We aim to be the most respected and successful developer in the UK and provide our shareholder, the British Telecom Pension Scheme (BTPS), with an excellent return on its investment. We do this by focusing on just a few, exceptional schemes at any one time.

As a company, we try to be open, honest and fair.

Trust and integrity are very important. We take a hands-on, entrepreneurial approach to our projects and work hard. We try to be good team players. We work with designers, consultants and contractors with similar attitudes and do our best to encourage and support them. They, like us, need to make a profit. We are keen to work with occupiers who want lower energy, greener buildings. We think about the local sourcing and manufacture of construction materials and embodied energy. All of our developments have a BREEAM rating of 'very good' or better.

We have switched our own premises to a 'green' electricity tariff and actively encourage those who want to run or cycle to work or use public transport. Our offices include somewhere to put your bike, change, store your kit and have a shower (we also provide batteries for bike lights). For business travel, we encourage our staff to use and work on the train. Like most people, we recycle our cans, bottles and paper.

The Argent attitude works for us. We think it's mostly common sense and good for business.