Louise Dobbie from Louise Dobbie Interiors tells us about her asplanned…

spirations?

What are your dreams and goals?
I don't really have what I would call dreams, but like most people I do set myself achievable goals with regards to the growth of my business year on year, and strive for continued success.

pare time?

What do you do in your spare time?
Since setting up the business at the end of 2001, spare time is something that I haven't really had. I guess if I do get the opportunity to take some time out, I try to catch up with close friends, go out for a nice meal and enjoy a couple of glasses of wine.

assions?

What are you most passionate about?
Design is something that I have always been passionate about. Since starting my degree at Edinburgh Art College in 1993 everything has really been about interior design in some shape way or form, be it through the admiration and inspiration of places I have visited, my love of colour, or the commitment I have shown in order to get a business off the ground in a very competitive industry.

ikes and dislikes?

There are so many things I like it would be impossible to list them, however when it comes to dislikes I find things that are really quite basic very annoying ie. people with no manners, who are unnecessarily rude.

ge?

Be truthfull!
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icknames?

Tell us about any nicknames you have?
Although it is a little dull, I have in fact never really had any nicknames, not even at school.

ovember?

What does november have in store for you?
November will be very busy. Work wise it is a time of year when pre-Christmas deadlines can be tight. The projects I am involved in at the moment vary from office refurbishments and residential developments for commercial companies, as well as domestic projects for private clients and styling for magazine photoshoots. On top of all that I am in the process of trying to move house myself, so there is a lot going on.

nvironment?

What does you office space say about you?
Since I am in the process of re-working my office space, I would say that at the moment it is very organised chaos!

ay?

Describe your perfect day?
It would start with a long lie in bed - not having to set the alarm clock is a great feeling. The telephones would not be constantly ringing, and I then would spend the rest of the day doing things at my leisure, without having to check my diary for the next appointment.

Our new site is now live at www.asplanned.co.uk. Our new website provides information about asplanned, case study’s, testimonials, product information and a fun section with pictures of the team, company days out and interesting facts. Look out for phase 2 where we will provide a resource section of useful information for Property Developers, Architects, Business Owners and full client log in for you to check on your order/project progress.

We are currently working with realtime worlds providing office design, fit-out and move management for their new offices based in Marketgait, Dundee. Realtime worlds will shortly move into custom fit-out offices where they will occupy 30,000 square feet over 3 floors.

The new office space has been completely refurbished. Employees will look forward to working in the heart of Dundee City in an outstanding environment. Realtime worlds is the UK’s leading games company with a workforce of 140 + employees.

On September 14th we had our annual golf day out at Glenisla, good food, cheer and some golf. We all enjoyed a good day out with some suffering embarrassment with their scores ( Andy Stewart ), Steph Faichney from Dundee City Council won 1st prize, Longest Drive went to Bob Martin of INPS Enterprise Solutions and the wooden spoon prize was awarded to Jonathan Gibson of Verus Financial Planning.

Thanks to all who came along, thanks to Glenisla golf course for excellent hospitality and thanks to the rain, for a good excuse to retire to the bar earlier than scheduled.

We were delighted to support the High School of Dundee with their fundraising dinner and auction which was held at the Apex Hotel, Dundee on August 23rd. 270 people turned up to take part in an auction to raise money for the Foundation Charity which supports subsidised bursaries for new pupils. Diners met on the asplanned sponsored mezzanine level for a drinks reception before sitting down to dine and take part in the Auction. Guests at the dinner included former pupils, parents and well recognised faces of local businesses.

Sarah Randell, Development Director, said, “We wish to thank asplanned for sponsoring the mezzanine area for pre-dinner drinks and for contributing an office chair to the prize draw at our recent fundraising dinner. Without generous sponsorship and the donation of auction lots and prize draw gifts, we could not have raised over £10,000 at the event”.

We have just refurbished MediaCo’s office in Dundee. Mediaco are one of the UK’s leading internet marketing and web publishing agency with offices based in Edinburgh, London, Manchester and Dundee. Due to continued business expansion MediaCo came to asplanned for help in the design, refurbishment and fit out an office which had previously been used for storage. Asplanned transfored the space to include cellular office space, a meeting room and an open plan working area.

David Mill, Managing director says:

“From the directors to the installations staff, I found asplanned to be professional, efficient and personable. The service was first class.

The asplanned mission is “Creating outstanding offices guaranteed” they certainly did that for us”.

We can create the same outstanding office for you.
Call us on 01382 669174 or e-mail info@asplanned.co.uk.

Visitors to Dundee United Hospitality lounges have the opportunity to win a weekend for two to Prague and a mascot package for the Dundee United V Hearts game held on December 23rd.

The draws will take place during the season with the first draw taking place soon for the Mascot Package and the second draw taking place at the aplanned sponsored Dundee United Annual Dinner at the end of May for the weekend to Prague.

The competition question asked, how many 1600x1800 desks can fit onto the ground at Tannadice.

Entrants with the nearest answer wins. So… Watch this space and we will let you know the winners of each prize and the answer to the question which is getting everyone talking at Tannadice.