People on the move: Paul Crowley & Co; Eccleston Homes; Fortis Student Living; Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership

LIVERPOOL-based solicitors Paul Crowley & Co has bolstered its family law team with the appointment of matrimonial law specialist Jennifer Carr.

The firm, which has offices in the city centre, Anfield and West Derby, welcomed Carr to its now 10-strong family law team last week.

Specialising in private client divorce and matrimonial finances she brings a wealth of experience to the firm, having qualified as a solicitor in 2010.

Carr will be advising clients on matters including pension sharing orders, dividing business assets, and considering money in all bank accounts.
 
The appointment comes at a time of exciting growth for the firm, which also doubled its personal injury team earlier this year.

Carr said: “Joining Paul Crowley & Co is a fantastic opportunity in what is an exciting time for the firm. The firm has a strong history in Liverpool with 25 years’ experience in the industry and so I’m really looking forward to working with the team and helping to develop the business even further.

“I’m eager now to meet with new clients and start to build strong working relationships in my new role”.

Paul Crowley, senior partner, said: “Jennifer will certainly be a valuable asset to our family law department and I am certain that she will thrive in her new team as we continue to grow as a firm.

“As we look to the future we will continue to build on our success as we focus on strengthening all departments across the firm while maintaining a high level of client care for existing and perspective clients.”

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NORTH West housebuilder Eccleston Homes has bolstered its team with a senior promotion and new appointment as the business continues to expand its regional portfolio.

Paul Winstanley has been promoted to contracts manager to oversee all Eccleston Homes’ live developments, coordinating site managers and suppliers. He will report directly to Eccleston Homes’ board members and organise resources across the portfolio.

With over 26 years’ experience in housebuilding and construction, including working for former Elite Homes CEO and founder of Eccleston Homes, Kevin Marren, Winstanley brings a wealth of project management expertise from previous roles in Africa and the UK.

Marren said: “Paul is a key operational manager, assisting the business’s growth with hands on supervision of our construction and finance processes and ensuring our high customer and build standards do not falter.

“Paul’s promotion is a natural step in Eccleston Homes’ ongoing success to raise the bar of housebuilding in the region, we’re delighted to have his valuable experience on board.”
Alan Collier has also joined the business as site manager at Eccleston Homes, taking the full-time employed team to 19.
 
He will oversee the private-gated development, The Hamptons, at Wigan Road, Clayton-le-Woods, where works are ongoing to create 14 four and five bedroom detached homes. The development’s completion is due this year, with eight of the homes already sold or reserved off plan.

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FORTIS Student LIving, which provides luxury student accommodation at locations throughout the UK, has appointed Olivia Johnstone as student experience and engagement officer.

Johnstone joins from the University of Sheffield, where she spent five years in student support roles, and will be based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester.
 
Her new role will include looking after the welfare of students in the Fortis accommodation and helping to build a strong community.

She will also be organising bespoke events within the communal areas of the buildings, which include state-of-the-art facilities such as cinema rooms and communal lounges with pool tables and Sky TV.

Sarah Quinn, director of Fortis Lettings and Management, said: “Student accommodation has a major impact on students’ wellbeing and on their academic success.

“A high quality environment and a supportive community is important if they are to thrive at university, particularly those away from home for the first time and from overseas. By engaging students and providing dedicated support, Olivia will help to enhance their experience and lay the foundation for their future career.”

Fortis Student Living is a division of the Altrincham-based Fortis Property Group. It offers luxury student studios in Chester, Glasgow, Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sunderland and Sheffield.

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NEW Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership chief officer Jon Rouse has announced three new senior executives to join his team.

Richard Jones, Nicky O’Connor and Steve Wilson will join the senior management team of the partnership that is overseeing devolution and supporting Greater Manchester in taking charge of the £6bn health and social care budget.

All three will play critical leadership roles, working closely with partners to deliver the five-year vision to radically improve health outcomes in Greater Manchester.

Rouse said: “We now have the freedom and flexibility to focus on our place and our people, making our own decisions about some of the most important things in our life, not just health but education, skills, housing, planning and work.

“We have an ambitious transformation programme across GM, supported by a £450m investment fund and the £6bn budget we have taken charge of, but we must also make sure we concentrate on the current quality of services as well as the longer term

“We will work together across GM to make sure expertise, experience and efficiencies can be shared widely so that everyone here can benefit equally from the same high standards of care.”

Last week it was announced Greater Manchester is investing £36m to bring hospitals, social services and community healthcare closer together to improve services for patients.

Stockport and Salford are the first two localities to benefit from part of a £450m ‘Transformation Fund’ which was awarded to the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership to help the region achieve the fastest and greatest improvement to its health and wellbeing through the process of devolution.