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27.05.22

Congratulations to Nicole

We would like to congratulate one of our long-standing Black Cat family members, Nicole Rosebury, on her passing of a certificate in Management Accounting with CIMA!

27.05.22

Listed building brought into the 21st century

On the outskirts of Manchester’s developing Northern Quarter, Black Cat Building Consultancy was appointed to Project Manage and process a tenant handover for 35 Dale Street.

17.05.22

Great Manchester Run

This Sunday, two of the Black Cat accounts team will run the Great Manchester Run for their chosen Charities.

07.05.22

Waggons roll again

Following the success of the aid convoy by the team at “Ukraine Equestrian Relief”, Stephen Barnes at Black Cat sets off on the second aid convoy to support those in need from the continuing atrocities throughout the Ukraine.

04.05.22

Introducing Adam Austin

We are just over a third of the way through the year and we are welcoming our fourth Black Cat Member – Adam, welcome to the Black Cat family!

19.04.22

Manchester Marathon

Black Cats took to the streets of Manchester this weekend with the Therme Manchester Marathon

01.04.22

Ukraine Equestrian Relief – First Mission Complete

 “First Mission Complete”, those were the words of Stephen Barnes and the Team at Ukraine Equestrian Relief as they returned to the UK after eight days on the Polish Ukraine Border. 

31.03.22

Birch Coppice Business Park

Black Cat were instructed by CBRE Global Investors to monitor the a project on a 47,250 sq. ft. warehouse unit at Plot 1, Birch Coppice Business Park, Tamworth, Staffordshire.

19.03.22

Black Cat’s join the Manchester Marathon

Black Cats Marek Baldwin, Ben Golby and Ian Barnes will be Running / Walking / Crawling the Manchester Marathon on 3rd April.

18.03.22

Ukraine Equestrian Relief

Stephen Barnes, one of the founders of Black Cat Building Consultancy - has helped head-up Ukraine Equestrian Relief, supporting the relief efforts of the troubles in Ukraine and those fleeing the atrocities.

13.03.22

Verastar Limited – 5th Floor Barlow House

Located next to Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester City Centre, Black Cat assisted in achieving a commercial settlement to end our client’s lease

10.03.22

Coleg Menai – Plot 10 Parc Menai

Black Cat wereasked to assist in preparing a Schedule of Dilapidations on behalf of the Landlord at Parc Menai in Bangor.

08.03.22

International Women’s Day 2022 #breakthebias

Happy International Women’s Day! This year’s theme is #breakthebias –“Imagine a gender equal world, free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination.”

18.02.22

Ash Vipat Joins Our Amazing Façade Team

Black Cat are thrilled to introduce a new façade Associate Director to our Manchester Team, Ash Vipat.

28.01.22

Introducing Penny Martin

After an incredible 2021, and as we continue to expand, we are delighted to introduce another Finance Administrator to our Manchester Office, Penny Martin.

19.01.22

Black Cat’s First Client Survey

Following on from an amazing 2021 we are intrigued to discover what feedback we receive from our amazing clients, ready for the year ahead.

08.01.22

New Year New Face

To kick off the new year, we welcome Ian Barnes to Black Cat as our Operations and Marketing Director, working across all three offices.

16.12.21

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Black Cat Team

We are very excited to introduce another director to our London team, Matt Nixon.

14.12.21

We welcome 2021’s final director… Stephen Flower

We are very excited to introduce another director to our London team, Matt Nixon.

11.11.21

Another London Director… Matt Nixon

We are very excited to introduce another director to our London team, Matt Nixon.

05.11.21

Grab Your Setchell

Welcome onboard Tom Setchell who has joined Black Cat in our London office

02.11.21

Black Cats First Quantity Surveyor

We are very excited to announce Black Cats first Quantity Surveyor, Danny Speakman.

27.10.21

RICS Fire Safety Conference 2021

Last week, Black Cat attended the RICS Fire Safety Conference 2021 which was held over 2 days.

01.10.21

Bristol’s Grade II listed Lead Shot Tower Project

Black Cat are delighted to be involved in an exciting new conservation project for our client, The Workforce Development Trust Limited at the grade II listed Lead Shot Tower in the centre of Bristol

05.08.21

VAUX Life development in Sunderland

This week we carried out our final inspection on our VAUX Life development in Sunderland.

02.08.21

Office refurbishment in the World Heritage Site of central Bath

We are very excited to be working with CBRE Global Investors EMEA, on Royal Mead, a 24,700sq ft office refurbishment in the World Heritage Site of central Bath.

28.07.21

Six new additions to the Black Cat family

As we continue to expand, we are delighted to welcome six new additions to the Black Cat family

22.06.21

The Best Facade Team in the Business

If you need additional proof that we’re working with the most experienced façade team in the business, then look no further!

