MAKING THE MOST OF LEAP YEAR – BY FLINGING THEMSELVES OUT OF A PLANE.

MCBAINS COOPER

PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANCY

PRESS RELEASE

February 13, 2012.

MAKING THE MOST OF LEAP YEAR – BY FLINGING THEMSELVES OUT OF A PLANE.

Members of the Oxford team of property and construction consultancy McBains Cooper are making the most of the extra day in Leap Year 2012 – by flinging themselves out of a plane.

It’s all part of “Make Today Count”, the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign’s initiative to get people using the extra leap year day to make a difference and raise funds.

The ten – nine from McBains Cooper, one from business partner law firm TWM – will skydive over an airfield in Brackley, Northants, on February 29, in a bid to raise £4,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.

“The team’s well used to birds-eye views of the country, usually as part of the planning and development process for anything from a Police station to an entire housing estate, railway section, docks, road or retail park – but not usually dangling from a parachute,” said London-based Michael Thirkettle, Chief Executive, who has family affected by the challenge presented by Muscular Dystrophy.

“Muscular Dystrophy is a muscle-wasting disease which has no known cure, and the only way to find a cure is to research and research and research – and that costs money.”

Emma Harwood of McBains Cooper Oxford said: “It’s one of those occasions where you can’t decide whether you’re being brave or stupid, but the fact is that people who are afflicted by Muscular Dystrophy are both incredibly brave and incredibly inspirational.

“There are many diseases which remain completely misunderstood by much of the population, so as well as raising funds we’re also hopefully raising awareness of just what need to be done to tackle the challenge it presents.”

The ten skydivers are:

• Michael Thirkettle, London
• Adrian Southgate, Oxford
• Jamie Mead, London
• Emma Harwood, Oxford
• Joseph Sherratt, London
• Janet Belk, Manchester
• Matthew Truelove (TWM Solicitor, Surrey)
• Simon McNabb, London
• Neil O’Brien,  Manchester
• Charles Terry, London

Anybody wishing to donate can do so by going to: http://www.justgiving.com/mcbainscooperskydive

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Further information:

Iain Macauley

07788 978800 im@pressrelations.co.uk

www.mcbainscooper.com

@McBainsCooper

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McBains Cooper

McBains Cooper is an inter-discipline consultancy, specialising in property, infrastructure and construction, offering a wide range of consulting and design services including architectural, aesthetic or technical design, problem solving, budget management, facilities management, health and safety, sustainability consultancy and on-the-ground civil engineering. Driving and supporting projects ranging from minor works to major contracts worth more than £100 million, McBains Cooper operates across a variety of sectors throughout the UK, Europe and Latin America. McBains Cooper is committed to environmental, social and economic sustainable development and their integrated approach means they deliver effective, award-winning solutions to their clients. The Group employs 150 people. McBains Cooper has regional headquarters in London (head office), Glasgow, Manchester, Oxford, Windsor, Lima (Peru), Miami and Mexico, with associate offices in Belfast and Dublin. www.mcbainscooper.com

MCBAINS COOPER APPOINTS NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

MCBAINS COOPER 

PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANCY

PRESS RELEASE

September 7, 2011.

MCBAINS COOPER APPOINTS NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

Property and construction consultancy McBains Cooper has appointed Jonathan Mintz as Chief Financial Officer based at the firm’s City of London offices.

Jonathan, 42, a Manchester University graduate, joins from property finance and development specialists Lend Lease Corporation where he was also Chief Financial Officer, working with the business’ Continental Europe, Middle East and Latin America operations.

“What grabbed me was McBains Cooper’s ambitions to drive development in Latin America, the Mediterranean and Middle East – and then when I started to grow my understand of the business I realised that far from being a vision, they were actually delivering against those ambitions,” said Jonathan.

“It is extremely inspiring to come across a business in the property and construction sector which is moving heaven and earth to establish itself in sectors and markets – and then delivering presence, business – and contracts.”

Jonathan has been involved in the finance function of several construction-related businesses since the mid-1990s.

Michael Thirkettle, Chief Executive of McBains Cooper, said: “Anybody coming into the property and construction sector at a senior level, and who has not previously been involved in the sector can sometimes find the environment a little too challenging.

“But Jonathan has the experience and scar tissue to appreciate just how tough the sector is. He obviously has wider management and sector experience – crucially, in international markets – which bring an extra something to the team.”

Away from the office, Jonathan until recently held a licence to freefall parachute anywhere in the world, although is currently keeping his feet well and truly in and on the earth, cycling, gardening and wine tasting.

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Further information:

Iain Macauley

07788 978800 im@pressrelations.co.uk

www.mcbainscooper.com

Notes.

McBains Cooper

McBains Cooper is an inter-discipline consultancy, specialising in property, infrastructure and construction, offering a wide range of consulting and design services including architectural, aesthetic or technical design, problem solving, budget management, facilities management, health and safety, sustainability consultancy and on-the-ground civil engineering. Driving and supporting projects ranging from minor works to major contracts worth more than £100 million, McBains Cooper operates across a variety of sectors throughout the UK, Europe and Latin America. McBains Cooper is committed to environmental, social and economic sustainable development and their integrated approach means they deliver effective, award-winning solutions to their clients. The Group employs 150 people. McBains Cooper has regional headquarters in London (head office), Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Oxford, Windsor, Athens, Lima (Peru), Miami and Mexico, with associate offices in Belfast and Dublin. www.mcbainscooper.com