These new 350 million contracts for Unispace Global Health takes the total up to well over half a billion. Gareth Hales. The former is Unispace Global Director and the latter is CEO. We talked to our founders and joint CEOs, Gareth and Charles Hales, about the latest senior appointments they've made at Unispace. Earlier this month, Byline Times uncovered that roughly a dozen companies with links to the Exclusive Brethren had been awarded Government Coronavirus contracts worth up to 300 million. It is believed to be owned by members of the Brethren community, a secretive fundamentalist Christian sect. One of the obvious stand out features of our research, is their links to some of the 3 billion+ of covid contracts won by members of the sect across the globe since the start of the pandemic. Gareth Well, theres no shortage of things to do. The Sante Global, 5) Coulmed Products are showcased as a success by Sante Global on their. The company was awarded an 18.4 million contract by Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to deliver ventilators. 10) Inivos owned by the Fentiman's in the UK, one of their "some might say somewhat controversial" products was Deprox for which they claimed a trademark, in Australia the trademark belongs to Greg Hales. We envision a future where the workplace will focus on innovation, collaboration, community and culture-building, Quick said, adding that the time is now to harness Unispaces expertise as strategists, creators and makers to not only guide companies through the current COVID-19 fog, but help them understand and adapt to longer-term workforce needs and resulting workplace requirements. Playwright David Williamson has listed his $16.5 million beachfront home. A related company has featured in a UK High Court case this month in a dispute over working conditions in a supplier's lab. Get Contact Info for All Departments The leader of the Plymouth Brethren, Bruce Hales, has four sons, Gareth, Dean, Gregory & Charles. Our investment will facilitate Unispaces plans for further global expansion and build on an already successful business, said PAG chairman and chief executive Weijian Shan. He is also listed alongside the UK directors of Medco Solutions in a company called. There are downsizing plans in the mix for the Williamsons, who records show bought a duplex back from the beach last year for $1.06 million, and a house in Tewantin, near Noosa, for $932,000. Inivos also supplies aforementioned Unispace, run by the son of Brethren world leader Bruce Hales. Last year it established a team in India. An artists impression of the Billyard Ave development at Elizabeth Bay, where the first of nine apartments on offer sold this week for more than $20 million.Credit: The SJB-designed sub-penthouse was sold to a local couple, represented by rugby league player-turned-buyers-agent Craig Wing, although the exact result was undisclosed by Richardson & Wrenchs Jason Boon and 1st Citys Brad Caldwell-Eyles. Unispace and the Department of Health and Social Care have been approached for comment. Born out of the global financial crisis 10 years ago, Unispace was established in Sydney, Australia, where it revolutionized the workplace delivery model with an industry-leading, integrated approach to strategy, design and construction. Portrait of Exclusive Brethren members Daniel Hales (left) and Athol Greene (right) at a home in Epping. New to Byline Times? SYDNEY, Australia, Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unispace, a global leader in workspace strategy, design and construction, is pleased to announce the appointments of a new global chief. Revealed by the Government last month and reported on by Byline Times, the contract began on 16 May and ended a day later.Taken together, these two contracts appear to represent the largest amount of taxpayer cash handed to a single firm for the supply of PPE during the Coronavirus crisis from the contracts that have so far been revealed by the Government.Second on the list is Ayanda Capital Limited commissioned to deliver 252.5 million worth of masks in April. Unispace admits that the founders of the company met through the church in 2008, although denies that the company is owned or run by the Brethren directly. The former is Unispace Global Director and the latter is CEO.Unispace was bought by private equity firm CPE Capital for $400 million in December 2019, though Hales and Hazell appear to have retained control of Unispace Global, which generated revenues of 56 million in 2018.Aside from his business interests, Australian Gareth Hales also has religious commitments, as the son of Exclusive Brethren world leader Bruce Hales. Byline Times is funded by its subscribers. Please try again later. This new 240 million contract for Unispace Global Health takes the total up to well over half a billion.According to The Times, more than 1,000 UK businesses run by the Brethren turn over 2 billion a year, while UK Brethren charities achieved revenues of 138 million in 2013 alone.This money has helped to fund a lobbying effort in the UK. The company, now run by the sister of a Conservative lord, has been granted an initial 3 million deal to help to deliver online COVID-19 communications. Elizabeth Bay scored a $20 million-plus apartment sale this week. Meanwhile, cleaning products company Arrow County Supplies was awarded two PPE deals worth up to 496,000 by Bristol City Council and Prosper Procurement, the latter acting on behalf of housing associations. If an individual church member decided to back a particular party, candidate or cause, thats a matter for them. Byline Times and The Citizens research suggests this is one of the largest hauls amassed by any company from PPE contracts. Companies House lists Alex Michael Nunn as one of the directors of Ureka the same, full name as a trustee listed at the Brethren-supporting Cardiff Gospel Hall Trust. LinkedIn shows that both Matthew and Ryan were educated at Brethren-runs schools, the Focus School Wellgrove Campus and Focus School respectively. Browns movie making career has morphed into an academic sphere in recent years. Hales also owns Orvato Healthcare. Unispaces senior executive team, including recently