1SW Gearing up for New Year

Author: Jim Hardcastle

Jim has a simple desire; help you and your organisation communicate more effectively. He responds well to outdoor adventure, savoury snacks and good coffee. Scandinavian design and packing lots of things into a small space interest me at the moment.

The latest project update is available to read form the 1SW team. The award was awarded £4.6m towards to £7.5m overall project spend. Read all the latest developments before work starts in January here

- Posted on Wednesday 23 Dec 2009 at 10:45 by Jim Hardcastle

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