On the move: the latest East Midlands hires

Business lender Reparo Finance has appointed John Landers as new business consultant.

Based in Northampton, Landers will cover the South Midlands and London. He has previously worked at RSM Tenon and Opus.

Andrew Ward, managing director of Manchester-based Reparo, said: “It’s great news that John has joined our team and will be driving our business development activities. With his extensive experience in financial services, he has a real understanding of the funding challenges facing SMEs and will play a key role in communicating our offering to businesses further afield.”

Construction services company J Tomlinson has taken on five apprentices and two trainees.

L-R – Daniel York, Max Anthony, Robyn Burch, Alex Bartin

The new recruits are spread across a range of disciplines within the Nottingham-based company, and have been announced ahead of National Apprenticeship Week 2017, which runs 6 to 10 March.

“I’d like to welcome our latest apprentices and trainees to J Tomlinson,” said J Tomlinson regeneration director Antony Newton. “As a company, we are committed to investing in apprentices and trainees across a range of disciplines. We currently have several apprentices undertaking work-based and college-based learning and training, plus many employees who have been appointed on permanent contracts after successfully completing their apprenticeships schemes.”