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Te latest movements and appointments within the housebuilding industry LODDERS
BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS A
n experienced Midlands property
lawyer has recently joined law firm Lodders as a partner. Previously a real
estate partner at SGH Martineau, James Spreckley is recognised
for the scope and scale of his property work, which spans work for private individuals, charities, landowners and farmers, as well as commercial clients, property companies and pension funds. James brings with him a wide experience
built on a broad range of work types, such as options and promotion arrangements, development, landlord and tenant matters, land sales and acquisitions as well as advising on renewable energy projects. James will provide a high level support to
Lodders’ substantial portfolio of real estate, agricultural, charity and ecclesiastical clients, utilising his broad, high level experience that is a ‘perfect fit’ for the firm, according to its managing partner Rod Bird. James is currently a member of the Country Landowners Association (CLA), the Countryside Alliance and the Investment Property Forum.
MILLSTREAM
Director of Millstream Management Services. Millstream manages over 4,550 retirement leasehold properties across the UK. Simon will lead on
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Millstream’s direction, with bold plans to double the size of the business by 2018. He will oversee all strategy, including plans to maximise operations at Stratton and King, the specialist retirement resale company within Millstream. A well known figure in the sector, Simon
is a Fellow of the Institute of Residential Managing Agents (IRPM). He previously Chaired the IRPM and held directorship at the Association of Retirement Housing Managers (ARHM).
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imon Crewe has been appointed as Managing
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arratt Developments has announced that Neil Cooper will join the Board of Barratt as an Executive Director in
the capacity of Chief Financial Officer. Neil is currently Group Finance Director of
William Hill and has held the same role at Bovis Homes. Neil qualified as a Management Accountant with Reckitt & Colman before working as a consultant for pwc management consultancy practice. He is a non-executive director of Pennon Group PLC. John Allan, Chairman of Barratt, said: “I
am delighted that we are appointing someone of Neil’s outstanding calibre and experience to the board as CFO in succession to David who stepped up to the role of CEO on 1 July.”
REDROW H
ousing developer Redrow has
appointed Faye Whiteoak as the new development director responsible for projects in the Liverpool area. Previously regional director for Gleeson
Homes, Liverpool is a city she knows well and is delighted to be working in again. Faye will take a lead role in delivering
Redrow’s housing programme for the new Liverpool Housing Partnership forged with Liverpool City Council and Liverpool Mutual Homes. She has also been given a watching brief on other Redrow developments around the city. The Liverpool Housing Partnership has
been created to deliver 1,500 new homes and bring a further 1,000 back into use across the city and is a key focus of Mayor Joe Anderson’s pledge to build 5,000 new homes across Liverpool in his first term. Architect by profession, Faye is a chartered
member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and has recently been lecturing in architecture at the University of Central Lancashire, in Preston. Faye is currently splitting her time
between Redrow offices in Chorley and the new satellite office that Redrow is creating within the Cunard Building, on Liverpool’s waterfront, where she can work closely with the rest of the partnership team.
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY COUNCIL A
t a meeting of its Council, Members of the Construction Industry Council (CIC) voted in Professor
John Nolan as its new Deputy Chairman, commencing with immediate effect. John is a Past President of the Institution
of Structural Engineers and is a Fellow of both that Institution and the Institution of Civil Engineers. He is also a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor of Innovation at the University of Birmingham and is a Chartered Engineer with over forty years experience in the construction industry. He started his career as a labourer and
progressed from there to become co-founder of two successful engineering consultancies, one of which, Nolan Associates, he still chairs. He has been responsible for projects up to the value of £300 million, including almost all elements of the built environment. He is also one of the founders and chairman of a property development company and is a non-executive director of a power company. John’s particular interests are innovation,
factory engineered construction and value engineering.
NOVUS PROPERTY SOLUTIONS P
roperty mainte- nance specialist Novus Property
Solutions has increased its regional network of staff by appointing John Welch as a new business development manager. John will be working
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closely with the bid team to develop new business opportunities in Birmingham, Burton, Manchester and Stoke. Having previously worked for
construction companies which were heavily involved in the social housing sector, John has already built up close relationships with many clients in one of Novus’ core markets. John said: “It’s an exciting time to join
Novus and I’m looking forward to taking on plenty of new projects and opportunities in the coming months, building on the successes Novus has already achieved. With the support of the regional offices and the strategic team, I know that the business will continue to experience growth year on year and I’m excited to be a part of it.”
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