“Reliable, proactive, trustworthy – words that spring to mind when describing John Rowan and Partners and how they have met all and surpassed many expectations with their help and assistance in the delivery of over 2,000 new homes for A2Dominion Group since 2003.”
Danny Lynch, Director of Land and Planning at A2Dominion Group
John Rowan and Partners
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Our specialist team will help you get it right.
As joint venture experts (supervisors/advisors), we play a huge role in helping partners achieve more and deliver projects beyond their own capacity. Our specialists have extensive experience of delivering large scale developments while expertly managing the interests of all joint venture parties.
We can assist with open conversations around your individual objectives at the start and bear these differences in mind during the initial project management, as well as helping to shape roles and responsibilities. When issues develop, we can step in to review priorities and viability including options to reprogramme/rephase to keep things on track.
Like any successful partnership – trust, honesty and clear communication are vital.
We work collaboratively to align goals and objectives
• Flexibility and multi-disciplinary expertise to support you in peaks of programme and service demands.
• Joint venture lessons learned from working with major housing developers and public bodies such as A2Dominion Group, One Housing, London Borough of Ealing and L&Q
• Focus objectives by constructively questioning client decisions and partner proposals.
• Assist in identifying gaps in coverage of roles by parties and work to close them
• We adapt typical reporting to suit each partnership; what you want or need to see, the frequency and the format.
• Achieve exemplary resident and homeowner satisfaction through high-level engagement, communication and management in the construction process
• People-focused values reflected in our professional approach.
• We help set up customer service and aftercare protocols early, test the process and provide clear information in resident manuals/videos
• Understand objectives and what they value in a new home.
• Produce high quality and safe homes, tested and commissioned ready for occupation, providing homeowner information and demonstrations to the wider team.
• Attend design workshops to help enhance internal spaces (e.g. net to gross ratios to maximise net sales areas) and challenge specification needs vs impact on sales values.
• Extensive knowledge of market conditions to enhance return on investment
• Maintain effective collaborative working between parties with regular health checks.
• Consistency and abundance of knowledge on JV projects.
• A mutually beneficial alternative perspective, strategic and operational thinking, focused delivery, prioritisation and financial reporting.
• Help focus strategic leadership in decision making
• To eliminate lack of clarity or third-party conversations, we propose, establish and chair Core Group forums to act as a link between the LLP Board and project team. This allows clear and timely decision-making
• We agree and implement escalation and communication protocols, so unresolved or high-priority challenges can be elevated to a Core Group or LLP Board
• Establish early who is managing and leading the development activities, such as the sales and marketing function.
• We encourage a collaborative culture across the team, to achieve maximum value and desired outcomes.
• Provide sustainable, innovative and new methods of delivery based on requirements.
• Arrange and lead value engineering or other workshops to meet budget constraints and help team working.
• Stress test market fluctuation options with potential changing market conditions impacting build costs and sales revenues.
Role:
JV Supervisor, Employer’s Agent, Cost Consultant, Site Inspection, H&S (CDM/PD), Building Surveying, Party Wall advice
Project size:
900+ new homes, school and café
Client:
A2Dominion Group and Green Man Lane LLP
A regeneration scheme over multiple phases across an 18-year programme. Creating a mixed-use, multiple-tenure development, including public realm; amenity space; infrastructure; energy centre; community café; estate office and a school. To date, four of the six phases are complete (including the school and site-wide district heating infrastructure). The final two phases are going through design development and will be submitted for planning in the coming months.
As the lead consultant, managing dynamic relationships between the JV partners, establishing consensus and challenging difference of opinions were key challenges. We set up and chair a strategic core group to link the project team and the LLP Board, making sure key decisions are made, and provide a communication protocol to aid navigation through complexities
Role:
Independent Project Manager (JV Supervisor)
Project size:
470+ new homes, library, retail and commercial
Client:
Emerald (Ealing) LLP (Vistry Partnerships/ London Borough of Ealing)
A mixed-use redevelopment of Ealing Council’s head office; new council building; new library and customer services centre; new retail premises; residential (50% affordable); and commercial parking with new public spaces and access routes throughout. The phased approach means parts being operational during initial construction.
To minimise disruption to nearby neighbours and council staff, a phased programme has been developed allowing council staff and the customer service centre operations to remain on site throughout the construction process. Planning has been submitted.
Role:
JV Supervisor, Employer’s Agent, Cost Consultant and Site Inspector
Project size:
517 new homes, hotel and commercial
Client:
One Housing Group and Ladderswood LLP
A regeneration project providing 517 homes with associated parking and landscaping, the design, construction and delivery of six commercial units, a community centre and an 85-bedroom hotel. An on-site energy centre replaced the existing district heating system.
Delivered through an over-arching head lease with development agreements forming the contract for the residential units, hotel and commercial units. We developed a clear communication protocol and approval mechanism, particularly important as each ‘half’ of the JV team had different objectives Through a collaborative working ethos of clearly defined roles and responsibilities, early warning protocols, change control and lines of communication, the decision-making process became an effective and efficient cost management tool.
