Priestley Construction

Fun Fact Friday

Did you know that the The Eiffel Tower moves?

One of the world’s most famous buildings which was built in 1889. This immense structure is wind resistant and will sway during a storm. The heat of our sun also affects this huge tower causing its iron components to expand or contract up to 7 inches!

STOLEN! please share

Leeds delivered many greats over the years including Sir Edmund Happold, a renowned structural engineer who was responsible for some of the world's most iconic buildings like Sydney Opera House and the Pompidou centre in Paris.

We aspire to continue building on the region's legacy through our conversion and refurbishment efforts - In 2018 we delivered a very special project, one that required extensive refurbishment – the Group’s HQ – Priestley House.

“We have always called Yorkshire our home and this significant investment into new premises reaffirms our strong connection to Leeds and the region." - Nathan Priestley

Happy Easter from everyone at Priestley Construction.

What are you Easter Sunday plans?

Fun Fact Friday!

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest of the seven wonders of the ancient world that is still intact.

Also, it was the tallest man-made structure standing at around 139m before the innovation of skyscrapers.

The pyramid is considered to be an engineering marvel as it was constructed using more than 2.3 million stone blocks with each block weighing between 2.5 tons and 15 tons.

We would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎄🍾

Congratulations to Selby Trotter who has won our Health & Safety award for November, this award is in recognition for attaining the highest Health & Safety Audit score out of all PCN sites over the last period and for actively seeking to improve Health & Safety standards onsite.

Keep up the great work!

📍2 Great George Street, Leeds.

Progress update, we have seen the completion of the stunning duplex show home apartment leading to a very successful show home launch for clients Priestley Homes.

The steel beams and columns have been erected for the new 6th – 9th floors, this includes the cross bracings as we work along the entire new floors. The brick and block work to the new 5th floor and 6th floor parapet are at lintel height on all elevations and the lift shaft has been built up to the 7th floor.

Internally drylining is continuing across all floors along with first and 2nd fix M&E.

📍Packington Street, Islington, London.

Our bistro bar project in London has commenced.

Works started at Packington Street, Angel this month to do a full refurbishment of the old Zenith Bar for clients IP Properties.

We have removed the flat roof and reinstalled new. Whilst also completing structural work with new steel installation following years of neglect. The drylining is ongoing and the first fix joinery to the rear of the bar is nearly complete. M & E is due to commence next week as we progress through the quick programme of works, ready for a new year occupant.

WE ARE AN INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY AWARD WINNER 2023!

We are thrilled to announce that we have won an International Property Award for New Small Hotel Construction & Design, Cheshire, for The Old Post Office in Warrington, which we delivered on behalf of our client, Deuce Hotels.

The Old Post Office in Warrington is a Grade II listed building that was last occupied in 2017 and has been vacant ever since. Nathan Priestley, Founder and CEO of Priestley Group, said: “Our aim was to deliver the best hotel in town for our clients, whilst also being sympathetic to the original listed building and keeping within a strict budget for the boutique hotel operator client. We finished the 21-room hotel last year. Each room is unique with its own kitchen and bathroom, and it’s already become a top-rated hotel that has set the bar in terms of quality and style in Warrington.”

Our client and sister company, Priestley Homes, has also won awards, including a 5* Best Residential Development 2-9 Units in Cheshire, for The Paddocks, Knutsford and an award for Residential Renovation/Redevelopment, West Yorkshire, For Cliff Oaks, Leeds. We were the main contractor and delivered both of these projects.

Meet the team – Tom Wills, Quantity Surveyor.

Tom joined the team in the beginning of last year, he started his career at a main contractor based in Liverpool, that were responsible for some large renovations in the city centre. Following this Tom then moved into quantity house building, where he was involved in numerous house building schemes throughout the North West and was responsible for the procurement and management of over 200 new houses at any one point. Tom enjoys seeing how different companies operate especially when it comes to cost reporting and how different companies deal with profit / loss.

‘I am a season ticket holder at Liverpool and enjoy following them all around Europe, I am also a keen boxing fan and normally get to 5/6 big fights every year.’

