Core Team

Managing Director of Porch Group and Porterhouse who are traditional building contractors and project managers and quantity surveyors respectively. William has 30 years industry experience which includes working with property developers, housing associations and commercial organisations.

William has previously played a pivotal role in developing frameworks with Government organisations for the implementation of large scale build programmes

A serial Entrepreneur Andy, a permanent resident of China, has since 1985, an unrivalled expertise working as part of and with the Chinese Government and its state owned companies.

He has a direct and honest approach and track record for building and managing teams, creating  and delivering  cutting edge products,  real estate solutions that utilise and embrace the latest Chinese eco friendly, sustainable and disruptive technologies.

Insightful and pragmatic he has successfully led projects and businesses creating systems, processes & procedures that harness the best of Chinese practice to deliver proven solutions in developed and developing countries.

Andy, a UK citizen, understands Chinese culture and thought process: he realises the true opportunity that lies in the forging of closer links between UK and Chinese ingenuity, and in blending these skills and  Expertise.

Andy co-founded the LGS Panelised Construction System  to enable him to build on his passion for excellence using the best of Chinese Advanced Engineering solutions to address global, particularly UK  real estate challenges.

Kieron is an Urban Planner and has circa 20 years’ experience of securing planning permission and delivering development throughout the UK, working across the public, private and voluntary sectors.

Kieron has advised on some of the most complex and high-profile planning, housing and renewal projects in Europe, prominent constructed examples including Ascot Racecourse, the Arundel Great Court river palace, Kings Cross central and the Bond Street Crossrail stations.

Kieron is currently advising on major new residential, office, hotel, leisure and mixed use developments across the UK for a diverse range of landowner, occupier, fund, finance, investor and developer clients with real estate and business interests in London, across Europe and increasingly within China, the UAE, Kuwait, India and Singapore, providing Kieron with global access, perspective and insight.

Kieron’s confident, proactive approach and broad sector experience enable him to consider all the angles on a project to quickly identify opportunities and mitigate planning risk, before applying his through knowledge of planning law, policy and the operation of politics in decision making, to develop innovative and bespoke strategies to secure planning permission, crystallise value and thereafter drive the delivery of development on site.

Kieron is a Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, (RTPI) is a regular speaker at professional events and leads the Consortiums engagement with UK Government, public sector entities, including the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the Greater London Authority (GLA), London Councils, London First and a number of Registered Providers and Housing Associations across the UK.

Kieron’s track record and experience, couple with his collaborative and engaging approach has placed him at the forefront of contemporary professional practice and thought leadership, particularly regarding the UK’s housing crisis, the importance of building and getting things done and the need to innovate with modern methods of construction to create successful and sustainable communities.

Kieron’s projects have enabled him to work with the world’s best clients, architects and professional teams, resulting in Kieron’s schemes winning the Sterling Prize once and Planning Consultancy of the Year twice.