Introduction.
Established in 1998, Fulkers Bailey Russell is a construction consultancy firm offering tailored solutions to clients investing in construction and property within the public and private sectors.
We offer a multidisciplinary service comprising project management, cost management, building surveying, architecture and consultancy services for new build, refurbishment, repair, and upgrade projects. As part of a project team, or as a bespoke one-stop service, we strive to assist our clients in delivering successful and valuable developments.
Fulkers provides a no-nonsense, flexible, result-orientated service: A modern, forward thinking and professional practice, we value each of our clients. It is our objective to maintain a business which offers value for money and allows director attention on all projects.
What we do.
We place people, both clients and employees, at the centre of our business ethos and differentiate ourselves from the competition through our management style and culture.
This empowers our employees within an environment that encourages continuous improvement through sharing knowledge and best practice, challenge and innovation.
Our People.
Our people are passionate and dedicated to providing the best independent and innovative solutions to all our clients’ projects in a team environment that breeds success and leaves clients feeling that they have got more than they expected. Our ISO 9001 certification is testament to the quality of our service, systems and standards and our B-Corp certification demonstrates our commitment to making a positive impact in all that we do.
Our Services.
Multi-Disciplinary
Through partnership with our approved suppliers, we are able to provide a holistic multi-disciplinary service which includes, but is not limited to:
Acoustic Engineering, Architectural Design, BIM, Civil and Structural Engineering, Digital Surveying, Energy Design, Fire Management, Laser Scanning and Point Cloud, Lift Engineering, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Workplace Consultancy
Project Management
Change Management, Clerk of Works, Construction Project Management, Contract Administration, Design Management, Employer’s Agent, Energy Projects, Facilities Planning, Masterplanning, MEP Projects, Migration Management, Procurement, Programming and Scheduling, Project Governance and Control, Supply Chain Management
We are responsible for delivering a range of construction projects, all our services are geared to reduce risk, give greater certainty and to provide the best value for clients. This is why we develop our business around people.
Our people take time to understand your business and share their knowledge with the aim of generating fresh ideas. By blending our people, systems and construction market knowledge with our company, we customise our services to meet your requirements.
Cost Management
Bank Monitoring, Budget Advice, Budget Benchmarking, Building Cost Reinstatement Valuation, Cash Flow Analysis, Commercial Governance, Construction Cost Control, Contract Documentation, Design Cost Control, Development Appraisal, Due Diligence and Feasibility, Masterplanning, MEP Cost Control, Procurement Strategy, Project Monitoring, Tender Documentation, Value Management, Whole Life Cost Modelling
Building Surveying
Access Consultancy, Acquisition Surveys, Clerk of Works, Condition Surveys, Contract Administration, Defect Analysis, Design, Extension and Refurbishment, Dilapidations, Due Diligence Surveys, Employer’s Agent, Energy Efficiency, Feasibility Studies, Fire Door and Compartment Surveys, Fire Risk Assessments, Historic Building Conservation, Lead Consultant, Licence to Alter Party Walls, Planned Maintenance Surveys, Risk Management, Sustainable Construction, Whole Life Cycle Costings
Inspections, Contractor
Designer / H&S Architecture CDM Advisor, Safety Advice,
Auditing,
Monitoring
Principal
Advisor, Designer BIM, Building Design, Contract Administration, Design, Extension and Refurbishment, Energy Efficiency, Feasibility Studies, Interior Design, Lead Consultant Services, New Build, Sustainable Construction
Project, Programme and Portfolio Management Decarbonisation
Baseline Management, Commercial Management, Data Analyst, Governance, Process Improvement and Management, Resource Management, Risk Management, Schedule Management, Strategic and Data Driven Reporting
Asset and Utilisation Reviews, Carbon Cost Tool, Carbon vs Cost, Fabric Condition, Funding Opportunities, Programme Strategy, Whole Life Cycle
Building Safety
Condition Reports, Design Management, Fire Door Inspections and Maintenance Programming, Fire Door Upgrades and Replacements, Golden Thread, Preparing Building Safety Case, Quality Control Management, Reviewing FRAEW’s, Structural /Cladding/Fire Remediation
Big enough to cut it, small enough to care.
About Us.
Since the company was founded we have grown into a multidisciplinary consultancy with over 170 employees. Fully owned by three equity partners, we are not restricted by corporate red tape, we are able to take an agile and flexible approach to react to our clients needs quickly.
Strong, visible leadership from our senior teams ensures a personable approach and outstanding service delivery. We are big enough to cut it and small enough to care.
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Fulkers are a Certified B Corporation, verified by B Lab to meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. Becoming a B Corp was a huge achievement for our company and is validation of our long-standing commitment to sustainability and social responsibility.
