IMA Architects (IMA), an architectural firm based on Lutterworth Road in Blaby, Leicester, has made changes to its management team that will see two longstanding members of staff promoted to senior positions within the company.
Former director, Anthony Day, has been promoted to Managing Director and Ben Hall, formerly an associate director, has been promoted to director. Ian McCann, who co-founded the practice in 1997 remains a senior member of the management team at IMA as a director.
Ian’s new role will see him focus on the marketing and business development functions of IMA with Anthony and Ben overseeing the successful delivery and management of client projects, alongside all other functions of the company.
New Managing Director Anthony Day joined IMA Architects in 2006 and was promoted to director in 2017. In 2013, Anthony achieved Chartered Status with the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists. With extensive experience across a broad range of projects, most significantly within the commercial and industrial sectors, Anthony has been instrumental in the recent growth of IMA, successfully securing and developing new clients for the company.
Commenting on his promotion, Anthony Day said: “I am very proud to be Managing Director of IMA Architects at what is an exciting time for the business. With numerous high profile client projects underway and the development of our own, UK first, technology with the IMA Digital Pods, I am looking forward to growing the company further and ensure that IMA is one of the best architectural companies in the UK.”
Director Ben Hall joined IMA in 2007 and graduated with a First Class BSc (Hons) Degree in Architectural Design, Technology and Production from De Montfort University in 2013. In 2015 Ben achieved Chartered Status with the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists. Over recent years, Ben has played a significant role in the development of new technologies within IMA, particularly Building Information Modelling (BIM) and has managed a number of high-profile client projects using BIM.
Ben Hall comments: “We are seeing an increasing number of our clients want to develop projects using BIM and this is certainly a growth area for us. I am delighted to now be a director of IMA and I am looking forward to further developing our expertise in BIM for the benefit of our clients and IMA as a whole.
“Both Anthony and I would like to thank Ian McCann for his continued support and guidance over the 31 years that we have been with the company. We are both looking forward to continuing to work along side Ian to drive the growth of IMA in the coming years.”
