Pictured: Midlands managing partner Johnathan Dudley
(seated) with fellow partners celebrate Crowe Clark Whitehill's
move into Black Country House in Oldbury
Partners and staff at national audit, tax and advisory firm
Crowe Clark Whitehill are getting acquainted with their new
Midlands office at Black Country House, Rounds Green Road,
Oldbury.
The firm has brought its Kidderminster and Walsall offices
together at the newly refurbished office.
Midlands managing partner Johnathan Dudley said: "Merging two
offices on a completely new site was always going to be a
logistical challenge."
"However, a great deal of planning and preparation went into the
move and it has gone almost seamlessly. That is a tribute to the
efforts of our staff and that of our landlords. I extend my thanks
to them all."
"These are fantastic new facilities and we were determined to
hit the ground running. We have achieved that, we are open for
business and already deals are being done. The message to clients
is - you are going to get an even better service. And the message
to would-be clients is - we are major players in the Midlands, this
is a significant step up for us … come and see how we can
deliver."
Mr Dudley said: "Crowe Clark Whitehill's offices in
Kidderminster and Walsall had served the firm well, but for some
time, there had been a desire to bring the two together to create a
centre of excellence. However, location and accessibility to
clients was and remained a high priority."
"At Black Country House we have all our expertise under one roof
while maintaining that vitally important accessibility in terms of
road and rail links, helped by plentiful on-site car parking," he
said.
"From our new location, our clients in Staffordshire to the
north, Worcestershire to the south, Warwickshire and
Northamptonshire to the east and Herefordshire to the west will be
within even easier reach of all our partners and staff.
"In our new office, we will be cutting our carbon footprint -
and that has to be a good thing for the environment. And with a
virtually paperless office, as far as is possible, we will be
making a significant, contribution to maintaining the world's
forests."
"Now we have moved in, it is clear that all our hopes are set to
be realised. This is a substantial investment by Crowe Clark
Whitehill but it is an opportunity we intend to grasp."
"Kidderminster and Walsall - indeed the whole of the Midlands -
will remain crucial to us. But uniting in one location will help
bring to fruition our aim to further develop specialist and value
added services that will remain both convenient and cost effective
and will be delivered 'in partnership' with our clients. We are
confident they will see the benefits."
"We relish the challenge of helping our clients play a lead role
in the regeneration and future prosperity of not just the Black
Country but the Midlands region as a whole. We like to see
ourselves as an expanding, go-ahead business, contributing to the
economic betterment of this area. This move means we can be even
more effective."
Crowe Clark Whitehill has taken nearly a third of the office
space - a complete floor - at the iconic Black Country House.
Walsall-based developer Goold Estates recently completed a
£1.6 million comprehensive refurbishment of the
façade, reception area, common parts, new lifts and the
second floor office area.
The building was originally the headquarters of Accles and
Pollock, famous for building the world's first all-metal
aircraft.
Dominic Goold, managing director of Goold Estates said: "We are
delighted to have such a prestigious tenant as the first occupier
moving into the refurbished space. We welcome Crowe Clark Whitehill
and wish them the very best at their new Midlands office."
For more information about Crowe Clark Whitehill, please visit
their website here: www.croweclarkwhitehill.co.uk