People on the Move: Napthens; Whittle Jones; Claremont; Russell Taylor Group; Haydock Finance

Claire Miller

An expert with more than a decade of experience providing HR advice has joined Lancashire regional law firm Napthens as a people consultant.

Previously, Claire Miller worked for the General Medical Council – the sole medical regulator for doctors in the UK – and also spent time on a career break in Texas, USA.

She is also an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

At Napthens she becomes a member of the law firm’s people projects team – a dedicated HR and people management support service staffed by a team of specialists working alongside the firm’s employment law service.

She will work with clients across the region.

Her role will involve advising clients of the firm’s HR3 service – a fixed-cost employment law and HR solution for employers. This can include supporting on employee relations issues, project delivery and working at a strategic level with clients.

Chris Boyle, head of employment & HR at Napthens, said: “Claire is a true HR generalist with more than 10 years’ experience in the field advising on large-scale HR projects.

“As part of the people projects team she will make a real difference to our clients’ businesses and help them focus on their number one priority – running the business.”

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Whittle Jones, the asset management brand of Northern Trust Company, has welcomed Paul Bryan to its North West office.

Paul has joined the company as building surveyor and will be covering properties across Lancashire and Cumbria.

Paul Bryan

Northern Trust said it is committed to ensuring it provides high-quality business space and has a planned maintenance programme which includes security improvements and refurbishment works to its existing property portfolio.

Paul said: “I’ve had a whirlwind tour of the sites across Lancashire and Cumbria, and I’m really looking forward to my new role and developing my expertise with Whittle Jones further.”

The Lancashire and Cumbria assets total more than one million sq ft of industrial and office accommodation.

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Nationwide interior design and fit-out business Claremont has announced the appointment of three new directors to the board.

Natalie Davies, Richard Brook and Patrick Ames have all been made directors as part of Claremont’s strategy to empower the business’s next generation of leaders.

All three have been with the business for more than 10 years and will continue to work largely in their respective fields.

Natalie will drive Claremont’s new business pipeline and take responsibility for the marketing, business development and workplace consultancy teams.

From left: Richard Brook, Natalie Davies, Patrick Ames

Richard will continue to oversee all projects and manage project delivery teams and costs, while Patrick will nurture and manage key account relationships as well as support the business development process.

Managing director Tim Frankland said: “These new directorships not only represent the enormous hard work and commitment all three have shown to Claremont, but our focus on really developing our staff.

“Natalie, Richard and Patrick are without question a big part of the future of Claremont and we are delighted to have them on the board as we look to improve the business and ensure its longevity.”

The Warrington-based business is currently on-site delivering 100,000 sq ft of office space across the UK including London, Leeds and Bristol.

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Russell Taylor Group has appointed specialist recruiter Mark McVey to head up its Liverpool-based facilities management division as the business sees this sector workforce as being increasingly important to the UK’s economic growth and productivity.

Mark joins the company at a time when the facilities management market is predicted to rise by £10bn by 2022 and outsourcing to grow by £2bn in an even shorter timescale.

He said: “This is an exciting time to become part of the Russell Taylor Group team – a time when our business’s future growth plans align with the country’s emerging field of facilities management.

“FM is now a vital business function in every workplace, providing freedom for organisations to achieve their business objectives.

Mark McVey

“It’s about having the right people in place to maximise company resources which will improve productivity and wellbeing while, at the same time, minimise costs.”

He added: “Increasingly, businesses throughout the UK are now realising that well-managed buildings and utilities mean they can operate more effectively and efficiently and, as a result, expand and grow.”

Mark’s specialist consultants are recruiting professionals involved in the day-to-day analysis, maintenance and repair of company utilities as well as having an understanding of how strategic planning can help cut costs and increase employee productivity.”

Mark joins Russell Taylor Group after previously working in the recruitment industry and, before that, in retail management.

Rob Kurton, managing director at Russell Taylor Group, said: “The facilities management division is already making a great addition to our own business growth.

“Its inception has come at a time of further expansion at Russell Taylor Group and the work of Mark and his team will make a huge contribution to the business, particularly as the facilities management sector has become a major growth area in the UK due to the changing demands of the traditional workplace which is now experiencing a shift towards a more productive and agile environment.”

The Division is based at Horton House in Liverpool’s historic Exchange Flags business complex.

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Blackburn-based Haydock Finance has appointed Stuart Urquhart to the newly-created role of regional broker manager for the South East, in a move which mirrors the way the company has structured field-based broker management in the South West of the country.

Stuart has a successful track record in the asset finance market, most recently managing a portfolio of relationships and driving high levels of customer satisfaction.

In this new role Stuart will originate and develop opportunities with new and existing brokers by building and maintaining strong business relationships.

Stuart said: “It may sound like a cliché, but Haydock are building a team to deliver above and beyond the promises they make to their broker partners.

Stuart Urquhart

“I’m excited to join such a fast-expanding, dynamic company and Haydock is really making its mark in the asset finance market. I’m looking forward to contributing towards its ambitious growth plans and further improving service levels in the South East where I will be the first point of contact for brokers and introducers in the region.”

Andrea O’Brien, head of broker sales, said: “Haydock’s focus on expanding operations to provide the fastest, most efficient service levels to our brokers and intermediaries continues to drive business growth forward.

“Stuart undoubtedly has a successful track record in the industry and in appointing regional managers for the first time, we can now support and expand national relationships more locally.”

Having just announced a record first half of the year, Haydock continues to expand and grow its market share in asset finance and this latest appointment follows hard on the heels of a number of internal office-based appointments to further bolster the credit underwriting team.

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