ABOUT UNISPACEIn 2010, Unispace revolutionized the workplace delivery model with an industry-leading, joined-up approach to strategy, design and construction. Today, the business continues to lead the way with more than 5,500 workplace projects completed, presence across 25 countries, and 600+ employees worldwide. As a business that is focused on servicing a growing global client base, Anthony will now apply his expertise to the strategic development of international accounts. Dont miss a story! 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. Photo by Shannon McGrath. In the past hes also held senior roles with JLL, DTZ and Cushman & Wakefield. 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. Our leading investigations include: empire & the culture war,Brexit, crony contracts,Russian interference,the Coronavirus pandemic,democracy in danger, andthe crisis in British journalism. Our leading investigations include: empire & the culture war,Brexit, crony contracts,Russian interference,the Coronavirus pandemic,democracy in danger, andthe crisis in British journalism. The contract was awarded on 21 April at a time when more than a thousand people a day were dying in the UK from COVID-19 and concluded on 21 May. Unispace and the Department of Health and Social Care have been approached for comment. 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. Unless youve come to a hatred of the world youre likely to be sucked in by it, and seduced by it.The 45,000 Brethren members worldwide and roughly 20,000 in the UK are encouraged to be educated at Brethren-run schools, of which there are hundreds across the world, find employment at a Brethren business and marry a Brethren partner.Earlier this month, Byline Times uncovered that roughly a dozen companies with links to the Exclusive Brethren had been awarded Government Coronavirus contracts worth up to 300 million. Second on the list is Ayanda Capital Limited commissioned to deliver 252.5 million worth of masks in April. 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. 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. Half a billion pounds distributed to Brethren-linked firms represents roughly 10% of the total cash piled into PPE procurement contracts by the Government in recent months.Many of these deals have been awarded to firms with questionable records in both business and healthcare.For example, earlier this week, Byline Times revealed that the Government granted a 8.4 million contract to a dormant firm to supply hand sanitiser not the first sleeping firm given a whopping PPE deal by Boris Johnsons Government.Not only this, other Coronavirus-related contracts have also been awarded to companies with close links to the Conservative Party.Aside from the Ayanda deal, the Government has given Coronavirus 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.An additional beneficiary has been Topham Guerin the controversial communications firm that worked with the Conservative Party during the 2019 UK General Election. The company is riding the wave of machine learning and artificial intelligence, where algorithms keep improving as they are fed more data. . Specialising in safety products, including PPE, the firm has received these contracts from local administrations Norfolk (two contracts), Doncaster, Redcar and Cleveland, Norfolk, and Leeds rather than central government. Sign up here. Before that, he was Executive Managing Director at CBRE, and before that he was VP & GM for EMEA at Johnson Controls. Indeed, based on previous research undertaken by Byline Times, it was revealed by The Citizens in October that PPE contracts worth up to 951 million had been awarded to 11 firms with links to the Brethren. Unispaces unique model sets us apart in the industry and has created a very compelling reason to join the team. Steves in Chicago and Michaels in New York. Sources say the two-hectare estate set behind a gated entry with all the resort mod-cons think tennis court, heated swimming pool, fire pit and a golf driving range with flags at 80 and 150 metres is set to be a weekender for the Eastwood-based Hales. . 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. Our investment will facilitate Unispaces plans for further global expansion and build on an already successful business, said PAG chairman and chief executive Weijian Shan. Please try again later. 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. Earlier this month, Byline Times uncovered that roughly a dozen companies with links to the Exclusive Brethren had been awarded Government Coronavirus contracts worth up to 300 million. Gareth Hales said the decision to appoint new global leaders was in line with a long-term strategy to ensure Unispace's ongoing success. Conservative MP Charlie Elphick also accused the Charity Commission of trying to suppress religion in this case.Responding to Byline Times, the Brethren said: The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church is a place of love and worship, not of business and politics. The contract was awarded on 21 April at a time when more than a thousand people a day were dying in the UK from COVID-19 and concluded on 21 May.While this contract was being delivered, the company was also awarded a 103.7 million contract for the supply of examination gloves. 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. Gareth It means well be stepping up onto an advisory board, and handing the day-to-day operational reins to Steve, but Charles and I will still be very much hands-on with the business. Receive our monthly print edition and help to support fearless, independent journalism. Cashed up private equity tyrekickers have found a new target. Australian Gareth Hales has a religious background, as the son of Exclusive [Plymouth] Brethren world leader Bruce Hales. Lead photo: Woodside Energy headquarters in Perth designed by Unispace and Cox. If you do not want us and our partners to use cookies and personal data for these additional purposes, click 'Reject all'. The Unispace EMEA business has grown under Anthonys stewardship over the past six years. Two people have significant control of Unispace Global: Anthony Hazell and Gareth Hales. We still find this unusual as this does not appear in the register of contracts on the UK govt website. 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. Sante Global Holdings LLP. 