A Staffordshire architectural practice is celebrating completing its 1000th project.
Cheadle-based Hewitt & Carr Architects (HCA) has reached the milestone, nine years after launching in 2011.
Over the years, business partners Natalie Hewitt and Mark Carr have grown the company massively – going from residential extensions and developments to huge commercial and corporate projects and now, a mixture of both.
The company has worked with big-name clients like Crewe-based Wrights Food Group on a project to extend its existing factory, and pottery-giant Emma Bridgewater to help with plans to redevelop land next to its Lichfield Street factory, in Hanley.
More recently, the company has been supporting the £750,000 redevelopment of the New Vic Theatre in Basford.
Founder and architect Natalie Hewitt said: “We’re delighted to have reached this milestone. When Mark and I launched the company we could never have envisaged hitting the 1000th project mark. When you first start out every job is a bonus but we are both incredibly determined, hard working and ambitious, as is our team, and it’s that team effort and approach that has enabled us to get to this huge milestone.”
She added: “We launched this business because we care about people and that ethos is still at the centre of everything we do. To us every job is equally as important, whether it’s supporting a big organisation with a multi-million pound redevelopment, or it’s a residential extension that’s going to provide much-needed family space, they both mean as much to the client, which means they mean as much to us.
“We’re working on some great projects and we’re looking forward to building on our success as we start working towards our next milestone.”
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For its 1000th project, HCA was hired by Phil Billington and his partner Liz Needham to design plans for a kitchen extension following a complete renovation of their 18th century farmhouse in Foxt.
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Phil said: “Before we could move into the farmhouse, it needed everything doing, starting with a new roof, digging up floors, pulling down ceilings and stripping plaster from all the internal walls. For us this was a big project and with Mark and Natalie’s support and guidance we now have a lovely cosy three-bedroom home, which we also extended to include a summer room.
“Hewitt & Carr were brilliant, not just with coming up with great ideas but also listened to what we wanted and helped us ensure we kept the original ethos of the cottage.
"This has meant we not only have a beautiful contemporary home but have also been able to retain many of the original features. It was because of this professional and friendly approach we had no hesitation asking them back to draw up the plans for our kitchen extension.
"It’s nice to know we’re their 1000th job too and we wish them very well for their next 1000.”