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  • 2022 Commercial Garden Winner
    We care about the success of our tenants and communities and their future. We endeavour to create spaces where...
    August 11, 2022
  • Hargreaves Group appoints John Don-Wauchope as Group Financial Controller
    Hargreaves Group, a private family-owned investment and development Company specialising in commercial and residential property across the South East...
    May 12, 2022
  • Hargreaves Group appoints William Hill to its newly formed Investment Committee
    Hargreaves Group announces the appointment of William Hill to its newly formed Investment Committee. The newly formed investment committee has...
    February 17, 2022
  • Hargreaves teams up with Amiri Construction on our latest development
    We are delighted to announce Amiri Construction have commenced work on the design and build of the Mill Lane...
    January 28, 2022
  • Hargreaves Group agrees £50 million senior loan facility with Canada Life Asset Management
    Hargreaves Group, a private family-owned investment and development Company specialising in commercial and residential property across the South East...
    January 14, 2022
  • Alastair Skinner is guest panelist on CoStar webinar
    Our MD, Alastair Skinner was recently invited to join a panel of industry experts for a webinar hosted by...
    January 7, 2022
  • Hargreaves is committed to embedding ESG factors at the centre of the company's decisions and operations
    Looking ahead to 2022, we will continue our efforts and commitments in creating a more sustainable future, embedding ESG...
    January 5, 2022
  • Patrick Hamilton rejoins Hargreaves
    Hargreaves is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Hamilton as Head of Compliance. In this role Patrick will...
    December 8, 2021
  • CoStar Editor interviews Managing Director, Alastair Skinner
    Paul Norman, Editor of CoStar News recently interviewed Hargreaves Managing Director, Alastair Skinner highlighting the acquisition of Homebase in...
    December 7, 2021
  • Hargreaves bolsters it's portfolio with the acquisition of Homebase, Hove
    We can confirm our purchase of 182 Shoreham Road, Hove, a Retail Warehousing scheme let to Homebase, for £15,250,000. The...
    December 7, 2021
  • Training on the job
    Keeping up with Health & Safety requirements, here's Keith, Colin and Paul from our Maintenance Team out doing their...
    November 17, 2021
  • New Tenants Confirmed for our Office Suites at Liverpool Gardens in Worthing
    We are pleased to confirm that we have completed a letting relating to Ground Floor North East Suite, 3...
    October 25, 2021
  • Hargreaves acquires industrial investment in East Grinstead
    Hargreaves Group are pleased to announce that it completed the off-market purchase of an industrial investment close to East...
    September 9, 2021
  • Newly created role to support Managing Director
    We are pleased to welcome Janie Philp who joins the Group as Executive Assistant to Managing Director, Alastair Skinner. In...
    September 9, 2021
  • An era comes to an end
    After 36 years of service, we are sad to say goodbye to Robina Lemon, Executive Assistant to the Managing...
    September 9, 2021
  • Hargreaves appoints Helen Rainsford as Development Director
    Helen will have overall responsibility and accountability for the Group’s development portfolio and development team, including delivery of all...
    June 28, 2021
  • Hargreaves Group expands into the Channel Islands with Office Acquisition
    Hargreaves Group on behalf of Three Saints Limited are pleased to announce it has completed the purchase of a...
    June 25, 2021
  • Hargreaves welcomes new Asset Manager
    Russell Smith joins Hargreaves Property Management Team as Asset Manager. Russell has been in the property industry since 2011 after...
    March 5, 2021
  • Occupational demand continues across the portfolio in early 2021
    Occupational demand for industrial and trade counter stock across our South Coast portfolio has been unaffected by Covid-19. In the...
    March 5, 2021
  • Hargreaves further strengthen Property Team
    We are pleased to announce the appointment of two new members of staff to the Hargreaves Group. Robert Thompson joins...
    January 13, 2021
  • Business as usual as Hargreaves Group acquires - Bourne Retail Park, Salisbury
    Hargreaves Group are pleased to announce it has completed the purchase of a Retail Warehousing scheme let to Wickes...
    November 10, 2020
  • Rock Business Park 100% Let
    Units B4/5 Rock Business Park, Washington has recently been let to Ecotor Technologies Limited, who are involved in IT...
    October 26, 2020
  • Hargreaves Welcomes New Finance Director
    Hargreaves announces the appointment of Neil Cottle as Finance Director.  Neil will play a key role in the development...
    October 7, 2020
  • Join the Hargreaves Property Team
    Hargreaves are looking for a new Property and Asset Manager to help grow the existing Commercial Property Portfolio, which...
    September 24, 2020
  • Hargreaves Group Announces New Managing Director and Strategic Promotions.
    The Hargreaves Group, a leading Property Investment and Development Company based on the South-Coast and operating throughout the South...
    September 3, 2020
  • Demand continues to surge for South Coast Industrial
    We have, over the summer months, seen continued demand for industrial space across our portfolio. Recently we have concluded lettings...
    August 28, 2020
  • Development Pipeline Update
    Hargreaves are constantly looking to expand, regenerate, and improve our portfolio and holdings across the South East. Our current...
    July 23, 2020
  • Hayley Knill joins Hargreaves Finance Team
    We welcome Hayley Knill who joins Hargreaves in the role of Accounts Assistant, to strengthen the Finance Team. Hayley will...
    June 2, 2020
  • Occupational demand in uncertain times
    The UK commercial property market is experiencing unprecedented pressure, due to the effects of Covid-19, especially on occupying businesses. However,...
    May 27, 2020
  • Hargreaves donates iPads to NHS
    Zachary Merton Community Hospital, Rustington made a call for help, as elderly patients were unable to see family loved...
    May 7, 2020
  • Lauren Sherman Joins Hargreaves Prop Man Team
    We welcome Lauren to the Property Management Team as a Property Team Administrator. Lauren Joins us from Jacobs Steel Estate...
    March 31, 2020
  • Hedge End now fully let
    Following the letting of Unit C (West) to Connect IT Utility Services Limited, our ownership at Hedge End totalling...
    February 26, 2020
  • Portsmouth 18,700 sq. ft.
    Warehouse Letting Completed
    Hargreaves are pleased to welcome Fridge Spares UK to their Portfield Industrial Estate in Portsmouth following completion of a...
    December 24, 2019
  • QRQ - Brighton
    Welcome Octopus Energy
    Following the successful lettings earlier this year of 12,000 sq ft of fully refurbished air- conditioned office space to...
    December 20, 2019
  • Moorside Road Retail Park, Winchester, S023 7RX
    Hargreaves Group are pleased to announce it has completed the purchase of a Retail Warehousing scheme let to DSG...
    November 26, 2019
  • Waterlooville
    Marketing Now Under Way
    We are pleased to announce the first release of the full marketing brochures for this exciting 12.5 acre site...
    November 20, 2019
  • QRQ - Brighton
    Three Floors Now Let
    We confirm the successful letting of over 8,000 sq. ft. of this prime City Centre office building to the...
    October 10, 2019
  • Tim Wilmer joins the Hargreaves Team
    We are delighted to announce Tim's appointment to the Hargreaves Group as a Senior Asset Manager. Tim is a Member...
    October 10, 2019
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Compliance and ESG standards

