Joining the firm\u2019s competitive training programme are Holly Tyson, Reece Jones, Richard Phillips, and <\/span>Rizyar Sirwan-Mahmood. Each trainee will gain valuable qualifying work experience across four six- <\/span>month seats, developing practical legal skills and insight across Lodders\u2019 key practice areas.<\/span><\/p>\n Tyson joins Lodders\u2019 Residential Development & Strategic Land team, part of the firm\u2019s Real <\/span>Estate group based in Stratford, where she will work with strategic land specialist James Leighfield.<\/span><\/p>\n Jones begins his training in the Business Property team, also in the Real Estate group, <\/span>working with Lodders\u2019 partner Alastair Frew and solicitor Olivia Beeton.<\/span><\/p>\n Phillips and Sirwan-Mahmood both join Lodders\u2019 Private Client team, working <\/span>alongside partners Louise Igoe and Sharon Crosby in Stratford.<\/span><\/p>\n Louise Brookes, learning and development manager at Lodders, says: \u201cThis year\u2019s trainee <\/span>programme attracted a highly competitive pool of applicants. Building on the success of last year\u2019s <\/span>cohort – now in their third seats and gaining broad experience across the firm – our new trainees are <\/span>set to benefit from a similarly rich and diverse development journey. Each trainee also brings valuable <\/span>in-house experience, which is a real asset to our teams and clients from day one.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>Paul Mourton, Lodders\u2019 managing partner, adds: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted to welcome our new trainees to <\/span>Lodders. Each of them has shown exceptional skill and talent throughout what was an incredibly <\/span>competitive application process. These new appointments are a testament to the firm\u2019s continued <\/span>growth and strong reputation in the regions in which we operate. Investing in new talent is central to <\/span>our long-term vision, and we remain committed to supporting the future leaders of the legal profession <\/span>through our comprehensive training programme.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n :::<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lewis Lewis takes over from Micheal Lyons who has moved to a cluster general manager role within Castlebridge Hospitality. <\/span><\/p>\n Lewis has held leadership roles with IHG, Marriott, Hilton, Radisson Hotel Group, Jumeirah and Macdonald Hotels.<\/span><\/p>\n Most recently, Lewis served as deputy resort general manager on a landmark conversion in Spain\u2019s Valencia region, steering the transformation of the former 5* Grand Luxor Resort into a dual<\/span>\u2011<\/span>branded Four Points by Sheraton luxury hotel and villas under the Marriott International brand.<\/span><\/p>\n Hotel Indigo Coventry opened in January 2024 after the completion of a multimillion-pound project. The hotel, which has 101 bedrooms, also features \u2018Cogs Bar and Kitchen\u2019 which celebrates the growers\u2019 and producers in Warwickshire and the British Isles. <\/span><\/p>\n Lewis said: \u201cIt is extremely exciting to join Hotel Indigo Coventry and to work for such a fantastic brand. I want to continue making Hotel Indigo Coventry the best place to stay, drink, eat and relax in this amazing, vibrant city.”<\/span><\/p>\n :::<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kevan Kane – who has more than 43 years of sub-contractor manufacturing experience <\/span>\u2013 has been appointed as business development manager at Lawton Engineering.<\/span><\/p>\n His appointment comes two years after specialist manufacturer and supplier, Wardtec, was acquired by copper tube and fittings supplier Lawton Tubes – which has an annual turnover of more than <\/span>\u00a3230m and exports to 40-plus countries <\/span>\u2013 and was integrated into the Lawton Tubes group\u2019s precision engineering division, Lawton Engineering.<\/span><\/p>\n The engineering side of Lawton Tubes has two bases in Redditch and Poole, in addition to Lawton Tubes\u2019 HQ and manufacturing facility in Coventry \u2013 with an additional <\/span>\u00a320m facility set to be built next to Lawton Tubes\u2019 existing Coventry base in 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n Lawton Tubes was formed in 1918 and has grown into a global business and employs 150 staff.<\/span><\/p>\n Kane said: \u201cThis is an exciting opportunity to help one of the world\u2019s leading suppliers of copper tube and fittings grow its precision engineering arm across a range of sectors.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe are set up not just to be a subcontract provider, but a solutions provider for copper-based infrastructure <\/span>\u2013 whether that is in medical, plumbing and heating, air conditioning and refrigeration, or general industry.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe are already helping a medical customer to overcome a supply chain issue relating to the infrastructure needed to supply oxygen and anaesthetic to patients \u2013 all by our ability to braze, clean and test our parts to meet the highest standards possible to avoid contamination.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe customer has gone from needing to source different parts of their pipe infrastructure from several providers to channelling all of their needs via Lawton Engineering \u2013 and this is the long-term blueprint we are aiming to achieve.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lodders has appointed four trainee solicitors. Joining the firm\u2019s competitive training programme are Holly Tyson, Reece Jones, Richard Phillips, and Rizyar Sirwan-Mahmood. Each trainee will…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":2102837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,8,127684],"coauthors":[160],"class_list":["post-2102835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-people","category-recruitment","tag-coventry-and-warwickshire","tag-featured-story","tag-greater-birmingham"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/sep_25\/Lewis-Lewis-photo-min-200x300.jpg\")
Hotel Indigo Coventry has appointed a new hotel manager.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/sep_25\/Kevan-Kane-225x300.jpg\")
A precision engineering firm has appointed an industry veteran to help drive its growth.<\/span><\/p>\n