July 2010
A Celebration at Kilworth House for Leicestershire based Chartered Surveyors
Staff at a Leicestershire firm of Chartered Surveyors were treated to a night of nostalgia for the company’s 21st anniversary earlier this week. Andrew Granger & Co (www.andrewgranger.co.uk) who have offices in Market Harborough, Leicester and Loughborough took all their 40 staff plus partners for a meal and a show at the Kilworth House Theatre in North Kilworth on Tuesday 13th July as part of their anniversary celebrations.
The party of 71 people dined in the hotel’s Orangery restaurant, then watched the ABBA tribute band Bjorn Again who have performed all over the world. “We are celebrating our 21 year business anniversary and felt that that this would be an evening which we would all enjoy” comments Trish Polgreen, Company Administrator at Andrew Granger.
The company was set up in 1989, the same year that the ABBA based hit musical Mamma Mia was first staged and one year after the original Bjorn Again band was formed.
June 2010
Andrew Granger & Company Create New Wood for Client, Wyggeston’s Hospital
County, City and Borough Plant Trees to Create New Wood
On Saturday 8th May 2010 the Chairman of the Leicestershire County Council, Mr Roger Wilson, The Lord Mayor of Leicester, Roger Blackmore and the Mayor of Oadby and Wigston Borough Council Kevin Lloydall joined together to plant a tree each in the new Wyggeston Quincentenary Wood.
The wood is the first project to celebrate the 500th birthday of the foundation of the Wyggeston’s Hospital in 2013. The Hospital was founded following the grant of Royal Letters Patent from King Henry V111 to William Wyggeston, whose statue is on the clock tower in the centre of Leicester. By the Letters William was allowed to create a hospital for 12 poor men and 12 poor women. The word hospital means a place of hospitality and caring and the original building was on Peacock Lane near what is now Leicester Cathedra.
When the Hospital was founded it was referred to as the ‘new’ hospital of Leicester (Trinity Hospital another Almshouse in the city was founded in 1331).
May 2010
Local surveyors celebrate 21st anniversary with key staff appointment
Leicestershire chartered surveyors Andrew Granger & Co is bucking the economic trend and celebrating its 21st anniversary with a key appointment to their Professional Services team. The company, which has three offices across the county in Market Harborough, Leicester and Loughborough, has been offering a range of surveying, estate agency, letting and property development services in the region since 1989. The new appointment of Geoffrey Milnes FRICS swells the Andrew Granger staff to over 40 across its three branches. The Professional Services team specialises in the survey and valuation of residential and commercial property. The team’s manager Andrew Robinson is pleased to be expanding at a time when many estate agencies have been experiencing difficult times.
“We are delighted to welcome Geoff to our experienced and highly professional team of property experts,” he comments. “We have found that demand for our survey and valuation work is continually increasing due to our reputation for professionalism and high quality service. It is no accident that we are expanding this area of our business as some of our competitors are cutting back.”
Geoff joins the Professional Services team as a specialist valuer and surveyor. He has over 30 years of experience in the field and was formerly Associate Director with Countrywide Surveyors.
Managing Partner Rupert Harrison comments “No matter what type of property you are considering purchasing, or how much you are spending, it makes sense to commission a survey for peace of mind and to ensure that you are making a wise investment. We are confident that Geoff’s appointment will continue to enhance this expanding part of our business.”
April 2010
New Dedicated Lettings Department For The Andrew Granger & Co Leicester Office
Kay Carter MARLA, who has been working at Andrew Granger & Co’s Market Harborough office for the past four years, will be transferring to our Leicester office to set up a dedicated Lettings Department.
In its 21st year, Andrew Granger & Co aim to follow the success of their Market Harborough and Loughborough Departments where the current number of let properties exceeds one thousand five hundred. Recent changes in the general housing market have resulted in both local availability and demand increasing substantially.
The Company already acts for a number of Leicester-based landlords and the decision to strengthen the Letting’s presence in the Leicester market reflects the demand for a Leicester-based Lettings Team within the company.
Kay delighted to accept the challenge of the Leicester market and aims to emulate the success of the Market Harborough and Loughborough offices.
Jill Griffiths, Head of Lettings at the Market Harborough Office/David Woodfield, Head of Lettings at the Loughborough Office said “Kay is a valued member of our Company’s Lettings Team and this well deserved promotion will allow us to continue to develop this expanding area of our business.”
Andrew Granger & Co LLP are a local firm of Chartered Surveyors with offices in Market Harborough, Leicester and Loughborough. The firm celebrates its 21st anniversary this year and operates in the in the residential, rural and commercial markets.