Sustainability will drive architecture practice in 2022

Watson Batty Architects has traded ahead of targets despite the challenges of 2020/21 according to its interim results, as the MD notes that sustainable design will be key to future success.

The long-established practice, which has offices in Leeds and Loughborough, noted it had a strong business pipeline and expects to surpass its £2.8 million turnover targets by around 5% by April 2022.

It attributed its success to being versatile with specialist teams that support key sectors including industrial and distribution, learning, healthcare, living, retail, sport and leisure, transport and workplace.

Through 2021 the business has enjoyed continued new framework success with clients including Accent Housing, Alliance Leisure, ESS Modular supply chain and CCS Construction Professional Services, while also securing a plethora of new clients including Elliott Group and Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust.

Peter White, managing director at Watson Batty, said: “These results reflect our strong resilience as we continually adapt our business strategy to become more agile and responsive to the changing needs of our clients and projects.”

Watson Batty also highlighted that it has invested heavily in building the expertise of its 35 strong team through qualification support and promotions and intends to create several new management roles in the new year.

But White noted that he saw future growth opportunities in sustainability an area which is becoming a key driver for the property sector.

He said: “Sustainability has emerged as a key priority for our profession, as well as our clients, in dealing with the climate crisis. We have established a sustainability taskforce to address this and to guide our clients on how to design and deliver buildings on the journey to net zero.

“Our design principles look to drive change within the industry, not just in sustainability but also in fire safety, modern methods of construction and inclusive design.”

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