HSE reshuffles NW management

Steven Smith promoted from principal inspector in the Carlisle office of the Health & Safety Executive to North West head of operations in Preston.

Accountant KPMG, an advisor to property developers in the North West, has promoted Jonathan Hurst to chairman of its entire northern operations.

Landlords Westmarch Investments has let an office unit at its 29,000 sq ft Buckshaw Office Park in Buckshaw Village, Chorley.

North West law firm DWF says it will provide services free of charge to businesses that have been involved in construction or engineering disputes.

Preston-based agents Robert Pinkus & Co has helped secure a letting deal for an office suite at Degrave House for landlord Moorgarth Investments. Lighter Solutions has signed for 267 sq ft suite 202 at the office building after agreeing...

James Hay Pension Trustees has let 1,540 sq ft industrial unit 213-215 on Lancaster Road North in Preston to The Reconciliation Ministries. The religious organisation has agreed to rental totals of £7,000 per annum over a period of three...

The Manchester office of Edward Symmons has valued and sold the assets of WM Taylor Swimming Pools after the business was placed into administration. Preston-based WM Taylor Swimming Pools sold assets which included private and commercial vehicles, along with...

IGEN Future Pathways has taken 3,300 sq ft of office accommodation at WR Estates' Norwest Court in Preston city centre on a five-year lease for £33,000 per annum. The company formed in 1996 to provide careers services in Leeds...

Preston Vision, the organisation responsible for channelling funding from the North West Development Agency and private sector businesses for regeneration projects across Preston, has appointed Eliot Lewis-Ward as its new chief executive. Lewis-Ward will first serve his notice at...