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James Rogers

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 Hulley

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

Neil Townsend

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 Hanrahan

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.

Terry Hogg

Experienced project manager Terry joins the interiors team with a wealth of experience and has delivered a variety of cost and time-sensitive commercial fit out projects.  He is passionate about what he does and believes that every job completed to the satisfaction of the client is just reward for all his hard work.

Terry is proactive, conscientious, dedicated and has a keen eye for the finer details in each project he works on. Terry also enjoys the variety that his role offers, with each day being different when you are working on site.

When he’s not in the office, Terry has a variety of hobbies including carp fishing and football. When time permits, he also like to spend time with his two sons at the motocross.

Live life to the full each day, as you don’t know what tomorrow will bring

Dan Ryding

Dan brings a number of years valuable experience within the fit-out industry to his role as project manager. Originally joining us during his industrial placement for his degree and with a strong academic background he brings a focused and professional approach to delivering projects. He has been involved in some of our most prestigious project including our largest to date at 135 Bishopsgate.

Hardworking, passionate and a keen eye for detail, Dan likes being able to see a project progressing through to a tangible finished article which he finds extremely rewarding.  He enjoys the camaraderie of the project teams and also that every day on site is different… keeping him on his toes!

In his spare time, Dan is passionate about fitness and enjoys going to the gym. Rugby, mountain biking, skiing and anything else that gives a good adrenaline rush! He also loves travelling to new places around the world with plenty of countries on his bucket list.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit

James Suatt

With his wealth of expertise hailing from other names in the industry, James has an established career in fit out. His achievements have been highly recognised as he was awarded employee of the year at his previous employer.

Completely focused and a big ‘team player’ James thrives on bringing the team together to produce results and enjoys seeing a project develop through each stage until completion. Reliable and hardworking James still likes to bring an element of fun to the work place.

Outside of work James enjoys socialising with friends and spending quality time with his wife and son. He is also a keen gardener and when he isn’t pruning or mowing he likes to dabble in making his own jam and marmalade.

Treat others how you would like to be treated

Ricky Hedges

With an abundance of practical construction experience, Ricky previously worked for a ceiling and partitioning contractor before his natural career progression took him through site manager up to project manager where he is today. With nearly 20 years in the industry Ricky is a bit of a perfectionist and some might say workaholic!

Focused and driven he is an integral part of our Lite team. He believes that first and foremost from day one, quality is the key and thrives on seeing the all the hard work pay off when the project is completed and is handed over to a happy client.

Outside of work, family is everything to Ricky however when he does get some spare time it’s all about cars. If he isn’t going to motor show or meets you will find him under to bonnet working on modifying his own car.

Don’t be the same, be better

Tommy Faulkner

From a young age Tommy as always destined to be in construction as it runs in his family and since graduating with a BSc (Hons) Construction Management degree he has worked at a number of the top fit out contractors.

His strong academic background reflects his focused and professional approach to delivering projects. Tommy likes to be hands on with the team, interacting with all those involved from clients to suppliers and enjoys each challenge every new project brings.

Away from work he likes going to see live music or comedy or just to spend time with family and friends. Tommy also enjoys a variety of sports including football, golf and can often be found relaxing by the water, carp fishing.

He was also once President of the Kingston University Juggling and Circus Skills Society who speciality was fire arts!

Joseph Till

Joseph’s enthusiasm for construction started when he came across sustainability. Intrigued, he applied for a sustainability officers’ position where he soon realised he wanted to be involved in projects from conception through to completion rather than one aspect. He completed his training through our trainee scheme with first class honors in his BSc Construction Management.

Joseph has been involved with some complex schemes and enjoys every different aspect of construction and how it comes together in the fast pace fit out sector. On site he relishes in finding workable solutions to get the job done.

In his spare time, Joseph is out quad biking or playing piano and writing music. As a teenager, he used to train in boxing, but during his time in Malaysia this developed into a passion for kickboxing.

Lou Rossi

Lou is a man who looks ahead and finds solutions. He is proactive with a calm disposition and treats all those working with him with respect, from clients to colleagues, subcontractors and suppliers. He has worked on projects for clients such as Google, Bupa, The office Group and University of Westminster.

Lou is an F1 fan and loves classic cars. His first cars were Triumph’s, Audi Quattro, Alfa Romeo’s and dreams of an extended car collection. His favourite pastime is spending time with his family and walking the dog.

It does what it says on the tin

James Maxwell

Jim is a previous winner of our annual H&S award for his work at Bedford Square. He has worked on prestigious projects such as Amnesty International UK, Unilever, ICL and the Science Museum.

He is a strong leader who demonstrates mutual respect and stands by his word. He views Parkeray very much as a family, with everyone being involved in the decision making process.

Jim loves the great outdoors and is part of the Parkeray Challenge Team. He enjoys most sports, plays golf and is regularly out on his bike.

It’s always a good day when you wake up breathing

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