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Who Are Yer? – Laura Sherliker

In this week's 'Who Are Yer?' we get to know Laura Sherliker, Director at The Fairhursts Design Group.
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Full Name: Laura Sherliker
Company: The Fairhursts Design Group (FDG)
Job Title: Director

What does your business do: FDG is a team of architects, masterplanners, landscape designers and interiors experts – we design and deliver buildings from inception to completion for a range of exciting clients across the UK and abroad.


Where can we find you: FDG has offices in Manchester, Cambridge and Southampton, but I split my time between our many sites in Liverpool and our Manchester HQ.

Company Twitter Handle: @FDGArchitects

Your Insta: @sherliker
Company Insta: @fairhurstsdesigngroup

Company Website: www.fairhursts.com


Favourite Sports Team: Arsenal 2001 – when Thierry Henry & Freddie Ljungberg played!

Favourite Book: TS Elliot – Old Possum;s Book of Practical Cats, yes I am a cat lady.

Favourite Band/Artist/Song: Katy Perry – I kissed a girl and I liked it

Favourite Restaurant / eat-out: Mcdonalds (Mackies) – I have a four years old!

Favourite Holiday destination: Provence – just for the Rose!

Top 5 people dinner party guests, dead or alive: Madonna, Prince, Zaha Hadid, Judy Garland, Frank Gehry

Celebrity crush: Tom Cruise


My proudest / best business moment is/was… completing my first building and becoming a director at FDG

My advice for 18-year-old me would be… throw caution to the wind, live everyday

My personal business hero(es) is/are… my grandfather

Our company is… a family of creative, innovative people and an exciting place to work.

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