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- Innovative emergency accomodation development to open in Ealing
- London’s Housing Crisis: A guide on how to eat an elephant
- London’s Housing Crisis: A guide on how to eat an elephant part two
- Deborah Halling Q&A
- Interview with Jack Dempsey - Marston Court
- Cobbler’s Thumb Case Study Handsome Furniture Co
- INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO MEET THE HOUSING SUPPLY NEED
- £1m Innovation Studios launched to meet Medway’s growing business landscape
- Hope Gardens Show Unit
- P.E.A. Awards 2017 shortlist announced
- RENEWING THE BRITISH DREAM OR FANTASY?
- BHGC - Pro Am
- BHGC - Pro Am Results
- Innovative QED, win at the Sussex Business Awards
- EALING HOMELESS FAMILIES AND LOW-INCOME HOUSED FOR CHRISTMAS
- LONDON’S HOUSING CRISIS: A GUIDE ON HOW TO EAT AN ELEPHANT (PART THREE)
- LONDON’S HOUSING CRISIS: A GUIDE ON HOW TO EAT AN ELEPHANT (PART FOUR)
- CTIA Container Housing & Conversion Summit
- RICS Awards
- Offsite Construction Awards 2018 Shortlist Announced
- Spring statement
- BBC Radio 4 - A Greener Home For All
- Homelessness down 11% on previous quarter
- Containers may change the world again – takeaways from CTIA conference 2018
- Ecotherapy: the natural selection for teambuilding days
- PLACE - Modular homes procurement launch
- SEA LANES PROPOSALS FOR MADEIRA DRIVE PROJECT UNVEILED
- An exploration of the latest and most creative outputs in container architecture
- Creating homes AND communities.
- Next generation talent
- Sea Lanes; A strategic approach to meanwhile use
- QED at the Showman’s Show 2015
- Brighton Greenway
- Graffiti Jam
- Richardsons Yard Award
- Making Portable Places - Video
- Commbe Valley Timelapse
- New England Quarter Regeneration Video
- Projects
- Photovoltaics, Cannenitz, Germany
- Photovoltaics, Devon
- Wind turbine, Cornwall
- Brighton Energy Co-op
- Student accommodation: St Aldates, Oxford
- Commercial: Fleet Street, Brighton
- Residential: New England Quarter, Brighton
- Sealanes, Brighton
- Caboose & Co
- Stroudley Road, Brighton
- Richardsons Yard
- Shipping Container Offices Cobblers Thumb
- Coombe Valley visitor centre Hastings
- Bordars Walk Ealing
- Watermill Wharf - Medway, Rochester - Pop-up buildings
- Hope Gardens Ealing interim strategies
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The team
We are proud of what we do and have a long tradition of delivering projects. Our expertise lies in taking projects from initial concept all the way through to completion.
Becky King
Financial AdministratorBecky King
Financial AdministratorBecky is QED’s first apprentice and has recently completed her AAT level 3 accounting qualification. After returning from travelling, she was looking for a change of career from working in Early Years Childcare education and joined QED as Financial Administrator.
Becky has quickly become an indispensable member of the team. She is obsessed by receipts and her experience in childcare helps to keep the team in line. Outside the office she enjoys spending time with her friends and family and is always drinking tea.
Chris Gilbert
DirectorChris Gilbert
DirectorChris is a qualified chartered surveyor with more years’ experience than he would care to remember. Prior to founding QED in 1998, he was Managing Director of Wyncote Developments PLC.
Chris’s most notable achievement with QED was the delivery of the award winning £250 million regeneration of the former Brighton Station goods yard, a 13 acre site, boasting over 1 million sq ft of commercial space, as well as 400 residential units. The scheme is noted for its contribution to public art for which Chris is particularly passionate. After many years of motor racing Chris, who still seems to wear a tie in his semi retirement, enjoys this new found freedom travelling, spending time with his friends and family, working on his tennis game and despite extensive coaching remains an ever so amateur golfer.
Harry Smith
DirectorHarry Smith
DirectorHarry, who became a Director in 2019, joined QED initially as a consultant to help the business market and develop itself. He liked it so much he decided to stay and in addition to his marketing and communications role he works closely with Ross on driving the day to day operation of the business.
Harry is a communications specialist, having previously worked for the Skills Funding Agency and has a first class degree in Graphic design. He is passionate about business development activities which create measurable results. When he is not boring people with a story of how he once met the queen, Harry is a keen snowboarder and having recently learnt front crawl now an avid open water swimmer.
Mark Nicholson
DirectorMark Nicholson
DirectorMark is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years private practice experience, focussing on helping SME’s develop their business and financial strategies. Mark became a director of QED in 2017 having previously worked with Chris for a number of years.
Mark, who is married with three children, enjoys his time out of the office travelling, doing DIY or enjoying a pint.
Mark Uren
Design ManagerMark Uren
Design ManagerMark, who joined QED in 2016, has a passion for sustainable design and is the principal behind QED’s product development, feasibility and design work. His focus is on circular systems ensuring any design pays attention to the deconstruction and re-use of component parts.
Mark’s experience includes interior architecture, high end model making, working on film sets, as well as managing a 100-strong team as part of the ‘green and pleasant land’ installation at London 2012. Outside the office Mark enjoys running, cycling, cricket and 5-a-side football. Recently, he has enrolled for an MSc. in Green Building at the Centre for Alternative Technology.
Ross Gilbert
DirectorRoss Gilbert
DirectorRoss joined QED in 2005 having previously worked in manufacturing. He has a masters degree in sustainable development and is currently pursuing his RICS qualification. Ross is passionate about the built environment and the ability of meanwhile use to deliver meaningful regeneration.
Ross is married with three children, he is a keen golfer and open water swimmer. Having hung up his rugby roots a few years ago, when not spending time with friends and family he can be found pottering about on his small holding. Ross recently edited the book Movable Architecture.
Tiantian Chen
DirectorTiantian Chen
DirectorTiantian invested in QED in 2016. Her focus is in helping to develop and sustain the innovative business ideas, ensuring they are as effective, sustainable and socially responsible as possible. Having completed an MPhil at the University of Cambridge, Tiantian is currently finishing her PhD in Sociology at the University of Cambridge.
Tiantian focuses her academic skills and work with the United Nations to support QED's research tasks, including evidence-based research on social housing and urban regeneration, social policy analysis and market data analysis.
Who we're looking for…
We are always on the look out for talented individuals, whether it’s for a permanent, freelance, or placement positions, so please do get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.