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. Gareth started his career in the commercial real estate industry in 1995, where he developed a solid on-the-job foundation of business acumen. Fellow Inivos boss Gordon Fentiman, who is listed as a director at parent company Specialist Hygiene Solutions, has two public LinkedIn interests: Inivos and the consultancy Universal Business Team (UBT). Stevens background working with Fortune 500 clients on a global portfolio basis will be invaluable in helping us provide holistic, strategic solutions over and above one-off project outcomes, Charles Hales said. Our church is politically neutral and as a church we have never donated to, or campaigned for, political parties. 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. Last year he and his brother Charles sold their office design firm Unispace for $300 million to investment firm PAG Asia Capital. 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. Unispace CEO Gareth Hales, said it was great to partner with a progressive and forward thinking law firm and challenge the silo approach that is traditionally adopted in the legal sector. Help using this website - Accessibility statement, acquired Cushman & Wakefield for $US2 billion. The Government has made full use of this slipstream shelling out billions to the private sector in just a few months. Unispaceadmitsthat the founders of the company met through the church in 2008, although denies that the company is owned or run by the Brethren directly. While this contract was being delivered, the company was also awarded a 103.7 million contract for the supply of examination gloves. This article was updated on 29 August to take into account the 113.95 million contract for face masks. It is worth noting that 2san appear to have changed many if not all of their global address in the last few weeks. The beachfront home of David Williamson is set on Queenslands Sunshine Beach.Credit:Domain. These contracts have been enabled by a loophole in EU law that allows governments to rapidly grant public sector contracts to private firms without going through the usual process of competition, during an emergency. Agile Medical has been approached for comment. 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. 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. 6) Westlab owned by the Grace family in Australia. Steven Quick, who has worked closely with large clients in his former position as chief executive, global occupier services for Cushman & Wakefield and previously executive managing director at CBRE, is the new global CEO of Unispace. Between mid-May and late June, a decontamination company called Inivos Limited was awarded three contracts by the DHSC for the supply of face masks and gowns, worth 126.5 million. Two of the directors of Arrow County Supplies, based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, appear to be trustees at Holyhead Road Gospel Hall Trust in the same town. New to Byline Times? 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. 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. Confirmation of the sale of Unispace and the owners. Byline Times is funded by its subscribers. 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 . 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. Again, the company appears to be owned by a family, the Nunn family: Alan, Alex, Daniel, Mary and Richard. 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. We have to get a hatred, an utter hatred of the world, world leader Bruce Hales said in 2006. It comes only months after the Brethren and its founder Steven Joyce divested infrastructure project supplies company Jaybro for $170 million to CHAMP Private Equity. We fully expect to see a fairly evenly balanced performance across our three region. Gareth Hales. Unispace anticipates that approximately 20-30 percent less office space would be needed by many occupiers when the worst of the pandemic is over, leaving companies to face tough decisions. 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. Unispace. 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. We also introduce new voices of colour in Our Lives Matter. 7) 2san Global is one of the companies in Dean Hales portfolio, 8) Medco Solutions, both the Australian & USA companies are controlled by Dean Hales. 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. Unispace CEO Gareth Hales, said it was great to partner with a progressive and forward thinking law firm and challenge the silo approach that is traditionally adopted in the legal sector. Given plans to move to Randwick, Martin has listed the three-bedroom empty nest with a $1.6 million guide through BresicWhitneys Chris Nunn, who also sold the terrace across the road of author Anna Funder and her architect husband Craig Allchin earlier this year for $4.45 million. Building relationships where trust becomes tangible & reliability is second nature. I look forward to seeing both Anthony and Lawrence in their new roles, as we embark on this new stage of the Unispace journey.. A related company has featured in a UK High Court case this month in a dispute over working conditions in a supplier's lab. Byline Times and The Citizens research suggests this is one of the largest hauls amassed by any company from PPE contracts. Membersare generally expectednot to socialise, eat or drink with outsiders. 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. 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. The firms website also claims that a company called BACA Workwear & Safety acquired certain assets of Total Protection UK Ltd in April 2017. 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. Charles Hales added that Unispace has identified North America as a key growth market and that both Quick and Casolos respective reputations and domestic connections will be key assets leverage and unlock opportunities in the U.S. Having built a strong and resilient business, its very satisfying to be able to bring on board talent that deeply understands our clients challenges and needs from a whole portfolio perspective. Half a billion pounds distributed to Brethren-linked firms represents roughly 10% of the total cash piled into PPE procurement contracts by the Government in recent months. Hes a great guy and we couldnt be more pleased that he recognises the opportunity at Unispace and wants to come on board. September 09, 2020 09:00 ET Gareth & Charles are the main shareholders in Sante Global. 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. While we want to see growth across all our regions, were going to be focused much more towards the North American market in the future. 