Morrisons contend for NACS award second year running

It has been announced that the National Association of Convenience Stores will be touring the UK in September 2012 visiting leading convenience formats. The tour will see the NACS visiting Morrison’s M-local once again with an opportunity to meet the store team behind the new c-store concept. 


M-local was highly commended in Insight NACS’ 2011 International Convenience Retailer of the Year Award for its innovation with fresh food in a small format. Watson Batty were pleased to assist Morrisons as Lead Designers in delivering the first M-local store in Ilkley, followed by Wilmslow with a third store due to open in Widnes.


Watson Batty wish Morrisons the best of luck with there forthcoming visit! 


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Olympic Torch reaches Loughborough University Stadium

Hundreds of local school children greeted the London 2012 Olympic Torch as it passed through the recently completed Loughborough University Stadium designed by Watson Batty Architects.  The torch entered the stadium to huge cheers from the near capacity crowd before embarking on one circuit of the ground and then being exchanged between the Torch relay runners. 

Loughborough University is the official base camp for Team GB in the lead up to the Olympic Games where some of the recently completed WBA sports projects will be used by our Olympians.

Watson Batty Architects wish all concerned and Team GB the very best of luck.

Student Success for Watson Batty

Stewart Brewer is our third successful employee to achieve their Higher National Diploma in Building Studies, after successfully completing the three year part-time course at Leeds Metropolitan University. Stewart is now focusing this attention on internal CPD’s and gaining recognition through the CIAT to support progression in the ever demanding industry. 

Congratulations Stewart!