People: Law firm makes key partner hire; Property firm welcomes building surveyor; and more
The Birmingham office of Gateley has appointed partner Belinda Laurance to its residential development team.
Laurance joins Gateley from Shakespeare Martineau, where she worked as a partner for seven years, specialising in residential development and regeneration, acting for large housebuilders, local authorities and landowners.
She said: “I hope to stay here for many years to come and continue to grow and build on the success of the residential development team.”
Partner and national head of residential development, Callum Nuttall, added: “We’re pleased to welcome Belinda. Her knowledge and expertise of residential development will add further strength to our client offering.
“The residential team within the business has more than doubled since Gateley’s acquisition of GCL Solicitors last year and I’m proud to say that we act for the top ten housebuilders nationally.”
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Surveying and property management firm Scanlans has strengthened its West Midlands operations with the appointment of Nick Bird as a building surveyor.
Bird has more than 12 years’ experience and has joined Scanlans from Arkhi Architects, based in Congleton, Cheshire.
His arrival at Scanlans’ Birmingham office marks his return to the West Midlands. He previously worked at B&M Babbage & Co based in Walsall and Cunningham Lindsey in Wolverhampton.
Scanlans partner Neil Inman, who heads the firm’s Birmingham office, said: “I am delighted Nick has joined Scanlans. With over a decade of experience in building surveying, his knowledge and client-focused approach will add strength and depth to our growing team.”
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Woodrow Mercer has bolstered its Birmingham-based technology team with the appointment of recruiter Alex Robbins.
The agency, set up by managing director, Dan Ostrowski, was founded in 2012 and also has offices in London, Leeds and Nottingham.
Ostrowski said: “We have been looking to enhance our technology set up in Birmingham for some time and to have a man with Alex’s experience on-board is a real statement of intent.
“Our aim is to disrupt the status quo in the technology market with our alternative approach to recruiting. This hire will enable us to do precisely that. I have known Alex for a number of years and I was attracted to the strategic qualities that he offers. He will be able to provide an excellent and technically-advanced service alongside our current operation.”
Robbins, whose recruitment career to-date has been split between Birmingham agencies Computer Futures and most recently, Harvey Nash, joins Woodrow Mercer as an associate director.
