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BRITANNIA Developments, the Leeds-based house builder, is looking ahead to a new stage of expansion with the appointment of David Firth as managing director.
Mr Firth joined Britannia in 1987 and was previously financial director.
Britannia is currently building at seven locations across the region and has acquired land for the launch of more new developments later this year.
“Although Britannia is now a major regional developer, the company has kept strong links to its family roots with a management team that has been an integral part of the operation for many years,” said Mr Firth.
“Those links have enabled Britannia to maintain a more personalised, quality-led approach which stays true to the company’s original strengths and values.”
Since the company’s foundation in 1980, Britannia has built throughout Yorkshire and completed more than 5,000 units in total.
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THE land and development arm of Dacres Commercial has hired Sophie Smyth as an associate.
Ms Smyth is a fully qualified chartered surveyor with specialist experience in property finance and healthcare property.
She will be based at the firm’s head office in Ilkley and will work with Jonathan Isles, the firm’s managing director and head of the land and development division.
He said: “The last quarter has been very busy here at Dacres and Sophie will be working with the team acquiring, selling and advising on of a variety of residential and commercial development sites across Yorkshire and the North of England.”
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KEITH Shivers is the new regional director of VINCI Construction UK.
Based at the Sheffield office, he will take on responsibility for all VINCI Construction UK building activities in Yorkshire.
VINCI Construction UK has several construction projects currently on site in the region, including nine Building Schools for the Future (BSF) projects in Sheffield with a combined project value of £170m.
A further four BSF schemes worth £62m are due to start on site this year.
Mr Shivers said: “I am delighted to have joined a company so clearly focused on the opportunities that Yorkshire and the region can offer.
“There is already a very talented and experienced team in place within the region and I am looking forward to working with them to drive growth and development on both a regional and national basis.”
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EYE, the pioneering development and asset management firm that delivers complex regeneration projects, has appointed Jean Dent.
Ms Dent recently retired from her post of city development director of Leeds City Council.
During her career she has been involved in a number of regeneration, infrastructure and cultural schemes that have helped transform the city centre and she recently received an OBE for her services to Leeds.
She joins Eye as an associate director and brings particular expertise in helping developers to unlock stalled projects and local authorities to realise the full value from their assets.
Recent projects she has helped get off the ground include Land Securities’ shopping centre development Trinity Leeds and the award winning Granary Wharf development by Isis Waterside Regeneration.
