Friends Mark Palmer and Steve Cummings are building on 50 years' industry experience with the launch of their own company.
The pair – who met when they were both working at Stoke-on-Trent City Council – have put their heads together to launch Affinity Design and Management – an architects, surveyors and engineering firm.
They formed the company in 2017 after spotting a gap in the market for a multi-disciplinary practice with a difference.
Now the company is looking to expand over the next two years – and create a handful of jobs for trainees and experienced staff.
Steve said: "Our first year in business was very much about securing orders and year two was about delivering orders, but now as we enter our third year we are seeing repeat work coming through.
"Our USP is we are a one-stop shop. We are a small organisation but we can deliver everything from mechanical engineering and structural engineering to quantity surveying.
Affinity Design and Management, which is based at Roslyn Works in Longton, counts architectural services, project management, quantity surveying as well as mechanical, electrical and structural engineering among its product portfolio.
The company – which operates nationally – has worked on a variety of projects in sectors including care, education, commercial and conservation over the last few years, including a three-storey Grade A head office for Reliance Medical, in Kidsgrove, and a gym for Samien Fitness in Stoke.
Mark said: "In the last two years, we have worked in almost every single sector you can think of, one of our first jobs was for the NHS.
Steve, a chartered quantity surveyor, added: "We are quite well-known as individuals as we have been in the industry for a long time, but now we want to attract new customers and new business at Affinity.
To learn more about Affinity Design and Management Ltd, visit the company's website at affinitydm.co.uk.