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16/07/2014
L+M Appoint New Director Of Mixed-Use & Residential Projects
Former Senior Director for Project Management for Sweett Group, Colin Bartlett has been appointed as Director of mixed-use & residential projects at Leadership and Management Limited (L+M).
With over 30 years in the construction industry, both in the UK and mainland Europe, Mr Bartlett is described as a specialist in the leadership, management and delivery of complex mixed-use & residential developments. Since 2006 he was also Key Account Director for a major UK developer where he was responsible for the delivery of multiple large mixed-use & residential urban regeneration developments across the UK with construction values ranging from £20 - £125m incorporating residential, retail, commercial and leisure uses.
Commenting, Paul Daniels, Co-founder and Managing Director at L+M said: "We are delighted that Colin has joined us. With so much inward investment into the UK, particularly London, we have identified residential-led mixed-use projects as a key growth area for us. In Colin, we are bringing in exceptional expertise within this sector adding real value to our client’s developments. With the people we have recruited, L+M is fast becoming a leader in the market with capabilities that are reaching beyond those of our competitors."
L+M is a joint venture with James Caan and Faisal Butt’s venture capital firm Hamilton Bradshaw Real Estate (HBRE) and has been on a recruitment drive since the start of the year. The company is incentivising the brightest senior figures in the sector to join them with the award of equity in its new but fast growing business.
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With over 30 years in the construction industry, both in the UK and mainland Europe, Mr Bartlett is described as a specialist in the leadership, management and delivery of complex mixed-use & residential developments. Since 2006 he was also Key Account Director for a major UK developer where he was responsible for the delivery of multiple large mixed-use & residential urban regeneration developments across the UK with construction values ranging from £20 - £125m incorporating residential, retail, commercial and leisure uses.
Commenting, Paul Daniels, Co-founder and Managing Director at L+M said: "We are delighted that Colin has joined us. With so much inward investment into the UK, particularly London, we have identified residential-led mixed-use projects as a key growth area for us. In Colin, we are bringing in exceptional expertise within this sector adding real value to our client’s developments. With the people we have recruited, L+M is fast becoming a leader in the market with capabilities that are reaching beyond those of our competitors."
L+M is a joint venture with James Caan and Faisal Butt’s venture capital firm Hamilton Bradshaw Real Estate (HBRE) and has been on a recruitment drive since the start of the year. The company is incentivising the brightest senior figures in the sector to join them with the award of equity in its new but fast growing business.
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