2 Aug 2013 07:00
2nd August 2013
Sweett Group plc
("Sweett Group" or "the Group")
Opening of Los Angeles Office
Sweett Group, the international property and infrastructure consultancy, is pleased to announce that VVA Sweett Inc., the Group's North American joint venture with VVA, has opened its first office on the West Coast of America in Los Angeles, California. VVA Sweett Inc. have offices in New York, Washington DC and more recently Boston. This marks another significant step in achieving Sweett Group's long-term growth strategy and expansion of its global platform in North America.
Dean Webster, Chief Executive Officer of Sweett Group, said, "We are extremely pleased to announce VVA Sweett's West Coast expansion and our ability to serve the needs of the region's very active commercial real estate market. The US construction sector is regaining strength and momentum. Cross-referrals of new commissions are encouraging and we are now jointly bidding on projects by offering a combined delivery solution."
Lorenzo Vascotto, Founding Partner and Managing Director of VVA LLC, commented "We have been looking forward to opening an office in Los Angeles for quite some time in order to serve West Coast clients in closer proximity. I am pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Gingold** as Managing Director to lead the LA effort. He will be supported by long time VVA veteran, Cathy McHale***. The Los Angeles office is off to a good start with several sizeable assignments for clients including two international law firms in Palo Alto and Costa Mesa."
For further information please contact;
Sweett GroupDean Webster, Chief Executive Officer, +44 20 7061 9000
Derek Pitcher, Managing Director, +44 20 7061 9000
Sophie Hull, Head Corporate Communications, +44 20 7061 9000
FTI ConsultingBilly Clegg, Oliver Winters, +44 20 7831 3113
About Sweett Group plc
Sweett Group plc is a global business with expertise in property and infrastructure professional services. Services include programme and project management, cost management, advisory and PPP related consultancy.
VVA Sweett Inc. is a 50/50 joint venture between Sweett Group and VVA LLC (VVA), a New York based project management consultancy founded in 1994. The two parties collaborated to provide clients with an integrated project management and cost management service offering to clients in North America since 2010 and a joint venture agreement was signed in May of 2012.
Sweett Group plc aims to forge long term, successful relationships with all stakeholders in the property and infrastructure industry. "Global knowhow, local delivery" is the essence of the business and this reach enables it to put global best practice to use in the local markets they serve.
Sweett Group's global platform provides clients with access to over 1,450 professionals across more than fifty-five offices in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and India.
www.sweettgroup.com
www.vvasweett.com.
VVA was founded in New York City in 1994 and has expanded its reach throughout the Americas with offices in Washington, D.C., and Sao Paulo, Brazil. In 2011, VVA enhanced its global service capabilities by establishing VVA Sweett Inc., a joint venture unifying the forces of VVA and the Sweett Group in North America. 2013 marked VVA's expansion into New England with an office in Boston. The West Coast office is the fourth VVA Sweett Inc. office in the Americas.
**Jeff Gingold has close to thirty years of experience in project management and the real estate industry. Jeff has personally managed the construction of over 7 million square feet of space in the Western United states with an estimated project value of over $10 billion.
*** Cathy McHale, a Senior Associate and LEED AP currently working at VVA's New York HQ, has over 20 years of experience in commercial interior design and project management.