We have also been awarded the Prestigious Silver Rating from EcoVadis, an internationally recognised sustainability platform that evaluates companies across a range of criteria, including environment, human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement practises. The Silver Medal places Fulkers in the top 25% of all assessed companies and recognises our commitment to sustainable business practices.
“While B Corp focuses on our holistic corporate responsibility, EcoVadis offers a detailed analysis of our operating practices and supply chain, aiding targeted improvements. Together, they enhance our credibility and demonstrate a commitment to ethical and sustainable practices, fostering trust with our clients, stakeholders and partners. Having both accreditations reinforces our dedication to comprehensive sustainability practices across both internal operations and external collaborations. We are one of very few companies to hold both accreditations.”
Sam Bailey, Partner
Our Commitment.
To create awareness.
Share knowledge and resource.
Use of more sustainable materials and practices.
Development of our focus on sustainable procurement process/ policy.
Develop our corporate social responsibility procurement process / policy.
Invest in people and suppliers.
Ensure sustainability is at the forefront of all client conversations.
To lead by example. Staff training.
Develop our KPI’s to reflect the above.
Retail.
Fulkers Bailey Russell are an Associated member of the Northcroft Global Network. Our retail teams across the UK and Internationally provide strategic advice, support and professional services at all stages in the life cycle of a project or series of projects from site evaluation and feasibility studies to defects management.
Fulkers has an excellent record of retail experience offering a comprehensive range of services. Our strengths are borne from our close links with the retail environment and providers. We often provide multi-disciplinary services to our retail clients giving us a unique and integrated knowledge of our clients’ requirements and thus a stronger service.
Through our varied work we are able to review partnering and supply chain management in terms of both delivery and cost and maximise the use of economies of scale to provide our clients with best market value. We encourage agreed methods of problem resolution and the setting of targets for continuous measurable improvements.
We continue to successfully provide professional service to a number of market leading brands in the delivery of retail projects.
Our team comprises senior staff with specific experience in the delivery of significant developments, retail fit-out projects and rollout programmes. This depth of experience means that we understand the process of project delivery within the retail environment, including from the perspective of all stakeholders, and are therefore well placed to structure our client’s projects accordingly.
Our team’s experience ranges from fit-out programmes for differing retail organisations to tenancy coordination, the management of developer’s and lessee’s interests in development and lease negotiations and senior roles within key retail organisations.
“Our vision is to be an expert in the retail sector in the provision of construction consultancy services with a reputation for quality and service to all clients. We seek to exceed our client’s expectations.”
Richard Fulker Board Director
Landlords.
In addition to the retail experience detailed on the following pages, our team have also worked with a number of well-established retail landlords such as Westfield, INTU and Hammerson.
We are well accustomed to landlord requirements and needs as well as familiar with retail delivery processes. We have worked in conjunction with retail landlords providing project management, quantity surveying, building surveying and setting out plans, fire assessments and building control and planning requirements.
General landlord co-ordination works have involved:
- Reviewing power and data requirements for tenant demises
- Liaison with landlord direct suppliers to undertake floor works, power and data works
- Funding reviews
- Setting out plans and reviews against centre fire strategy and impact against surrounding tenants and line of sight plans
- Logistics plans for tenant works
- Compile retail delivery packs through relevant project stages
- Tenant and landlord stakeholder management
VARIOUS PROJECTS
Location: Europe
Value: Confidential
We have enjoyed a successful relationship with Sky Retail for several years, providing a range of professional services whilst integrated with the client team to create a seamless delivery model for their retail roll-out programme, providing a collaborative approach across all work streams.
As part of this service we have integrated with the client team to create a seamless delivery model for their retail roll out programme and provide a collaborative approach across all work streams.
Within the UK, our scope has included the delivery of 14 immersive Sky stores. Locations include Liverpool, Gateshead, Glasgow, Leeds, Edinburgh, Bristol, Sheffield, Stratford, Cardiff, Bluewater, Manchester, Birmingham, Belfast and White City, their flagship UK store.
We are also appointed to support Sky in the roll out of several stores in both the Republic of Ireland and in Germany.
In Ireland, the roll out included four stores; two in Dublin; one in Limerick and one in Cork, all of which opened in early Summer 2022. The stores feature the launch of the SKY Glass Streaming TV as well as their mobile phones and broadband products.
The Germany roll out will provide stores in Oberhausen, Berlin, and Munich.
The Fulkers team have worked with Sky throughout the pre-delivery and delivery phases of these projects, with some still in the delivery phase.
Louis Vuitton.
Louis Vuitton are one of the most prestigious fashion houses and widely known brands internationally. For six consecutive years (2006–2012), they were named the world’s most valuable luxury brand.
We are extremely proud to be working with them across the UK and Europe on some of their most engaging stores, including standalone boutiques and leased departments in high-end department stores.
