Insurance broker moves outside of Nottingham city centre for first time in over 140 years

Chartered insurance broker Russell Scanlan has relocated from its long-term home at Wellington Circus to Grove House in West Bridgford – the first time in the firm’s 143-year history it will operate outside of Nottingham city centre.

The move comes after a period of transformation for the firm, after being acquired by global insurance business, Acrisure and itself buying a specialist insurance firm in Leicester.

Mike Dickinson, managing director of Russell Scanlan, said: “The business has continued to experience a significant period of growth which, coupled with our partnership with Acrisure UK and recent acquisition of specialist firm Building & Land Guarantees Ltd (BLG), means that this is a great time for us to begin a new chapter in our new West Bridgford home.”

Russell Scanlan has had a presence in Nottingham city centre since 1881, when Irishman Partick Scanlan founded the firm. Partnering with local businessman Henry Russell in the early 1900s, the firm has played a pivotal role in the development of corporations across the East Midlands.

Records at the company suggest that early clients included Nottingham-founded Boots the Chemists, and landmark venue and home to Nottinghamshire Cricket Club, Trent Bridge signed up as a client 40 years ago – a business relationship which persists to this day.

Dickinson added: “It’s certainly bittersweet for us – we have a long and illustrious history at Wellington Circus, neighbours to our client and business partners at the Nottingham Playhouse. But we’re looking forward to the next step in our history, where we can expand our business, our team and our partnerships in a new space designed around our needs.”