With a wealth of expertise hailing from large names in the industry, Graham has an established career in fit out. His previous achievements have been recognised by British Council of Offices and he was also awarded employee of the year.
Completely focused and personable, Graham is a great motivator on site bringing the team together. Describing himself as tactful and driven, Graham enjoys the buzz of day to day site life and the challenge each day brings.
Away for the office Graham is a huge sports fan enjoying rugby and motor racing. He is also a lover of the outdoors and you will often find him cycling, skiing or walking.
Treat others as you wish to be treated.
Sam started his career ‘on the tools’ and has worked his way up through the ranks. His strong trade background brings a depth of experience to our technical services team. During his time in the industry he has worked on many complex installations.
Positive and resourceful, Sam likes that every project is different and presents a new challenge, which he enjoys finding workable solutions to overcome. He enjoys meeting new people and building strong working relationships with all involved, from clients to suppliers.
Away from the office Sam likes travelling and exploring new places, catching up with family and friends and walking his pet dog, Rosie. His sporting pursuits include cycling and canoeing.
Chris comes from a trade background in plumbing and heating and has worked his way up through the ranks to technical services manager. His experience is wide and varied having been in the industry in a managerial capacity now for a number of years.
He thrives on the different challenges each day brings and enjoys meeting different people along the way. Friendly and hardworking, Chris is a real people person and believes his trade background enables him to build strong working relationships with all involved, from clients to suppliers. He also admits to being a bit of a perfectionist!
A real family man, Chris enjoys days out and holidays with his young family, travelling to new places. When he gets the chance, he enjoys playing football and the occasional round of golf. He doesn’t take life too seriously and his friends says he’s a bit of a wind up!
Push yourself, because no one is going to do it for you.
John has been in the building services industry for many years and has vast experience in the fit out and refurbishment sector. He brings a wealth of knowledge to our technical services team from working on modern, high-quality fit outs to listed refurbishments.
For John, it’s all about collaboration. He enjoys working with the whole team, pulling together their own elements to make it work and handing over the perfect end product. Amiable and always there to lend a hand, John is a real team player.
In his spare time John likes to spend time with his family and also going to the gym to keep fit. His other passion is mountain biking and will often be found out and about on the trails perfecting his technique for a real adrenalin rush!
Hakuna Matata
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.
James has always been in construction and he began on ‘the tools’ working his way up through the ranks to become project director. During his career, he has worked for many high-profile clients such as Baker Botts, delivering multi million pound projects.
He thrives on the different challenges each project brings and enjoys meeting different people along the way. Friendly, passionate and approachable, James classes his best attribute as being a people person, forging good working relationships with not only the delivery team but also with the client, to ensure a successful journey, delivering the project to the highest standard, on budget and on time.
James is a real family man and enjoys spending as much time with them as he can. He also likes working out at the gym not only to keep fit but also to relieve any stress! As a motorcycle enthusiast James loves all things motorbike; from building them to taking road trips across Europe.
No matter your age, you never stop learning and tomorrow is a new day with fresh challenges.
Jason brings extensive management experience to his role as project manager. His strong background in construction and fit-out environments include projects at some of the best landmark buildings around Greater London, from the Houses of Parliament to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Wembley Stadium and pretty much most of the tall buildings in London.
Jason brings an energetic enthusiasm to all his projects. Friendly, sociable and easy to talk to he gets along with everyone he meets and is a true team player. Always trying to better himself, he is constantly learning and loves to problem solve.
Away from work Jason loves music and films and anything that involves them both. As a very sociable person Jason has a keen interest in psychology and human interaction. He also likes going to the gym, especially if the café is stocked with goodies!
It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!
Friedrich Nietzsche
Ivayla joins our admin team with a wealth of industry knowledge, having spent a number of years as document controller and office manager in her previous position. She provides invaluable support to the team and as U2 administrator, Ivayla is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of our project information and collaboration software – Union Square.
Positive and helpful, Ivayla enjoys being part of a project, meeting and working with lots of different people. She takes her role seriously and will always give her best by constantly learning new things and expand her knowledge. Every successful project makes her feel proud of being involved with a great team.
Away from the office Ivayla loves anything that keeps her outdoors, whether its cycling, walking or tending to her allotment. She also enjoys camping with family and friends or just inviting them over for a BBQ.
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
Neil has a sound knowledge of the industry and an established career in fit out and refurbishment. With a wealth of expertise hailing from large names in construction he is adaptable and effective in building teams and leading project delivery.
Neil is proactive and flexible in his approach, loyal, passionate, dedicated and committed. Completely focused, he is a great motivator bringing the team together to achieve results.
Outside of work Neil enjoys spending time with his family and socialising with friends. He is a huge sports fan including football and manages a youth team involving his sons. He also has a love of motorsports and a lifelong passion for high-performance sports cars.
The older you get you realise how much you don’t know.
Joe joins our project management team with a wealth of fit out experience already to his name. Having stumbled into the industry by chance, Joe has worked his way up through the ranks from ganger to project manager and quickly discovered he preferred building offices rather than working in them!
He loves being hands on, problem solving and enjoys day to day life on site. Meeting and working with many consultants and contractors to deliver the finished project is what Joe thrives on. Laid back but driven he is a team player and believes that if one component fails, everyone does.
When time permits Joe likes to spend time with family and friends. He also likes to travel and was fortunate to spend a year exploring South East Asia, India, Australia, New Zealand and the south Pacific Islands. Another of passion of Joe’s is Rugby. A huge Saracens fan, he also played a bit himself and represented British Colleges at the age of 18.
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
After developing an interest in buildings through art at school, Leigh went on to study architecture at university. It was there that he decided to pursue a career in project management where his design orientated creative mind and keen eye for detail are invaluable. Leigh has worked in project management both here and abroad, completing complex projects in many sectors including education and housing.
Leigh is organised, articulate and passionate about his work. He enjoys seeing the progression of a project from start through to the finished article. Easy to work alongside and willing to help, he likes a challenge and with every day being different there is always the opportunity to expand his knowledge.
Away from work Leigh is a huge sports fan, particularly all kinds of football from Gaelic to the NFL. Whether its supporting Arsenal or playing and managing at Brent FC, Leigh is a big fan of the game.
He also enjoys travelling and is currently working his way through Europe and is aiming to complete 30 countries by the time he reaches 30.
Genius is eternal patience
