Property

Prince of Wales Drive, London, SW11

Services / Projects

Planned Maintenance Programme

Instruction

APA were appointed to undertake a 10-year planned maintenance programme for this residential development located in Battersea.  The property located on Prince of Wales Drive, London, SW11, is a purpose-built residential building, containing a total of 86 flats, contained within a total of five separate blocks, each with their own main communal entrances.

As part of our commission APA were commissioned to undertake a 10-year Planned Maintenance Programme in relation to the external building fabric and internal communal areas of the development, and undertook extensive discussions with the Client and property managers to formulate a delivery programme within their financial constraints.

The property originally formed part of a development of five separate residential blocks that were built following purchase of the vacant land by the developer Cyril Flower in the 1890’s.  Construction for this block commenced on 26th April 1894, with all of the other aforementioned blocks were commenced within a short period of time either side of this date, between late 1893 and late 1894.

NICK HERRIDGE

MANAGING DIRECTOR
What led you to this career?
My passion for building started whilst assisting my father on building sites during the school holidays.  I began my professional career as an Architectural Technician predominantly assisting in the conversion of many barns and churches.  This subsequently developed into a professional Building Surveying career within various organisations, leading teams in delivering quality services to clients in varied areas such as the financial, social housing and private high-end residential sectors.
What energises you about working at APA?
Managing my own company allows all sorts of freedoms and opportunities to streamline my expertise and knowledge.   Creating a hardworking but more importantly supportive environment for others to develop and prosper.  I’m able to change and adapt as necessary and this keeps me enthused about the continued development and growth of APA.
What keeps you busy outside of work?
Away from the office, I can often be found either training for, or participating in events such as triathlons and cycling events around Europe, or a leisurely hike in the hills.  I also enjoy a strange gig or ten, art events and a lovely meal in a fine restaurant.