People: Associate Solicitor appointed; New Director of Practice at veterinary firm; Events Executive recruited; and more

Expanding Huddersfield-based law firm, Ridley and Hall, is growing its specialist private client team with the appointment of Deborah Kaye as an Associate Solicitor.

With 20 years’ experience dealing with private client matters, Kaye has spent the majority of her career working at Ramsdens Solicitors and is well known in the Holme Valley having spent 14 years working from the firm’s Holmfirth branch office. She joins from LCF Law in Bradford where she spent the last four years.

She has practiced in all areas of private client work including both pre and post-death matters such as Wills, Powers of Attorney, Inheritance tax planning, advising the elderly, trusts and probate.

Emma Pearmaine, Managing Director at Ridley and Hall, said: “Having established a name for ourselves as experts in private client work, including being shortlisted in 2018 for a national and international industry award with Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP), we are undergoing a period of sustained growth, largely as a result of client recommendation.

“With her solid track record in private client law, Deborah will further strengthen the Huddersfield team, enabling us to continue to provide high level technical expertise together with the high standards of client care for which we are renowned.”

Kaye said: “As soon as I met Emma and the private client team, I was in no doubt that Ridley and Hall was a place where I could see myself working – human and caring with a great staff ethos and a strong professional reputation.

“The firm’s culture is a really good fit with my own values. It’s great to be working with the local community again back in Huddersfield, re-engaging with contacts as well as having the opportunity to meet and form new ones.”

With offices in Huddersfield, Leeds and Pontefract, Ridley and Hall has a 71-strong team.

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Veterinary services company CVS said Ben Jacklin has been appointed to the role of Director of Practice Operations.

Jacklin has more recently held the role of Small Animal Division Operations Director and previously that of Equine Director.

As an RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Surgery he joined CVS originally as Clinical Director at Oaklands Equine Hospital in North Yorkshire, and has continued to perform clinical work at the hospital throughout, and will continue to do so in his new role.

The Director of Practice Operations role is responsible for all areas of the veterinary practice division within CVS, including clinical standards, people leadership, and commercial performance.

Simon Innes, CVS Group CEO, said: “The veterinary practices division is the heart of our business and comprises more than 85% of the company across the UK, Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands.

“Ben has overseen a real focus on clinical care over the last few years, as well as a key focus on our people in practice, and I know he will continue to do the same in his new role.”

Jacklin said: “I am delighted to have been given the opportunity to lead the outstanding teams in all our veterinary practices. It has been a privilege to do so in my role in the Small Animal Division, and I look forward enormously to doing the same with wider scope.

“As in my previous role, I am committed to putting clinical work at the centre of everything we do, and to creating a rewarding, motivational, and enjoyable environment for all our colleagues.

“It is no easy task, but I want to create a future where CVS is known across the profession as a place where we do exceptional clinical work, and a company renowned as a great place to work.

“I am aware of the challenge ahead, but we have made enormous progress in the last 18 months. Delivering this future for our people and our patients will be my complete focus in my new role.”

Charlotte Pugh has been appointed to the role of Small Animal Director, previously held by Jacklin, having been a Commercial and Hub Operations Director in the small animal division since 2017.

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Events agency, The Secret Event Service has boosted its team with a new appointment. Natalia Bate has joined the team as an Events Executive and has already hit the ground running in her first week by helping to deliver an event at Burberry’s Leeds office for Smart Works Leeds.

She said: “I am so thrilled to have joined the team at The Secret Event Service and I’m looking forward to putting into practice everything I have learnt about events over the course of the last few years of studying.”

Bate joins the team to support and nurture the growing client base at The Secret Event Service and will work on running both internal events, such as the upcoming Event Marketing Meet Up, as well as client events.

Kate Hutchinson, Managing Director of the firm, said: “Natalia has already proven to be an asset to the company, and I’m thrilled that she is enjoying being part of Team SES!

“With Natalia joining us I’m looking forward to being able to help more clients in running successful events in the future.”

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Leeds-based drainage and civil engineering company, Jet Aire Services, has appointed Lindsey Marie as Environment Health and Safety Manager to oversee compliance and quality at projects across the UK.

A Specialist Member of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management, she brings a wealth of experience gained through various senior management roles with companies in the construction and utilities industries, including Anglian Water, Claret Civil Engineering and BUUK Infrastructure.

She has a proven track record in developing policies, maintaining best practice and promoting a positive safety culture throughout large organisations.

Jet Aire Services Managing Director, Charlie Kirk, said: “We are delighted to welcome Lindsey to the Jet Aire management team. Drainage and civil engineering are two industries which demand the highest standards in Health, Safety, Environment and Quality, not only as a duty of care for employees, but also to demonstrate your credentials as a contractor.

“The nature of our work involves a much higher percentage of risk than most and our ability to manage that risk is fundamental to our ability to secure business.

“Lindsey offers comprehensive expertise in practice and procedures, from programme planning and audits to training and supplier management. She will play a crucial leadership role to ensure the company maintains industry-leading standards of compliance throughout our programme of work in drainage maintenance, highways maintenance and civil engineering.”

Jet Aire Services provides a range of professional drainage solutions including CCTV surveys, high-pressure water jetting, drain/sewer cleansing and clearance, tankering, waste disposal, CIPP patching/lining, UV lining, infiltration sealing, robotic cutting, root cutting and epoxy spray Ultracoating.

The company also provides highways adoption, surfacing, block paving, fencing and other civil engineering works on behalf of housebuilders, highways operators and local authorities.