Appointments: KPMG, Hobson & Porter, Linley & Simpson
KPMG has appointed Steve Blacker to its Leeds office, heading up its Innovation Reliefs and Incentives practice across the North, Scotland and the Midlands.
He joins a national Innovation Reliefs and Incentives group of 60, including a team in Leeds led by director Graham Steele.
KPMG associate partner Steve Blacker says: “Innovation is the watchword for so many Yorkshire enterprises and is incentivised by the government through its generous R&D tax reliefs and Patent Box scheme, which offer businesses of all sizes significant cash savings for investing in a huge variety of R&D related activities.
“Our investment in specialists with significant experience means KPMG has a lot of success in not only working with clients at the start of planning for their innovative activities but also in reviewing R&D claims prepared in-house or by other advisors and identifying areas of R&D activity and costs that have been overlooked, often leading to significant claim enhancements and greater cashback.”
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CONSTRUCTION firm Hobson & Porter has appointed Dan Dowling-Brown to lead the Hull-based company’s expansion into Lincolnshire.
Having worked in the construction industry since the age of 16, Dan Dowling-Brown has been recruited to develop Hobson & Porter’s rapidly growing portfolio,and manage the delivery of several on-going multi-million pound contracts in the region.
Hobson & Porter opened opened premises at Burton Waters to develop its presence in the region.
The firm is already working on a £17m regeneration scheme in Scunthorpe, the new £13m Riseholme College – the country’s first new-build agricultural college in half a century – and a £3.4m development for Dong Energy Power (UK) in Grimsby.
Managing director, Graham Beal said: “Since our Lincoln office expansion, we are consistently looking to secure new projects to the portfolio.
“Dan is highly qualified and experienced and his remit to manage existing contracts whilst forging new relationships means we are confident this success will continue and help us realise our aim of becoming the region’s leading construction firm.”
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SALES and letting agency Linley & Simpson has appointed David Waddington.
Based in the agency’s Ripon office, he will work alongside Greg Smallwood in jointly advising landowners and developers about maximising the potential for their plots and sites.
Mr Waddington’s was previously director of Crosby Homes for nearly ten years. During this time he was also a director of Berkeley Clarence Dock Company Limited with responsibility for the residential sales and marketing of the 1m sq ft Clarence Dock Development, Leeds.
He said: “I am delighted to join a team with a proven track record in taking schemes large and small from inception right through to a successful sale.
“With an interlinked network of 11 branches, we are ideally placed to offer the best advice on local market conditions and guide clients on every step of the journey from the planning process to the construction programme to the marketing campaign.”
