Here at Absolute HQ our close-knit Consultancy, Design & Build team feel we’re breaking the boundaries of office design with creative and purposeful ideas that will transform your workplace and enhance your employees experience.
Your office is so much more than just a place to work!
Our human centric, well-being-centred approach to office design will enhance the way your employees engage with your space.
Through an iterative design approach, we will collectively create an environment that responds to your business and employee needs, elevating their creativity and communication subsequently maximising their productivity at work.
Our flexible and ergonomic office design will be unique and bespoke to your business supporting your future growth, keeping your staff happy & healthy whilst aiding you to retain and recruit the best talent!
With over 20 years since our inception by our Founder, Phil Brown, we have over 160+ collectively years in Design and Build between our 80 employees which sets us apart from the crowd and allows us to support our clients with deeply engrained knowledge and expertise.
Our team is a family and with that comes a very personal yet professional considered approach to your project.
Our clients are never just a number, they are a part of our long term highly connected future and we aim to support each and every one with a 7 star service.
Our Values
Passion
We love what we do! It’s the reason we come to work, to overcome client’s problems and find solutions to create fantastic, inspiring workspaces that deliver our client’s vision.
Fun
We spend the majority of our week working together, so why not enjoy ourselves along the way! The culture we’ve created is one that helps us attract like-minded people to our family, that love what we do and share our vision of delivering the best workspaces with a smile on our face.
Creativity
We don’t follow the crowd, we love our designers to push the boundaries of design and innovation to offer flexible, fun, workspaces that meet our client’s needs and allow their staff and customers to thrive and enjoy.
OUR TEAM
Our Leadership
Tom Hare
Director of Fit Out
Tom leads Absolute’s fit-out business and is responsible for how every project is planned and delivered. He joined Absolute in 2017 as a Project Manager and progressed through Senior Project Manager, Head of Project Delivery and Operations Director before becoming Director of Fit Out in 2024. Before Absolute, Tom spent six years delivering exhibition and display projects with Arena Display, followed by interior projects with Equinox Design in Leeds.
Joanne Holmes
Finance and HR Director
Joanne is an experienced finance and HR professional who has played a key role in the group’s development over the past eight years. As Finance & HR Director of TECL Holdings, she oversees financial management, human resources and the wider administrative functions across the group’s businesses. With a strong focus on financial control, operational efficiency and people management, Joanne works closely with the senior leadership team to support strategic decision-making, business performance and the group’s continued growth.
Damien McKenna
Director, TECL Holdings
Damien is an experienced entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience building and scaling businesses across the construction, technology and software sectors. As a co-founder of BORIS Software and Obodux, and having acquired the Absolute Commercial Interiors brand alongside his business partner, he brings extensive commercial experience and a strong focus on innovation, strategic development and growth. As a Director of TECL Holdings, Damien plays a key role in identifying new opportunities, driving business performance and shaping the group’s long-term strategy.
Mark Humphrey
Director, TECL Holdings
Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur and business leader with over 20 years of experience developing and managing businesses across the construction, technology and software sectors. As a co-founder of BORIS Software and Obodux, and having acquired the Absolute Commercial Interiors brand alongside his business partner, he brings extensive experience in business management, operational performance and delivering sustainable growth. As a Director of TECL Holdings, Mark plays a key role in strengthening business operations, developing commercial opportunities and supporting the group’s continued expansion.
The Team
Dan Sawyer
Business Development Manager
Dan leads business development for Absolute, working with clients from the first conversation and site survey through to the start of their project. He joined Absolute as Business Development Manager in 2025. Dan brings more than a decade of sales leadership across the interiors and furniture sector, including roles as Business Development Director at bespoke joinery specialist WSG Interiors, Sales Manager at joinery manufacturer Planova Group and Moores Direct Manager at Moores Furniture Group.
Jennifer Peacock
Office Manager
Henry Moorhouse
Furniture Project Manager
Henry joined Absolute as Furniture Project Manager in 2026. He previously managed interiors projects at ACS Interiors, after seven years in purchasing with ACS Group, giving him a strong grounding in the materials, suppliers and lead times behind every fit out.
Ryan Galloway
SHEQ Manager
Ryan is SHEQ Manager for TECL and Absolute, responsible for safety, health, environment and quality across our fit-out and fire protection projects. He has worked for TECL for more than seven years, starting on the tools and progressing to Senior Site Supervisor before moving into his SHEQ role. NEBOSH qualified, he pairs that hands-on site experience with formal health and safety training to keep our teams, our clients’ sites and the public safe.
