Our Stores and Yard Manager, Kevin Nelson, is celebrating an incredible 45 years with Portview! Over four and a half decades, Kevin’s journey has seen him progress from Joiner to Site Manager and now to his role supporting our Stores and Yard operations. Throughout that time, he has become one of the most familiar andContinue reading “Kevin celebrates an incredible 45 years with Portview”

Portview is proud to announce the successful delivery of the new Double Helix Staircase at Fortnum & Mason’s iconic Piccadilly store, a transformative project that blends engineering ingenuity, exceptional craftsmanship, and deep respect for the heritage of one of London’s most celebrated retail destinations. Unveiled to the public in time for the festive season, theContinue reading “Double Helix Staircase at Fortnum & Mason, Opened by His Majesty King Charles III”

In 2025, we proudly celebrate 50 years of delivering extraordinary spaces across the UK, Ireland and beyond. 
What began in Belfast in 1975 as a humble construction company has grown into a trusted fit out partner for many of the world’s most prestigious brands. Over the past 50 years, we’ve pushed boundaries to turn ambitiousContinue reading “Celebrating Half a Century of Creating the Extraordinary”

We have won not one, but two awards including Most Sustainable Project and the prestigious Interior Fit-Out Award at the 2024 FIS (Finishes and Interiors Sector) Awards.   The FIS Awards celebrate excellence and innovation, highlighting the best projects and teams in the industry, showcasing outstanding craftsmanship and sustainable practices. We have been recognised forContinue reading “FIS Award Winners”

At Portview, we create extraordinary spaces, and a perfect example of this is the new London College of Fashion, University of the Arts. Our expertise, creativity, and ambition help us overcome demanding challenges to deliver exceptional experiences for the most discerning brands in the world. We push what’s possible, resulting in the difficult done well.Continue reading “London College of Fashion, University of the Arts”

Mental Health Awareness Month is a time to reflect on our well-being and that of our loved ones. We all juggle home, family, friends, and work, often putting our mental health last. This constant juggle can lead to stress and impact our well-being. Portview recently invited the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to our office inContinue reading “Mental Health Awareness Month”

Today, we celebrate the remarkable achievements of women worldwide. At Portview, we take pride in recognising the valuable contributions of our talented female team members. Our commitment to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone thrives is not just a goal; it’s a reality we embrace wholeheartedly. Moreover, by proudly displaying the Diversity Mark accreditation, we declareContinue reading “Portview Celebrates International Women’s Day”

Reflecting on our recent AGM, we’re proud to celebrate the milestones of 2023: the successful completion of several projects, and surpassing 3 million hours without a RIDDOR reportable accident. Special thanks to the incredible Keith Barry who challenged, entertained, and inspired us as we look to the future, developing as individuals and as a business. Here’sContinue reading “2023, it’s a wrap!”

Located in the Halo Building in Kings Cross, the 500m2 testing facility will be utilised by pathology provider, Health Services Laboratories (HSL) in partnership with University College London (UCL) to process 10,000 covid tests a day. The time critical project demanded some of the best project partners in the industry, with strong experience and knowledgeContinue reading “Portview Completes Covid Lab”

Portview has been accredited as a Living Wage Employer – a commitment that will see everyone receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.30 in the UK or £10.75 in London. Both rates are significantly higher than the government minimum for over 25s, which currently stands at £8.21 per hour. Portview is headquartered in Northern Ireland, theContinue reading “Portview Champions the Real Living Wage”

The new Samsung brand experience space in King’s Cross, has become the first building in the Coal Drops Yard development to be awarded BREEAM ‘excellent’ for its high sustainability credentials. BREEAM ‘excellent’ is an international standard reserved for only the top 10% of new non-domestic buildings, which demonstrate a holistic approach to sustainability throughout eachContinue reading “Portview Achieves Breeam Excellent for Samsung KX”

Work life, and the commercial landscape as we know it, has changed immensely. In as little as five months, the corporate world experienced a mass exodus of workers, many of which are working from home in response to Covid-19. Throughout this time, cloud communication has enabled businesses to continue operating with relative ease. Indeed, manyContinue reading “Portview to Invest £2.5m in New HQ”

