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Building on solid foundations
Hookway is a long-established, Bristol-based surveying practice. It was founded in 1950, and initially worked predominantly on school and ecclesiastical buildings throughout the South West. Fast forward 67 years and Hookway is flourishing; having expanded its offering and honed its in-house skills, it continues to build on the solid foundations of its past success.
surveyor for the Church of England Dioceses of Bristol, Bath and Wells, and Clifton. As it continued to grow, an asset management department was developed to carry out maintenance and improvement work on schools and social housing. In 1990 the practice was engaged by the Diocese of Bristol to provide a full surveying service to all vicarages throughout the Diocese. Over the ensuing decade, Hookway continued to
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develop to provide surveying services to numerous Local Authorities including Wiltshire, Avon and Bristol City. A merger with Henry Vale further extended capabilities to include project management and construction health & safety, with contracts located throughout England. Today, Hookway’s expert team of chartered surveyors provides a comprehensive consultancy
n the 1980’s Hookway’s pre-eminence in dealing with the Department for Education lead to the practice becoming the preferred quantity
service covering the commercial, historic, industrial, leisure, public and residential sectors. Senior partner Jim Corrigan, who has vast experience and in-depth knowledge of all aspects of the building industry, is keen to ensure that the practice remains true to the values that is has become so well known for. He said: “Our core skills have been developed and extended in accordance with our clients' needs and we have always endeavoured to deliver the highest standards of work, excellent cost control and management, and top quality customer service. Our growing portfolio reflects the many positive and mutually beneficial relationships that we have developed with clients and businesses over the years.” Looking to the future, two long-standing associates,
Greg Smith and Marcus McGowan, have been appointed as full partners and both are eager to take the business forward. Greg, an award-winning chartered building surveyor who has worked at senior level across many diverse projects, will be heading up
MADE IN THE SOUTH WEST
24 insight JULY/AUGUST 2017
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