Owen Associates

27/01/2026

Happy Birthday Hugh Porter ...86 today

One of Britain's greatest-ever Track cyclists.
Wolverhampton, 27 January 1940-
1963-1964-1965 UK National Amateur Individual Pursuit Champion
1966 Jamaica Commonwealth Games Individual Pursuit Champion
1967 UK National Professional Individual Pursuit Champion
1968-1970-1972-1973 World Professional Individual Pursuit Champion

Proud to have helped him celebrate his 80th.
Artwork by Carolyn Merrifield of Downs Merrifield Architects
Poster printed by JP Prints
Sponsored by Owen Associates

26/01/2026

Great to be part of this in a small way, Mark Ayling is such a professional he messages me after all his races. He’s out there having fun!

His write up from yesterday “Last race of the 2025/26 CX season this afternoon at the Wessex CX League's 'Crow Cross' held in the New Forest at Burley in Hampshire.

As a visiting rider I think I was gridded on the fourth or fifth row, it was a fair way back. The parcours was incredibly hard, but plenty of slippery mud and the need to run with your bike suited me perfectly, and I got stronger as the race unfolded.

I was delighted with 12th place, catching 4 riders on the last lap, my best lap.

It was nice too today to have my youngest son with me, Charlie, as 'swannie' (soigneur), pit man, and press officer. He was also my sign manager apparently with a fab banner designed and produced in house by my lovely niece, Poppy.”.

Inspiring the kids and leading by example 💪🏼👏🏻😎🏆 well done Mark we are proud of you 👊🏻

12/12/2025

CATHEDRAL ROAD, CARDIFF - RESIDENTIAL PROJECT

Really pleased to have started this project in one of Cardiff's most iconic roads. What is different about this project is one of the grand town houses that became a multiple occupancy let is being turned back into a private residential property. We are excited to see how this progresses in the next 12 months.

Photos are of the proposed site signboard which will inform the public of the proposed works.

Architects: Downsmerrifield
Structural Engineers: Monay
Quantity Surveyors: Owen Associates
Contractor: MJ Construction

12/11/2025

Really pleased to be able to share these beautiful drone shots of the progress at the beach house - Morlais, Nefyn, North Wales.

31/10/2025

OWEN ASSOCIATES - 10TH BIRTHDAY

A big thank you to our clients and supporters.

Owen Associates are honoured and proud to be celebrating 10 years in business today – 31st October 2025.

As we look back we reminisce fondly on the friends, acquaintances and staff we have met and worked with during those 10 years.
The support we have received and good will we have received is humbling.

We are especially proud of the many projects we have worked on and successfully completed. We’ve tried to put together a montage of the memories (apologies if we missed your project).

Special thanks to the hard working staff we have employed along the way. We note a few have “fledged” along the way and we are proud and follow their careers with pride.

There’s been lots of change in the business during that time and as always we remain positive, flexible and adaptable and strive to provide the highest quality of service.

Finally, over the last 18 months we’ve been living on a building site and one of the highlights is almost completing a detached office. It’s been a slow build with an award winning interior designer influencing the budget, but we will (plan to) occupy before Xmas. A good opportunity to share our new address which is Lake View Studio, 149 Lake Road West, Cardiff. CF23 5PJ.

With thanks from us at Owen Associates.

27/10/2025

We were very proud to handover our final Aldi store on behalf of Owen Associates on Friday 24th October 2025. Positive feed back from the store manager to the construction managers Arc Bauen who summed it up in one word ‘ecstatic’ - he couldn’t believe the transformation.

Special thanks to Arc Bauen for the photographic record and team work since March 2017, it's been quite a journey.

21/10/2025

Morlais Beach House - Update Photos Nefyn - North Wales
16 October 2025

It was a pleasure to see the progress on site at the Beach House in Nefyn on Thursday (16th October 2025). Great progress, with the external cladding and stone work to the exterior nearing completion. Internally, the underfloor heating has been laid with the screed curing, first fix plumbing underway and air source heat pump integration on going.

Views from the windows looking spectacular.

29/09/2025

Big shout out to www.mattphillips76.com
Instagram: mattphillipsphotography

for this image showing his photo editing from yesterday's cyclo cross event.

CC Abergavenny's Mark Ayling flying the colours of the club and Owen Associates. Chapeau!

04/08/2025

It's always great to receive drone shots and be able to share them. Current progress (04.08.25) on our Aldi project in Ebbw Vale. Drone shots with thanks to Jon Dudderidge Arc Bauen's site manager.

The store is planned to be complete and handed over at the end of October 2025.

Client: Aldi Stores
Construction managers: Arc Bauen
Quantity Surveyors: Owen Associates

23/07/2025

BEACH HOUSE PROGRESS

Fantastic photos we think worth sharing - I've just received these beautiful drone photos of the timber frame structure being erected at the beach house in Nefyn.
Owen Associates are proud to be providing quantity surveying services.
Architect - Downsmerrifield
Contractor - Derwyn Llyn, Pwllheli

Photo credit to MBC Timber Frame

28/06/2025

Proud of Suzanne Owen Associates Interiors helping to turn this “crack den” into a beautiful hotel. Lots of hard work and now a great asset to Cardiff.

It is one of the most famous locations in Cardiff. Directly opposite the Principality Stadium, overlooking the River Taff, thousands walk past this hostel, which used to be called the Nos Da. Yet it became a crack den that had to be boarded up after it became littered with used needles and filthy mattresses. Today it is ready to open under a new name and the transformation inside is extraordinary.

01/12/2024

ALDI CRIBBS CAUSEWAY, BRISTOL - HANDOVER

We are proud to be able to share these photos of the Aldi Cribbs Causeway project which was handed over Friday 29th November 2024. The project comprised a new Aldi retail store on the outskirts of Bristol.

The Grand Opening is this Thursday 5th December 2024.

The Project Team comprised; Arc Bauen Construction Managers, BMT Mechanical and Electrical Consultants, Craddys Structural Engineers, Kendall Kingscott Architects, Owen Associates Quantity Surveyors, K2 Refrigeration Consultants.

The project started 3rd June 2024 and has taken just 26 weeks to complete.

The procurement route was Construction Management.