People on the move: JLL; Leasowe Castle; Redrow Homes

David Lathwood

Property advisor JLL has promoted 15 consultants and appointed two new recruits to its Manchester team.

The promotions range from senior surveyor to national director level and span JLL’s office agency, industrial & logistics, property asset management, valuation, residential and building & construction teams.

Andrew Lynn has been made a national director in the business, following his promotion to lead the North West industrial and logistics team in January 2017.

Six employees have stepped up to become local directors: Robert Critchley in the building and construction team, James Devany in office agency, Paul Murray in property & asset management, Richard Broddle in valuation, and Robert Hogarth and Lynsey Smith in the residential team.

A further six have been promoted to associate director including Ollie Broadbent, Gareth Davies, Building and Construction; Andrew Rands, Office Agency; Bernadette Broderick, Planning; Mabel Pearey, Residential Valuation; and Chris Stott, Valuation.

Robert Kos and George Oakey have also advanced to become senior surveyors in the residential, and industrial and logistics teams respectively.

In addition to the promotions, the North West team has made two new appointments. Jenny Hanna has joined the residential valuation team as associate director, transferring from JLL’s Dubai office while Matt Francis has joined the Property and Asset Management team as surveying executive from residential property management company Atkinsons Estates.

David Lathwood, lead director for the North West at JLL, said: “Recruiting and cultivating the best talent in the market has put us in the best position to provide senior-level consultancy in the region.

“These thoroughly well-deserved promotions are a credit to the strength of our North West office and we’re certain these individuals will continue to build long-term, relationships with clients across the region.”

The promotions are part of 187 promotions across JLL’s UK business. JLL employs around 175 in the North West.

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Leasowe Castle on the Wirral has welcomed head chef Andrew Wright to its team as part of an ongoing company expansion.

Wright, 37, from Wirral, brings with him a passion for high-quality cuisine with a focus on using locally sourced produce in new and innovative ways.

Following an impressive background in the hospitality industry, he is looking to add his signature culinary flair to the extensive food offering at Leasowe Castle.

He said: “I am thrilled to be joining Leasowe Castle, which has a reputation as one of Merseyside’s most luxurious venues. As head chef, I want my dishes to create a sense of excitement and variation, providing the perfect menu to match the occasion.

“I will be heading up the venue’s in-house Brasserie 1593 as well as overseeing function, event and wedding menu design, creating innovative dishes and ensuring quality and exceptional flavours throughout. I’ll also be managing Leasowe Castle’s entire culinary team, and I’m passionate about developing my staff’s skills in the kitchen and motivating them to continue to spearhead the excellent reputation of the castle.”

As an acclaimed chef, Andrew has previously worked as a senior sous chef and head chef in a number of luxury venues in the North West and the Midlands. Notably, he was a Gordon Ramsay scholarship finalist in 2004 and more recently, a Hotel Olympia Bronze Medallist in the Stadia Fine Dining Awards 2016.

General manager of Leasowe Castle Mike Dewey said: “We are delighted to welcome Andrew to the team, where he will manage the culinary operations throughout the venue. We are already renowned throughout the North West for our utterly unique dining experience whether it is a cosy meal with friends in Brasserie 1593 or a luxury wedding breakfast served in an idyllic fairy-tale setting.”

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Amy Bates has been rewarded for her positivity, productivity and professionalism – proof that she landed firmly on her feet in a new role at Redrow Homes.

Initially Bates was devastated when she dislocated her knee just two months into her new job as a sales consultant for Redrow.

But it turned out to be a lucky break for the Liverpool graduate who was offered an alternative office-based role with Redrow – and has now won Employee of the Year exactly 12 months after it began.

“I had only been doing a sales consultant’s job on site for a couple of months when I fell and had to take four months off work,” explained Bates. “But I was so desperate to get back and be doing something that I was offered a desk job at Redrow’s divisional headquarters in Chorley, Lancashire.

“Then after a few months here someone left and I was offered the chance to interview for the role of sales coordinator and I got it.”

And it was that role for which the 23-year-old from Woolton, Liverpool, was given the title of Redrow Homes (Lancashire) Employee of the Year for 2017.

“It was such a surprise. I was overwhelmed to be honest,” she added. “But obviously delighted. I was given the award a year to the day from when I got the job, which was a wonderful way to celebrate.”

Bates first joined Redrow on its graduate scheme in October 2015, after gaining a degree in history and politics, and she started her career selling new homes at Redrow’s Heritage Brook development in Buckshaw Village.

“After my accident I was desperate to get back to work so I was delighted when Redrow invited me to help out in the office – and I’m still here.

“It’s hard to explain what I do to someone who isn’t directly involved, but it’s a bit of everything. I deal with all the administration associated with the reservations that come through, contract exchanges and completions, including liaising with the legal team.”

Steve Greenhalgh, managing director of Redrow Homes (Lancashire), said: “Amy is always smiling and helpful, even when she is under the most severe pressure, and she is renowned for always getting the job done first time – you never have to ask twice.

“She is an asset to the company; professional, competent and, as so many people told us, a joy to be around.”

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