Glasgow-based Allan & Hanel Chartered Surveyors has been taken over by Hardies Property & Construction Consultants .
It is the second Glasgow acquisition in 15 months for the firm which bought Binnie-McKenzie Partnership last year, and comes three years after Hardies merged with Dundee-based J&E Shepherd . Hardies said the two recent deals had added £1 million to its revenues, taking its total turnover to nearly £7 million.
Allan & Hanel’s founding director David Allan will retire as the changeover takes place.
Hardies partner Murray Warner said: “Following our merger with Shepherd Chartered Surveyors three years ago, we have been able to pursue our growth strategy throughout the West of Scotland. We have 10 offices across Scotland and, as part of our growth strategy, recognised a need for local Quantity Surveying expertise in Glasgow to complement our local Building Surveying team.
“There are many synergies between Hardies and Allan & Hanel and this deal will enable us to benefit from two different client streams, having quickly identified Graeme Davidson as someone who will be an important part of our leadership team in the West of Scotland working alongside Stewart Binnie-McKenzie and Gary Skene.”
Allan & Hanel was founded 25 years ago. Its team, including director Graeme Davidson, will move to Hardies, which is now looking for larger office its accommodate its growing team in Glasgow. It now has 10 quantity surveyors in the city having had none before the Binnie-Mckenzie takeover. Hardies and Shepherd have 20 surveyors in total in Glasgow.
Davidson added: “What appealed to us about this deal is that Hardies shares our thinking in terms of the quality of service we deliver and how we look after our staff. It is a fantastic opportunity that enables us to bid for more public work and frameworks and expands the range of projects we can undertake for existing and new clients.
“And having established the firm over the last quarter century, the arrangement presented the opportunity for founding director David Allan to retire while we embark on a new stage of development as part of an enlarged team delivering an enhanced range of services.”
Allan said: “I am confident that joining forces with a like-minded progressive firm like Hardies represents a very positive opportunity for Graeme and the other members of our hard working and talented team, and while I will no longer be directly involved, I wish them every possible success.”