appointed global chief executive Steve Quick (Cushman & Wakefields Chicago-based head of occupier services until August last year) and APAC managing director Rob Aird, will stay with the company. Our church is politically neutral and as a church we have never donated to, or campaigned for, political parties. The Unispace EMEA business has grown under Anthonys stewardship over the past six years. But beyond the current pandemic, there may in fact be a stronger emphasis on the office as a gathering place to do business and a greater recognition of the intrinsic emotional benefits of face-to-face connectivity. Two people have significant control of Unispace Global: Anthony Hazell and Gareth Hales. Earlier this week, the Government released documents showing that it had given a 239.6 million contract to Unispace Global Health for the supply of full-body overalls, to be used by healthcare workers. We talked to our founders and joint CEOs, Gareth and Charles Hales , about the latest senior appointments they've made at Unispace . Luxury property at that, judging by the $9.5 million paid this week for a resort-style estate in Dural by Gareth Hales, the son of the churchs global leader Bruce D. Hales. We are very proud of our employees who have worked extremely hard to help the nation at this critical time.. This solutions-based, full-service approach to clients is in such demand with occupiers looking to reconfigure their spaces in the aftermath of the pandemic. The money earned by Unispace Global Health dwarfs this outlay, however, with the firm amassing Government PPE contracts worth more than 450 million. CONTACT SANT. Two of Mr Hales' sons, Gareth and Charles, have been named as the suppliers of more than $1 billion worth of contracts to supply the UK with COVID-19 tests via their former company Unispace Global Limited. Unless youve come to a hatred of the world youre likely to be sucked in by it, and seduced by it.. FILTERS. The Government has awarded a colossal 240 million contract for personal protective equipment (PPE) to a firm founded and run by leading members of a hardline, conservative religious sect which preaches that the outside world is morally corrupting, Byline Times can reveal.Earlier this week, the Government released documents showing that it had given a 239.6 million contract to Unispace Global Health for the supply of full-body overalls, to be used by healthcare workers. Gareth Haless newly purchased weekender comes with a fully fitted bar in the billiards room.Credit:Domain. The five-bedroom residence with C-Bus home management system, security cameras, home theatre, billiard room and bar was initially listed in June with a $9 million guide, but was revised to $8 million shortly before it was scheduled to go to auction through DiJoness Karen DAngola. This deal was brokered by a Government advisor, yet evidence obtained by the Good Law Project suggests that none of the masks have yet been deployed in the NHS. Follow the topics, people and companies that matter to you. . According to The Times, more than 1,000 UK businesses run by the Brethren turn over 2 billion a year, while UK Brethren charities achieved revenues of 138 million in 2013 alone. Receive our monthly print edition and help to support fearless, independent journalism. Whats more, a Nick Walker is listed as a trustee at the Knockloughrim school, alongside Parsons and White. Cashed up private equity tyrekickers have found a new target. The two-hectare property comes with resort-style facilities including a pool, tennis court and golf range. Liked by Andrew Hales. From January 2017 to April 2020, they were the Principal, Client Relations at Unispace. You can change your choices at any time by clicking on the 'Privacy dashboard' links on our sites and apps. It is worth noting that 2san appear to have changed many if not all of their global address in the last few weeks. The fundamentalist church rebranded the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church a decade ago features a controversial doctrine of separation whereby members are discouraged from forming friendships with outsiders, and encouraged to keep business dealings with worldy non-Brethren people to a minimum or risk excommunication. Introducing Chely Wright, our first Chief Diversity, Unispace is 10 this year, so its natural to be looking at our goals for the, Preconstruction + Construction Technology, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, Celebrating International Women's Day across Unispace, Renowned advocate Chely Wright joins our team as Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer. Next, a workplace safety firm called Total Protection (UK) was awarded a 287,800 contract for the supply of respirator masks by Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust. This money has helped to fund a lobbying effort in the UK. Henderson-Hau says Gareth had come with several of his brothers and his Uncle Stephen. In the past hes also held senior roles with JLL, DTZ and Cushman & Wakefield. Membersare generally expectednot to socialise, eat or drink with outsiders. Between mid-May and late June, a decontamination company called Inivos Limited was awarded three contracts by the DHSC for the supply of face masks and gowns, worth 126.5 million. Unispace is a global office design firm which was founded in 2010, has more than 400 employees and operations in 18 countries, according to the company's website. Eppings previous high of $4 million in 2016 was set by Hales seniors brother Stephen Hales when he bought the heritage mansion Blairgowrie, topped in 2019 by the $5.75 million purchase up the road by Cameron Hales. Weve reviewed what we want Unispace to look like, and put in place the plans we need to get us there. Kate Geraghty. The Government has made full use of this slipstream shelling out billions to the private sector in just a few months. Weve achieved so much in such a short time because of the trust our clients here placed in us, and thats helped us become a global company with over 600 people in 46 studios around the world. Revealed by the Government last month and reported on by Byline Times, the contract began on 16 May and ended a day later. Unispace