Construction consultancy on the move across city centre

Construction consulting and design agency McBains has moved into new offices in Manchester city centre.

The company has moved from Spinningfields to Piccadilly to accommodate its projects and expanding workforce of nearly 20 staff.

Extra staff are currently being taken on to join the current team of quantity and building surveyors, project monitors and engineers.

McBains provides project management, building surveying, quantity surveying and monitoring services.

Projects McBains has worked on in the North West include regional office restructuring and fitouts for RBS; major projects for BAE at Barrow in Furness including a new training centre for 5,000 apprentices; Britvic Drink production facilities; and project monitoring on residential projects, care homes, offices and industrial projects.

The company has recently been appointed by the Department of Work and Pensions to fit out nine Job Centres.

The office will be headed by new director Ian Bayman.

Ian worked as a partner within a consultancy environment for the last 12 years, where he managed the delivery of both cost and project management services across various sectors in the UK, central Europe and the Middle East including major hotels, commercial offices, schools, industrial facilities and residential projects.

Projects in the North West Ian has managed include project and cost management services for Wigan Infirmary, cost consultancy services to HM Customs and Excise in Liverpool, a national bank’s regional office building and a new mainline station, in addition to the management of various residential projects across the region.

He said “I am delighted to be joining McBains, a growing company making its mark in the North West.

“The office move reflects our drive and growth in the Manchester market, and with this being an exciting time for the region’s development, the new premises offer a perfect location to continue to offer quality services to clients.”