WE ARE ULTIMATE Directors Finance Our experienced team combining all the skills that are required for furniture, fit out and refurbishment projects are on hand to deliver your project on time and snag free. This ensures that your staff, guests, and customers enjoy the best facility possible and allows you to concentrate on building your own business. INNOVATIVE INTERIOR FIT-OUT, FURNITURE, DESIGN & CONSULTANCY Established in 2002, Ultimate are widely recognised as a trusted and customer focused specialist consultancy and contractor who work in all sectors across the UK. From our offices in Yorkshire and Manchester we work very closely with designers, architects and end users to create high quality and visually stunning interiors for offices, hotel and leisure, education and healthcare facilities. Whether you require the complete conception, fit out or refurbishment or even just key piece of furniture, we can help. From the very start of the project right through to the completion, our in-house team of specialists will work closely with you along with our professional designers, project managers and contractors will to deliver you a seamless project on time and on budget. 2 Mark Hickey Director Furniture Project Managers Penny Murray Project Manager Warren Burnett Project Manager Mark Naisbitt Director Dan Platt Director Estimating & Contracts Damian Cartmell Furniture Installations David Creek Estimating & Contracts Manager David Underwood Estimating & Contracts Manager Ben Morrall Site Supervisor Kim Day Finance Director Rebekah Krysko Accounts Adminstrator Mechanical & Electrical Mike Espley Estimating & Contracts Manager Supporting Services Andrew Hickey Site Supervisor & Audio Visual Specialist Steve Cowley Associate Director Mick Thomson Estimating & Contracts Manager Michael Abey Mechanical Contracts Dale Watson Electrical Contracts Holly Boocock Apprentice Project Co-ordinator Josh Little Apprentice Furniture Installer Apprentices Harry Mitchell Site Supervisor Allan Dawson Plumbing Installations Manager Simon Ward Graphics & Branding Manager Mark Paynter Flooring Installations Manager Rory Smith Apprentice Estimating & Contracts 3
CONSULTANCY, PLANNING & DESIGN Whether you are looking to refurbish or fit out brand new premises, our in-house expertise and strong relationships with the architect and design community and consultant partners enables us to manage and design all aspects of a project, however simple or complex. Our consultants will spend time with you and your team to understand the needs of your business, your target market and the desires of your brief and then through creative and innovative designs ensure your expectations are met. We pride ourselves on offering a turn-key design solution including a complete space planning and design service which incorporates site surveys mechanical and electrical (M&E), colour and finishes schemes, and computer rendered visuals. Our design sensibility, passion and wealth of technical knowledge and experience sets us apart from the competition. During the entire project our consultants remain involved to ensure your concept is preserved, down to the very last detail and being a Fit Out Contractor we have a wealth of experience and understanding into building methods which in turn means our designs are informed, grounded and achievable. We do our utmost to ensure our designs are as efficient as they can be and always look for value engineering solutions to offer our customer the very best value for money. Building commissioners, business owners, landlords, facility managers and end users can all enjoy the imaginative, creative interiors that we create. All our designs will comply with the latest Building Regulations, Fire Officer Approvals and Construction Design Management (CDM) requirements and we can even assist you with Planning Permissions as and when they are required. 4 5
FIT OUT & REFURBISHMENT LOOSE FURNITURE Working either as main building contractor or in a design and build capacity, we take complete responsibility and accountability for all works on site, employing the best trades people and site labour for our fit-out and refurbishment projects. We complete complex refurbishment and fitout contracts to a high standard, often within challenging timescales. Ultimate have the experience in successfully completing projects for offices, refurbishing hotel rooms, public areas, meeting and conference rooms, reception areas, disabled bedrooms, restaurants and bars, gymnasiums and spas. We operate a full turn-key service controlling all trades such as building, joinery, M&E, AV, IT, flooring and décor through to providing case goods, sanitary ware, furnishings and fixed and loose furniture. We offer a complete furniture solution for offices, hotels, restaurants, receptions, boardrooms, training rooms and breakout/café areas. Whether you are an end user or from the A&D community the furniture that you select will have the greatest impact on you and your clients. We will help you to develop your workplace to reflect the needs for today and the future. Working closely with a variety of leading furniture suppliers from the UK and Europe, enables us to deliver an independent balanced solution on the basis of aesthetics, life term/reconfiguration and importantly cost. To assist you further our services also include, installation and move management and the re-cycling of your existing furniture in an environmentally friendly manner. 6 7