Our remit for Louis Vuitton relies on our staff to be discreet, consistent, able to deal with ambiguity and constant change, to challenge and support a company that has nearly 200 years of fantastic success in the luxury environment and to uphold that brand and quality.
Louis Vuitton expect our services to illustrate good value and to be conducted professionally and creatively. We represent their brand and image and therefore must fully understand their imaging and design to ensure their budgets and programmes are realistic and subsequently met. We provide advice to Louis Vuitton beyond our appointed scope because we believe in the brand and want each store to be a success.
Fulkers has worked with Louis Vuitton on over ten projects throughout the UK and Europe with their EMEA store project team. Due to our client confidentiality agreement we are unable to provide further information on these individual projects.
VARIOUS STORES
Location: Europe
Value: Confidential
iSmash.
VARIOUS STORES
Location: UK
Value: Confidential
In 2019, iSmash entered a partnership with Sky Retail to deliver multiple co-located stores. Fulkers Bailey Russell provided professional services for these on-site gadget repair concessions alongside our work delivering the main Sky stores.
The Sky Retail locations encompassing an iSmash concession include Liverpool, Edinburgh, Bristol, and Cardiff. A full iSmash store was also delivered, next-door and connected to Sky’s Glasgow branch.
Samsung.
Fulkers Bailey Russell were appointed directly by The One Off, the lead designer, working as a turnkey provider to install a new Samsung store within the luxury London Harrods department store. The Samsung store is located within the technology hub on the fifth floor of Harrods, among the world’s leaders in technology and innovation. To stand out from the crowd, the Samsung store has sleek design to show off the latest technologies, including innovative new displays like The Sero and The Wall (a state-of-the-art home cinema experience).
Working from the shell and core, we helped coordinate designs to fit-out the space with bespoke joinery and high-tech building services.
We were appointed during the initial feasibility stage of the project, where it soon became apparent that the project programme was very tight. Harrods were renovating their entire technology department and wanted all of the stores open within a small time window. Out team proactively assisted in the appointment of the remaining consultant team, before a contractor was engaged. Long lead in items and samples were established very early on, to ensure that the key dates were met, and the store opened on time.
For any works within Harrods, a stringent approvals process is implemented throughout the project life-cycle. Detailed design information has to be submitted by certain dates, complying with design guidelines.
We managed this process to ensure that robust information was submitted by relevant parties in a timely manner. Regular meetings were chaired to facilitate clear communication between Harrods internal departments and the consultant team members.
The project budget was set from the very outset, with very little contingency. To ensure that variations were kept to a minimum, we adhered a change control process once the contractor was appointed. Value engineering workshops were chaired by our team on a regular basis to ensure value for money whilst maintaining high design standards.
As the whole of the technology department was being refurbished at the same time, the logistics of the work was very complicated. We ensured that a contractor was appointed very early on, to help develop a logistics plan and ensure buildability. The site is located at Knightsbridge, within the heart of London. Access and egress was very limited and deliveries only allowed during specific times of the day. Noise restrictions were also in place on the ‘live site’.
Browns.
Browns is a fashion boutique based in London, England. It was founded by Joan Burstein and husband Sidney in 1970. In 2015, Browns was acquired by London online fashion company Farfetch UK Limited. The current flagship store is located on London’s South Molton Street. After 50 years, Browns have decided to relocate their flagship store and signed a lease with Grosvenor to occupy 39 Brooks Street, London.
The work included the major refurbishment to convert the building to a shell and core and fit-out, completed in July 2019. The existing building and associated courtyard is Grade II* listed.
The new flagship store also includes a restaurant offering with the restaurant partner being chosen to complement and enhance Browns culture.
Fulkers Bailey Russell assisted Browns throughout the lifecycle of the project from feasibility to fit-out of their new iconic retail space. The budget and procurement strategy were tailored accordingly to align to the unique way in which the store was to be delivered.
NEW FLAGSHIP STORE
Sephora.
Fulkers worked with Sephora to review their Europewide procurement strategy for the construction of new fit-out stores and the refurbishment of the existing stores.
As part of the project, Fulkers reviewed the current strategy and interviewed design teams and contractors across Europe to get an understanding of how the current procurement strategy worked. Following these meetings, we established a standardised pricing document, key performance indicators and management processes so that the procurement strategy could be implemented on a like for like basis.
We established a framework in each country where a number of contractors were appointed to each region. This two-year framework established standard rates for work, this enabled Sephora to accurately price the intended work in advance. This gave Sephora clarity as to their investment strategy for each financial quarter.
“ We were very satisfied by the work that Fulkers carried out and were very impressed with the strong collaboration that was displayed”
Caroline Jullien Head of EME indirect Purchasing, Sephora
