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James & Ward People

Andrew Ward

Founder and Managing Director

Andrew has over 25 years experience in architecture gained from working for an architectural practice in Birmingham for 13 years and in a Wolverhampton based practice for 4 years, Andrew then moved to a large Leeds based retailer for 2 years before taking up his current role as founder and Managing Director of James and Ward.

Experience has included:

Commercial:

Headquarters office building for HM Prison Service £42m, Steel foundry £4m, Public houses refurbishments £50k to £250k, Sheltered housing schemes £1m to £3m, Science park development £15k, house blocks for HMP £3m to £5m, mixed use hotel/residential/bar/registry office £17m

Health:

Doctors group practice £350k, extensions to Doctors surgeries £50k to £250k and hospital & mental health wards £1m to £3m.

Retail:

DIY superstore £3.5m , extensions / refurbs, 10,000sqft to 20,000sqft to supermarkets £1m to £3.7m, new build superstores £6m to £40m (including residential), retail mezzanines £3.4m, superstore model development and management £100k, Home & leisure stores fit out of existing units £600k to £1.7m


Anthony Harte

Project leader and BIM Manager

Anthony has over 11 years experience in architecture joining James and Ward in January 2007.

Since 2008 Anthony has managed the implementation of BIM within the practise ensuring a smooth and profitable return on investment. He has been solely responsible for pulling together design standards, templates, policies and manuals together with teaching new members of the team best practise.

In 2010 Anthony was part of the first UK team behind the 1st & 2nd full BIM new build stores for Asda Stores Ltd in the UK. His role during this time was to develop strategies and guidance for other consultants within the retail sector alongside the Architectural role of producing technical information.

Experience has included;

Commercial:

HMP houseblocks £3m to £5m, affordable housing developments, mixed use hotel/residential/bar/registry office £17m

Retail:

Extensions / refurbs to supermarkets £1m to £3.7m, new build superstores £6m to £10m, retail mezzanines £3.4m, superstore model development and management £100k and new store BIM integration.

Recommendations For Anthony:

"Anthony delivers BIM the way that i would like to see all the Asda employed architects deliver BIM" - October 21, 2011

David Sibbitt, Civil Engineering Manager at Asda Stores Ltd 


Anthony Woodsford

Architectural Technologist

Anthony has over 12 years experience in architecture joining James and Ward in April 2010.

Experience has included:

Commercial

Housing developments, affordable housing  development, mixed use hotel  /residential/bar/registry office £17m

Retail:  

Extensions / refurbs to supermarkets £1m to  £3.7m, new build superstores £6m to £8.9m,  retail mezzanines £3.4m, new store BIM  integration.


John Nickson

Project leader and Quality Manager

John has 45 years in architecture plus a previous 12 years from shopfitting experience, from the beginnings in architectural practice’s in Birmingham, to a practice based in Wolverhampton for 4 years, to joining James and Ward in January 2008

Experience has included:

Commercial

Headquarters office building for HM Prison  Service £42m,  School extensions £250k to  £1m, Bank refurbs £100k to £1m, New  complete church £3m, Community  centres £650k, shopping complex and  superstore £40m

Health

Hospital & mental health wards £1m to £3m.

Retail:  

DIY superstore £3.5m , extensions / refurbs  to supermarkets £1m to £3.7m, new build  superstores £6m