On the move: the latest East Midlands hires
Ian Towlson has been appointed to the role of regional frameworks manager at the East Midlands Property Alliance (empa).
Towlson’s background is in project management and quantity surveying at Nottingham City Council.
He said: “This is a very exciting time to be joining empa. Our public sector clients continue to face greater financial restrictions and increasing pressure to provide more public services for a growing population.
“Having worked within a local authority for the majority of my career, I understand the requirements and limitations that come with the procurement and delivery of new builds, refurbishments and extensions for public sector buildings.
“I have also had the opportunity to experience first-hand benefits which empa brings to clients. The team at empa finds cost-saving solutions to the construction needs of public sector organisations, efficiently refurbishing and adapting buildings to create new spaces and delivering projects using trusted construction partners, often to very tight timescales.”
empa, which is managed by Scape Group, was formed in 2008 by local authorities to help improve the procurement and delivery of property services within the public sector.
Niche property bank Cambridge & Counties has added to its Leicester Business Development team with two new graduates.
The Leicester business development team (l-r) Marco Brice, Simon Hickey, Adam Jolley and Steve Adams
The team, led by East Midlands director of business development Steve Adams, has welcomed in Marco Brice and Simon Hickey.
Brice, from Hull, is an Aston University graduate who spent a year working in financial services as part of his degree in Economics and Management.
He said: “I wanted to take the opportunity to develop myself at an early stage of my career, and by becoming part of Cambridge & Counties’ real estate team I feel I can learn a lot about commercial and residential lending.”
Hickey has lived in Leicester for more than 20 years and graduated from the University of Leicester with a degree in Business Economics. He joined Cambridge & Counties in 2015 where he has worked in the credit team as a support officer.
He said: “Cambridge & Counties Bank is a fresh, exciting and forward-thinking institution going through significant growth. I have benefited from all the career development and support I could have wished for.”