Today we remember, the heroes that made sacrifices for us all at times of war. Our thoughts and prayers are with all people effected by war.

LEST WE FORGET

📍Marygate House, Wakefield.

Progress update at our Wakefield city centre project for repeat clients We will be converting this building into a 26no. luxury serviced apartments and upgrading the existing ground floor retail units which are now fully let.

Demolition work has started and the windows on the second floor are being removed. The bricklayers are setting out and building the piers, starting on the first floor and working their way up the building, ready for the new windows and external look of this tired and dated building to be given a new lease of life. We love delivering some of the best building transformations in the country to our clients.

Congratulations to our employee of the month Teagan Hudson.

This is the second time this year Teagan has won and we are confident it won’t be the last time!

Keep up the superb work!

to when we transformed this former old Post Office into a stunning aparthotel.

An exceptional finish from our North West team, transforming this grade II-listed former post office in Warrington's Cultural Quarter into a £3.2 million aparthotel.

Situated on Palmyra Square, we converted the upper floors into 21no. high spec studio and one bed apartments, all while retaining and refurbishing many of the building’s original features.

We are thrilled with this transformation and now the highest rated hotel in the area, details do matter. Comment below with your thoughts?

Throwback to our three favourite projects we have completed over the past years!

1 – Priestley House, Leeds – refurbishment and new entrance extension to form 10,000sqft of offices that has become the Priestley HQ

2 – Conditioning House, Bradford – refurbishment of over 200,000sqft derelict mill to form 166 apartments plus 10,000sqft of office space.

3 – Islinghaus apartments, Angel, London – Our first project in the capital. A conversion and new build extension to form 3no. luxury apartments in Zone 1.

Mark Hoyland, Senior Site Managers top tips for working on a grade II listed building.

Meet the team Jade Hunt, Front of House.

Jade joined the team at the start of the year and is our lovely Front of House. Jade always delivers one of our principles of quality as you enter the building, ensuring excellent presentation as you walk into our HQ. Jade also helps to organise staff days out and assists staff members with different tasks.

As part of Jades career progression plan with us, she is training to become an assistant property manager within our investments division.

“Outside of work I like going on walks with my little Frenchie, going on trips away with my boyfriend, doing bottomless brunches with my friends and lots of shopping.”

Honesty is the best policy!

A warm welcome to our new buyer, Jake Cooper.

Jake will be involved in material and plant purchasing, as well as hire.

Jake brings a wealth of experience to the construction team having spent many years at Travis Perkins and four years at Howarth timber as sales rep.

Outside of work Jake enjoys going walking, spending time with his family and occasionally going to the football.

📍Marygate House, Wakefield.

Works have commenced at Marygate House to convert this 1970s block into 26no. apartments over three floors, we will also be upgrading the existing ground floor retail units to create a rejuvenated streetscape.

The development will offer a selection of studio apartments, as well as one- and two-bedroom homes, ready to move into early in summer 2024.

We have started the enabling phase including asbestos removal, demolition and site welfare set up.

The Annual Priestley Summer BBQ!

Our team and a select few VIP's were welcomed to our HQ in Leeds. It was great to get all of the team together from across all companies. A lovely afternoon full of laughter, fun and good food!

'Success is a collection of problems solved.'

Throwback to the stunning Islinghaus apartments, London.

A run of the mill challenge can easily come to define the entire project initiative.

One of the bigger challenges we faced at our Packington Street project included having to raise the roof a mere 300mm whilst keeping the protected structure intact and comply with modern day planning requirements of achieving minimum head heights.

We successfully tackled this challenge by installing lightweight panelled timber frames with a brick slip system, rather than traditional build so no further pressure was put on the structure.

We specialise in conversions and refurbishments of both commercial and residential properties.

Congratulations to our employee of the month Mark Hoyland, Senior Site Manager at Great George Street. Highlights include winning Junes Health & Safety award, securing the best audit in the company’s history.

Thank you for all your hard work!