Space Invader hires from Sheppard Robson

The Manchester-based commercial interior design studio has appointed Howard Powsney as a senior designer.

Powsney has 10 years' experience and worked on the BBC and ITV moves to Media City UK at Sheppard Robson and Peninsula Business Services' premises in Manchester city centre.

Space Invader, based in Police Street off Deansgate, now employs six people. The firm won work this year on projects with a combined construction cost of £2.5m.

Simon Millington, director of Space Invader, said: "Howard is an extremely talented designer with a wealth of commercial experience and a proven track record of delivering inspirational working and media environments. As a growing business, we are always looking out for designers with flare and a real understanding of what it takes to take a client brief and bring it to life. We have a number of high profile projects both in the North West and in London, so we are looking forward to putting Howard's expertise into practice."

Space Invader was established in 2010 by Simon Millington and John Williams, previously of HKR Architects and Ryder Architects respectively. Since then, the business has completed projects for Everything Everywhere, Iveco Trucks, Bruntwood, Hotel La Tour, NCC Group, Astra Zeneca, Zodiac Maritime and Ignis Asset Management.