Liked by Andrew Hales. SYDNEY, Australia, Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unispace, a global leader in workspace strategy, design and construction, is pleased to announce the appointments of a new global chief executive . Next, a workplace safety firm called Total Protection (UK) was awarded a 287,800 contract for the supply of respirator masks by Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust. We talked to our founders and joint CEOs, Gareth and Charles Hales , about the latest senior appointments they've made at Unispace . SYDNEY, Australia, Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unispace, a global leader in workspace strategy, design and construction, is pleased to announce the appointments of a new global chief executive officer and chief revenue officer in a move to champion client-centered solutions and gain significant market share amid the accelerated shift in commercial real estate triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. Apartment sales in Elizabeth Bays Billyard Ave, a luxury boutique development by P-3 Livings Philippe Remond and North East Corps Peter Walsh, were off and running this week securing its first sale of more than $20 million. The Government has awarded a colossal 240 million contract for personal protective equipment (PPE) to a firm founded and run by leading members of a hardline, conservative religious sect which preaches that the outside world is morally corrupting, Byline Times can reveal.Earlier this week, the Government released documents showing that it had given a 239.6 million contract to Unispace Global Health for the supply of full-body overalls, to be used by healthcare workers. The company was awarded an 18.4 million contract by Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to deliver ventilators. Exclusive Brethren family pay $9.5 million for Dural weekender. It is worth noting that 2san appear to have changed many if not all of their global address in the last few weeks. Luxury property at that, judging by the $9.5 million paid this week for a resort-style estate in Dural by Gareth Hales, the son of the churchs global leader Bruce D. Hales. We fully expect to see a fairly evenly balanced performance across our three region. While it is difficult to corroborate whether these are the same individuals, the registered office address of Ascot Signs is also in Londonderry, less than an hours drive away from the school. This turnover appears to have burgeoned during the Coronavirus crisis, through a series of Government PPE deals. Gareth Hales sold the office design firm Unispace last year for $300 million.Credit: Hales, head of global specialist sourcing and supply company Sante Group, looks to be cashed-up for the purchase. The two-hectare property comes with resort-style facilities including a pool, tennis court and golf range. 4) Core Supply Group contract. Last year he and his brother Charles sold their office design firm Unispace for $300 million to investment firm PAG Asia Capital. Taken together, these three contracts appear to represent the largest amount of taxpayer cash handed to a single firm for the supply of PPE during the Coronavirus crisis from the contracts that have so far been revealed by the Government. Another firm with potential Brethren links is Ureka Global an adhesives supplier that won a contract in March worth up to 375,542 for the supply of PPE to Bristol City Council. Unispace is a global Strategic Workplace Consultancy firm specializing in Workplace Strategy, Design, and construction. The former is Unispace Global Director and the latter is CEO.Unispace was bought by private equity firm CPE Capital for $400 million in December 2019, though Hales and Hazell appear to have retained control of Unispace Global, which generated revenues of 56 million in 2018.Aside from his business interests, Australian Gareth Hales also has religious commitments, as the son of Exclusive Brethren world leader Bruce Hales. Unispace Global Health is a subsidiary of Unispace - a global commercial interior design firm. FILTERS. Henderson-Hau says Gareth had come with several of his brothers and his Uncle Stephen. Quick will be joined by Unispaces new chief revenue officer, Michael Casolo, who was global president, client solutions at Cushman & Wakefield, and an international director with JLL for 10 years, and most recently vice president and head of workplace, design and construction for hedge fund giant Bridgewater Associates, and its partner Genpact. With Steven at the helm and Michael driving business development, were confident well be able to accelerate our ambitious plans and set the business up for another 10 years of success.. Just like every other company were having to be very focused and precise about our planning, but really its fantastic that were in a position to be so assertive in the market, given the current economic backdrop.. Gareth Actually, its very significant. Since 2018, the company has targeted customers in Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia. A decade into the Unispace journey, its the right time for us to hand over the reins, so we can focus on five- to 10-year strategic projects, such as mergers and acquisitions and new service offerings, that will help us grow and enter new markets, Gareth Hales said. Follow the topics, people and companies that matter to you. Records show the original weatherboard cottage was owned by actor