1940
 

1941

Alfred E Seadens and Partners established providing Quantity Surveying Service

1950

1955-1965

Involved in large volume housing in Hemel Hempstead

 

Early 1960s

London Borough of Havering becomes major client with variety housing and schools work

1960

1968

Involved in first housing association work with Hanover and Guinness

1970

1980s

Seadens act as Quantity Surveyors on major developments at Queens Theatre, Hornchurch and Dolphin Leisure, Romford, Essex

1980

May 1980

Alfred E Seadens and Partners name change to Seadens

1982

First commissioned by the Percy Dalton Group and Hyde Housing Association, both still current clients

 

July 1982

The John Calford Partnership established in Catford, South East London

 

March 1986

Southampton office opens

1987

New Housing Corporation mixed funding regime requires fixed outturn costs, and JCT with Contractors Design contract becomes very popular

 

April 1988

Appointed on one of the first ever Design and Build schemes in Pewsey, Wiltshire

 

February 1989

Awarded the Allied Irish Bank Small Business Award

 

November 1989

Calford Seaden Partnership forms from the merger of Seadens and John Calford Partnership

1990

April 1993

BP becomes a client, still a client today

 

1994

Awarded the largest single regeneration project in the UK in Peckham, London

 

April 1994

London office opens

March 1995

Calford Seaden Health and Safety Limited established

 
 

October 1996

Quality assurance accreditation received

July 1998

Head office moves to Orpington

 

August 1999

Constructionline accreditation received

 

January 2000

Conservation Architect joins

August 2000

Birmingham office opens

2000

December 2000

Conservation Architects appointed by Australian Government for National War Memorial

November 2001

Calford Seaden Partnership name changes to calfordseaden

 
 

June 2002

Dedicated Structural Engineering division established due to increased volume of commissions received

2003

Salisbury Foyer receives Civic Trust Award

July 2003

The London offices moves to larger premises

 

November 2003

The Queen unveiled the Australian War Memorial, the ceremony was also attended by Tony Blair and Australian PM John Howard

January 2004

Chris Moquet joins as our New Initiatives champion

April 2004

Simon Gray joins to head up new Mechanical and Electrical Engineering team

 

October 2004

calfordseaden host MMC Conference opened by Lord Rooker, ODPM

November 2004

Head office in Orpington expands to include new premises

Richard Newman joins to head up the Structural Engineering team

May 2005

Greg Gale and Ron Stephen of Gale Stephen Steiner Architects join calfordseaden

July 2005

200th member of staff joined calfordseaden

 

August 2005

The Birmingham office celebrates its 5th anniversary

September 2005

John Blighton joins as Partner / Regeneration and New Initiatives

January 2006

Sustainability Team established

February 2006

Winchester office opens

 

April 2006

calfordseaden becomes a Limited Liability Partnership