Insights

Real PM announces new senior leadership team to drive growth and innovation

We are happy to announce a strategic leadership transition to strengthen its services and drive future growth. Barry Fowler has been appointed Managing Director, Philip Soleil assumes the role of Director of Project Management, and Steve White and Martin Clark step into positions as Directors of Planning. Founders Jeremy Ruff and Geraint Roberts will remain actively engaged as Project Executive and Executive Planner, ensuring a seamless transition and continuity for clients and partners.

70 Gracechurch Street Receives Planning

Planning has been granted for a new landmark sustainable office building at 70 Gracechurch Street.

Construction begins on 72 Upper Ground

Construction commences on 72 Upper Ground

Senior Management Tour Lansdowne House Site

The Mace team kindly took Mehmet Sami Kılıç, Vice President and Regional Manager of Europe at Turner International and Barry Fowler one of Real PM's Directors on a great site visit to Lansdowne House in Berkeley Square, Mayfair.

Quarterly Market Update from Core Five

This week our Core Five came to the Real PM offices to give the team their Quarterly Market Update.

Real PM Annual Christmas Food Drive

Our team donated 78kg worth of food and personal hygiene products to our office's local Trussell Trust Food Bank as part of our annual Christmas Food Drive Initiative.

1 Undershaft Receives Planning

City's Tallest Building, 1 Undershaft, Receives Planning

Lewisham Shopping Centre Planning Application Submitted

The planning application for Landsec’s, 17-acre masterplan, Lewisham Shopping Centre has been submitted.

Real PM Hosts Table at BCO Awards Dinner

As members of the British Council for Offices Real PM were delighted to host a table at the annual awards dinner.

Wells House Tops Out

Wells House aka The Ribbon topped out this week and marked the occasion with a wonderful event hosted by M&G & Wates.

Real PM Attends Shelter’s Fashion Show

Several members of our team had the pleasure of attending Shelter and The BRIT School's Fashion Show and Auction this week in Kings Cross.

Project Orange Gains Planning

We are excited to announce that Project Orange has gained planning.

Real PM Hosts Work Experience

It was great to see the students learn more about the construction industry and the inner workings of a project management and planning role.

25 Cannon Street In The News For Rooftop Garden

So great to see 25 Cannon Street in the spotlight especially when discussing the importance of green space in commercial buildings!

Quadriga Give Presentation to Real PM Team

Paul Whitehead of Quadriga visits the Real PM offices for a presentation on the Building Safety Act

Real PM Welcomes Stuart Cook To The Team

We are thrilled to welcome Stuart to Real PM. Stuart is joining our Senior Planning team.

Summer Events At Television Centre

There’s a fantastic line-up of free events at the Television Centre until September!

Real PM Welcomes Charles Forte To The Team

We are thrilled to welcome Charles to Real PM where he will be joining our team as a Senior Planning Manager.

Real PM Welcomes Lucy Cook To The Team

We are thrilled to welcome Lucy to Real PM where she will be joining our Project Management team.

75 London Wall Project Gains Planning

Real PM provided a Construction Management Plan for Castleforge and Opera which assisted the team in successfully gaining planning. We also delivered post-tender contractor analysis and recommendations for appointment to the second stage.

Real PM Welcomes Nick Wilson To The Team

We are thrilled to welcome Nick to Real PM where he will be joining our Project Management team.

Core5 Give Presentation to Real PM Team

Andrew Hyman of Core5 presented their quarterly Construction Economics Market Update. The team found the presentation incredibly informative and are looking forward to the next one!

Long Service Awards Ceremony with Turner

Mehmet Kilic, Vice President of Turner Construction and Regional Manager of Turner Europe attended the Real PM offices to award several of the team Long Service Awards.

18 Blackfriars Gains Planning

We are delighted to share that 18 Blackfriars has gained planning.

Real PM Welcomes Mirel Lazarescu To The Team

We are delighted to welcome Mirel to Real PM where he will be joining our Project Management team as an Assistant Project Manager.

Real PM Join Project Synchro

We are tremendously proud to announce that we have joined the Synchro Yards project at Porto Montenegro where we are providing Programme Management and Logistics Support to the 5* luxury development.

Team Joins RIBA International Women’s Day Networking Event

The team attended RIBA International Women's Day Networking Event

Happy Birthday Real PM!

Jeremy Ruff and Geraint Roberts founded Real PM in 2009 after noticing a gap in the market for a premium service offering around planning / programme and project management and administration. 15 years on and Real PM has achieved some incredible milestones along the way

Real PM and Women In Construction Week

For 2024’s Women in Construction Week, several of our team attended Women into Construction CIC’s International Women’s Day webinar.

Real PM Welcomes Eda, Egemen and Nizami The Team

We are delighted to welcome Eda, Nizami and Egemen to Real PM's Project Management team.