Agnes Keogh in the 1940s, and renovated and extended by Browns master builder father soon after Brown purchased it. We talked to our founders and joint CEOs, Gareth and Charles Hales, about the latest senior appointments they've made at Unispace. The leader of the Plymouth Brethren, Bruce Hales, has four sons, Gareth, Dean, Gregory & Charles. September 09, 2020 09:00 ET Of course, there is no suggestion of wrongdoing on the part of these companies. "The Unispace EMEA business has grown under Anthony's stewardship over the past six years. Acclaimed playwright David Williamson and his wife Kristin have put their home on Queenslands Sunshine Beach up for sale for $15 million to $16.5 million, handing the plum listing to their son, actor-turned-selling agent Rory Williamson. Aside from the Ayanda deal, the Government hasgivenCoronavirus contracts worth nearly 1 million to Public First a public affairs company founded by a former colleague of Dominic Cummings and the co-author of the 2019 Conservative Manifesto. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. Unispace Global employs 600 employees. In the past hes also held senior roles with JLL, DTZ and Cushman & Wakefield. According to a presentation, Sinefa delivers real-time network traffic insights for "superior" network performance. Michael Casolo comes to us from Bridgewater Associates and their outsource provider, Genpact. Many of the firms have a background in PPE and healthcare supply, which isnt disputed. . E-MAIL. The company is riding the wave of machine learning and artificial intelligence, where algorithms keep improving as they are fed more data. Acopia is a company which has been supplying consumables for over 43 years and has been built on a foundation of strong core values, the company told Byline Times. Brendan has also worked with RC Interiors from November 1995 to January 2002 as a Project Manager and Fleetwood Engineering from January 2002 to November 2010 as a Project Manager. That means going after strategic opportunities like mergers and acquisitions, new service offerings, and new geographies all to help us grow and enter new markets. Fund a better media. The Plymouth Brethren is an evangelical Christian movement thatbelievesand practices a fundamentalist interpretation of the Bible. We caught up with our founders Charles and Gareth Hales to find out about the exciting changes they're making to our leadership team starting with Established in 2010, Unispace has enjoyed rapid growth on the back of an integrated workplace methodology that brings together strategy, design, project management and construction. However, a local source says it was snapped up a day before the planned auction, and the mystery buyer was kept a tightly guarded secret until it settled to Hales this week with no finance required. Arrow County Supplies has been approached for comment. It is also looking at Germany and Canada and would consider acquisitions if it cannot grow fast enough organically. The former is Unispace Global Director and the latter is CEO. The Williamsons beachfront home is a near neighbour to a beachfront shack that was purchased by Gina Rinehart in March for $9.75 million from Therese Rein, the recruitment entrepreneur married to one Kevin Rudd. "There was a strong emphasis to enhance collaboration, flatten hierarchy and allow staff access to the best views within work areas. . Gareth & Charles are the main shareholders in Sante Global. The gospel hall is based less than an hour away from Urekas registered office in Bristol. . The Government has awarded a colossal 240 million contract for personal protective equipment (PPE) to a firm founded and run by leading members of a hardline, conservative religious sect which preaches that the outside world is morally corrupting, Byline Times can reveal. Filmmaker Martin Brown is hoping to make good the last auction day of the year on December 17 when his Forest Lodge home of the past 30 years is scheduled to go under the hammer. 680 million contracts for PPE. Dont miss a story! Yewdale Corporation has been approached for comment. LinkedIn shows that both Matthew and Ryan were educated at Brethren-runs schools, the Focus School Wellgrove Campus and Focus School respectively. Any contractual agreements between the Government and these independent businesses are totally unrelated to the church.. SMI Int Group has been approached for comment. Unispace announces the recent appointment of Simon Pole as Global Design Director in their Melbourne office. Lawrence is no stranger to Unispace or our market. Agile Medical has been approached for comment. Christie then tried another approach. The beachfront home of David Williamson is set on Queenslands Sunshine Beach.Credit:Domain. Brothers Gareth Hales, left, and Charles Hales founded office design firm Unispace in 2010. Dont miss a story! Since its inception in 2010, Unispace has been at the vanguard of an integrated approach to office strategy, design and construction, growing the business to a global enterprise with over 600 people and 48 locations in 27 cities. But given the National Audit Offices criticism of PPE procurement during the pandemic, the fact so many firms with apparent ties to a little-known religious group have been awarded contracts worth by our calculations up to 1.1 billion, equalling the entire DHSC private sector expenditure last year, is worthy of investigation. Its a model that is poised to take over the