A number of existing features including ornate cast iron structural frames and vaulted brick ceilings were painstakingly restored to their original condition while other components such as windows and roof coverings were sympathetically renewed in line with the building’s listed status.

Incorporating and exposing these features in combination with modern elements such as exposed M&E services has created a stunning aesthetic that is both appropriate to a chic, modern hotel and accurately reflective of the building’s industrial heritage. As a measure of the project’s success, within weeks of its opening, Hotel Indigo received the accolade of Scotland’s best hotel in the Sunday Times definitive guide.

Dobbies’ significant investment comprises  a multi-phase project involving  extensive alterations and refurbishment of their 70,000 sqft flagship centre outside Edinburgh, where the Sharkey team will be working 24/7 to ensure the garden centre remains fully operational at all times.

Dobbies has more than 30 stores across Scotland, England and Northern Ireland. Sharkey has been working in the retail sector since the company was founded and clients in recent years include Tesco, Boots, Arcadia and a number of the UK’s leading high street banks.

The Schloss Roxburghe, which also boasts a championship-standard golf course, is a Category B listed mansion in Kelso once owned by the Duke of Roxburghe.  This multimillion-pound project for Dusseldorf-based client 12.18. Investment Management GmbH will see Sharkey refurbish and enhance all of the hotel’s 22 bedrooms, restaurant, bar and public areas together with a comprehensive upgrade of the existing building services installations. The construction programme is due for completion in April 2019.