Personal finance provider, Picture Financial Services, claiming to be the largest financial services start-up venture in the UK, recently opened its 50,000 sq ft 'Picture House' headquarters at Imperial Park, Newport.

Picture commissioned Paramount Office Interiors to design and implement the conversion of an existing industrial unit into a striking new headquarters building worthy of a company with market leader ambitions. The completed £2m scheme was unveiled by the Mayor of Newport, Ken Critchley.

Paramount took just five months to successfully complete a design-and-build contract encompassing major re-modelling and conversion of the building shell, including the installation of a 20,000sq ft mezzanine floor and introduction of two glazed atrium features into the existing roof.

Paramount commercial director John Williams said: "The project enabled us to make use of all our 'turnkey' design and construction management capabilities from project inception through to handover. "By working in close partnership with Picture Financial Services, we were able to work holistically within the constraints of the existing building to develop a scheme which was tailored specifically to the client's needs."