People: Lanyon Bowdler; Cemex
A Shropshire law firm has strengthened its commercial property team with the addition of two new solicitors.
David Ramsbottom and Hannah Johnson have both joined Lanyon Bowdler’s Shrewsbury office and are already assisting clients with a variety of agricultural and commercial property matters.
Ramsbottom, who relocated from Bristol to move to Shrewsbury, specialises in the sale and purchase of agricultural land and commercial premises, agricultural tenancies, commercial leases and secured lending.
Ramsbottom’s clients have included a range of landed estates, banks, charities and religious institutions as well as developers and public bodies.
He said: “My wife grew up in Shrewsbury, so we knew it would be a great place to live and work. I am excited to work somewhere that forms part of the Shropshire landscape and has done so for an awfully long time. The connection to the local community is integral to Lanyon Bowdler’s ethos and identity, and that is part of what attracted me to the firm.”
Fellow new arrival, Hannah Johnson, is experienced in a range of legal services, including commercial property leases, property refinance, and the acquisition or sale of land for development.
Johnson said the commercial property market in Shropshire was remaining busy despite challenging economic conditions for businesses.
She said: “We have really had to hit the ground running with the department in high demand, assisting businesses and landlords with everything from lease renewals to land purchases. I am really pleased to have joined such a successful law firm, and I look forward to helping a growing number of clients over the coming months and years.”
Coventry-based Cemex has announced that Mark Grimshaw-Smith, rail and sea manager in the company’s supply chain team, has been appointed as one of four new non-executive directors to the Board of Logistics UK.
Mark Grimshaw-Smith
Grimshaw-Smith brings over 40 years of experience in construction materials, supply chain and logistics, covering all modes of transport.
Throughout his career at Cemex, he has championed the modal shift to rail, sea and inland waterway to create greater efficiencies, customer satisfaction and more sustainable methods of transport in support of Cemex’s wider sustainability objectives; as it aims to become a carbon net zero business by 2050 as part of its global Future in Action programme.
Phil Roe, the organisation’s President said: “Our new non-executive directors join Logistics UK at a key time for our sector. With roles covering all modes of transport, as well as business change and digital transformation, they will complement the skills already in place on the board to ensure we are best placed to serve the needs of our members, and the industry as a whole, as it grows and develops. I am looking forward to the challenges and insight that they will bring to our thinking.”
Grimshaw-Smith said: “I’m delighted to take up this position and to be able to use the valuable experiences I have gained from working across different modes of transport to help the UK’s logistics sector continue to grow and develop. The logistics sector in the UK plays a vital role in helping to facilitate economic growth through the movement of vital materials and provision of essential services.”
