Brewin Dolphin closes Stoke-on-Trent operation

STOCKBROKER and wealth manager Brewin Dolphin has reorganised its office structure, leading to the closure of its Stoke-on-Trent base with seven staff moving to Manchester.

Its two other West Midlands operations – in Birmingham and Shrewsbury – remain unaffected.

Divisional director William Thomson, also head of the Manchester office, said: “2013 has proven to be a record breaking year for both us and our clients. We’ve successfully integrated the Manchester and Stoke office, added seven new members to our team and built an ideal platform to take advantage of an uplift in market conditions for 2014.”

The firm said that long-serving director Neil Harding would be retained as a consultant after his planned retirement in late 2015.

Thomson added: “We’re confident that our new sector focus, coupled with retention of great talent such as Neil, will ensure 2014 is an even better year.

“We’re all delighted that we’ll be able to continue working with him until 2020.”