Today (1st April 2022) officially marks our 35th anniversary at Rund and we are reflecting on our team’s outstanding work and achievements to date.
Such efforts have led to our exceptional year-on-year growth and helped us secure our status as ‘The Consultant of Choice’. With our company values at the heart of everything we do, we have highlighted some of our most notable milestones over the past three and a half decades.
PEOPLE
- Hilary Watson, Personal Assistant in the Southampton office is our longest serving employee – joining Rund when we first opened our doors in 1987
- Managing Director, Richard Mussell joined the business in 2004, followed by our Directors – Paul Deakin in 2005 and Paul Belfield in 2012
- In 2012, employee numbers reached 35 and 2022 staff levels are exceeding 70 and growing
CLIENTS
- Our network of clients and work in different construction sectors has grown substantially over the years
- We have worked in the Residential Sector since Day One, and now deliver a broad scope of work for Housing Associations, Local Authorities, Build to Rent Specialists and For-Profit Registered Providers
- Hyde Housing is our longest-term client and continues to appoint our expertise
- Our work has grown substantially in other sectors, with key appointments including:
- Arts – Royal Albert Hall
- Leisure – Multiple BH Live appointments including Littledown Centre and Mountbatten Leisure Centre
- Commercial – Global food packaging specialist, Huhtamaki and banking giant, JP Morgan
- Education – London School of Economics and Bay House School
- Healthcare – St James’ Hospital and Southampton General Hospital
COLLABORATION
- As One Rund, we continue to build an outstanding offering, serving clients across the country from four different locations
- Our Southampton office was our first, opening its doors in 1987
- The London office celebrated its 10th anniversary last year
- Our Birmingham office opened in 2019 due to our growing portfolio of work across the Midlands
- We opened our Bristol office in 2021 as a result of our expanding client base and demand in the South West
QUALITY
- We have celebrated multiple award and accolade wins for our exceptional quality services – notable achievements in 2021 include:
- Rund recognised as one of Building Magazine’s Top 150 Consultants
- Rund named a finalist for ‘Construction/Consultant Surveyor of the Year’ in the Building 2021 Awards
- Abri gaining a Silver award for ‘Best Starter Home Scheme’ at the What House? Awards for Daedalus Village, where Rund acted as Employer’s Agent and Clerk of Works
- Gateway Housing Association winning ‘Best Older People’s Housing Development (Urban)’ at the Inside Housing Awards for Vic Johnson House, following Rund’s Clerk of Works services
INTEGRITY
- Our team’s integrity is second to none, with many clients revisiting our services time and time again
- We are trusted to deliver consistently high-quality standards in construction through our multi-disciplinary service, as we employ individuals with a diverse range of career backgrounds and specialisms
- Integrity is shared within our team, both internally and externally, which is why more than 20 employees have been with us for over 5 years – with many progressing from junior to senior leve
We are excited to be announcing further progression updates in due course, as our employees continue delivering exceptional services in line with our core company values.
Today we have also issued our company newsletter, highlighting recent company news stories from the past months, which can be viewed here.
We would like to thank all our valued clients and dedicated team members for helping us reach such a fantastic milestone for the business. We look forward to delivering another 35 years of excellence.