Real PM Christmas Food Drive

This week we hosted a Christmas Potluck Lunch for our team members and encouraged everyone to contribute some items to donate to our local Trussell Trust Food Bank.

Real PM Christmas Party!

We had our Christmas party! The Real PM team went to a local restaurant and celebrated the festive season and the year that’s passed. The evening was full of speeches, great food, and even better company!

Turner Visit Real PM – November 23

Lars Leitner, Senior Vice President, and Chief Strategy Officer at Turner Construction Company, as well as Mehmet Sami Kılıç, Vice President of Turner International, came to the Real PM offices in November and gave a great presentation to our team.

Charity Christmas Present Wrapping With The Stanhope Foundation

Our team went to the Stanhope PLC offices and became Christmas elves for the evening as they took part in the Stanhope Foundation ‘s charity Christmas present wrapping event.

Real PM Welcomes Paul Caille To The Team

We are thrilled to welcome Paul to Real PM's Planning team.

Real PM Donates Coats to Wrap Up London

Last week our wonderful team came together and donated their pre-loved coats to the amazing organisation, Wrap Up London.

Real PM Honours Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Our team both at Real PM and across Turner International offices have taken part in #pinkoctober to raise awareness for Breast Cancer.

Lansdowne House Project Stuns

At a recent site visit our team took an incredible photo of the ongoing demolition at CO-⁠RE London Lansdowne House project showing the existing atrium where the roof structure has recently been removed on programme by McGee.

Team Visit to 8 Bishopsgate

Yesterday some of our team visited one of our completed projects, 8 Bishopsgate. The 5,500 sq ft., 50-storey tower in the City of London offers beautiful panoramic views of London and even the chance to meet amazing artists who go to capture the view at their free viewing gallery on the top floor.

Real PM Attend Stanhope Foundation Breakfast

Real PM was recently invited to attend the Stanhope Foundation’s Breakfast meeting where several of our team members’ had the privilege to hear directly from their charity partners about all of the amazing work that they are doing and their plans for the future.

Real PM Welcomes Melissa Rogula To The Team

We very happy to announce that Melissa Rogula has joined Real PM and is our new Office and Accounts Coordinator. Melissa joins Real PM with a wealth of experience in logistics and administration support and a passion for networking and assisting members of staff. We’re sure she’s going to make a wonderful addition to the team.

Visit to Turner International India

Our Managing Director, Jeremy Ruff recently returned from a visit Turner International India. Whilst he was there he had the distinct pleasure of being able to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of their new office in Bangalore. It was an incredible occasion marked by celebration and team bonding and made even better by the opportunity to visit their amazing project, Kempegowda International Airport Terminal 2 Expansion.

25 Cannon Street Wins at the Schüco Awards 2023

25 Cannon Street won the Commercial and Mixed-Use Development category at the Schüco Excellence Awards 2023. We are proud to have provided preconstruction and programme support as well as Project management and Employer's Agent services on the project.

Real PM Welcomes Nathan Wharton to The Team!

We are delighted to announce that Nathan Wharton has joined the Real PM planning team as a Senior Planning Manager. We are excited to see him excel in his new role where he has already commenced work alongside our director Geraint Roberts on two innovative new commercial projects in Central London.

Real PM Team Visits 2 Ruskin Square Project

The Real PM team went to visit, the nearly complete and entirely impressive, 2 Ruskin Square project in May 2023 just one week before it reached practical completion. The team were thrilled to be able to see first-hand a project which we are all so proud of.

Virtual Charity Race from Soho To Sicily!

Our team took part in Stanhope’s Journey For Jobs, a virtual race from Soho to Sicily, helping to raise over £3,000 for 4 charities that specialise in helping people find careers that they love and supporting them on their journey back into the workplace.

RPM to Real PM – Our Rebrand

On the 14th of March 2023, Real PM went live with a total rebrand. We launched a new colour scheme, font, and a new logo, all of which fed into a new website, a new suite of documents and even an office redecoration. Our goal: re-energise our brand, take us into the future and emphasize our bond to Turner.

Borough Yards Project Sweeps Awards Season

The Borough Yards project picked up prizes for design, urban regeneration, and more in the 2022 awards season. We are proud to have served as Project Manager’s and Employer’s Agent on the retail and commercial office space project that restored and rejuvenated an important part of South London’s Victorian railway heritage.

Battersea Power Station Wins at SECBE Awards 2023

We are delighted to report that the landmark Battersea Power Station has been awarded Building Project of the Year at the SECBE Awards 2023. Our Planning team worked as Programme Support and Project Auditing from the beginning of the project and we are overjoyed that the project has been recognised by SECBE.

On Our Way To Carbon Neutral

In 2021 Real PM became a Carbon Assessed Organisation as part of our journey to become a Carbon Neutral organisation. We now work with Ecologi, an award-winning B Corp who helped us offset our 2022 carbon emissions through funding a wind power project in Thailand and a biodiversity reserve in Peru.