As from today, 1 October 2014, our Quantity Surveying division, John Austin & Partners Ltd, has merged with our Management Contracting and Disaster Recovery divisions, Austin Newport Ltd, and will collectively trade as Austin Newport Group Ltd.
Following the large fire at an Elizabethan manor in the West Country, the roof structure, constructed from oak, had suffered catastrophic damage in many sections. Much of the structure was completely destroyed and had fallen into the building below with rest the remaining in place in a very dangerous and damaged state.