Leading Approved Inspector Ball & Berry is kickstarting its expansion into Yorkshire by opening a new office in Leeds and appointing a new regional director.
Chris Varley will head up Ball & Berry’s Yorkshire office, based at Park Place in Leeds, and is responsible for expanding the company’s portfolio to build its presence in the region. He will also oversee the growth of the Yorkshire team and is aiming to identify budding new talent seeking an opportunity to progress their own careers in building control to futureproof the industry.
The new Leeds office – which opened at the start of February – has been selected as it offers Ball & Berry a gateway to the rest of Yorkshire, an area in which the company has extensive experience but where opportunities for growth are aplenty.
Having trained in wood machining and furniture production, Chris gained experience in kitchen fitting and installation before pursuing a career change into building surveying in 2013. Alongside studying a degree at Leeds Beckett University, he also gained experience as a trainee building surveyor before qualifying and gaining a position as assistant building control project manager with Jhai. From there, he progressed to the role of building control project manager before being promoted to regional manager at Asset Building Control, where he resided until joining Ball & Berry.
He said: “Yorkshire is a fast developing area, which Ball & Berry already has a footprint within. But there is major investment in the region across both commercial and domestic projects which offers us a lot of scope to demonstrate our capabilities and be positioned as the Approved Inspector of choice for developers, contractors, homeowners and more.
“Alongside expanding our portfolio of clients in the region, I’ll be overseeing the growth of our team. The new office provides the perfect location to welcome talent from across Yorkshire and we’re looking to scale up quickly.
“This feels like the perfect next step in my career – I’m really up for the challenge and looking forward to growing the Ball & Berry team.”
Paul McNeill, director at Ball & Berry, said: “Chris has exactly the type of experience we were looking for when we began thinking about who would head up our new Yorkshire office. He’s motivated, has a vision for the future and has experience in a wealth of disciplines that will ensure we can capture an array of new opportunities in the region. With Chris at the helm, I know our Yorkshire office will be a huge success in no time at all.”
