Fit-out firm seeks four more as order book booms

Workplace consultants and commercial office fit out specialists Blueprint Interiors is set to create four new jobs after a stellar summer which saw it extend its order book.

The firm, which is based in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, says that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, based on current orders and enquiries in the pipeline, the company is still projecting year end revenue to reach £5m as planned.

Rob Day, chairman and founder said: “We are looking to recruit four new people because we are confident in our strategic approach and confident our message will resonate with office owners who are now facing up to the realities of how offices of the future will need to be re-designed to adapt to demand and new ways of working.”

The positions that Blueprint Interiors is advertising include a head of delivery, a CAD technician, a senior business development professional and a bid manager.

Day added: “The strength of our pipeline means we need a head of delivery to be responsible for ensuring our contracts run smoothly and deliver the required profitability. These increased outputs will mean that extra capacity is required in the design team.

“In addition, to ensure we stay on track to achieve next years’ target, we are making further investment in marketing by recruiting a BD professional with experience of consultative selling and a bid manager to ensure our marketing effort results in converted proposals.”

These new additions follow the recent appointment of Mike McKeown as client services director. McKeown is an experienced workplace design professional and was part of the team behind Paragon Interiors during its successful growth period.

He said: “Over the coming months there will be very few company board agendas that won’t have office space as a discussion item. After staff, workspace is the second biggest overhead, so directors will be thinking critically about the actual amount of space they now need and how their employees can be provided with agile working options that both increase productivity and create a happy and motivated workplace.

“While the size of office space may reduce, we anticipate there to be a huge demand for workplace consultancy to ensure space is designed for the hybrid ways in which people will be using it.”