Role:
JV Supervisor, Employer’s Agent, Cost Consultant, Principal Designer and Site Inspect
Project size: 124 new homes
Client:
A2Dominion Group and Essex Wharf LLP
The scheme comprises 124 apartments adjacent to the River Lea including private, shared ownership and rented; nine flats were for disabled residents. Viability was a key consideration, and a precontract value engineering exercise was required. We facilitated a workshop to analyse the project elementally and to review against risks associated with planning changes and elevational appearance. We achieved a £700k (3%) saving, resulting in the scheme being able to progress to contract stage.
The flats were constructed using a concrete frame and brick cladding system, with intermediate metal cladding to the façade. Construction to Block A including piling and brickwork was monitored by our site inspector to ensure quality.
Role: JV
Supervisor, Project Manager and Cost ConsultantProject size: 441 new homes and commercial
Client:
L&Q
Regeneration of the existing Citroen car dealership site into a mixed-use scheme of 441 new homes including 50% affordable housing with ancillary facilities, flexible uses, a nursery, associated cycle parking, car parking, play space, landscaping and public realm improvements. The project achieved planning in 2020 and started on site in 2022.
Initially appointed as JV supervisor for the procurement of a JV partner through a two-stage tender process On site, our role will include acting as independent JV advisor, reviewing construction packages to ensure value for money and managing communications between parties.
of all clients surveyed would recommend us to others.
This is what our customers said in our 2020 survey…
Our team has significant experience working on all type of JV projects, including multi-tenure, mixed-use and phased, as well as experience working on projects that are sales-led or for private rental.
We can provide strategic leadership and overview, anticipating key risks at an early stage and have successfully delivered hundreds of new homes per annum over the last 10+ years via a JV route
• 25+ years’ experience and almost 20 years in residential developments.
• Responsible for our residential development and regeneration team providing JV supervisor, employer’s agent, and quantity surveying services.
• Fully understands requirements, especially in a changing marketplace.
• Oversees resources and service delivery, maintaining an overview of all projects
• Obtains feedback from client management, on our performance and our business, in regular meetings to identify where we can add value.
• Comprehensive understanding of both public and private sectors and in managing/delivering schemes.
• Successfully led many projects over the last 20+ years including the Ladderswood estate regeneration with One Housing.
• Currently overseeing our JV supervisor role on the redevelopment of Ealing Council offices, and the mixed-use JV development at the Citroen site in Chiswick.
Trevor
• More than 20 years’ experience (12+ of them with us)
• Delivered and overseen some of our flagship projects, including the 850+ home Green Man Lane JV regeneration.
• He organised work experience for decanted residents, organised a guided site tour for students of the Chartered Institute of Housing and worked with the client to provide art therapy sessions for residents in a disused office.
Dominic Cherry, Director
• Successfully led schemes over the last 8+ years, across various sectors.
• Part of the latest phase on the Green Man Lane estate regeneration in Ealing, acting as JV supervisor and employer’s agent
• Currently leading our JV supervisor role on the redevelopment of Ealing Council offices and on the mixed-use JV development at the Citroen site in Chiswick with L&Q.
James Price, Associate Director
• Managed a variety of housing projects for over 15+ years.
• Currently lead JV supervisor for the latest phase of Ladderswood estate regeneration project
• Experience includes 201 homes at South Thames College, Wandsworth with commercial space and basement car park, and 230 homes at Geron Way, Hendon, where he established and de-risked access and logistic issues.
Working with consultants like John Rowan and Partners is very important to Network Homes. That level of supervision and quality checks ensure that we are building quality homes – a factor which is at the core of Network Homes. Building quality is just so important. Personally, I’ve worked with them for about five years now, but their relationship with Network Homes goes back much further.
David Gooch Executive Director of Development Network Homes
Emerald (Ealing) LLP
Our values distinguish us as people-focused and in continuous support of each other. Our values are reflected in our professional approach and desire to deliver for you and on our projects.
Your interests are at the forefront of what we do and we have the ability to deliver a high level of service combined with a personable approach. We communicate, we are open and we bring our personality to projects.
With 8 Equity Partners, 7 Partners and 12 Associate Partners, there is extensive experience within our organisation. You can expect consistency in the service provided from our core team and an abundance of knowledge in new build, regeneration and S.106 schemes across all procurement routes.
We always look to provide sustainable, innovative and new methods of delivery based on your requirements. We think outside of the box and offer alternative solutions to challenges.
We offer our honest opinion at all times, share best practice and ensure we are transparent in our delivery. Our trusted team members work with discretion and build personal yet professional relationships.
We don’t have a complex hierarchical structure, meaning decisions can be made timely without unnecessary delays. Your customer relationship manager from our team will always be at decision-making level.
120,000+ 12,000+ new homes built
homes refurbished
Head office
Craven House 40 Uxbridge Road
Ealing London W5 2BS
www.jrp.co.uk
Mash Halai
Managing Director
Phone: 07958 361627
Email: mhalai@jrp.co.uk
Dominic Cherry Director
Phone: 07881 106568
Email: dcherry@jrp.co.uk
Paul O’Connor Director
Phone: 07932 755281
Email: poconnor@jrp.co.uk
James Price Associate Director
Phone: 079700 34707
Email: jprice@jrp.co.uk
Trevor Greenhalgh Director
Phone: 07985 994288
Email: tgreenhalgh@jrp.co.uk