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. 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. Gareth Oh, look, the APAC region is an incredibly strong performer for us. Its a model that is poised to take over the industry in the next five years, and Unispace will lead the charge.. 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. Two people have significant control of Unispace Global: Anthony Hazell and Gareth Hales. Browns movie making career has morphed into an academic sphere in recent years. We have to get a hatred, an utter hatred of the world, world leader Bruce Halessaidin 2006. You can change your choices at any time by clicking on the 'Privacy dashboard' links on our sites and apps. Gareth is the son of Bruce Hales, who lives in nearby Eastwood. Company filings show Unispace reported revenue of $128 million last year, though they do not show how much of that came from Asian operations. And then theres Agile Medical. "The Unispace EMEA business has grown under Anthony's stewardship over the past six years. 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. Introducing Chely Wright, our first Chief Diversity, Unispace is 10 this year, so its natural to be looking at our goals for the, Preconstruction + Construction Technology, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, Celebrating International Women's Day across Unispace, Renowned advocate Chely Wright joins our team as Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer. It's forecasting $5.3 million sales for calendar year 2018. 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. A related company has featured in a UK High Court case this month in a dispute over working conditions in a supplier's lab. Lawrence joins Unispace after more than 20 years in the Commercial Real Estate sector, where he held roles at two leading corporations, Morgan Lovell and Maris Interiors, where he was Managing Partner. The beachfront home of David Williamson is set on Queenslands Sunshine Beach. Should it come to market, it is expected to attract interest from domestic and offshore private equity players. "They're heavy Brethren families." Their presence meant nothing to Wilkie or Brown. Australian Gareth Hales has a religious background, as the son of Exclusive [Plymouth] Brethren world leader Bruce Hales. Gareth Hales owns a mansion in Eastwood next door to the home of family patriarch Hales senior, which was built on a double block purchased in two parts in 2009 and 2010 for more than $3 million. 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. 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. A man named Ryan Parsons is also a trustee at the Chelmsford Gospel Hall Trust in Chelmsford, Essex, which maintains gospel halls for the Brethren. 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. The address is the same in Canada for Klondike Lubricants, Orvato, Ox Tools & previously 2san. Activity . But beyond the current pandemic, there may in fact be a stronger emphasis on the office as a gathering place to do business and a greater recognition of the intrinsic emotional benefits of face-to-face connectivity. 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 . It is also looking at Germany and Canada and would consider acquisitions if it cannot grow fast enough organically. 9) Klondike Lubricants is owned by Brad Mitchell, who worked at Ox Tools, the company owned by Dean Hales. 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. Liked by Andrew Hales. The Managing Director of the company is a man named Matthew Calder, while its business development assistant is Amos Calder. 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. The fundamentalist church rebranded the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church a decade ago features a controversial doctrine of separation whereby members are discouraged from forming friendships with outsiders, and encouraged to keep business dealings with worldy non-Brethren people to a minimum or risk excommunication. Founders and former joint CEOs, Gareth and Charles Hales, have moved into Advisory Board roles and will retain an intimate connection to the business. Casolo will be responsible for global business development and sales. Obviously, we already have a strong presence there, with eight studios from Boston to Los Angeles, and weve done very well in the States. More than 20 companies with links to an evangelical Christian sect have been awarded central and local government contracts for the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) worth up to 1.1 billion since March, an investigation by Byline Times and The Citizens has found. We also introduce new voices of colour in Our Lives Matter. Yewdale Corporation has been approached for comment. Not only this, other Coronavirus-related contracts have also been awarded to companies with close links to the Conservative Party. The former is Unispace Global Director and the latter is CEO. Aside from his business interests, Australian Gareth Hales also has religious commitments, as the son of Exclusive Brethren world leader Bruce Hales. Our church is politically neutral and as a church we have never donated to, or campaigned for, political parties. Last year he and his brother Charles sold their office design firm Unispace for $300 million to investment firm PAG Asia Capital. Members are generally expected not to socialise, eat or drink with outsiders. Inivos also supplies aforementioned Unispace, run by the son of Brethren world leader Bruce Hales. Help to expose the big scandals of our era. Gareth Haless newly purchased weekender comes with a fully fitted bar in the billiards room. For over 35 years, Unispace has been at the forefront of designing and. E-MAIL. Can you share wi. So, it would be crazy not to go where other opportunities are, but at the same time well continue to invest in Asia-Pacific as well as Europe. The Citizens is a non-profit organisation that has been investigating contracts awarded during the Coronavirus pandemic. 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. 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. Unispace is 10 this year, so its natural to be looking at our goals for the next 5 to 10 years. Meanwhile, cleaning products company Arrow County Supplies was awarded two PPE deals worth up to 496,000 by Bristol City Council and Prosper Procurement, the latter acting on behalf of housing associations.