY AND BONUS CAN PROVIDE”
Brought to life in October, Refit_2050 brings together the Sewell Group’s diverse estates expertise to help our clients transition to a net zero future.
Refit_2050 helps building and portfolio operators identify ‘what to do’ and ‘in what order’.
In July, we announced the exciting news that Sewell FM will be helping to keep Heron Foods open for business by providing reactive maintenance for 86 of their stores across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
Our estates consultancies, Shared Agenda and Community Ventures, have over 30 team members qualified to the Better Business Cases™ Practitioner standard – to help public sector organisations prepare sound and effective business cases for transformational projects.
"We understand the importance of working as part of our clients’ teams to reach the right outcomes."
Parallel developed a platform to host and analyse national primary care data, on behalf of NHSE. Its flagship product, SHAPE, has been enhanced to display information about primary care services and the current estate available to help inform decision making and drive efficiencies for future delivery.
In October, our construction company, I&G, announced their expansion into the North East following demand for work in the area.
Their new office, which is based in Stockton-on-Tees, means they'll be closer to their clients in the area.
