Bilfinger GVA has made four key appointments to its Manchester team to strengthen and expand its already market leading Planning, Development and Regeneration (PDR) advisory division in the North of England.
Richard Walters MRICS, currently partner and head of planning at Knight Frank in Manchester, will join Bilfinger GVA as a director in July to help lead an enhanced multidisciplinary PDR team covering the North.
Matthew Claxton MRICS and Alice Routledge MRICS also join from Knight Frank in the coming weeks, one as an associate, the other as a graduate planner respectively.
In addition, a fourth member of the expanded team, Hollie Bryant MRICS is joining as a senior planner from planning specialist Pegasus.
Nicola Rigby, director in the Manchester PDR team at Bilfinger GVA, said: “These are exciting moves for the team that clearly show our intent in the market to be providing the highest quality advice to our existing clients, public and private sector, alongside expanding our business. This is a new era for the team, and this announcement is the first step in a much wider growth agenda. We will continue to invest in the highest calibre professionals to add to our strengthened offer in line with our business aspirations. It is our intention to really focus on ensuring that we are positioned as the leading planning, development and regeneration advisor within the North West.”
Mark Rawstron, regional senior director, Bilfinger GVA, added: “These significant appointments will not only bolster the expertise of our PDR team in the region, but they indicate our ambition to grow the regional office further to provide the highest quality full-service offering to our public and private sector clients. We look forward to welcoming the individuals very soon.”
Richard Walters brings 15 plus years of experience in real estate, whilst Claxton, Routledge and Bryant all bring a combined 35 years of experience to the already highly experienced and market leading Bilfinger GVA team.
Walters was previously at Gerald Eve prior to moving to Knight Frank. Past clients include Marcol Group, Kennedy Wilson, F&C, University of Liverpool, West Midlands Local Authority Pension Fund, Crosslane Group, Barratt, Seddon Homes, Bellway and Taylor Wimpey.
