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  We are committed to maintaining and developing a strong, responsive and well trained team of professionals, who understand our clients’ needs, take pride in our Practice and who will carry the business forward into the future. We have a team of highly skilled designers and administrators available to meet clients’ needs.  

Randall Thorp was established in 1986 by Edward Thorp and Pauline Randall. Both Edward and Pauline had previously worked as landscape architects for Greater Manchester Council. Dick Longdin joined the practice in 1989 and became a partner in 1996. Lindsay Cordall joined in 2003 and became a partner in 2010. In 2011 Edward retired as a partner but continues to work for the partnership as a consultant.

Our team has now expanded to include other chartered landscape architects, landscape assistants, graduates, technicians and administrators with a range of skills and expertise to assist our clients in the creation of sustainable, high quality, robust landscapes.
 
We were the first landscape practice to achieve Investors In People status and we focus on developing both quality and breadth of team skills. By expanding our team’s skills base we are able to offer our clients a wealth of knowledge and experience to assist them with their projects.

The three partners are very much part of the team. They provide direct input to clients’ projects, acting as design facilitators, team co-ordinators, project managers and overseeing quality control.



 
 
     
Pauline Randall  Partner
Since setting up the Practice in 1986 Pauline has specialised in landscape planning and assessment, environmental impact assessment and expert witness services, alongside general design skills.           
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Dick Longdin  Partner
Dick has been a partner at Randall Thorp since 1996. He is responsible for the development and delivery of work around urban design, planning, and community involvement.
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Lindsay Cordall  Partner
Lindsay joined our Practice in 2003, having previously worked in the west of England. He brought with him valuable design and contract administration skills and a passion for the 'great outdoors'.
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Joanne Folland  Associate
Joanne joined us in 2002, bringing with her a wide range of experience from work with a number of other consultancies both in this country and abroad.
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Edward Thorp  Consultant
The other original Partner in the Practice, Edward specialises in landscape design for construction, contract management, quality control and project management at all stages of schemes to ensure that client expectations are realised.
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Alison Forsythe  Practice Manager
Alison joined our team in 2003 bringing with her a unique mix of administration, IT and graphic design skills and special ways to stay calm in a crisis!
 
     
     
Elizabeth Swallow  Practice Secretary
Elizabeth joined Randall Thorp in 2010 and brings with her a wealth of organisational and administration skills from her past experience within the Finance sector.
 
     
     
Nicola Jacob  Landscape Architect
Nicola joined the practice in 2005 having obtained her masters in Landscape Architecture following a degree in Town Planning from the University of Newcastle. Her background in planning is a valuable asset to the team.
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Ben Hendry  Landscape Architect
Ben joined the practice in 2005 after working in a local authority on projects including housing, highways and leisure. He graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1999.
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Laurie Sangwin  Landscape Architect
After working as our year out student in 2005-06, Laurie gained a distinction from his Landscape Architecture course at Leeds MU and joined the permanent team at Randall Thorp in 2007. Laurie's particular interest is in urban design work.
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Wei Deng  Landscape Architect
Wei joined the practice in 2007, following his PhD at the Dept of Landscape at the University of Sheffield. He has a background in Architecture in China and worked part time in a Landscape Practice whilst studying in Sheffield.
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Sean Swarbrick  Landscape Architect
Sean joined Randall Thorp in 2011 after graduating with distinction in his Masters in Landscape Architecture from the University of Sheffield, where he also attained a degree in Architecture and Landscape.

 
     
 
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