We will reinforce this policy by aligning to well established ESG standards, ensuring a robust governance and transparency, and demonstrating our commitment to social and environmental performance improvement. Furthermore, we will continue to ensure compliance with all appropriate legal requirements, as this is key to managing the company’s operations in a responsible manner.

Objective Target Year
Establish an ESG working group Completed
Develop a website section disclosing ESG strategy and progress Completed
Certify new developments with BREEAM or ISO 140001 / 50001 Annual
Implement a process for regular asset-level performance review 2024
Set minimum standards for major development and refurbishments 2023

SDGs:

Energy efficiency and emissions

We will focus on concrete actions such as improving data quality to better understand our current consumption and installing more efficient equipment to reduce energy use. At the same time, we will seek to set science-based targets, develop asset-level roadmaps, and, where possible, switch to renewable energy to reduce our portfolio emissions. As part of our roadmap to improve energy efficiency, we will aim to achieve higher building energy ratings across our portfolio, ensuring that we are well prepared to respond to the upcoming changes in the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) regulations.

Objective Target Year
Procure 100% renewable electricity certified 2023
10% reduction in like-for-like energy use for controlled assets 2025
100% actual data for all managed sites 2022
Undertake a full GHG emissions assessment 2022
Develop a Science-based Target (SBT) / net zero 2022
Achieve a minimum Building Energy Rating – B EPC for all assets 2030
Develop asset-level roadmaps for reducing GHG emissions 2023
25 EV charging points installed and facilitated 2025

SDGs:

Supporting local communities

We will create and maintain environments where our employees can thrive and where we support our local communities. We aim to increase gender balance, support our employees’ professional development and prioritise local employment. Furthermore, we will continue to support community groups and charities through partnerships, donations and volunteering.

Objective Target Year
Maintain a gender balance across teams (long-term) 2025
Establish a fund to support training with professional bodies 2022
Establish an annual volunteering day supporting local community 2022
Partner and support local community groups and charities Annual

SDGs:

Building health and wellbeing

Hargreaves strives to implement design and operational features, and management strategies to optimise our assets’ health and wellbeing outcomes. To achieve this, we will integrate wellbeing principles into new developments and refurbishments.

Objective Target Year
Integrate Wellbeing Principles into new development or refurbishments 2024
Establish biodiversity net-gain objectives for new developments 2023

SDGs:

Waste Management

We seek to minimise our environmental impact through proactive waste management. We will maintain current good practices such as zero waste to landfill and will seek to strengthen the company’s processes to advance waste management in line with the waste hierarchy and best practise. The company will implement actions to increase recycling rates and will work to reduce the overall waste generation across our assets.

Objective Target Year
Maintain zero waste to landfill (controlled assets) Annual
Complete waste audits to identify improvement opportunities 2023
Establish a process to gather waste data for developments 2022
Reduce like-for-like waste generation by 5% for controlled assets 2025
Increase recycling rate by 50% for controlled assets 2025

SDGs:

Energy efficiency and emissions

  • Over the last five years, we have generated 1,336,908.87 Kwh of energy from PV panels installed across our portfolio, 50% of which has gone back into the grid.
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