the interior design business, ran by sons of Plymouth Brethren church leader Bruce D Hales, clean up on Covid-19 contracts with UK Govt DHSC. Two of Mr Hales' sons, Gareth and Charles, have been named as the suppliers of more than $1 billion worth of contracts to supply the UK with COVID-19 tests via their former company Unispace Global Limited. A Christopher Glass is a trustee at Haven Gospel Hall, a Brethren facility, located just 15 minutes away from Agiles registered office. Quick will be joined by Unispaces new chief revenue officer, Michael Casolo, who was global president, client solutions at Cushman & Wakefield, and an international director with JLL for 10 years, and most recently vice president and head of workplace, design and construction for hedge fund giant Bridgewater Associates, and its partner Genpact. In July, brother Dean Hales smashed the Epping house price record when he bought a 1980s mansion on acreage for $7.5 million, again with no mortgage required. Company filings show Unispace reported revenue of $128 million last year, though they do not show how much of that came from Asian operations. However, a local source says it was snapped up a day before the planned auction, and the mystery buyer was kept a tightly guarded secret until it settled to Hales this week with no finance required. Records show the original weatherboard cottage was owned by actor Agnes Keogh in the 1940s, and renovated and extended by Browns master builder father soon after Brown purchased it. Should it come to market, it is expected to attract interest from domestic and offshore private equity players. Christie then tried another approach. authenticate users, apply security measures, and prevent spam and abuse, and, display personalised ads and content based on interest profiles, measure the effectiveness of personalised ads and content, and, develop and improve our products and services. For his part, Hazell also appears to be a trustee of the Manor Gospel Trust, which provides and maintains gospel halls for the Brethren. Receive our monthly print edition and help to support fearless, independent journalism. Since its inception in 2010, Unispace has been at the vanguard of an integrated approach to office strategy, design and construction, growing the business to a global enterprise with over 600 people and 48 locations in 27 cities. Gareth Hales sold the office design firm Unispace last year for $300 million.Credit: Hales, head of global specialist sourcing and supply company Sante Group, looks to be cashed-up for the purchase. Unless youve come to a hatred of the world youre likely to be sucked in by it, and seduced by it.The 45,000 Brethren members worldwide and roughly 20,000 in the UK are encouraged to be educated at Brethren-run schools, of which there are hundreds across the world, find employment at a Brethren business and marry a Brethren partner.Earlier this month, Byline Times uncovered that roughly a dozen companies with links to the Exclusive Brethren had been awarded Government Coronavirus contracts worth up to 300 million. Sterilab Services contract for 272 million on the UK Govt Contract finder website, lists Sante Global LLP as the supplier. Bridgewater is the worlds largest hedge fund, and Michaels been in charge of a million square feet of their workplace environments. UBT provides advisory and group buying services, and runs corporate training sessions for Brethren members. He has a long history in the industry, with a deep focus on project management for leading clients across the Commercial Property and Real Estate sector, explained Charles Hales, Global CEO & Managing Director, APAC. Can you share wi. Established in 2010, Unispace has enjoyed rapid growth on the back of an integrated workplace methodology that brings together strategy, design, project management and construction. Gareth Hales, Chief Executive Officer at Unispace in San Francisco, CA has commercial real estate listings for sale or rent on showcase.com. Not all the contracts stand up to scrutiny. Help to expose the big scandals of our era. DORMANT. Whether businesses expect to downsize or grow, they will all need to address medium- and longer-term considerations such as how their future workplaces can continue to foster performance and productivity to attract and retain talent as well as all of those other important psychological functions of an office environment, Quick said. For Media Inquiries: Andrew King Bastion Elevate [email protected], Photos accompanying this announcementare available at:https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/fdb92f84-e39f-4e1c-9c3d-6dd125811effhttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/900a515c-012a-45a6-b452-8b91f43165c6, A videoaccompanying this announcementis available at:https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/980e0ba7-1bea-44f4-8d60-addf4bf4c3f8, https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/fdb92f84-e39f-4e1c-9c3d-6dd125811eff, https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/900a515c-012a-45a6-b452-8b91f43165c6, https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/980e0ba7-1bea-44f4-8d60-addf4bf4c3f8. Gareth It means well be stepping up onto an advisory board, and handing the day-to-day operational reins to Steve, but Charles and I will still be very much hands-on with the business. We caught up with our founders Charles and Gareth Hales to find out about the exciting changes they're making to our leadership team starting with While most design and build firms focus heavily on either architecture or construction, Unispace is unique in how it excels in not only these areas but also in workplace strategy a discipline that is even more relevant now in a COVID and post-COVID environment, Casolo said. UBT is listed on the Brethren website as part of its network. Filmmaker Martin Brown is selling his Forest Lodge home of the past 30 years. Unispace Global employs 600 employees. The beachfront home of David Williamson is set on Queenslands Sunshine Beach.Credit:Domain. Follow the topics, people and companies that matter to you. This turnover appears to have burgeoned during the Coronavirus crisis, through a series of Government PPE deals.