Next year will see Create It Studios celebrating ten years of operation and in this time the Manchester-based company has built a growing reputation for the quality of its work across the UK and overseas.
“We started off on a small scale, tackling the likes of homes extensions and other low-scale developments, before gradually taking on larger and more complex projects,” explains Saghir Hussain, Managing Director, who prior to taking the plunge and establishing Create It Studios, had gained invaluable experience working for various leading architectural firms. “As we’ve grown, we’ve increased our workforce to strengthen our capabilities, helping clients develop their dream homes.
“As we’ve progressed along our journey, we’ve increasingly pivoted away from domestic work towards the commercial, education, and industrial arenas, building our portfolio as we’ve done so, particularly in Manchester, which is providing a steady stream of opportunities. For example, we’ve been working with the Turkish Government to form a new Consulate in Oxford Court for around 12 months, and we have secured the development of a new private school in East Manchester that we’re currently doing the technical design for.”
As it’s taken on a wider range of projects in a diversity of sectors, Create It Studios has continued to open up doors for itself, helping to provide a strong pipeline of work going forward.
Further indication of the upward trajectory that the company is moving on is the fact that it has recently moved to new offices to further support its expansion plans. So what’s been the key to its meteoric rise? Saghir believes that rather than having a magic formula, it’s been more about doing the simple things right. “The most important aspects have been to deliver the projects on time and to desired standard. We’ve had a significant number of clients that have come to us after being let down in the past by other firms and we’ve therefore been able to rescue several projects as a result. We’re very strong on project management and ensuring that each individual element is looked after in order to produce a complete project that the client is happy with.”
Ensuring the client is satisfied has allowed Create It Studios to make the most of the healthy state of the market. “It’s been buoyant, and we’ve been very busy for a number of years, even during the Covid period. The only hurdle we’re having to contend with is cash flow. If we’re able to get this right, then we have the confidence to keep expanding. This is our objective for the next 12 months, as we’re committed to growing further.
“We have some really big projects in the order book and now we’re situated in the centre of Manchester, we’re even better placed to take on developments in the heart of the city. We’ve also been fortunate enough to receive award recognition and we’ve been nominated for a couple more this year, so we’re hoping for more success in this regard.”
With more accolades potentially on the cards, and with its tenth anniversary rapidly approaching, Create It Studios certainly has plenty to look forward to as it continues to bed itself into its new offices.