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The luck of the Irish

The luck of the Irish

Many pub-goers will be looking forward to St Patrick’s Day as an excuse to enjoy a glass of traditional Guinness or Irish whiskey and that’s not just at home in Ireland.

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Brighton rocks – Two pub refurbishments

Brighton rocks – Two pub refurbishments

At PSE Associates, our work providing quantity surveying and project management services to the hospitality industry takes our team across the UK. While we have been based in Brighton for nearly 30 years, we don’t often find ourselves working in the city.

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Meet… Lucy Mansell

Meet… Lucy Mansell

Lucy Mansell has been with PSE Associates for just over three years and is a project administrator. Lucy put her CV online in the hope of finding something different to the role she was in. It caught the attention of Bonnie Neale at PSE Associates, who gave her a call.

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Out and about at Christmas

Out and about at Christmas

Not so long ago, Christmas was a time to be at home with the family, most of whom probably lived nearby. The roads over the festive period would be fairly quiet and families would be tucking into turkey with all the trimmings.

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Improving accessibility for all

Improving accessibility for all

Today, building control requirements state that one in 20 hotel rooms must be wheelchair friendly. This means that, at PSE Associates, we have found ourselves working on an increasing number of projects featuring UA (universally accessible) rooms.

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Meet… Joel Cohen

Meet… Joel Cohen

Quantity surveyor Joel Cohen has been with PSE Associates for more than three years, primarily working in the restaurants team and with some pub clients as well.

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New kid on the Leamington Spa block

New kid on the Leamington Spa block

One of our latest projects with long-term client Whitbread involves not only extending one of its existing Premier Inn hotels in Leamington Spa but breathing new life into an adjoining empty building to showcase an exciting restaurant brand.

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A sporting chance

A sporting chance

This summer’s extraordinary weather and the 2018 FIFA World Cup were both good news for the UK pub trade. While we are quite happy to consume the majority of our television at home, when it comes to the ‘big match’

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An evening at the awards

An evening at the awards

Directors Paul Collins and Colin Rhodes enjoyed an exciting evening at the Restaurant & Bar Design Awards recently, where they caught up with contacts old and new

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Meet… Emma Carlton

Meet… Emma Carlton

When most of us go out to dinner, it’s a chance to relax. But, Emma Carlton says she’s turned into a bit of a ‘lighting geek’ and can’t help looking at the type of lighting chosen by that particular restaurant.

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Meet… Bob Long

Meet… Bob Long

On the outskirts of Swindon, a whole new community is currently being created alongside the Wilts & Berks Canal which will boast more than 4,000 homes, shops and a school.

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Asbestos awarenesss

Asbestos awarenesss

At PSE Associates we recognise the importance of health and safety training and, as part of this, all our staff undertake asbestos awareness courses.

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Popping to the pub, for the night

Popping to the pub, for the night

Not so long ago, staying overnight in a pub wasn’t necessarily a great experience but it offered a budget option. Gone are the days of cheaply furnished rooms with their accompanying smell of stale tobacco, food and beer

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Keeping on budget

Keeping on budget

Accountancy and consultancy firm, PwC – which has a hospitality and leisure group – recently published its latest UK hotels forecast

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Living in the trees

Living in the trees

People have built treehouses to escape the danger of the ground for many years – perhaps to safely avoid scavenging animals, neighbouring tribes or floods. Today, treehouses are still a form of escape – somewhere to step away from everyday life and dream a little.

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Rex Restaurant Associates appoints PSE Associates

Rex Restaurant Associates appoints PSE Associates

PSE Associates are pleased to announce their appoint to undertake Quantity Surveying and Project Management services on the prestigious restaurant development at 50 – 52 Sloane Square which is being opened by Rex Restaurants Associates. The site of the former Oriel...

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