BBP Strengthens its NW Presence
Mike Appleton has joined forces with BBP Regeneration. Operating from a Manchester base Mike will bring a wealth of experience delivering major regeneration projects and programmes gained from high profile positions in both the public and private sectors.
The move forms part of BBP's plans to expand its property development and regeneration consultancy and for the first time, provide a base in the North West. Previously Mike had set up and managed Cibitas Investments, a major force in the regeneration business with shareholders ING Real Estate and Stanhope PLC, and CP Holdings. Prior to that, from 2000-2003, Mike held the post of Director of Regeneration, Planning and Greenwich at English Partnerships, and was responsible for a range of regeneration initiatives including the provision of major infrastructure to facilitate the growth of New Towns, the Millennium Village initiative and Urban Regeneration Companies. He also led the Government's negotiations for the sale of the Millennium Dome and Greenwich Peninsula. Between 1997-2000, Mike held the post of Corporate Director at Amec Developments Ltd and between 1993-1996, he was the Managing Director (Developments) at English Partnerships.
BBP Expands its Range of Housing Related Services
BBP is pleased to announce a strategic alliance with the Housing & Regeneration Consultancy Graham Maunders Associates Ltd. Graham Maunders, the former Chief Executive of eb4u, the highly successful Brighton New Deal for Communities (NDC) programme, has considerable experience in housing management, stock transfer and neighbourhood renewal projects.
Stephen Pritchard, Director of BBP, commented: " Graham's skill set and experience of housing renewal and management is highly complementary with our skills in physical regeneration. BBP and GMA now provide combined housing and regeneration services ranging from strategic planning, to unlocking development opportunities, to structuring delivery arrangements, through to ongoing delivery, management and governance."
Graham Maunders has a depth of practical experience in housing & regeneration management from holding a number of senior management positions. From May 2006 he has been working as a housing and regeneration consultant on housing management, stock transfer and neighbourhood renewal projects. Previously he worked for a number of local authorities, and two major Housing Associations (Hanover and London & Quadrant), covering a range of functions including property management, governance, maintenance, development, regeneration and community development. In 1995 he was seconded into Regulation at the Housing Corporation; followed by 5 years as Investment Planning Manager for Kent, Sussex and Surrey.
Bulletin: New Growth Points and Eco Towns
Our latest Bulletin on New Growth Points and Eco Towns is now available. The Bulletin discusses these new Government initiatives and looks at the key concerns which must be addressed in developing deliverable new urban settlements under these plans and provides case studies which demonstrate how we are helping to develop the strategy for the development of a substantial new settlement at Shoreham by Sea on the Sussex coast.
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Scandinavia Study Tour September 2007 BBP Regeneration, with LDA Design and Colin Warnock Associates, led a study tour of Denmark and Sweden to identify lessons that could be applied to regeneration projects in the UK. Please click below to read our briefing paper:
Key Themes for the Thames Gateway There are many individual challenges in the Thames Gateway, but one of the key themes which goes to the heart of the Vision is the creation, fostering and growth of balanced communities. As part of an integrated offer in conjunction with SQW, Cambridge Econometrics and Oxford Innovation, we produced short papers exploring three of the main aspects of the Thames Gateway Delivery Challenge: Economic Development, Housing Development and Building Communities. Click below for printable versions of these papers, together with the over-arching cover paper:
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