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Ryan Taylor

Ryan joins us from another big name in the construction industry, bringing with him a wealth of experience.  Professional and hardworking, he has worked on a wide range of projects for various clients in different sectors.

Quiet and studious at first, Ryan enjoys the team environment and working collaboratively. Once you get to know him, he has a great sense of humour and he love the office banter. Ryan has a real competitive drive and loves the feeling of securing a project.

Away from work, Ryan has a passion for football and follows Brighton and Hove Albion. When he’s not watching Brighton play at the Amex Stadium, he is involved with Patcham United as a youth football coach, recently guiding their under 13s through an unbeaten season! He also enjoys spending time with family and friends, keeping a busy social calendar.

A problem shared, is a problem halved

Stewart Niven

Stewart has always worked in the construction industry and started from a trade background as a joiner before he made the move into estimating.  He has worked for other main contractors on a wide range of Cat A and B projects before joining Parkeray.

Approachable and helpful Stewart enjoys being part of the team and the challenge that each new project brings. He thrives on finding ways of getting one step ahead of the competition to secure a win!

Away from the office Stewart is a real family man and spends as much time as he can with his three sons. His other passion is football whether its playing, coaching or just watching. A keen golfer, Stewart enjoys hitting the fairways for a relaxing round golf when time permits.

Dan Jones

Dan was destined to be in the industry as he started his career at the family roofing business. Making a move into fit out and refurbishment Dan worked for another main contractor on a wide range of projects before joining the Parkeray team.

Easy going and approachable Dan enjoys interacting with our subcontractors throughout the process of preparing a bid and gets great satisfaction of knowing his hard work has paid off when a tender is successful. Dan has an inquisitive mind so enjoys getting into the details of a project and to find that extra something that just might secure the win!

His weekends are mostly spent with the family, particularly doing activities with his daughter. Dan is a sports fanatic and loves watching golf, football, cricket and boxing. He’s a regular at the gym and plays football a couple of times a week. He will also ‘hack up’ the golf course when his schedule permits

Bernard Ryan

Bernard joined us in 2012 but started in the industry over 40 years ago through the old fashioned apprenticeship route. Although he is a skilled carpenter he has over 30 years’ experience as an estimator and loves that his role is demanding yet rewarding. He particularly enjoys working with the people in his team and likes to think he is methodical and hardworking, an approach he expects from those around him.

A keen sportsman, Bernard was a league squash player in his day but these days sticks to running, cycling and the gym for fitness. He follows rugby, F1 and football, choosing Man Utd as his team since the Georgie Best days! In his spare time he works on his labour of love, renovating his Grade II listed house.

Ben Crisp

Ben has held senior estimating roles for two competitor main contacting companies in the fit out industry and joins our team with a vast amount of experience and knowledge. He has, over the years successfully secured many notable project include Eurostar changeover at Kings Cross.

At work he is easy going and extremely approachable. He thrives on the fact that every project is different from the last and no two days are ever the same!

A sports fan and music lover, his particular favourites include West Ham Utd and anything from 60’s & 70’s regarding music. At home Ben enjoys spending time with his family, that’s when he isn’t playing lead guitar in a Blues Rock Band!

Lets Rock…!

Shantel Lewis

Shantel joins our estimating team with over 10 years’ admin experience. Prior to arriving at Parkeray, Shantel worked within the industry as a senior administrator for a building control company.

Thriving under pressure and supremely organised (she has a folder for everything!) Shantel works alongside our estimating coordinator Heather, to ensure our estimating team’s operations run as smoothly as possible.

Outside of her nine to five, Shantel likes to spend time socialising with friends and travelling, even though she has a fear of flying! Her favourite place to visit is Turkey and having found her own idea of paradise there, she just can’t get enough and returns at least once a year.

Owen Gavin

Owen has been in the construction industry since 2000, working in house building, new build residential and commercial but extensively in interior fit outs.

A native of South Wales, although you wouldn’t know from his accent, Owen is easy going with a dry sense of humour. He is experienced and determined with an eye for detail, professional and friendly, Owen is always happy to help.

Owens interests outside of work include cars, cinema, design, a keen interest in American sports and he also plays the electric guitar, badly!

It is what it is

Heather Linch

Heather joined Parkeray in 2008 and is an integral part of the estimating team. She coordinates the estimators throughout the tender process, from arrival to getting enquiries out and managing the tender deliverables.

She has to work to constant deadlines but works well under pressure and enjoys working with the team. With a positive mental attitude, Heather is calm and good at keeping others calm, whilst remaining focused and dedicated.

 

Geoff Watson

Geoff is our director responsible for preconstruction and planning. He is a shareholder and is part of the original Parkeray crew. He has the ability to build excellent relationships with our clients, he always goes the extra mile and takes great pleasure in making someone else’s life easier.

He has various nicknames in the office, such as Zoro and the geek! Geoff is our in-house gadget man, definitely an early adopter.

Geoff is a keen cyclist, often pinning on a number to race and has his name on the same trophy as a former Tour de France yellow jersey holder.

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