Vistry appoints MD for Merseyside and Cheshire West
Gareth Roberts has joined the housebuilder from Gleeson Homes, where he was regional managing director for Greater Manchester and Merseyside.
As managing director for Vistry Merseyside and Cheshire West, Roberts is charged with delivering helping the group in its national target of completing more than 16,000 homes a year.
Roberts has more than 25 years of experience in the housebuilding industry, including as North West finance director at Taylor Wimpey and North West managing director at Keepmoat Homes.
James Warrington, executive chair at Vistry, spoke about why Roberts was a good hire for the Merseyside and Cheshire West team.
“His extensive experience across a range of housing delivery models, combined with his strong financial and operational leadership skills, will add great value as we continue to deliver much-needed homes across Merseyside and Cheshire West,” Warrington said.
For his part, Roberts said he was “excited” to join Vistry.
“With a clear purpose and a strong partnerships-led approach, I look forward to working with the team to drive sustainable growth and deliver well-connected neighbourhoods for local communities,” he said.
Vistry’s brands include Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, Countryside Homes, and Countryside Partnerships. The company also has a joint venture with Homes England, which is branded PlacePoint.
The housebuilder boasts approximately 4,400 employees across the country. Last year, the group delivered a before tax profit of £268.8m, up £5m from the year before.
Locally, there are 166 employees in Vistry’s Merseyside and Cheshire West team.
In the North West, Vistry projects include the 1,200-home Peel Hall in Warrington, 513-home Rivers Edge in Warrington, and an £18.5m extra care scheme in Moreton with Alpha Living.
Good luck Garth.
By Greg Williams
Didn’t think people still actively used the old term Merseyside, its Liverpool City Region or Greater Liverpool.
By GetItBuilt!
@ GetitBuilt – It’s a bit theological I suppose – officialdom invents new names and they get varying levels of use; plenty of people in Wolverhampton still live in Staffordshire, for example, regardless of how much they’re told that they’re in ‘The West Midlands’.
By John Smith
Merseyside is definitely a place since 1974. Greater Liverpool only exists in your head but that’s ok. Fantasy, reality..there’s a difference, but people can call it whatever makes them feel better, it still won’t make it real.
By Anonymous
Greater Liverpool first referenced in 1895 ” Philip’s Needham Map” or do
By Just saying?
The met county council abolition act 1985 only got rid of the councils not the county’s themselves. Merseyside still has Lord Lieutenant. Liverpool City region includes all of Merseyside plus Halton. It should really incorporate West Lancashire as the district has little in common with the districts it is supposed to merge with.
By Frank