17.05.21

Black Cats Turn Clowns for Rainbow Week

Last week our admin team took part in ThreeSixty Architecture’s “Rainbow Week” challenge...

27.04.21

Capital Cats Continue to Expand!

As we continue to expand in London, we have another new face to share with you…

26.04.21

59 PPM’s for Derwent London, In a Lockdown… SMASHED IT!

Over the last few months, we have prepared planned maintenance surveys and facade fire risk assessments for Derwent London, one of the largest property portfolios in the Capital.

20.03.21

Beeswift, Ready When You Are!

So today is the day that we promised the Landlord, CBRE GI, and the new Tenant, Beeswift, that they would have early access to their new distribution warehouse and dock facilities at TheHub in Birmingham to enable their process of site orientation and training for their staff.

19.03.21

Introducing… Mike Linnane

Following the busiest start to the year any of us can remember, we’re continuing to take steps to increase our capacity and to ensure we can continue to meet our client’s needs.

18.03.21

Bradford Council announce formal contract with Kier for the development of Darley Street Market

Black Cat Building Consultancy are delighted with the announcement that Bradford Council have entered into a formal contract with Kier Group for the development of the Darley Street Market.

18.03.21

What a Difference 12 Months Makes…

It is fantastic to see this office refurbishment project in central Bristol start to come to fruition, thanks Lisa for sharing this great after image!

18.03.21

Capital Cats Continue to Grow

Following an amazing 2020 and an unbelievably busy start to 2021, we are delighted to welcome two new stars to work alongside us in our London office!

18.03.21

The Importance of a Well Written PPM!

We recently completed planned maintenance surveys of circa 1,000,000sqft of retail space in three shopping centres in the Midlands & North of England.

17.03.21

Inverness Site Progress

Despite the minus fifteen-degree temperatures, good progress is being made on this roof replacement up in Inverness!

16.03.21

VAUX Life Façade Consultancy Project Taking Shape

Our façade consultancy team are monitoring the façade installation at the ongoing VAUX Life development in Sunderland city centre, and everything’s looking great on site!

10.03.21

Black Cat’s Façade Guru Keynote Speaker at RICS Dilapidations Conference

A sign of how far the company's come over the last five years, our very own Diego Alves delivered one of the keynote speeches as part of last weeks’ RICS #Dilapidations #Conference.

22.01.21

Grab Your Setchell!

Welcome onboard Tom Setchell who has joined Black Cat in our London office to bolster resource and ensure we are at full strength prior to Halloween, whilst some of our other staff take time out to fly around the country on their broomsticks!

22.12.20

A HUGE Thank You and Happy Holidays to All

As 2020 draws to a close, we wanted to take the opportunity to thank our incredible clients (and to show off our fantastic panto troupe!).

23.10.20

Professional Indemnity – A Consultants Promise

Professional indemnity (PI) insurance is an insurance policy that reputable consultants maintain to protect their clients and employees against loss, in the event that the level of service provided by them, falls below that which could have reasonably been expected from a competent professional.

03.09.20

Ben Golby on teams, Burnley and becoming five!

To celebrate reaching the ripe old age of five, in the blink of an eye, we thought it would be a good idea to share some thoughts!

01.09.20

Reminiscence – Birth of BC Bristol!

Ever wondered what it’s like to open up a new office all on your own? Then read on and re-live the experience with Ollie Folkes of Black Cat’s Bristol Office.

21.08.20

A chance to give back

James Dyson looks back on the last 5 years of Black Cat. As we approach our 5th Birthday I have taken a moment to consider what we have achieved in the last 5 years and, whilst I am incredibly proud of the business successes that we have experienced...

20.08.20

Another fantastic opportunity for the facade consultancy team

Another fantastic opportunity for the facade consultancy team to work with amazing clients Qbic Hotels on John Dalton House in Manchester where the contractor is making great progress.

17.08.20

A Case Study in Listed Façades

Earlier this year we project managed repair and remedial works at the Grade II* listed Bridge Street façade at the Grosvenor Shopping Centre, Chester.

18.07.20

Time to reflect

As Black Cat turns 5 years old, founding director Stephen Barnes reflects on his career in the commercial property industry. I walked into the office this morning for the first time in several months and since the start of lockdown...

11.06.20

Shevington Community Facility Completes

Three years after first becoming involved in this project, we finally handed over the keys to Shevington Sharks ARLFC and Shevington FC for their new community facility, and we couldn’t be happier with the results.

01.06.20

Black Cat Building Consultancy appoints additional Director to Bristol office

Following continued support from amazing clients and an increasing number of large projects, Black Cat Building Consultancy has appointed another Director, Matt Garwood in their Bristol office.

12.03.20

Black Cat Continue to Expand in the Capital

Black Cat Building Consultancy are continuing to grow their London offering following continued success in Manchester and Bristol. Black Cat, who have taken offices adjacent to the iconic Borough Market, have recruited again from familiar grounds with two more Directors from CBRE who each offer a wealth of experience.

