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Morris & Spottiswood Swaps the Boardroom for a Pool Table
Fit out, housing and maintenance specialists Morris & Spottiswood has come up with a new informal way to hold meetings – by gathering around a pool table.
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Benefits of the Open Office
An open plan office design is helping fit out specialists Morris & Spottiswood to create a special place to work and chief executive Chris Saxton says more big businesses should consider embracing the open plan office environment.
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Morris & Spottiswood Appoints New Business Development Manager
Fit out and maintenance specialists Morris & Spottiswood has appointed Robin Evans as business development manager.
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Morris & Spottiswood Appoints New Business Unit Director
Fit out and refurbishment specialists Morris & Spottiswood, with its North West headquarters in Warrington, has appointed Tony Cahill as business unit director.
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Morris & Spottiswood Raise More Than £300 for the Shannon Bradshaw Trust
Morris & Spottiswood directors swapped their mobile phones and laptops for buckets of soapy water and sponges recently to raise £370 for the Shannon Bradshaw Trust.
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Morris & Spottiswood Appoints New Managing Director for Fitout
Morris & Spottiswood has appointed Tony Hampson as managing director for its Fit Out division. Based at the company’s North West office in Leacroft Road, Birchwood, Tony will have overall responsibility for the company’s fit out and refurbishment operations across the North of England and Scotland.
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Morris & Spottiswood Appoints New Health & Safety Trainer
Fit out and refurbishment specialists Morris & Spottiswood has appointed Jim McGeachin as a new health and safety trainer. Jim will be responsible for bringing training in-house for Morris & Spottiswood’s own people, as well working with sub-contractors, consultants and clients.
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Morris & Spottiswood Appoints New Learning & Development Manager
Fit out, housing and maintenance specialists Morris & Spottiswood has appointed Nick Howell as Learning & Development Manager. Nick (37) has fifteen years training, leadership and development experience and joins Morris & Spottiswood from Creative Outsourcing Solutions international (COSi). A leadership and management specialist, Nick has implemented learning, development and motivational programmes on behalf of a range of public and private sector clients, both in the UK and overseas.
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Morris & Spottiswood in the High Court
Scottish fit out specialists, Morris & Spottiswood has been awarded a contract for the multi-million pound upgrade of Scotland’s High Courts. High Courts in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Kilmarnock, Elgin, Greenock and Alloa are set to benefit from the £5m improvement programme which will see the creation of additional court rooms, witness accommodation, interview rooms, as well as improved public access areas and communal facilities - including the installation of lifts.
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Restoration: Retaining & Enhancing the Value of Your Property
Scotland has a proud heritage of outstanding architecture but how do you retain the unique historical and architectural value of such buildings inside and out, while keeping ahead of 21st century working demands?
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Morris & Spottiswood completes scheme for Oasis Dental Care
Morris & Spottiswood has enovated three period properties to create three high-spec dental practices for Oasis Dental Care as part of a rolling programme of works, worth £450,000.
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Morris & Spottiswood Appoints New Quantity Surveyor
Fitout and refurbishment specialists Morris & Spottiswood has appointed Thomas Wooder as a new assistant quantity surveyor for their North West office.
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Morris & Spottiswood Wins Housing Association Contract
Morris & Spottiswood, the leading Scottish provider of refurbishment and maintenance services to the social housing sector, has won a £1million contract to provide responsive repairs maintenance on behalf of Margaret Blackwood Housing Association.
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High street set to attract more online shoppers in 2008
Shoppers are likely to see some change in their high street shopping experience in 2008 as more of the big retailers turn to in-store design to give online shoppers the retail therapy they’ve been missing.
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Business Premises Face Serious Flood Threat
High winds, heavy rain and sub-zero temperatures in winter can cause problems for organisations and businesses throughout the country, with adverse weather conditions causing, in some cases, significant damage to premises. But property owners and landlords could be taking more preventative action to ensure they are prepared when inclement weather hits according to fit-out, housing and maintenance specialists, Morris & Spottiswood,
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Could The Art Of Encouraging Creativity In Your People Be Improved By Introducing Works Of Art Into The Workplace?
George Morris, chairman of fitout specialist Morris & Spottiswood, is convinced that art has a big role to play in our working lives. The firm has its own ‘artist in residence’ programme, sponsoring artists to work with, and within the company. It also sets aside a budget each year for purchasing artworks, often from new or unknown artists.
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Less formal look for Morris & Spottiswood
Morris & Spottiswood’s chief executive Chris Saxton, gives the final polishing touches to the company’s brand new corporate look unveiled this week by the Scottish and North of England fitout, housing and maintenance services provider.
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One Construction Company Proves It Is Not Just About Building Houses But Helping To Build Sustainable Communities That Count
Putting a roof over someone’s head is a relatively easy task for any construction company – or one would assume so. However, that’s not what counts, claims one leading industry player in the social housing sector. According to leading fitout, housing and maintenance providers, Morris & Spottiswood, it is not simply a question of delivering decent quality homes, it’s much more about contributing to the building of and sustaining the communities in which they work.
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Fundraising Dinner Raises £19,000 For Scotland For Sanitation Appeal
A fundraising dinner sponsored by Morris & Spottiswood and organised on behalf of Homeless International has raised £19,000 for the ‘Scotland for Sanitation’ appeal.
