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About Binks Vertical
Richard Binks has been building homes of distinction
in the Leeds and West Yorkshire area over the last 35 years. Always
working under the banner of the NHBC, Richard has scooped various
awards for Pride in the Job making quality a guarantee.
Over the years they have acquired a varied selection
of individual sites which Richard insists must have “the wow
factor” before he will even consider them.
“Having been a green-field developer for
30 years we have now gone virtually 100% onto brown-field sites
and sustainable developments, reinvigorating the local towns and
communities,” he says.
Before Binks started on conversions they interviewed
the top six architects in the North of England looking for someone
with that special personality. “Creative architecture is a
must because the customer, at all times, is looking for that something
special which is still a great investment.”
Peter Cartwright of Cartwright Pickard made a
presentation and he was able to offer so much of what we wanted,
we had no alternative but to appoint him. “Peter is our man
and we love him to bits. You only need to look and see what we are
doing and you can feel the passion. Put your nose to the floor an
you can smell it,” says Mr Binks.
Mill conversions have become a speciality. Where
the multinationals fear to go, we are prepared to put in that extra
yard. To reflect the move towards apartments Binks Executive Homes
has become known as Binks Vertical.
At all times using their own tradesmen, Binks
Vertical have created a friendly working environment which is proving
very constructive. They recently celebrated another success with
the NHBC, winning a Pride in the Job Award for any development over
four storeys high in the North of England. This was achieved under
the dynamic leadership of project manager, Nick Kenyon, who has
worked for the company for 14 years.
Over this period of time the philosophy has remained
the same. As a developer you only get one chance to get it right
– it’s not like an artist who makes a mistake, tears
up the painting and starts again. When a project is finished we
want to stand back, take a long look at the building and feel very
proud of it.
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