ROWERS UPDATE

May 2009

Here is the latest news from the current Howard Group Award recipients and their preparations for the run up to the 2012 London Olympics.  

This year's recipients:

Tommy Burton

Tom has been training with the GB National Squad this winter. He has clearly enjoyed the experience and turned in an excellent result at the GB Final Trials in Belgium. He also stroked Leander's first eight in the Head of the River Race and to victory over the Cambridge Boat Race crew in March. Tom ...

PATRICK BUSHNELL JOINS THE HOWARD BOARD

January 2009

The Howard Group in Regent Street, has strengthened its Board with the appointment of Patrick Bushnell as a non-executive director.

The appointment follows the recent announcement of a new Group Finance Director, Tom Amies, who joined the company at the start of the year.

These latest appointments demonstrate that the Howard Group is confident about the long term direction of its business and is ready to meet the challenges of 2009 with a strong and experienced team.

Patrick Bushnell has enjoyed a very distinguished career in the commercial property world and was most ...

HOWARD GROUP ROWERS SHAPING UP WELL FOR NEW SEASON

January 2009

As part of the Howard Group's ongoing five year programme of financial assistance for Leander Club oarsmen and women to support them in the run up to the London 2012 Olympic Games, 3 world class rowers were presented training awards at the company's Fitzwilliam event held at the end of last year. Beneficiaries were Jane Hall, Tommy Burton and Tom Broadway.  

The athletes are training hard and have just competed in the 2^nd of the four main GB trials for the 2008/09 season. Tommy Burton and Tom Broadway were 2nd in the men's pairs trial, just behind another Leander pair.

Ian ...

FORMER 'GOLDIE' OARSMAN REUNITES WITH CAMBRIDGE

December 2008

Tom Amies has been appointed Finance Director to The Howard Group.  

He will join the company in January. His role will be to oversee and manage the Group's finance and accounting functions and he will be involved in the formulation and implementation of the Group's financial strategy.   Tom will also have executive responsibility for Howard Capital Partners business and work alongside their business partners, in particular Howard Sandcliffe Investments (HSi), who recently acquired Great Shelford company Fenland Roofing.  

Speaking of the ...

HOWARD GROUP RECEPTION

Fitzwilliam Museum 25^th November 2008

The Howard Group of Cambridge hosted a reception for 150 guests at the Fitzwilliam Museum to celebrate the official launch of HPG Developments, the Group's commercial development division. The new division has been established to manage development schemes for out-of-town retail, office, industrial and mixed-use. Several new projects are already well underway around East Anglia. The company is currently acquiring sites with long term development potential.  

The Group also used the event to present training awards to three world-class Leander Club ...

LETTINGS MARKET ACTIVE

May 2008

The Howard Property Group (HPG) of Cambridge reports on some recent new lettings.

Despite the well documented problems in the market, occupier demand within the HPG portfolio remains surprisingly healthy. A number of properties that have been vacant for some time are now being let. By offering more flexible leasing terms, maybe shorter leases or longer rent-free periods - the company is finding occupiers, thus helping cash flow and containing void costs, especially following the Government's decision to introduce empty property rates on industrial properties. Recent ...

EDWINA PUTS IN THE EFFORT FOR HEALTH & SAFETY

February 2008

When management surveyor Edwina Crowley joined the Howard Property Group (HPG) last summer, she set herself the first task of carrying out a full Health & Safety audit of all of the properties and industrial sites owned by the company.

Edwina had worked for the Environmental Agency and was involved in many Health & Safety issues for multi sites, so she wanted to do a similar exercise for HPG.

The audit involved everything from reviewing fire risk and site risk assessments, to asbestos registers. This was some task, bearing in mind the Group manage in excess of one million sq m ...

BEST RESULTS FOR HOWARD GROUP SO FAR

January 2008

The Howard Group has reported an encouraging set of profits for its second year of trading in Cambridge, with some notable transactions taking place.  

Howard Capital Partners, the Group's corporate venturing arm, sold its 50% stake in Longley Concrete as well as disposing of the company's interest in credit car hire business, Drive Assist, following a buyout by Charterhouse.

Howard Sandcliffe Investments bought two building services companies, acquiring A T Jones in a £4.3m deal and investing in excess of £6m in ...

CHRIS PASSES FIRST PART OF CIMA ACCOUNTANCY QUALIFICATION

January 2008

Chris Brealey, Assistant Management Accountant for The Howard Group, has taken the first steps down the long road of becoming a qualified CIMA accountant.

He recently passed his Financial Accounting and Tax Principles exam which forms one of six papers needed to part qualify as an accountant. The course is run by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) which is one of the industry's recognised organisations for business accounting.

Commenting on his recent success, Chris said, "I am very pleased to pass, it is a very demanding schedule of exams and requires a considerable ...

FURTHER SUPPORT FOR BRITISH ROWERS

January 2008

Following the announcement of financial support for British rowing over a 5 year period, made by Howard Group Chairman, Martin Riley, at last year's Henley Royal Regatta, the Group is delighted to nominate the latest beneficiaries to receive support for the next 6 month period.  

The 5 year financial package, in conjunction with Leander Club, Henley, is designed to provide support to a number of talented rowers who will be identified as having the potential to break into the GB team during the run-up to the 2012 London Olympics.   By providing financial support in this way, the Group ...