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𝗔 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀🎄🎅 To kick-start the festive season, we invited some lovely guests to create a Christmas table display alongside co-hosts 3V Architectural Hardware Ltd and The Collective. #PoppyWildFloral taught us how to turn our tables from Nightmare Before Christmas to Miracle on 34th Street.💐 Huge thanks to our co-hosts, Poppy Wild Floral and friends from Gensler, Overbury, Perkins&Will and Thirdway for making it such a fun evening!❄️🥂🧀 🏷️Millie Blyth + Daniel Fuller

Last week, some charitable volunteers from Optima, led by Andrew Stammers TechIOSH, hosted some 'wiser' guests at the #One2One charity's Christmas dinner near our Radstock factory. On the second Sunday every month, the One-2-One team serves up a seriously good roast dinner and creates space for those who come to meet and chat with others. To help out as much as possible, we also sponsored the event, donating the meat and the costs of food hygiene training for our volunteers. "𝘐'𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘖𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘝𝘐𝘗𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 (𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴!)" - Andy Stammers 🎅🦃🎄

Congratulations to all the nominees, runners up and winners of this afternoon’s Plaistering & Interior Trades Training Awards 2024! Hosted by the Finishes and Interiors Sector and The Worshipful Company of Plaisterers - a fantastic afternoon celebrating the achievements of the next generation of interiors and plastering, as well as the companies and dedicated individuals that make this industry so great! Well done to all the winners! 🏆👏

📢𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗙𝗙 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 We are delighted to officially announce that Teresa Gorham CMIOSH has joined Optima as our new Divisional Director of Group HSQE. Teresa has spent the last two months working alongside Richard Woollard, who retires in January. We wish Richard a well-deserved retirement after nearly nine years of dedicated service! 👏 By way of an introduction, we thought we’d ask Teresa a few questions to gain some insight into her background and her new position: 💬𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮, 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗮! 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲? Hi LinkedIn! I have worked in the construction and manufacturing industry for over 17 years. In that time, I’ve been lucky enough to be involved with projects such as the London Olympics, Bloomberg London, 1-3 Grosvenor Square, and 100 LPS. Such high-profile projects often required quick thinking as I navigated numerous complicated challenges and situations. My new role with Optima covers the HSQE and wellbeing of our site teams, office and factory staff globally. It's been brilliant to see the scale of Optima and to meet lots of new people throughout my induction. Richard has done an amazing job to date and I’m excited to add to this and bring my own energy to the position.⚡🏗️🏢🏭🧑🤝👩 During my career, I have been fortunate to receive much support and personal development opportunities. Courses such as NEBOSH General, Construction, Fire, Wellbeing, First Aid, and PASMA as well as a bespoke Women in Leadership course and ILM.🎓 💬𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲! 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲? In terms of projects, I was instrumental in driving change within my previous business. I led the introduction of OHSAS 18001, the transition to ISO 45001, and implemented an occupational health programme for all employees.  More personally, I’m particularly proud to advocate for women in construction, especially as a woman in a leadership role. Although things have improved dramatically since I started 17 years ago, women are still significantly underrepresented and don’t always have a voice. 👷♀️🏗️ 💬𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗮. 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗼, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁. For me, it is all about building relationships internally and externally with all members of our supply chain, leading by example in all matters of HSQE, and promoting the message that H&S shouldn’t be seen as a tick-box exercise. 📋✅🚫

📖𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 – 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱𝘆 – 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗺 Russell Kennedy’s new office encompasses four floors of the recently refurbished 500 Bourke Street Tower in Melbourne’s CBD. Reflecting their values, the warm, textured, contemporary workspace reinforces the Australian law firm’s authentic and inclusive market positioning. 🎨𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 The strong and cohesive geometric motif throughout the interior defines and harmonises the scheme. The material choices also balance each other visually and texturally. The cool, smooth concrete and glass are offset by the tactile warmth of the oak grid, textural fabrics and wood wool. Finally, the attention to detail and exquisite finish elevate the scheme beyond the everyday. ♻️𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 Both Carr and Russell Kennedy aspired to high sustainability goals with the scheme. In addition to responsible specification of new materials, Carr identified ways to reuse and refurbish existing furniture. Their efforts were rewarded with a five ✳️ ✳️ ✳️ ✳️ ✳️ Green Star rating across the entire project. 💬Peter Messina, Head of Operations at Optima Australia commented “𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 – 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦.” 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 Carr created a future-focused workplace for Russel Kennedy that is authentic, sustainable and beautifully detailed. It is a perfect tribute to the aspirations and values of the leading law firm. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 👩🏻🎨Interior Design: Carr 🛒Client: Russell Kennedy 📌Location: 500 Bourke Street, Melbourne 3000, Australia ⚖️Project Size: 5262 square-metres 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 & 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗱 • Revolution 100 (Single & double-glazed, 25mm x 100mm) • Edge Unity double-glazed doors (single and double leaf) • Edge Synergy single-glazed doors • Timber doors • Microflush D670 frames 📸Photography: Tom Blachford 📖For more information, please read our full 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: 🔗https://lnkd.in/e8uQeG-6

Congratulations to the brilliant team at HLM Architects for their thoroughly deserved win in the 'Public Space Scheme' category at this year's FX Design Awards! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🏆 Their design and subsequent fit-out for the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) has gained much acclaim in the build-up to the awards. We love contributing to schemes like this - beautifully designed and considered throughout. Well done to everybody involved! 🍾

Congratulations to Barr Gazetas for winning the 'Mixed Use Development' award for their Grainhouse project at last night's FX Design Awards! 🍾🙌🥂 It's a brilliantly designed and conceptualised project and thoroughly deserving of the win. We're over the moon for the Barr Gazetas team and proud to have played a small part in their success. Well done to all those shortlisted too, an amazing shortlist of quality nominees all round! 👏👏👏

Optima’s Chris Grimmond and Millie Blyth will be attending tonight’s #FXDesignAwards, so please say hi if you bump into them! 👋🥂 It’s always a fantastic celebration of the best in contract interior design. Good luck to all the short-listed projects hoping to win. (Especially those that specified Optima 😉) There are some truly awesome projects showcasing the incredible talent we have in the UK. We’re keeping our fingers crossed for all of you! 🤞

Many of us are already planning our celebrations with friends and family this festive season - researching recipes for that perfect Christmas dinner. 🦃🍗🧑🏻🎄 Not everyone though. Christmas can be especially challenging for those who have fallen on hard times. This December, ❄️Jack Loriot❄️and a team of Optima volunteers have taken it upon themselves to try to help as many families as possible within High Wycombe. We've chosen to support our local food bank, #OneCanTrust, an amazing local charity helping over 400 people per month. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 🎅🏻 To all Optima staff based at our Head Office, you'll notice the donation area in reception. The posters around the office highlight what you can/can't donate. We will collect all donations on December 12th for delivery to One Can Trust on the 13th of December. Food donations (or money to buy food if you're based elsewhere, please see QR code) are gratefully accepted. Please give generously if you can! Merry Christmas!🎄

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