SES steams into Swindon

The Bristolian
The formal launch of the new office in the south west of SES was celebrated with a soiree at Swindon Steam Museum, with the Lord Mayor of Swindon (left) welcoming this national building-services contractor into the area. Guests included architects, main contractors and clients. Also pictured are managing director Allan McDougall and southern regional director Mark Perkins, John Blagg, operations manager for the new office, said, ‘As a result of our continued success in the south of the country as a whole, together with a healthy forward workload of significant projects, we felt the time was right to open a dedicated office for the south-west area.’ One of its first new projects will be the redevelopment of the Cascades Shopping Centre in Portsmouth.



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