Balfours – stronger together

Property professionals Balfours hosted an away day for staff from its 5 offices at the renowned stately home and tourism destination of Weston Park.

Weston Park, which sits on the Shropshire Staffordshire border, has been a Balfours client for 37 years, so enabled staff usually in the office, to see and understand the multi-discipline work which their land agents are involved with.

Business manager, Craig Varley explains: “The day was a great success for numerous reasons: Seeing what goes on first hand on a thriving multi-discipline estate, also enabling staff from different offices to mix and put faces and voices to names. We saw the culmination of colleagues who have project managed the conversion of redundant buildings into commercial lets – now on the books with us.

“We enjoyed group tours of the house, a fascinating British treasure with the Bradford and Bridgeman families’ roots at its heart – historically, artistically and horticulturally. Today, framed by the Capability Brown landscape, it is not surprising that Weston Park is such a popular destination. We viewed luxury holiday lets and heard about the busy events calendar from Camp Bestival and Tai Chi to Fine Arts and Go Wild.”

Managing partner, Rory Galliers added: “Staff enjoyed one of the Estates’ newest ventures ‘E bike training,’ which is gaining popularity with families eager to learn in a safe environment. Lunch was in the elegant surroundings of the Orangery, a very special experience. Balfours staff often go that extra mile for our clients and the business – this was an opportunity to return that loyalty.”