New Intern - New Ideas :)

Meet Hannah!! Our cheery, new intern who will be spending her 3rd year of University on placement with us. This is Hannah's fourth week with us already and she has fitted in beautifully and definitely made herself at home. She has even bought a plant, Alfie, to make her desk feel homely :)

Having some fresh, young blood around has inspired us to finally get our act together and begin planning the long needed "rejuvenation" of our website. So one of Hannah's first tasks has been to put some ideas together. With a little help from the rest of the team, she has made a number of killer proposals on what the website should contain, it's layout, etc.

We also have another secret project currently on site at a secret location, and several other projects well on their way. The rest of the year is definitely going to be a busy one for the PDI team. So watch this space because it is exciting times at PDI Headquarters!!

Our fourth Botanist and counting, The Botanist Manchester!

This Botanist may not be as big as previous interiors but, believe us, it is quite a treat. With a number of new features including the Greenhouse (an indoor outdoor space with living plants overlooking the hustle and bustle of Manchester's Deansgate Road) and the two Out Barns at the end of the venue which provide a cozy, more intimate atmosphere. The "bits and bobs" chandeliers, typical of the Botanist identity, have even taken on a new look.

Hopefully some of you will have visited the Botanist on Deansgate, but for those who haven't we finally have some images for you. 

 The Botanist exterior

 The Greenhouse

 The Lecture Hall

 The Out Barns

The main bar space with custom made chandeliers 

The Out Barns

Botanist, Manchester OPENING NIGHT!!!

The Botanist on Deansgate, Manchester has been officially up and running since Monday, and my! it has been busy!!

The PDI Team celebrated in style with friends last night at the Opening Night with some of the Botanist's amazing food and drink!

We are waiting on some professional images to be taken to do our interior justice (as our camera phones don't quite make the cut), so stay tuned to see more. Or if you happen to be in Manchester why don't you go see for yourself and give us a tweet @PDImagineering.

Our sign is up!!

Yesterday morning our PAUL DANSON !MAGINEERING sign for our office finally arrived!

Doesn't it look smart?

Here are some photos of the grand moment! Don't the boys look chuffed?

Site revealed: Botanist, Deansgate Manchester!!

Some of you might have had a cheeky email come through revealing one of our projects - the Botanist has come to Manchester!!

This project for Living Ventures has been Harley's little baby for the past few months and finally, with help from the rest of the team, our builders and some of our very talented artists, the site is near completion. 

Those walking down Deansgate can now see our beautiful Botanist exterior. Unfortunately the venue shall not be opened till the beginning of August so, to not spoil the surprise, we are not able to show you anymore. But we promise you, this one is a treat!!

Stay tuned to find out more and to see photos of our Manchester interior!

Final days....

Some exciting stuff going on at Harley's secret site. Only days to go and everything is coming together beautifully!

Here's a sneaky little photo of one of our oh-so-very-talented artist's pieces of work.

Stay tuned to finally find out this site's location!!

The Smugglers Cove, Liverpool

Having had a little scroll down our PDI blog, we've just realised we never made a post about the finalised Smuggler's Cove site.

Smuggler's Cove was completed in December 2013 and, as you might have guessed, was composed with a worn and rustic, nautical theme. For those of you interested in having a meal in "The Captain's Quarters" or a drink whilst looking upon the "shipwreck trinkets" at the bar, Smuggler's Cove can be found at Albert Docks in Liverpool.