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James Rice (left) and David Kelsey


6 NEW FACES -Who’s new and who’s moving on Apprentices first Port of call


Ten apprentices (1) have started work at The Bristol Port Company after the company conducted an extensive search initially for just six places.


Bristol Port started its search in January for apprentices to join its two-year Port Operations Apprenticeship Scheme, and after 50 initial candidates were interviewed at its Apprentice Day, 20 were shortlisted for a three-day outward bound and assessment course in Snowdonia. The company was so impressed by their performance that it created four extra places. Chief executive Simon Bird said: “We are delighted to welcome the new apprentices to the Bristol Port team. They impressed us so much


throughout the selection process that we decided to create extra apprenticeships to nurture these promising people.


“Seven out of our ten current operations managers started out as apprentices so we have high hopes that the class of 2011 will be future leaders for the business.”


The ten apprentices are Reeko Best, Ben Breeze, George Colgan, Tim Colgate, Martin Day, Ben Giles, Will Lansdown, Ashlee Moon, Antony Savill and Dan Young.


Clare’s at the Sharp end! Sharp Family Law, a niche family law firm of solicitors with offices in Bath and Bristol, has expanded its legal team with the appointment of Clare Webb (2). A specialist family lawyer,


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Clare will represent people experiencing family and marital disputes, and aims to help clients reach early resolution of issues and avoid the prolonged conflict of court proceedings. “The ability to help those going through one of the most difficult and emotional times in their lives is of great significance to me,” said Clare.


“It is important that my client feels in control and yet feels supported by me. I want them to feel comforted that in me they have a lawyer who will respect them, listen to what they say and act in their best interest.”


New design director for Bath practice Bath regeneration practice Nash Partnership has appointed Justine Leach (3) as design director for urban design and landscape. Senior partner Edward Nash said Justine’s skills as an urban designer and landscape architect would help the firm to build on the strengths of its existing team and bring an additional dimension to its regeneration work.


“Justine joins Nash having built an impressively strong CV working across the UK and in Asia initially with major London practices and more recently as an independent consultant on a wide portfolio of commissions,” he said.


“She champions design quality nationally through her roles on CABE’s Design Review and Enabling panels and regionally for the South West Design Review Panel.”


Stone King growth continues Leading charity and education firm Stone King, based in Bath, has expanded its team (4) in order to deal with increasing calls on services throughout the public and voluntary sectors.


In particular the firm has continued to see significant growth in its services for the education sector, especially in relation to academies, and for a variety of charities as they respond to the economic downturn and new compliance issues such as the Equality Act and the Bribery Act. In addition to the recent arrival of Graham Burns as a partner, new solicitors who have recently joined Stone King’s charity and education team include Reema Mathur, Kate Grimley-Evans, Rishi Mital, Nicola Berry and Lydia Brookes.


Allcooper boosts sales force Independent fire and security specialists Allcooper have made two key appointments to their sales team (5).


David Kelsey joins the department as sales manager; a position that will also see him sit within the senior management team at the company. With significant experience in sales and management, David will drive the company’s sales force. In addition, James Rice returns to the firm as area business development manager. He will be responsible for looking after the needs of existing and prospective customers mainly in Gloucestershire.


Gerard Cooper, Allcooper managing director, said: “I am very pleased to have both Dave and James in our sales team. James has worked for Allcooper before and having come up through the ranks from an engineering role to sales, he has a very good understanding of our commitment to provide customers with a tailored approach to their security needs. “Dave joins us from a sales management background and has an extensive knowledge of running a professional sales team. We are very much looking forward to working with him, to make our winning formula even better.”


Cariad takes events reins Cariad Silk (6) has been appointed events manager at Bath Racecourse, where she will be responsible for all its non-racing events, which vary from conferences and meetings to private parties and corporate family fundays.


After working in events roles in Bath and Bristol, most notably as events manager for the Bristol Museum, Cariad is looking forward to developing the course’s non-raceday business, which has been identified as the key area for business growth over the next five years.


She said: “I am delighted to be part of such a vibrant and varied business. The racecourse is open all year round for a variety of events and I am determined to expand on the existing business as well as introducing new ventures.”


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