Property people: Eddisons and FHP

Property group Eddisons has made new hires and a senior promotion in its Leeds valuation team following a record year of turnover growth for the division.

Jack Hutchinson, who joined the firm on Eddisons’ graduate programme in 2014, has been promoted to director.

He has a widespread network across the Yorkshire professional services sector and strong expertise working for high street lenders and challenger banks in the region.

The valuation team has had its best year on record and has expanded with the arrival of chartered surveyor Nick Verity, who joined Eddisons last year.

The team is also welcoming back Rowan Manning as a graduate surveyor. Manning spent a year with Eddisons as a placement student in 2021 before completing his degree with first class honours from Nottingham Trent University.

Catherine Chapman has recently come on board as the latest placement student from Sheffield Hallam University.

This marks the fifth consecutive year that Eddisons has run its placement programme with both Sheffield Hallam and Nottingham Trent universities.

Eddisons regional director Edward Hine, who heads the Leeds valuation team, said: “Our team has had an exceptional year following the pandemic and continues to go from strength to strength.

“We have enhanced our bank panel coverage and strengthened our existing client relationships.

“This has been supported by wider growth in our valuation business across the north, with senior recruits and promotions in both our Newcastle and Manchester teams.

“We’re immensely proud of our team who always strive to maintain the highest levels of professional service and provide sound advice to our lending clients.”

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Yorkshire building services and engineering consultants, FHP, has made a senior appointment as it continues to invest in skills and technical expertise as part of planned strategic growth.

Paul Arnold has been made a senior sustainability engineer based at the Leeds office and will be involved in FHP’s expanding range of commercial work for national, workspace, retail, leisure, healthcare, residential and infrastructure, real estate and development clients.

Providing mechanical, electrical and public health building services design including zero carbon, sustainability, operational carbon and ESG studies, he will also support the senior leadership team in project management and new business development work.

Currently employing 52 people across its offices and targeting £3.5m in turnover in 2022, the firm is continuing to recruit skilled people for a number of key roles to support current and future work and the expansion of operations.

Director James Taylor said FHP is meeting strong demand for building services and engineering expertise.

He said: “We are investing in the skills and talent to support growth while extending the scope of our capabilities. We continue to see demand from the building and construction sector for high quality technical expertise and resources.

“So, I’m happy to welcome Paul and look forward to working closely with him over the coming months.”