industry in the next five years, and Unispace will lead the charge.. Street Talk understands buyout firms are circling global office and workplace design company Unispace, which is based in Australia with operations globally. Brendan Joyce reports to Gareth Hales, CEO. Whether businesses expect to downsize or grow, they will all need to address medium- and longer-term considerations such as how their future workplaces can continue to foster performance and productivity to attract and retain talent as well as all of those other important psychological functions of an office environment, Quick said. Our church is politically neutral and as a church we have never donated to, or campaigned for, political parties. Voting is also discouraged, although the churchs leaders are politically well-connected and have a history of donating to the Liberal Party. Australian Gareth Hales has a religious background, as the son of Exclusive [Plymouth] Brethren world leader Bruce Hales. In calendar year 2017, Sinefa booked gross sales of $2.45 million, up 274 per cent year-on-year; annualised recurring revenue of $1.16 million, an increase of 228 per cent; and operating revenue 192 per cent higher at $1.38 million. The name of the group stems from the idea of separation: that Brethren members should avoid contact with non-Brethren as much as possible, because the outside world is morally corrupting. Byline Times is funded by its subscribers. Unispace Global Health is a subsidiary of Unispace a global commercial interior design firm.Two people have significant control of Unispace Global: Anthony Hazell and Gareth Hales. The Hales family paid $9.5 million for the property with no finance required.Credit:Domain. Photo by Shannon McGrath. Part 1 - Profit or Prophet Unispace/Sante, Part 2 - Profit or Prophet Medco Solutions. Explore {Unispace's key management people. If an individual church member decided to back a particular party, candidate or cause, thats a matter for them. Unispace Global Limited, a UK subsidiary of the Australian office designer Unispace, was identified by the National Audit Office as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the government's. Unispace admits that the founders of the company met through the church in 2008, although denies that the company is owned or run by the Brethren directly.The Exclusive Brethren is a subset of the Plymouth Brethren an evangelical Christian movement that believes and practices a fundamentalist interpretation of the Bible. Gareth Oh, look, the APAC region is an incredibly strong performer for us. Elizabeth Bay scored a $20 million-plus apartment sale this week. Eppings previous high of $4 million in 2016 was set by Hales seniors brother Stephen Hales when he bought the heritage mansion Blairgowrie, topped in 2019 by the $5.75 million purchase up the road by Cameron Hales. We also introduce new voices of colour in Our Lives Matter. Piety and prayer loom large in the Exclusive Brethren community, but for the churchs leading family property also makes a big impression. Unispace is only going to get stronger. In this expanded role, Anthony will be working with key clients to deliver quality solutions. "They're heavy Brethren families." Their presence meant nothing to Wilkie or Brown. Unispaces senior executive team, including recently appointed global chief executive Steve Quick (Cushman & Wakefields Chicago-based head of occupier services until August last year) and APAC managing director Rob Aird, will stay with the company. This article was updated on 29 August to take into account the 113.95 million contract for face masks. Confirmation of the sale of Unispace and the owners. Discover current leadership team members including founders, CEO, other executives and board directors. The Unispace Global management team includes Charles Hales (Founder and Board Advisor), Gareth Hales (Founder), and Marjorie McCarthy (Chief Marketing Officer). Like any other religious group or church, many of our members run their own businesses, and these organisations are completely separate from the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. Were really pleased to be appointing Steven Quick as our new Global CEO, and Michael Casolo as our Chief Revenue Officer. In 2017, after a concerted 2 million campaign, the Charity Commission agreed to overturn an earlier decision to refuse the Brethren charitable status. Any contractual agreements between the Government and these independent businesses are totally unrelated to the church.. Roughly 150 million worth of masks provided by Ayanda simply arent fit for use in the NHS, due to the ear fastenings not meeting safety standards, while the remaining masks were undergoing further safety tests earlier this month. Martin Brown was nominated for an Academy Award for producing the 2001 hit Moulin Rouge. The Government has made full use of this slipstream shelling out billions to the private sector in just a few months. An artists impression of the Billyard Ave development at Elizabeth Bay, where the first of nine apartments on offer sold this week for more than $20 million.Credit: The SJB-designed sub-penthouse was sold to a local couple, represented by rugby league player-turned-buyers-agent Craig Wing, although the exact result was undisclosed by Richardson & Wrenchs Jason Boon and 1st Citys Brad Caldwell-Eyles. Two of Mr Hales' sons, Gareth and Charles, have been named as the suppliers of more than $1 billion worth of contracts to supply the UK with COVID-19 tests via their former company Unispace Global Limited. Gareth started his career in the commercial real estate industry in 1995, where he developed a solid on-the-job foundation of business acumen. Unispace is a global office design firm which was founded in 2010, has more than 400 employees and operations in 18 countries, according to the company's website. Can you share with us who's joining the company? Sign up to our newsletter (and get a free edition posted to you). In 2017, after a concerted 2 million campaign, the Charity Commission agreed to overturn an earlier decision to refuse the Brethren charitable status.Conservative MP Peter Bone supported the churchs position and even tabled a motion in Parliament aimed at amending the Charities Act to restore the presumption that all religious groups are for the public benefit and therefore can be charities. Japan, China, Philippines and Korea are markets the company is targeting. Sante Global Holdings LLP. The Hales family paid $9.5 million for the property with no finance required. Receive our monthly print edition and help to support fearless, independent journalism. After 10 years as Founder and Global CEO of. Gareth is the son of Bruce Hales, who lives in nearby Eastwood. He sent letters individually to the members of the Sydney Brethren, with handwritten notes to the ones he knew personally. 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Brothers Charles and Gareth Hales have sold out of Unispace, the office design firm they founded 11 years ago, after completing the $300-million sale of the company to PAG Asia Capital. Our church is politically neutral and as a church we have never donated to, or campaigned for, political parties. SYDNEY, Australia, Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unispace, a global leader in workspace strategy, design and construction, is pleased to announce the appointments of a new global chief. Our leading investigations include: empire & the culture war,Brexit, crony contracts,Russian interference,the Coronavirus pandemic,democracy in danger, andthe crisis in British journalism. New to Byline Times? Gareth Hales sold the office design firm Unispace last year for $300 million. Unispace admits that the founders of the company met through the church in 2008, although denies that the company is owned or run by the Brethren directly. And then theres Agile Medical. Unispace is global by nature and has exceptional energy within its leadership, but I am mainly excited for this opportunity because of the disruptive business model that is core to their approach to service delivery. These new 350 million contracts for Unispace Global Health takes the total up to well over half a billion. Earlier this week, the Government released documents showing that it had given a 239.6 million contract to Unispace Global Health for the supply of full-body overalls, to be used by healthcare workers. UBT is listed on the Brethren website as part of its network. He will be based out of the companys Chicago studio, where he will lead the companys growth efforts around longer-term client relationships and design and build concepts that keep human behavior top of mind. Welcoming Simon Pole to the company, Unispace CEO Gareth Hales said that his passion . It is believed to be owned by members of the Brethren community, a secretive fundamentalist Christian sect. "There was a strong emphasis to enhance collaboration, flatten hierarchy and allow staff access to the best views within work areas. Unispace is counting on the relationship with Cushman & Wakefield to help it expand. Ascot Signs has been approached for comment. I look forward to seeing both Anthony and Lawrence in their new roles, as we embark on this new stage of the Unispace journey.. Unispace Properties Ltd. Mr Charles John Hales and Mr Gareth James Hales are mutual people. Casolo will be responsible for global business development and sales. DORMANT. The company is run by the Prisgrove family: Blake, Carlos, Donovan, Elaine, Giles and Paul. The Government has made full use of this slipstream shelling out billions to the private sector in just a few months.Not all the contracts stand up to scrutiny.Unispace and the Department of Health and Social Care have been approached for comment. Sign up here. Charles Weve made two very senior global appointments, both based in North America. Unless youve come to a hatred of the world youre likely to be sucked in by it, and seduced by it.. This new 240 million contract for Unispace Global Health takes the total up to well over half a billion.According to The Times, more than 1,000 UK businesses run by the Brethren turn over 2 billion a year, while UK Brethren charities achieved revenues of 138 million in 2013 alone.This money has helped to fund a lobbying effort in the UK. Richard Nunn of Ureka also has the Rapid Relief Team and the Brethren OneSchool Global listed among his LinkedIn interests. New to Byline Times? We are delighted to announce the appointment of As our European region continues to grow, we wish to With the opening of two new studios in Singapore and Preconstruction + Construction Technology, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, Anthony Dickens joins our Melbourne team as Design Principal, Building upon success: our growth in Europe. It is not suggested that the companies involved do not have the appropriate