Case Studies

• Significantly Reducing Rates Liabilities
• Adding value through Facilities Management
• Fast track development enables important European contract wins
• Adding value and saving money
• Securing future value and flexibility
• Houses in Multiple Occupation
• Value Enhancement and Removal of Planning Restriction
• Residential Development
• Office Block Management
• Industrial Property Sale
• Commercial Property Portfolio
• Meeting Clients Investment Objectives
• An Old Master Brought Up to Date
• Seeing What's Best for the Business
• Up to the Challenge
• Thinking Ahead of the Game Pays Dividends
• Maximising Potential and Value
• A Little Bit of Digging Can Pay Dividends
• Development, Sale and Lease Back
• Rapid Disposal and Rent Uplift after Fire
• An Unexpected Windfall for Car Giant
• A Refit Under Budget & A Smooth Relocation
• Resolving a Logistical Challenge
• Recognising the Alternatives to Relocation
• Reducing Rates Liabilities by over 10%
• Green Belt Planning Permission
• Warehouse Refurbishment for Vitacress
• New HQ for The Royal Yachting Association
• New Build for Hyland Edgar Driver
• New Premises for Fastener Stock
• Property Acquisition for Compass Group

New HQ for The Royal Yachting Association

Objective
The RYA, Royal Yachting Association, required new headquarters close to existing premises in Eastleigh, Hampshire. They had bespoke needs because space was required for a significant post room, storage area and loading facilities to enable despatch of membership communications to nearly 100,000 members worldwide.

Service delivery
A property search was conducted which identified a mixed use speculative development in Hamble, near Southampton, where through negotiation with the developer, Vail Williams was able to acquire a traditional design and build contract for RYA.

Vail Williams entered into early negotiations with the developer to ensure specific changes were made to the building specification and that RYA’s proposed fit-out could be accommodated. By procuring the work as a single package under a traditional design and build contract we were able to deliver a tailor-made building, negating any costs associated with subsequent retro-fitting – achieving significant long-term cost savings for RYA.

Vail Williams project managed the design and build of this £2m headquarters scheme, totalling 1,695 sq m (18,247 sq ft), which included all RYA’s specific requirements.

Strategic advice was also provided on all Rating matters and Vail Williams has sold RYA’s existing premises to a residential developer.

Service Summary:

• Property search
• Design & build acquisition
• Project management of development & fit-out
• Professional rating advice
• Sale of existing premises