UNO Bolsters Management Team to Handle and Fuel Expansion
Tuesday 22 April 2008
UNO Group, the Stoke-on-Trent-based retail services company, has brought in Kevin Barclay as Managing Director of UNO Interiors, its interior fit-out project management division. 
Kevin, who has been in the industry for nearly 30 years, comes from a commercial background. He started his career as an Assistant Quantity Surveyor with Clugston Construction, then gaining further experience at Balfour Beatty and Mowlem. He then worked for 12 years for Henry Boot Management where he was promoted from Senior Project QS to Managing Surveyor to Commercial Manager to General Manager of the interiors division. When Banner Holdings was formed, in 2002, from the management buy-out of Henry Boot, Kevin was appointed Divisional Director of the interiors division and finally Operations and Marketing Director for the whole company. Most recently, Kevin was Operations Director for PEL Interiors.
Kevin, who has an MBA in Construction Management and is passionate about quality of service and long-term Client relationships, will bring a wealth of interior fit-out project management experience and contacts to UNO Group.
UNO’s Chief Executive, Dominic Perks, enthused: “We are delighted to have Kevin Barclay on board – he has more industry experience that he’d care to mention and his appointment should result in more growth and more job creation in the area.”
Kevin Barclay, commented: “This really is an exciting challenge for me to join such a dynamic and entrepreneurial company.”
For further information about this press release, please email: unonews@unointeriors.com
| | | UNO is in Play with Gamestation - Wednesday 5 March 2008
UNO has become an approved main contractor and supplier for Gamestation. So far, UNO has undertaken shopfitting works at Gamestation’s outlet at One Stop Shopping Centre in Perry Bar, Birmingham, in addition to working at Leith, Edinburgh and Halesowen. The work involves all aspects of shopfittings including partitions, suspended ceilings and decoration, through to the installation of counters and floor and wall merchandising systems. UNO worked very closely with Gamestation’s delivery teams to keep to a very tight programme.
Gamestation were so impressed with UNO’s service that they have now also awarded UNO’s Joinery Manufacturing Division a batch supply of shop counters to produce over the coming weeks. UNO is also working with Gamestation on prototyping and developing special displays which will then be rolled-out to specific stores.
UNO Interiors’ Business Development Director, Nigel Gibson, said: “Gamestation are a very exciting new client for UNO. Their retail space is unlike anything we have worked with before, as their customers are such a specific demographic. We identified Gamestation as a client with an excellent potential for growth, a synergy which matched UNO’s strategy. We look forward to assisting them in their roll-out plans for 2008.”
Gamestation’s Property Project Manager said: “We were very pleased with the quality of UNO’s workmanship and the professionalism of their team. They are responsive to customer demands, and we are looking forward to working with them in the future.”
For further information about this press release, please email: unonews@unointeriors.com
| | | UNO Interiors is Head and Shoulders above the Competition
UNO Interiors has completed the interior fit-out of the new Headmasters hairdressing salon on John Dalton Street in Manchester.
This was a big contract for UNO Interiors - a new client with a very high specification and high expectations of UNO. We are delighted to report that these expectations were met and even exceeded by all of the UNO Group divisions (including UNO Construction and Joinery) that were involved.
The job involved a total rip out and refurbishment of the ground floor and basement areas of the existing store. The refurbishment entailed walls, ceiling, porcelain floors, air-conditioning, and full electrical and plumbing installations for 15 seats.
Off the back of the successful delivery of the salon at Manchester, UNO Interiors has been awarded three more sites for Headmasters, in Brighton, Sutton, and Paddington, where work will begin in the New Year.
Project Manager, Mark Clarke said: “working with this young, fast-growing franchise group has been a very rewarding experience. The very high-specification finish, with Headmasters’ position in the market as a luxury, quality brand has been an exciting challenge.”
You can find out more information about this high-end hairdressing franchise on their website: http://www.hmhair.co.uk/. For further information about this press release, please email: unonews@unointeriors.com
| | | UNO Interiors will be at a Waterstones near you soon
UNO Interiors has been contracted to undertake a series of ‘retro-fit’ works at Waterstone’s stores across the UK.
After the roll-out of their new concept over the past couple of years, Waterstone’s are now implementing a series of updates to the signage, branding, and some back-of-counter areas.
UNO Interiors are delighted to have won the work, and will be at stores in Altrincham, Chiswick, Exeter (Roman Gate), Knutsford, Liverpool, Macclesfield, Manchester (Arndale Centre), Plymouth (Drakes Circus), Reading (Oracle), Thurrock, Walton on Thames and Wigan over the coming months.
Dominic Perks, UNO Group CEO, said: “We are very proud to be working with Waterstone’s again after the successful full refurbishment projects that UNO Interiors did at Liverpool and Macclesfield. The new concept has clearly been a success for the UK’s leading bookseller and the refreshes will only enhance their stores further.”
For further information about this press release, please email: unonews@unointeriors.com
| | | UNO Interiors Extend Their Remit at Birmingham’s NEC
Thursday 13 September 2007
Further to UNO Interiors’ successful refurbishment earlier this year of a restaurant, bar and two seating areas the NEC, it has been invited to design and build a stand-alone information kiosk for the exhibition centre.
The standalone unit is for issuing tickets and information to the public through its central position on the concourse. The kiosk will be laminated in corporate colours (orange, grey and white) and feature a curved desk and canopy. We are also installing an electric roller shutter.
Aside from design, UNO Interiors will be responsible for assuring that the desk area is DDA compliant.
This kiosk is part of the significant ongoing refurbishment project at the NEC which UNO Interiors hope to become an integral part of.
For further information about this press release, please email: unonews@unointeriors.com
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| Previous Releases |
| UNO Interiors wins project at Birmingham’s NEC - Friday 8 June 2007 ...[more] | | Dunhill signs up for UNO Quality - Monday 29 January 2007 ...[more] | | UNO Interiors Partners Alpha Retail - Wednesday 29 November 2006 ...[more] | | Nigel Gibson Joins the Interiors Team - Monday 4 September 2006 ...[more] | | Mark Clarke joins the team at UNO Interiors ...[more] | | UNO Interiors books Waterstone's Contract - 28 July 2006 ...[more] | | UNO accredited by Constructionline - 19 July 2006 ...[more] | | UNO Interiors are working with McDonald Hotels - 7 July 2006 ...[more] | |
