People: Vistry; Persimmon Homes; iconsys
National housebuilder Vistry has welcomed Andy Peters to head up its growing South West Midlands regional business.
Peters joins Vistry bringing a wealth of experience in the house building sector, holding MD positions at Wain Group, Persimmon, Berkeley and Barratt over the past 18 years. He brings a great knowledge of the regional geography of the area as well as having a string of relationships with many of Vistry’s Partners and supply chain.
James Warrington, executive chair at Vistry Group said: “I am delighted to welcome Andy to the Vistry family and our leading partnerships business. He will be bringing his wealth of experience to one of Vistry’s leading regions with a superb team and exciting developments both in the pipeline and under construction providing thousands of mixed-tenure homes for the region.”
Andy Peters, managing director for Vistry South West Midlands said: “I’m pleased to join Vistry and I’m looking forward to working with a great internal team at Vistry South West Midlands and the wider Group as well as our network of Partners. With housing high on the current governments’ agenda, it’s a great time for us to drive the business forward and capitalise on the strengths and successes in the Region.”
Peters will be steering the South West Midlands team as it builds thousands of high-quality, mixed-tenure homes across the region including the region’s five largest schemes which will provide:
- 855 homes at Eastern Green in Coventry
- 640 homes at Stoneleigh View in Kenilworth
- 600 homes at Lea Castle in Warwickshire
- 550 homes in Kerseley, Coventry
- 259 homes at Windmill View in Upper Lighthorne, near Leamington Spa
Peters will partner with numerous housing associations, local authorities and PRS providers on these projects which include Citizen, GreenSquareAccord, Homes England, Legal & General’s Suburban Build-to-Rent platform (‘LGSBTR’), Milverton Homes Platform Housing, Rooftop Housing, Solihull Council, Warwick District Council and Wrekin Housing Group.
Persimmon Homes South Midlands has strengthened its team with the promotion of a contracts manager to a construction manager.
Nathan Cox has been with Persimmon since 2017, joining as a trainee site manager in the company’s South Midlands team, located in Studley.
In his new role, Cox will provide construction management to all sites in the region, overseeing the progress of construction work, supervising site managers and leading on snagging, while ensuring quality and health and safety standards are met.
Nathan Cox
He said: “I’m thrilled to have been promoted to Construction Manager, we have a strong team here at South Midlands and this position is something I am incredibly proud of and for my hard work to have been recognised in this way. I’m looking forward to seeing where my next role takes me over the coming months and years.
“Starting out with Persimmon as a trainee myself, I am very grateful for the team at Persimmon who have shown me support and encouragement throughout my career journey thus far, and I look forward to supporting others in the same way.”
Jak Harper, construction director at Persimmon Homes South Midlands said: “We’re delighted to have promoted Nathan to Construction Manager. His skills and experience have been a real asset to Persimmon for years now and with his promotion, this will only continue to be the case.
“Providing homes and infrastructure of outstanding quality is integral to what we do at Persimmon, and having Nathan’s support will help to strengthen that – ensuring that we continue to deliver the highest standards for customers, communities and stakeholders
A UK-based control and automation company has appointed Leandro Gasparini as its new director of services.
Gasparini will be responsible for improving customer experience and growing Telford-based iconsys lifecycle services, focusing on key areas like safety, cybersecurity, sustainability and digital services.
He has over 20 years of experience in industrial automation and will lead a team of engineers, as well as expand the company’s consultancy services.
Nick Darrall and Leandro Gasparini
He will also contribute to the company’s project-based work and its focus on technology integration, enhancing productivity and operational efficiency for clients.
Gasparini said: “This is an ideal time to be joining iconsys, as we look to extend our ability to support hundreds of existing customers and new ones keen to get specialist support in these critical areas. Being ‘technology independent’ is a fantastic differentiator for us and means we can always develop and deliver optimal automation solutions to our customers.”
“As Director of Services, we must define a clear roadmap for accessing our lifecycle and consultancy services; this will initially be looking to provide consultative expertise in safety, cybersecurity, sustainability and energy management and digital services.”
Nick Darrall, managing director of iconsys said: “Hiring someone of Leandro’s industrial experience is a major win for us. His expertise will allow us to enhance our lifecycle support offerings, from consultation to technology integration and long-term support.”
“We will initially focus on functional safety, cybersecurity, sustainability/energy management, and digital services as part of our high-value consultancy, but we’ll expand these areas as new opportunities arise.”