BESPOKE AND FIXED FURNITURE When off-the-shelf just does not fit, we can offer a completely bespoke approach. We specialise in the design and manufacture of customised furniture solutions whatever the scale or complexity of your project. Helping many offices, hotels, bars and restaurants, schools and colleges meet the challenge of creating that one off bespoke piece through to the manufacturing of multiple items, we have the expertise, techniques and creativity to help. With the extensive knowledge and experience that our team possess, we plan and manage your project with seamless integration from concept to completion. Such bespoke items are: Reception desks Bars and Back Bars Fixed seating Hotel Case Goods Storage Solutions Boardroom Tables Executive Furniture and many more Working closely with our clients, we ensure that we provide products that precisely fulfil the design brief. AUDIO & VISUAL As our business has developed and technology has become integrated into the furniture that we supply, we have specialised in supplying audio visual products and services. Working with our specialist partners we now offer video and audio conferencing, video streaming and Internet TV as well as HD cameras, interactive whiteboards, LCD displays and video projectors. With the ebeam interactive product we have been able to introduce enhanced collaborative working within the Meeting/Training environment, call today for your demonstration. As you will see we are able to provide all of your requirements for your meeting, training and classrooms. We are committed to maintaining a high level of product quality and customer service, from design and manufacture through to installation. Why not send us your design ideas and allow us to research and develop the Ultimate solutions for your project? 8 9
OFFICE Whether you need to move premises, re-plan and refurbish your existing offices, or you need office furniture, Ultimate can help. Our specialist team is dedicated to workplace consultancy and design, offering a full turn-key fit out and furniture solution. Drawing on our vast experience in this sector our consultants will take the time to understand your aspirations and will work with you to create innovative workplace solutions that work for today s demands and will be ready for tomorrow s challenges. The commercial office and methods of office working are constantly evolving with new ideas, concepts, products and technologies and our experienced team pride themselves being in the know ensuring you too are aware of all the latest trends. Specialising for over 12 years in this sector we have built up an impressive client base from small start-up companies through to large blue chip organisations. We look after clients such as Walkers Snack Foods, Quaker Oats, Skipton Building Society, Professional Footballers Association and GlaxoSmithKline to name a few. Pulling on our commercial expertise we will assist you to achieve economically flexible and sustainable outcomes. We give clients the insight into the implications of design, construction, maintenance, energy and operational costs from the outset. 10 11
HOTEL + LEISURE Working alongside your design team or one of our carefully selected design partners, we will provide the highest quality refurbishment or complete fit out, delivered on time and to budget. We will define your scheme using our extensive knowledge of contemporary and classic designed products. Having worked in the office furniture and fit out market for over twelve years we are rapidly expanding our hotel & leisure client portfolio. Using this expertise, we have successfully delivered hotel, leisure and restaurant projects for Mecure, La Feria, U Buffet, The Olive Tree and The Coniston Hotel and we have many more exciting projects in the pipeline. Please visit the case study section on our website to find out. Pulling on our expertise we will assist you to achieve economically flexible and sustainable outcomes. We give clients the insight into the implications of design, construction, maintenance, energy and operational costs from the outset. 12 13
EDUCATION Our team of consultants, project managers and designers all understand that well designed schools support the learning experience of every student. We know that teaching methods are constantly evolving with new ideas, concepts, products and technologies and our experienced team pride themselves being in the know ensuring you too are aware of all the latest trends. We pride ourselves on enhancing a students learning experience and by working with your or our designers to deliver an effective collaborative teaching environment. At Ultimate we provide a multitude of furniture and fit out styles to accommodate the wide array of curriculums on offer today. Partnering with global manufacturers, who invest in R&D, we can keep pace with new learning styles that incorporate user friendly technology, flexible furniture and tools that support active learning. We are confident that you will not be disappointed with our solutions. Specialising for over 12 Years in this sector we have built an impressive client base of schools, colleges and universities such as Trafford College and Leeds City College. 14 15
HEALTHCARE Ultimate understand healthcare fit out is a complex form of construction, we appreciate that high performance facilities rely on advanced building and design technologies. Healthcare environments require extensive consulting and collaborative planning and we have the specialists in place to deliver this. We understand that new technologies, medical advances and changing demographics are driving large scale change in models of care. Working closely with you we will help to create solutions that anticipate future needs and support strong long-term development for both public and private sector healthcare providers. We give clients the insight into the implications of design, construction, maintenance, energy and operational costs from the outset. 16 17
A SELECTION OF OUR BRANDS A SELECTION OF OUR CLIENTS Here is a selection of just some of the quality brands that we work with here at Ultimate. We only work with the very best suppliers and manufacturers to offer you the highest quality materials and furniture for your bespoke project. 18 CLIENT CASE STUDIES Here is a glance at a selection of projects we have undertaken... see more on our website: /case-studies We undertook a Full Turnkey Fitout, Refurbishment and Furniture service for all these clients 19
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