25.02.20

Epsilon Real Estate confirm acquisition of Park House, Leeds

Epsilon Real Estate Partners have confirmed the acquisition of Park House, a striking 20,000 sq ft mixed-use building overlooking Park Square in Leeds.

28.01.20

51 Months Stats Update

Several months shy of our fifth anniversary, here's a quick stats update to show our progression over the last year.

15.12.19

APAM Launch Revamped Number 60 Spring Gardens

Black Cat’s wide-reaching involvement in the refurbishment of the iconic 60 Spring Gardens in Manchester city centre has yielded fantastic results.

06.12.19

“Bravo” as Black Cat Doubles Facade Team

Black Cat Building Consultancy have announced that former CBRE Director Lucía Bravo, an experienced Façade Engineer and Architect will join Diego Alves as part of Black Cat’s Façade Consultancy Team.

19.11.19

Your Property and Fire

Black Cat's in-house Façade Consultancy are advising clients on a number of high-risk properties. Here is what you need to be aware of..

17.10.19

Black Cat Leap into Fifth Year

A new London Office, a specialist Façade Consultancy Team, a new brand identity and a new website have all been announced as Black Cat Building Consultancy enters its fifth year of business.

07.10.19

McGagh Becomes a Black Cat

Black Cat Building Consultancy has made another key hire as the firm moves into its fifth year by welcoming Amie McGagh, formerly of AHR, into their Manchester office.

16.07.19

Exciting Times at Black Cat

Exciting times...three amazing Directors to join the Black Cat team to maintain those very high standards that we provide.

04.06.19

Bradford City Centre Overhaul Gets The Green Light

The overhaul of the former M&S building in Bradford’s Darley Street has been approved, allowing a great opportunity Black Cat’s Eric Roberts and Marek Baldwin to manage a fantastic project on behalf of Bradford City Council.

01.12.18

Highlights from 2018

One of our highlights from 2018 has to be undertaking the technical due diligence on ‘The Ivy’ and ‘Oast House’ in Spinningfields.

09.11.18

Business is a team sport

James Dyson of Black Cat Building Consultancy discusses the value of team sport in developing essential life skills and explains how Black Cat are putting their money where their mouth is by giving their time free of charge to help project manage a new build Recreational and Community Centre.

07.11.18

When size does matter

Chris Bright of Black Cat Building Consultancy discusses the importance of accurate site drawings

25.10.18

Black Cat Fone’s a Friend

Black Cat Building Consultancy have announced further growth in the South of England by appointing Lisa Fone as Director in its Bristol Office.

19.06.18

Black Cat opens Southern Office in Bristol.

The independent building consultancy business launched in 2015 by three former CBRE colleagues has this month opened a second office to support new and existing clients across the South of England.

19.06.18

Folkes moves from CBRE to Black Cat

Further to Black Cat Building Consultancy opening their new office in Bristol, they have simultaneously recruited Oliver Folkes, former Head of CBRE’s Bristol Building Consultancy

06.06.18

Eric – Insider Blog

I have been around for some time now and the latest developments in dilapidations has driven me to print (new phrase Blog!) for about the second time in 40 years.

24.05.18

Ellandi Announces Partner of the Year

Ben Golby, Director and Co-Founder of Black Cat Building Consultancy was announced as Ellandi’s Partner of the year for 2017 at the annual Ellandi Centre Managers Conference that took place in May.

20.05.18

North West Property Awards 2018

We are delighted that Black Cat have been shortlisted for the Newcomer of the Year Award at the North West Property Awards 2018

11.05.18

Two Baldwin’s are Better Than One

On its approach to its third birthday and due to the continued growth of its business, Black Cat Building Consultancy began the search for a new Senior recruit and are delighted to have found them, albeit a little closer to home than they expected.

28.04.18

Consent secured for Runcorn manufacturer

Nexus Planning, supported by building consultancy Black Cat, has secured planning permission for Sandon Global’s new headquarters at the Manor Park Industrial Estate in Runcorn.

15.01.18

Black Cat’s New Year brings New Faces

Black Cat Building Consultancy have started 2018 with yet more growth with the addition of two more recruits: Chris Bright and Nicole Rosebury.

06.09.16

Roberts Signs for Black Cat

Black Cat Building Consultancy has made another very senior signing as the firm moves into its second year with the addition of Eric Roberts, formerly of Cushman and Wakefield.

09.08.16

Black Cat Recruits McBride

Black Cat Building Consultancy, the Manchester based firm established by former CBRE colleagues Barnes, Golby and Dyson has signed another former CBRE colleague, Stuart McBride.

09.03.16

Black Cat Goes Wild

Black Cat Building Consultancy, the Manchester based firm established by former CBRE colleagues Barnes, Golby and Dyson, has doubled in size in its first three months.
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