Appointments: Eddisons, Beal Homes, Morgan Tucker

PROPERTY consultancy Eddisons has promoted Rob Limbert to director level.

Mr Limbert has worked at Eddisons since 2004 and will now lead the northern operations of the firm’s 12-strong property auctions team.

The division organises 20 auctions a year in Leeds, Manchester and London.

Mr Limbert said: “At Eddisons we’re seeing a marked increase in the number of quality properties, both residential and commercial, that we are being appointed to sell at auction, particularly as the economy picks up speed again.

“In 2014 alone, over 800 lots were included in our catalogues, over £57m of property was sold with us through our auctions and we achieved an average success rate of 75 per cent for our clients.

“It’s an exciting time for the firm and we believe there is huge potential in the market as auction becomes the sales option of choice for increasing numbers of vendors.”

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BEAL HOMES has taken on apprentices Nathan Bray, Leonie Heron and Henry Faulding to contribute to the numbers of young people training for a career in the house building industry.

Mr Bray, from Thorngumbald, is to learn the joinery trade. Ms Heron, from Hessle, has been recruited to train in office administration skills and Mr Faulding, from Barrow upon Humber, has joined as apprentice sales executive.

All three have been studying at Hull College and will continue to attend the college for one day a week and work alongside qualified and experienced colleagues at Beal Homes for the remainder of the week.

“We are delighted to welcome Nathan, Leonie and Henry on board,” said Beal’s construction director John Goodfellow. “Beal Homes is committed to encouraging talented young people to join the housing building industry and to training them into the high quality, skilled team players of the future who will go on to help Beal to continue to build homes to the high standards we set for years to come.”

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CONSULTING engineering firm Morgan Tucker hired former Network Rail executive, Paul Barlow as chief operating officer.

He joins the firm after working on Network Rail’s flagship Crossrail, Reading and Electrification projects.

Prior to Network Rail Paul held a number of senior positions within Balfour Beatty.

Morgan Tucker was established in 2005 by founder and MD Matthew Tucker to provide specialist highway, transport and infrastructure engineering design services to clients in both the public and private sectors.

Mr Tucker said: “We are thrilled to have someone of Paul’s calibre joining the team here.

“He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience which has seen him work for some of the largest firms in the UK.

“He is a highly experienced finance professional with an excellent reputation and his experience in driving change and growth in business will play a key role in the future of Morgan Tucker.”