We wouldn’t normally enter into the ‘letters from satisfied customers’ field of advertising. Obviously we do receive thanks and appreciation from clients who have been happy with the individual professional service they have received, but it is rare to come across an accolade such as the one which came to our notice from an anonymous source very recently. An independent professional, surveying one of our ‘full service’ conversion projects, was moved to append the following to his survey notes. We do not feel it unreasonable to quote his comments on the work of our company in full.
“It is infrequently that we inspect a property which has been the subject of total development in the form of a conversion, where the works executed are well above the national average. I am convinced in part that this is due to the fact that a well known designer by the name of David Granger of The Old Dairy, Mill Street, Packington, drew up the plans and supervised the detail. We see many of his successful undertakings. There are no deficiencies of any consequence in this instance; there are areas of qualification in regard to the way the works are executed. I have no hesitation in commending you to the purchase and believe the price in point of fact is somewhat conservative.” |
The much admired extension and refurbishment of Packington Memorial Hall in conjunction with the builders J A Ball Ltd. for the Memorial Hall Trustees was ccommissioned in 2003. The committee's brief, following discussions over initial conceptual sketch proposals, was to create a modern state of the art facility of which the village could be proud. Construction took place during 2009 and the Hall was reopened in November last year, since when all of the previous regular users have returned and many new groups have taken up reservations. Stuart Falder is shown receiving the Finalist Certificate from Andy Hardy, President of LABC - together with Dave Darlington, Head of Building Control at North West Leicestershire District Council.
The second entry was in the Domestic Extension or Conversion Section. In this category DGADL was Commended together with builder Lychgate Homes Ltd., for their design for the extension and refurbishment of a cottage in Smisby. Located in the centre of this very rural village our client's home fits well into its surroundings and has attracted much favourable comment. The original cottage was typical of many in the village and surrounding area with low ceilings, low eaves, steep pitched roofs etc. Over time there have been some alterations and the present refurbishment has retained its historic character, returning the windows to their original proportion, introducing French doors into the rear garden but maintaining a very traditional look from the street. David Granger received the Commendation Certificate from Andy Hardy, President of LABC, and Mark Hewings, Head of Building Control at South Derbyshire District Council.
The Local Authority Building Control East Midlands Built in Quality Awards ceremony has taken place at the Village Hotel, Chilwell. Lychgate Homes Ltd. and David Granger Architectural Design Ltd. gained third place in the 'Best Conversion' category for their successful project at Stone House in Swannington, Leicestershire.