September 1, 2010
If you haven’t noticed, there’s a new section in our blog – Jobs (just follow the link at the top of the page) - where we will maintaining details of any current vacancies to join our Milton Keynes team.
We have two positions currently available:
and further details are given on the Jobs page. If you’re interested, please use the rest of our website and this blog to find out more about us and our work: we look forward to hearing from you.
July 28, 2010
As you may have already read in an earlier post, we were proud to recently jointly unveil the Ilford Blueprint website with our development partners in the Planning and Regeneration Unit at the London Borough of Redbridge.
The product of several months’ working in a highly embedded way with the Unit on a true joint venture basis, the site combines our OSCAR content management system for ease and flexibility of up-date with groundbreaking use of our 3d modelling technologies. The whole project was supported throughout by our skills in project management, place making and urban design, as well as our in-depth technical capabilities.
The result – in the words of Chris Berry, the Borough’s Chief Planning and Regeneration Officer – provides:
… focussed, reliable, detailed and accessible technical information to a level not previously provided by a local authority. Virtual Viewing’s contribution to the Borough initiative cannot be underestimated: their services and capabilities extended far beyond technical expertise, to include 3d modelling, urban design and bringing reality to policy-making, all of which were provided as a true ‘joint venture’ operation.”
You can download (in PDF format) a copy of a promotional mailer that has subsequently been sent to several hundred members of the London investment and development community, providing a powerful testimonial for a project about which we are as proud as our development partners.
July 21, 2010
As a company that has always been committed not just to supporting the local community but to investing in the education and development of the next generation, we were delighted to be recognised in the 2010 Milton Keynes Investors in Education Awards, awarded by Countec EBP, the city’s Education Business Partnership.
At the recent presentation ceremony, Stewart Bailey was awarded “Winner of the Work Experience Assembly Presenter of the Year 2010″. This is the second successive year that our work with the local business education community has been recognised: in 2009, Stewart received a “Business Ambassador: Highly Commended Commitment Award”.
June 30, 2010
Responsible for inward investment and investor development, North London Business (NLB) is funded by both the London Development Agency and by Boroughs, and runs Property Linx conferences focused on maximising investment in infrastructure, residential and mixed used developments and allowing Boroughs to profile themselves to the investment community. Each conference attracts 200-350 invited property professionals, developers, agents, and landowners.
The most recent Property Linx conference, which was expanded to include an “Agents, Consultants and Contractors” corner, was held on 24 June 2010 with a focus on one of Virtual Viewing’s web development and 3d city modelling clients – the London Borough of Redbridge. Senior Borough politicians and staff from the Borough’s Planning and Regeneration team were among speakers at the event, which shone a spotlight on their plans for the development of Ilford Town Centre, its retail offering, quality of life and excellent transport connectivity.
London Borough of Redbridge also used the event to launch a new website (opens in a new browser window), developed through a partnership with Virtual Viewing, that specifically targets property and investment professionals.
Fully manageable through our OSCAR content management solution, the fully bespoke site will enable the Borough to provide a wealth of up-to-date information on the local area (including demographic data and profiles of different property sectors).
June 30, 2010
Northampton University has recently expanded its Portfolio Innovation Centre, based at the University’s Avenue Campus. Now trebled in size to a three-storey building, the centre offers working space and networking opportunities to some of the region’s most exciting creative, digital and design companies – a industry sector that over £600 million into the region’s economy ever year.
Naturally these include Virtual Viewing, who have recently opened an office in the Centre (you can contact us there on 01604 779026).
June 4, 2010
Virtual Viewing has always been proud of its long history of ‘giving something back to the community’: even the extensive list on our website can give only a flavour of the degree of our involvement. We’re equally proud to say that some of our clients are equally committed to the life of their own cities, and to raising welcome funds for deserving charities. Indeed, we’ve been working closely with one such customers, Lumbers Jewellers of Leicester, to help them to raise awareness – as well as funds – for a forthcoming charity event that certainly represents an ‘oarsome’ challenge.
Starting on 29 June, a team of rowers – including MD Dominic Gomersall (shown left) and Watch buyer Paul Bassett (shown right below), as well as prominent Leicestershire businessmen and sporting stars – will row from John O’Groats to Lands End. The title of their most recent press release gives you a hint as to the scale of their endeavour: 1097 miles, 12 oars, 6 rowers, 3 weeks. And 1 boat…
June 2, 2010
One aspect of business life that is often overlooked is Business Continuity and Resilience – the planning and operational procedures that will ensure that businesses are not unduly vulnerable to external threat from a wide range of factors that range from fire or flood to terrorist attack. Vulnerability affects not just the companies concerned, but has knock-on effects across the local business community where customers or suppliers are otherwise critically affected – a lesson that is important to Virtual Viewing’s MD, Stewart Bailey, who has recently been appointed to the Lead Team of Milton Keynes Business Resilience Forum (MKBRF). Piers Benn, Strategic Risk and Business Continuity Manager, Milton Keynes Council, welcomed the appointment, saying: “Stewart Bailey will bring valued insight and expertise to the Team”.
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