What They Said
Oaklands School, York
Gavin Cowley, Deputy Head
"I am writing to express my gratitude and that of the Governors for the help and support that you and your team have offered the School.
"Our NOF bid for the development of a climbing and fitness centre, dance studio, refurbished all weather pitch, and a community foyer at the Oaklands Sports Centre was successful, and I feel that a lot of the credit for this is owed to you.
"You already know how much we appreciated your guidance in the preparation of our Sports College bid. The advice that you gave was always valuable and given from a position of expertise and insight. Your input was a massive help to our bid being successful at the first attempt and I think that you helped to tease out the School's potential in PE and sport.
"Your work rescued a NOF bid that was floundering at the time. Again your common sense and no nonsense approach helped to steer us in the right direction and ultimately arrive at a project that was ambitious yet achievable within the constraints of the bidding process.
"I look forward to continuing to work with you during the building phase of the project and keeping you appraised of what I am certain will be a successful, ongoing venture."
Mick Hutchinson
City of York Council
"The recently developed Oaklands School and Community Project in York owes a great deal of gratitude and appreciation to Steve Wells Associates.
"This multi-funded project was complex and at times difficult. It required in-depth knowledge, creative thinking, and a pithy realism to enable it to develop and grow. Steve and his team brought all of these qualities and more by encouraging the project team to make difficult but necessary decisions, providing a constant source of information and knowledge that was always given in the best interest of all concerned.
"It was reassuring to know we had put our faith in a helpful and co-operative team who would successfully deliver on our behalf with minimum fuss and maximum impact.
"It was an extremely worthwhile and salient experience working with Steve and his team."