1973 – 2013 40 years in the life of TFT
1973 The story begins...
A young surveyor named David Tuffin has a vision, a spare bedroom and some small change in his pocket....
1973 - David Tuffin, John Ferraby and Michael Taylor found
First client is South London Family Housing Association First fee invoice is for ÂŁ400 First full year turnover is circa ÂŁ11,000
First offices cost £1 per sq ft above a fishing tackle shop First ‘secretary’ is Brenda Tuffin First proper employee is Mary Penfold
In 1974, the average salary for a qualified surveyor is under ÂŁ2500 p.a
1974 - Lord Lucan disappears
1974 – TFT’s first office - Park Road, Kingston
1974 - TFT uses first pocket calculators
1974 - TFT uses one of the first photocopiers - The Copycat
1976 - UK water crisis deepens
1976 - TFT moves to Strand House in Kingston
1980 - SAS rescue ends Iran Embassy siege
1980 - UK recession causes TFT to diversify into commercial work
1983 - The UK wakes up to morning TV
1983 - Wolverhampton office opens
1983 - Farnham office opens
1983 - Paul Raymont joins the Farnham office
1985 - Boris Becker wins Wimbledon at 17
1985 - Kingston and Farnham office merge into the Kingston office
1985 - TFT completes its 1000th Job for Watney Combe Reid.
1986 - Clive Sinclair sells computer business to Amstrad
1986 - Chris Keates joins the Kingston office
1986 - British Telecom becomes a client of TFT
1987 - Shares plunge on Black Monday
1987 - First instruction from Royal Borough of Kingston
1990 - Nelson Mandela freed from captivity
1990 - Paul Spaven opens the Bristol office as Partner
1990 - Robert Bruce joins TFT as a Partner in the merger with Gordon & Allkins
Sheet B9000024 -36
Job No.: B9000024 - 36 Client: 0018K PRUPIM Ltd Office: Bristol Invoice To: c/o CBRE Ltd, Accounts Payable Dept, Pacific House, 70 Wellington Street, Glasgow, G2 6UA Parent Job: Finished Status:
Corresp To: c/o CBRE Ltd, Accounts Payable Dept, Pacific House, 70 Wellington Street, Glasgow, G2 6UA Job Address: 93 High Street Barnstaple
Internal?: No
o Add Staff?: No
Job Description: Affidavit
hargeable?: Yes % Inv: 0.0%
Post Code:
Disb?: Yes
Client Ref:
asis: Lump Sum Fee £0Fee:
Start Date: 12 Oct 1990
These are the anticipated
Finish Date: 12 Oct 1990
dates of our involvement
arget Hours: 0
Team Name: Paul Spaven
Our Fee: £0
Partner: Paul Spaven
Ext Fee: £0
Ins. Code: Unknown
Tot Fee: £0
Job Type: ZZ02 - OLD DATA - DO NOT USE -ask surveyor for correct category
reed How: Letter
ed On: 12 Oct 1990
Property Type: Unknown - Please do not use - please ask Source: Existing Client
ded On: 12 Oct 1990
Source Comment
ed on: 12 Apr 2004
Other Comments: Updated By: Data Load
Old System Job Code: 90024
Client Contacts:
1990 - First job for Prudential Property Investment Managers Ltd
1991 - ‘Mother of all battles’ begins in Iraq
1991 - Richard Aitchison joins the Bristol office
1992 - Punch ends 150 years of satire
1992 - Farnham office merges with Kingston
1992 - Prudential Property Investment Managers Ltd becomes a client
1993 - IRA bomb devastates City of London
1993 - David Mann joins the Kingston office
1993 - Alan Pemberton joins the Wolverhampton office
1993 - TFT celebrates its 20th anniversary on HMS Belfast
1994 - Sunday trading is legalised
1994 -Cardiff office opens
1996 - First GM food goes on sale in UK
1996 - John Newton joins the Cardiff office as
1996 - Dan Henn and Mat Lown join the Kingston office
1997 - Diana’s funeral watched by millions
1997 - Jacqui Allen joins the Kingston office
1997 - Birmingham office opens and Alan Pemberton becomes a Partner
1999 - Millennium Wheel starts turning in London
1999 - BAA/Heathrow Airport becomes a client
1999 - AVIVA Investors becomes a client
1999 - CBRE Global Investors becomes a client
1999 - Legal & General becomes a client
1999 - The Mercers becomes a client
1999 - Zurich Financial Services becomes a client
1999 - Sainsburys becomes a client
1999 - SEGRO becomes a client
2000 - 3rd Harry Potter book is ‘most magical yet’
2000 - Chris Keates-Lewis becomes a Partner
2000 - Threadneedle Investments becomes a client
2000 - London office opens in Waterloo
2000 - HSBC becomes a client
2000 - David Mann becomes a Partner
2001 - 9/11 terror rocks US
2001 - RBS becomes a client
2001 - Paul Raymont becomes Partner
2002 - Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother die within weeks of each other
2002 - TESCO becomes a client
2002 - TFT celebrates its 10,000th commission
2002 - B&Q becomes a client
2003 - End of an era for Concorde
2003 - Standard Life becomes a client
2003 - Neil Gilbert joins the Bristol office
2004 - Richard Aitchison becomes a Partner in Bristol
2005 - England win the Ashes
2005 - Alistair Allison joins the Bristol office
2005 - Screwfix becomes a client
2005 - James Bent joins the Birmingham office
2005 - TFT Sustainability Group established
2005 - Seth Love-Jones joins TFT
2006 - Paul McCartney is 64 after writing “When I’m 64” at age 16
2006 - British Land became a client
2006 - Shaftesbury becomes a client
2006 - Jacqui Allen and Dan Henn promoted to Partner
2007 - Four year old Madeleine McCann disappears
2007 - James Bent becomes a Partner
2007 - Mat Lown becomes Partner
2007 - David Tuffin becomes President of RICS
2008 - Lehman Bros collapse triggers world financial meltdown
2008 - TUI becomes a client
2008 - TFT joins UK Green Building Council
2008 - Seth Love-Jones becomes Partner
2008 - Birmingham office relocates to Bank House
2009 - MP’s dubious expense claims come back to haunt them
2009 - Neil Gilbert becomes a Partner
2009 - The Crown Estate became a client
2009 - TFT Executive Board formed
2009 - David Mann chairs redrafting of RICS TDD Guidance Note
2010 - Deepwater Horizon causes largest oil spill in US history
2010 - Aberdeen Asset Management becomes a client
2010 - Kingston office moves to Guildford
2010 - TFT Bristol office celebrates 20 year anniversary
2010 - Chessington College wins RICS community award
2010 - TFT’s London office moves to the City
2011 - Prince William marries Kate Middleton
2011 - Hugo Bradley opens the Manchester
2011 - TFT becomes a member of AREF
2011 - TFT embarks on 5 year growth plan
2012 - London Olympics
2012 - Alistair Allison becomes a Partner in the Bristol office
2012 - Manchester office grows to four people in a year
TFT today 6 offices 105 staff ÂŁ8.6m turnover
TFT in 2012
Working with x of the top x fund managers Still proudly independent ‌..And ready for the next 40 years