People: Allsop; Deloitte; Talasey; and more
Allsop, a UK property consultancy, has appointed Richard Brooke as a partner from Cushman & Wakefield to lead its commercial investment activity in the north of England.
He will be based in the firm’s growing Leeds office and report to Jeremy Hodgson, head of Allsop’s national investment team.
Before joining Allsop, Brooke led Cushman & Wakefield’s Yorkshire and North East investment team, covering a range of commercial property sectors and advising a range of clients including Abrdn, Hines, Europa Capital and Leeds City Council.
Recent career highlights include having advised London & Scottish Property Investment Management on the off-market acquisition of three office buildings in Yorkshire for a combined value of approximately £26m; facilitated the sale of a prime multi-let industrial scheme for £29.3m on behalf of Leeds City Council; and transacted the acquisition of a 200,000 sq ft distribution facility in Wakefield for approximately £20m on behalf of Hines.
At Allsop, he will be focusing on a mix of asset classes, including office, logistics, mixed-use and assets with potential for a change of use, while working with Allsop’s specialist residential transactional and living markets department.
His appointment marks the latest milestone for the firm’s expanding Leeds office, which has recently seen two additions to its residential transactional team with the appointments of Jack Robson and Brad Harris, as well as the hiring of Brett Harrison to provide commercial valuations advisory services from Leeds.
Brooke said: “I couldn’t resist the opportunity to become a part of Allsop’s growth story, both in Leeds and on a national level, at a time when much of the industry is continuing to find its feet.
“The firm is well known for being one of the most prolific dealmakers in the country, and I look forward to working alongside colleagues to provide advice that ensures our clients secure the very best deals possible in a market that is constantly shifting.”
Jeremy Hodgson, partner at Allsop, added: “Richard is one of the most respected commercial property brokers in the north of England for very good reason.
“His appointment to our Leeds office will complement our existing national investment expertise, primarily based out of London, and ensure that we have the national coverage that our clients increasingly seek.
“As our Leeds office continues to grow, bringing in new talent across commercial and residential transactional and advisory services, we are constantly seeking to further improve how we deliver on behalf of our clients amid a challenging economic environment.”
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Deloitte has promoted five people to partner and 13 people to director in its Leeds office, where a total of 178 people have been promoted across all grades and businesses.
Julie Campbell, Matt Clarke and Toby Jacklin have been promoted to partner in Tax & Legal, Louise Gill in Audit & Assurance and Andrew Ward in Financial Advisory.
Campbell started at Deloitte in 2011 and initially worked in business tax before moving her focus to M&A tax. She has grown the M&A tax practice to a 20-strong team in Yorkshire and the North East, serving clients both locally and nationally.
Clarke joined Deloitte as a graduate in Leeds in 2003 and has spent most of his 20-year career focusing on providing corporate tax advice to financial services clients, both in the region and nationally.
He now specialises in and leads the firm’s Fintech, Payments and Future Money team across the UK tax practice.
Jacklin has been with the firm for 15 years and is a tax advisor to businesses in the infrastructure and real estate sectors.
Gill joined Deloitte in 2008, has over 24 years’ experience in securitisation and helps lead the firm’s structured finance team.
Ward works in M&A Transaction Services leading the firm’s UK consumer products and retail mid-market proposition. He has 12 years M&A due diligence experience, and six years of corporate experience with an FMCG food manufacturer.
The 12 people promoted to director are Jonathan Anderson, Christina Gaidukevitch, Laura Guyatt, Anna Richens and Andrew Roberts in Tax & Legal, Helen Dunmore, David Hendry and Craig Keeton in Financial Advisory, George Williams and John Standish in Audit & Assurance and Nick Brown, Tom Markham and Anthony Tullock in Consulting.
Anil Gupta, office senior partner at Deloitte in Leeds, said: “I’d like to congratulate all our people who have been promoted this year.
“It’s great to see 17 senior promotions and 178 promotions in total in the Leeds office. I’m immensely proud of the team and these promotions are testament to everyone’s hard work.
“The promotions span all our businesses and demonstrate the depth and breadth of expertise in our Yorkshire practice.”
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Talasey – an independent supplier of landscaping solutions – has made three appointments to bolster its senior management team as part of ambitious growth plans.
The Scunthorpe-based company, which has brands including Natural Paving, Vitripiazza, Pavetuf, Luxigraze and Piranha, has appointed a director of strategy & proposition, marketing director and national sales manager.
Sam Hanks, a well-known figure in the construction industry, has joined the company in the newly created role of director of strategy & proposition with a remit to conduct a root-and-branch review of the business in order to identify how it can maximise existing opportunities and explore new ways in which it can grow and expand.
Hanks, who was recently named in the Builders Merchants Federation’s (BMF) top 100 most influential suppliers and is also a trustee of construction charity Band of Builders, said she has charted Talasey’s growth over recent years and the time was right to join the team.
She added: “Talasey continues to go from strength-to-strength, but there is so much more that it can achieve, and I’m excited by the prospect of taking the business on a journey of growth and expansion.
“I’m passionate about developing people and teams and this will be the key that helps to unlock Talasey’s ability to go to the next level of growth.”
Rebecca Hughes, who was also named in the same BMF top 100, has re-joined the company as marketing director.
She kept close links with the company when she was in senior marketing roles in the roofing and perimeter security industries and was lured back to lead the marketing drive to grow the business.
She said: “I was proud to be part of the team that oversaw the brand transition of the company to Talasey – that created a strong platform from which the company has grown significantly.
“The prospect of the next phase of growth is a really exciting challenge for our marketing team and one that we are already starting to deliver on.”
Completing the trio is Peter O’Loughlin who joins as national sales manager.
He brings more than a decade of experience in sales of landscaping and building products to both independent and national builders’ merchant chains.
He will head Talasey’s external sales function and will manage its teams of Area Sales Managers and Merchant Support Managers.
O’Loughlin said: “I’ve long been an admirer of Talasey – as their reputation for quality, ethically sourced landscaping products is well known within the industry – so I jumped at the chance to join them.
“The new appointments show that Talasey means business, and I’m looking forward to playing a pivotal role in its growth.”
The appointments closely follow the business’s move to bigger premises in Scunthorpe.
It acquired the four-acre site in 2021 and spent six months renovating it ahead of staff moving into the new head office.
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A residential care home in Hull has recruited a senior clinical nurse to lead its specialist nursing unit.
Raleigh Court, owned and managed by not-for-profit organisation HICA Group, has appointed Becky Evans to lead the provision of nursing services across the home and manage a team of nursing staff.
During her 13-year career in nursing, Evans has worked within accident and emergency units and has helped to set up an acute elderly assessment centre.
At Raleigh Court, she will provide leadership and support to all clinical care employees, championing high quality delivery of safe and effective nursing care.
She will develop strategies for continual improvement of nursing services and monitor the delivery of care to all residents.
A key aspect of her role is to provide training and development for nursing staff and ensure all care is effective and person-centred.
Tom Armstrong, manager at Raleigh Court, said: “Becky has the expertise and experience needed to deliver first rate nursing care services to our residents and will work alongside the senior leadership team at Raleigh Court to create and implement effective care strategies that continue to improve our excellent delivery of care.
“Providing person-centred, exemplary care that improves the quality of life for our residents is our utmost priority and we’re confident Becky will enhance our care services and ensure we’re continually striving for and delivering an exceptional level of care and support.”
Evans said: “I’m very excited to join HICA Group, it’s a wonderful organisation with a great reputation.
“I have always been highly passionate about the delivery of high-quality nursing care and I’m looking forward to leading on nursing care provision at the home and supporting the team in delivering excellence in care.”
