Looking ahead to 2008

29th November 2007

As the year closes the Practice is preparing for a re-branding and marketing initiative for the New Year including the new website and graphics you see here designed with local graphic designers, Visual Assets.

It has been an exciting year settling into new offices and we are on our way to a record breaking turnover. With 10 staff in each of the two offices we are currently working on over 70 projects in 12 different countries. Paul Pashley and Laura Norton transferred from UK to the Dubai office in September and Paul Strugnell and Jennifer Ashton joined us here soon afterwards as trainees.

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Vincent Mount, Alison Galbraith and Martin Hird to Associate level in October in recognition of their growing contribution and responsibilities within the firm.

Martin with Gifford Archaeological colleague Dr Gerry Wait in Romanian snow last January during assessment work for Europe 's largest open cast gold mining operation.

Lionel and Ramune speaking at the Municipality in Vilnius in March.

Summer croquet at Freshwater Cottage.

London CPD visit arrives at one of Lionel's old schemes at Petershill; Alison [now associate], Suzie [just joined],Laura and Paul [now both with Dubai office], Martin [now associate] and Lucy [now back at University in USA ].

Dubai Managing Director Leander Steyn does his bit at the Cityscape Exhibition stand in Dubai this October.

The scale of some of Alshamsi Terra Firma's projects; Model of Logistics City, the hinterland to the proposed new Airport for Dubai .

The core UK team October 2007

...and the reality of trying to have them stand still...