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WGY giving expert advice at Grand Designs, London

Wood Goldstraw Yorath LLP is the largest and longest standing professional  multidisciplinary practice in North Staffordshire. Established here in Stoke on Trent in 1874 we remain true to our roots but operate nationally. Our core professional disciplines are Architecture, Quantity Surveying and CDM Co-ordination although we offer a whole range of additional associated services too. […]

Partnership expansion

Following the recent retirement of long standing Partner David Rhead, we are pleased to announce that, as part of our Practices’ planned development, Simon Smith RIBA, Scott Millington MCIAT and Rob Leadbeater MCIAT have all been promoted to Salaried Partners as of 1st January 2015. The current Partners would like to express their gratitude to […]

Partner retires after long service

The Partnership would like to announce that Partner David Rhead has retired from the Practice as of 31st December 2014. David has, all but for a very short spell with Michelin early in his career, amassed an admirable 42 years continuous service where he brought a refreshing ‘no nonsense’ and pragmatic approach to his work. […]

WGY advising at Grand Designs Live

Partner Steve English has again been selected to represent CIAT (The Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists) on the ‘Ask and Expert’ desk at this years Grand Designs event at the NEC Birmingham. Accordingly we are also pleased to advise that we have a limited number of free tickets for the event to pass on to our […]

WGY ‘Experts’ at Grand Designs, London

Partner Steve English has again been selected by his professional institute ‘CIAT’ (Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists) to provide free expert advice to visitors of this years Grand Designs Live show at London’s Excel Exhibition Centre on Wednesday 7th May. Steve will be one of a select number of consultants providing services to the public […]

WGY Professional Development

WGY are pleased to anounce that two of the Practices’ Associates Scott Millington MCIAT and Rob Leadbeater MCIAT, have recently succesfully completed professional practice portfolios and passed their professional interveiws to become full Chartered Members of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT). Well done guys!!!

WGY at Grand Designs Birmingham 2013

Partner Steve English will again be providing free professional advice to the public on the ‘Ask an Expert’ stand at this years Grand Designs event at the NEC Birmingham on Friday 4th October. If you have a project in mind why not pre-book a free half-hour consultation with Steve via the following link…… http://www.granddesignslive.com/ask-an-expert/31-architects Also, […]

AGAINST ALL ODDS JCB 6th Form Centre completed

The project entailed the conversion of ‘MillHolme’, a grade ii Georgian country house which had recently been substantially renovated and converted to provide a number of en-suite living units for JCB’s overseas staff and visitors. We were commissioned to undertake this project with an almost impossible time frame after the purchase of the clients preferred […]

WGY at Grand Designs 2013

Partner Steve English will again be representing the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists on their ‘ask an expert’ desk at this year’s Grand Designs Live show at London’s Excel Exhibition Centre in May.  Steve said ‘once again it is a great opportunity to promote both our Professional Institute and our busy, progressive and now Quality Assured Practice […]

WGY is now ‘Quality Assured’

We are pleased to announce that as part of our drive to constantly improve our services to our clients our Practice has now been audited and acredited as ‘Quality Assured’ by the BSI and operates a Quality Management System in accoprdance with ISO 9001:2008 for the ‘provision of architectural design, quantity surveying, CDM co-ordination and […]