manufacturing expertise, but in light of concerns over the way the Government has selected suppliers during the pandemic, this trend is worthy of attention. Gareth Hales profile on Linkedin shows him as the founder of Unispace back in 2008, his current UK directorships show a number of businesses including Sante . The address is the same in Canada for Klondike Lubricants, Orvato, Ox Tools & previously 2san. Australian Gareth Hales has a religious background, as the son of Exclusive [Plymouth] Brethren world leader Bruce Hales. Gareth Hales, Global CEO, said: As part of our commitment to focus on international growth, I am excited to announce an addition to our global team with the appointment of Anthony, and a strong new recruit in the form of Lawrence to Unispace in EMEA. Find out more about us. This deal was brokered by a Government advisor, yet evidence obtained by the Good Law Project suggests that none of the masks have yet been deployed in the NHS. SYDNEY, Australia, Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unispace, a global leader in workspace strategy, design and construction, is pleased to announce the appointments of a new global chief. The deal first reported by The Australian Financial Reviews Street Talk column in December came after a $400 million planned acquisition by CPE Capital fell through a year earlier. While most design and build firms focus heavily on either architecture or construction, Unispace is unique in how it excels in not only these areas but also in workplace strategy a discipline that is even more relevant now in a COVID and post-COVID environment, Casolo said. Any contractual agreements between the Government and these independent businesses are totally unrelated to the church.. Playwright David Williamson has listed his $16.5 million beachfront home. Bridgewater is the worlds largest hedge fund, and Michaels been in charge of a million square feet of their workplace environments. Elsewhere, as first reported by Street Talk on Thursday, Melbourne cloud computing firm Sinefa is rattling the tin for $8 million as it seeks to grow in Australia and the United States. Revealed by the Government last month and reported on by Byline Times, the contract began on 16 May and ended a day later.Taken together, these two contracts appear to represent the largest amount of taxpayer cash handed to a single firm for the supply of PPE during the Coronavirus crisis from the contracts that have so far been revealed by the Government.Second on the list is Ayanda Capital Limited commissioned to deliver 252.5 million worth of masks in April. Our leading investigations include: empire & the culture war,Brexit, crony contracts,Russian interference,the Coronavirus pandemic,democracy in danger, andthe crisis in British journalism. Membersare generally expectednot to socialise, eat or drink with outsiders. Unispace the interior design business, ran by sons of Plymouth Brethren church leader Bruce D Hales, clean up on Covid-19 contracts with UK Govt DHSC. Accounts Submitted 16 Days 19 Dec 2022: Accounts Submitted 11 Months 5 Jan 2022: Change Of Company Name Cashed up private equity tyrekickers have found a new target. Latest Activity. Asia-based PAG is an increasingly active player in Australia, having acquired the 200-franchise Cheesecake Shop network in 2017 and last year agreeing to fund regional airline REXs expansion into east-coast capital city services. Michael will reinforce our solutions-based approach, working with the team so were finding the right solutions for our clients, with a consistent approach, globally. We are very proud of our employees who have worked extremely hard to help the nation at this critical time.. One of the largest recipients, a global commercial interior design firm called Unispace, has accumulated deals worth some 670 million for the supply of PPE. Company filings show Unispace reported revenue of $128 million last year, though they do not show how much of that came from Asian operations. Can you share wi. Unispace Aside from his business interests, Australian Gareth Hales also has religious commitments, as the son of Exclusive Brethren world leader Bruce Hales. Help using this website - Accessibility statement, acquired Cushman & Wakefield for $US2 billion. It is understood the private equity interest has sparked some curiosity among Unispace's tight-knit shareholder base, however the company is yet to be formally put up for sale. Inivos is run by five members of the Fentiman family, including Warrick Fentiman, who was described by a witness in a court hearing as being well respected within the PBCC (Plymouth Brethren Christian Church) community. CONTACT SANT. The Unispace approach has developed in response to market demand and it has resonated with both clients and new recruits to the business. Then theres Yewdale Corporation an Essex-based window screening supplier that won a 570,000 contract in May for the supply of face masks. UBT provides advisory and group buying services, and runs corporate training sessions for Brethren members. A Roger Parsons and a Laurence White are listed as senior figures at a Brethren-run Focus School called OneSchool Global in Knockloughrim, Londonderry, Northern Ireland. One of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is that its essentially condensed the next decade of commercial real estate evolution into a matter of months. 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