March 2008 marks the introduction of the Watts Group world-class core technical services to Eastern Europe and the emerging post communism markets. The Watts office in Sofia, Bulgaria is a complimentary continuation in building the Watts profile.

The Sofia office is initially servicing all of the Balkans and Turkey. As rapid growth is anticipated, the strategic office location will pave the way for future expansions into Russia and the Middle East. Heading the office is American born John Laskowski. John brings to Watts more than ten years experience in commercial and residential development throughout the region.

The demand in this region from existing Watts’ clients as well as new international and local interests has been the driving force behind this initiative. Technical due diligence, project management, project monitoring and consultancy top the list of most requested services.

Watts services in Sofia also include environmental engineering and environmental due diligence through Envest. Envest is a member of the Watts Group of companies and is a specialist consultancy providing commercially focused advice on environmental and sustainability matters to the property industry. Envest has solutions on all types of environmental issues for property owners in the newly named EU countries to where tighter environmental restrictions are expected. For more information on Envest please visit the Envest website.