Engineering start-up opens Nottingham office

A start-up engineering consultancy has opened a Nottingham office.

Dice has set up in the Works Social co-working space in the city. The company is run by directors Wayne Oakes and Raj Somal.

Oakes said: “We’re delighted to now be in our first office in the Lace Market. We’ve always worked in Nottingham and Works Social is the perfect base for us – it’s a totally new concept for Nottingham; a dynamic, flexible space which suits us perfectly.”

Oakes has previously worked for Morgan Tucker and M-EC.

He added: “Raj and I have worked together for a number of years and, during this time, we’ve learnt a lot about what works and what doesn’t.

“When we set up Dice, we knew we wanted to create a business that was honest and operated with integrity above all else – with customer service being at the heart of everything we do.”

The duo have already developed a portfolio that includes a range of services nationwide for PureGym, as well as working with Co-Op during its UK-wide store improvement programme and rationalisation of its existing stores. They are also involved in the new student residential development on Derby Road and a sustainable housing development in Nottinghamshire.

Somal added: “The business community in Nottingham has been really supportive and we’ve achieved a lot in less than a year. It’s a really exciting time for construction in the city – with the regeneration of the Southside of the city, all of the work happening within the vicinity of our Derby Road site, as well as the Boots Island site and Nottingham College work – so we look forward to seeing what the next 12 months brings.”