Commercial Property Appointments: New estimator for Shouksmiths

A round-up of the commercial property appointments. 

BUILDING services engineers Shouksmiths has announced that it has appointed Philip Unwin as its new estimator in Sheffield.

Mr Unwin brings with him 33 years experience of the building services sector within the South Yorkshire area and will be providing an estimating service for the company’s clients.

Shouksmiths Sheffield has been making its mark on the region, working on a number of projects for PDR Construction, including the recent successful completion of the building services installation for a new apartment scheme at Upper Allen Street, Sheffield.

The division is also working for Watkin Jones Homes on an extensive apartment project at Edward Street in Sheffield, and for Harrisons on a multi-apartment project called Daisy Spring, again in Sheffield.

Keith Bradley, Sheffield divisional director said: “We are delighted to welcome Philip to Shouksmiths’ Sheffield Division and look forward to working with him to take the company forward. The success of our projects for decent homes and apartments has increased the demand for our services in this area, but we are also working hard to extend our penetration in other sectors including offices, warehouses and social housing.

“Philip’s skills and knowledge will greatly assist us in developing relationships with clients in these areas and I am confident that his appointment will be of great benefit to the company.”

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GLOBAL property adviser DTZ – which has a presence in Yorkshire – has announced the appointment of Paul Idzik as group chief executive officer.

Mr Idzik, will join the company and the board on November 3.

He was previously chief operating officer of Barclays from 2004 to 2008.

Previously, he held the chief operating officer role for Barclays Capital.

Prior to the roles at Barclays, Mr Idzik was a partner at Booz, Allen & Hamilton, now Booz & Co.

The appointment follows DTZ’s announcement in June 2008 that Mark Struckett, who has been DTZ’s chief executive officer since 1994, had decided to step down from the board.

He will remain with DTZ in an advisory capacity.

Tim Melville-Ross, DTZ chairman, said: “Paul’s proven track record of running a significant international business will be invaluable as we continue to grow and diversify DTZ. In particular, his experience of developing people and building teams to meet evolving client requirements across the global markets and his client-facing ethic is ideally suited to our business strategy. We will also undoubtedly benefit greatly from his insight into the financial markets during these challenging times.

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LEEDS property consultancy CB Richard Ellis has strengthened its regeneration team with a new senior surveyor.

Victoria Baker-Sinclair will be responsible for providing strategic development and property advice to a wide range of public and private sector clients.

The regeneration team at CB Richard Ellis provides its customers with the latest trends in the property market and produces commercially robust delivery strategies to ensure that projects are delivered on budget and on time.

Ms Baker-Sinclair began her career as a surveyor with Knight Frank and worked in their Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle and Leeds offices specialising in development appraisal and valuation advice.

She said: “This role at CB Richard Ellis is a great opportunity for me. I’ve acquired a strong working knowledge of the residential, land and development markets and developed a thorough appreciation of the challenges and opportunities which developers and public sector bodies need to overcome. I’m now looking forward to helping clients deliver high quality, sustainable development projects across Yorkshire, the North East and Lincolnshire”