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Is Your Property Safeguarded Against The Perils of Winter And Climate Change?
Almost 100,000 Scottish homes and businesses are at serious risk of flooding due to climate change, according to a report by the Scottish Executive, which concludes that almost 12,000 properties in Glasgow and approximately 8,000 in Edinburgh are in the official flood zones.
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Morris & Spottiswood construction worker has his first novel published
Construction site manager Michael Wickens has just had his first novel published. The 48-year-old who works for Warrington-based fit out specialists Morris & Spottiswood has penned a psychological thriller, The Killing Hour, which he has based on a series of recurring dreams he experienced himself.
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Lord Provost Opens Acre Hall
The Lord Provost, Bob Winter, joined mums, children, residents, and local representatives today to celebrate the £50,000 refurbishment of Acre Community Hall in Maryhill.
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Master stroke for Morris & Spottiswood
Fit out specialist Morris & Spottiswood is set to complete the first phase of its contract for the restoration of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s internationally acclaimed masterwork, at the Glasgow School of Art. The project, which is the largest and most ambitious conservation project ever conceived for the Charles Rennie Mackintosh masterpiece, was awarded to Morris & Spottiswood in July of this year.
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Morris & Spottiswood is named third largest shopfitter in the UK
Morris & Spottiswood, with its headquarters at Helen Street in Glasgow, has been named as the third largest shopfitter in the UK – for the second consecutive year. In Retail Week’s annual league table the company came in third with a turnover of £125 million for the year ending 2006 – up from £101 million in 2005.
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Morris & Spottiswood daredevils take the plunge!
Two quantity surveyors for fit-out specialist Morris & Spottiswood showed they both had a head for heights recently by taking part in a heart-stopping 14,500ft charity skydive.
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Marathon effort for Morris & Spottiswood runners
It was a case of best feet forward for Nabilah Salihi and her colleagues from Warrington-based fit out specialist Morris & Spottiswood when they took part in the 24th Birchwood Road Race in Birchwood, Warrington.
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More women needed in skilled trades in the North West, says construction boss
Leading fit out specialists Morris & Spottiswood, who are based at Leacroft Road, in Birchwood, would like to see more young women encouraged into the construction trades to help alleviate the industry’s growing skills shortage in the region.
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Energy-efficiency could create two-tier commercial office market in North West
Commercial property owners in the North West could see the value of their premises drop significantly if they fail to make their office buildings more sustainable and energy-efficient.
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Morris & Spottiswood Reports Record Results
Warrington-based company Morris & Spottiswood, a leading provider of fit-out, housing and maintenance services across the North and in Scotland, has announced record results for the year ended 31 December 2006.
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Morris & Spottiswood gives Corpus Christi School a colourful makeover
Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Primary School has been given a colourful makeover thanks to Warrington-based fit out specialist Morris & Spottiswood. The school’s playground has been decorated by the company with a wide range of fun and educational games boards.
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Office gym helps Lorraine to lose five stone
Staff at Glasgow-based Morris and Spottiswood, fit out specialists and the leading provider of new build, refurbishment and maintenance services to the social housing sector, are getting fit for spring in their office gym.
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Richard is fighting fit and two stone lighter thanks to his office gym
Staff at Warrington-based fit out specialists, Morris & Spottiswood, are getting fit for spring in their office gym and senior implementation manager, Richard Magnall, is one of the company’s most trim and fittest.
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Women should give the construction industry a chance says Jane!
When Jane Finnigan, who lives in Glasgow, left school she was given three options; join the civil service, work in a bank or get a job as a secretary. She plumped for the latter and didn’t question the stereotype that women worked in offices while men got their hands dirty on building sites.
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Fit out company Morris & Spottiswood introduces ‘pregnancy-friendly’ scheme
Juggling home-life and work can be tricky but, according to a survey, with one in ten women saying they’ve been afraid to tell their boss they are pregnant, it’s no wonder mums-to-be often find pregnancy and work don’t mix.
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Morris and Spottiswood first aid training is a life-saver for Jack, 7
Local Wythenshawe man Ed Hawksey saved his young son’s life using first aid skills learnt on a health and safety course run by his employers, Warrington-based fit-out specialist Morris and Spottiswood.
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Morris & Spottiswood Secures £13m Social Housing Win
Morris & Spottiswood, the leading provider of new build, refurbishment and maintenance services to the social housing sector, which has its regional head office in Warrington, has strengthened its credentials with a significant £13 million contract win from North Lanarkshire Council.
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Shopping experience set to change with ‘retailtainment’ in North West
Warrington-based fit out specialist Morris and Spottiswood is predicting a significant change in the look, feel and experience of the North West’s high street shops in the year ahead as retailers revamp their stores and inject the ‘wow factor’ in response to competition from online shopping and consumer demand for more ‘retailtainment’.
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New Fitout Chief for Morris & Spottiswood
Warrington-based fit out and maintenance services provider Morris & Spottiswood has appointed Chris Saxton as managing director of its national fit out division.
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SAD advice for office workers
With the long, dark winter days closing in, good lighting at work is vital to maintaining a motivated, productive and healthy workforce, says Warrington office fit out specialist Morris and Spottiswood.
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