Portview, has once again been named as being one of the best contractors in the business by winning an Interior Excellence accolade at this year’s Global RLI Awards. Held virtually on 3rd September, Retail and Leisure International’s Global RLI Awards celebrated the most visionary and innovative retail and leisure concepts across the world. With strong competitionContinue reading “Portview Wins Global Award for Interior Excellence”

Following the success of last year’s awards with Lush Liverpool,  Portview has once again won an SBID International Design Award in the Retail Design category for its project, Samsung KX. The SBID International Design Awards, which this year took place virtually, celebrates talent and design excellence across all corners of the globe with projects fromContinue reading “Portview Scoops SBID Award Second Year Running”

Portview is partnering with independent, not-for-profit organisation, Women into Construction (WIC),  to create opportunities for women wishing to work in the construction industry, promote gender diversity in the workforce, and connect with members through mentorship programmes and events. Only 14% of the construction workforce is female – and WIC have actively supported over 800 ofContinue reading “Portview Partners with Women into Construction”

In Portview, we have a mantra that makes up the spiral of our professional DNA – ‘make it matter’.  It’s what drives us to make decisions and form partnerships to ensure we make a positive difference to employees in a meaningful way that truly matters. Having this meaning-rich approach in the workplace helps connect, inspire, and catapult employees into new realms of productivity and well-being.  It also meansContinue reading “Make it Matter”

Located at 100 Liverpool Street and spanning 530 m² across two floors, Portview was appointed by Watches of Switzerland to deliver an exciting new retail and leisure destination that promises to go beyond brick-and-mortar. “A NEW BENCHMARK IN RETAIL DESIGN.” SIMON CAMPBELL, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PORTVIEW Speaking about the fit-out of the space, Managing DirectorContinue reading “Watches of Switzerland Returns to East London”

Our mission is to positively contribute to the creation of legacy-defining spaces that work for people, businesses, communities, owners, and investors. Sustainability is an extension of this and has been driving real change across the construction industry over the last decade. The next ten years will undoubtedly see this ramp up even further as weContinue reading “How to Unlock the Value of Sustainable Design”

Portview has won an International Safety Award with a Merit from the British Safety Council in recognition of its commitment to keeping its workers and workplaces healthy and safe during the 2020 calendar year. Portview is one of 155 organisations to win a Merit in the International Safety Awards 2021. Now in their 63rd year,Continue reading “Portview Wins International Safety Award”

In a bid to support the health and wellbeing of its team, interior fit-out specialist, Portview, is providing employees with a year-long subscription to the science-based, mindfulness app, Headspace. The app will give employees free, unlimited access to daily mindfulness tips, podcasts, playlists and home-exercises to strengthen their mental resilience, improve concentration, and aide sleepContinue reading “Tackling Mindfulness Head-On with Headspace”

Portview has unveiled its latest creation with the fit-out of Southbank Place’s ultra-luxurious spa and fitness facility. A joint residential development venture between Canary Wharf Group & Qatari Diar, London’s South Bank has been transformed by a unique mixed-use development with the famous Shell Centre Tower at its heart. The ultra-sleek design by Goddard Littlefair,Continue reading “Portview Completes Luxury Spa at Southbank Place”

Building Information Modelling – or BIM – enables us to make our clients’ visions a reality. The model-first process lets us create a virtual prototype of the proposed project so everyone has complete visibility of a space down to the smallest details. Using BIM collaborative software across the project teams allows information to be sharedContinue reading “Visibility and Precision: The Benefits of Using BIM for Fit-out”

Norma McKibbin, Occupational Health Nurse for fit-out specialist, Portview, has been recognised at this year’s British Safety Council’s International Safety Awards by being highly commended in the ‘Health, Safety and Wellbeing Ambassador of the Year’ category for protecting staff.  Formerly an Occupational Health Nurse for the Belfast Trust, Norma McKibbin joined Portview in November 2019,Continue reading “Portview Nurse Highly Commended in International Health & Safety Awards”

The construction industry impacts every part of modern life. The way we work, shop, eat, socialise and live are all influenced by the spaces available to us. We’ve always wanted our projects to leave a lasting positive legacy for the communities they are a part of, but the need to create a more sustainable economyContinue reading “Procurement: The building blocks of Sustainability”