Bloom was appointed to provide Employer’s Agent and Quantity Surveyor services for a complex office-to-residential conversion project in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey. The development involved transforming three commercial blocks into 103 high-quality residential units, comprising a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments. 🏠 Bloom was instructed at a late stage in the project lifecycle, following a recommendation […]

It’s hard to believe a year has already flown by! Over the past 12 months, we’ve grown, learned, and achieved so much. From expanding our team to taking on exciting new projects, we couldn’t have done it without the hardworking people who make Bloom thrive. 🌟 Check out a few highlights from our first year […]

Bloom Supports Youth Initiative at Dagenham Park School! 🎓👷‍♀️ This week, Bloom proudly partnered with Construction Youth Trust to support a Hidden Careers session at Dagenham Park School – an inspiring initiative aimed at opening young minds to the diverse opportunities within the construction industry. Our very own Gareth Belsham and Michelle Crump led an […]

We’re excited to introduce our new ‘Get to Know’ interview series, where we shine a spotlight on the incredible people who make Bloom what it is – sharing their stories, insights, and the experiences that drive our success. In this first feature, we caught up with Co-Owner and Director Josh Ward-Jones, one of Bloom’s driving […]

Starting in November 2024 and completing this month, this scheme saw the successful turnaround and completion of a distressed office-to-residential conversion, following the insolvency of the Developer early on through the project construction. ⚠️ Acting as Employer’s Agent and Quantity Surveyor, the Bloom Building Consultancy team were entrusted by the lender to step in and […]

Today is World Mental Health Day, a timely reminder that looking after our mental wellbeing is just as important as looking after our physical health – not only today, but every day. At Bloom Building Consultancy, we understand just how vital mental health is within the property and construction sector, an industry where the urgency […]

We’re excited to share that Bloom has now been granted B Corp pending status – an important milestone on our journey to becoming a fully certified B Corporation. Certified B Corporations are companies verified by B Lab UK to meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. Being a B Corp means […]

Bloom director Gareth Belsham MRICS joins experts in analysing what’s keeping the contractor insolvency rate stubbornly high in this piece in Construction News. Construction is the fastest-growing sector of the UK economy but contractor fragility can still pose a serious challenge to project success. Gareth cautions: “We need to see a sustained pick-up in demand […]

When the Government pledged to back “the builders, not the blockers”, who else did it mean but Britain’s property developers, investors and contractors? At Bloom we’re proud to count ourselves among the builders. On the construction front line, we’re seeing commercial schemes holding up well. But a raft of new data from the resi sector […]

We’re proud to have sponsored Hole 11 ⛳ at the 2025 Crosbee Cup which is being played today (Sept 5th) in the spectacular surroundings of The Warwickshire Golf & Country Club. The Crosbee Cup is an annual golf day which aims to raise £100,000 over 10 years for Mind, a charity which is close to our hearts. […]

As thousands of A-level students prepare to tear open their exam results the PBSA sector is booming and Bloom’s Phoebe Knight and Dominic Underhill have been hard at work at the stunning YourTRIBE scheme on St James Street in Walthamstow, East London. Working alongside Aitch Group, Bloom is serving as Project Manager, Employer’s Agent and […]

The sharp fall 📉 in construction output recorded in July is “tough to swallow”, Bloom director Gareth Belsham MRICS has told The Times. But while the housebuilding numbers are bad, things are brighter for commercial developers. To be green-lit in the current environment, Gareth says schemes must “be laser-focused on value and have a fully […]