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News Release from: Turner & Townsend
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 30 March 2006
New Director of Development Monitoring
Turner and Townsend strengthens Project Management division with appointment of Cedric Houghton-Brown as Director of Development Monitoring.
International construction and management consultant Turner and Townsend has strengthened its Project Management division with the appointment of Cedric Houghton-Brown as Director of Development Monitoring Development Monitoring is the provision of advice to lenders/funders and investors of property developments
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 14 Nov 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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With specific responsibility for growing this service across all sectors in the UK and Europe, Cedric brings over 8 years of project and fund monitoring experience to Turner and Townsend.
This expertise is soundly based on his previous 10 years experience of providing traditional cost and project management services.
The role demands knowledge of all aspects of a property development from budgets, costs, programmes, statutory approvals to consultant appointments, project and development documentation, warranties, team structures and relationships.
A few developments Cedric has monitored in the past are Moor House in the City of London, HighLight Business Towers in Munich, Xscape indoor 'real' snow ski slopes in Milton Keynes, Castleford and Braehead, Citigroup HQ in Canary Wharf, Glasgow Fort Retail Centre in Auchinlea and St George's Retreat retirement 'village' in Burgess Hill.
Bill Woolgar, Managing Director of Project Management said: "Cedric brings a wealth of experience and leadership in the area of development monitoring which is increasingly becoming a key focus for our business".
Commenting from his base in London, Cedric said: "My aim is to build upon the existing strengths of Turner and Townsend within the commercial market and develop a dedicated Development Monitoring team geared to providing lenders of development finance with a bespoke and quality service tailored to their requirements".
"Furthermore, the commercial development market is currently picking up pace, which in turn will drive the requirement for this service from lenders/funders and investors".
Turner and Townsend has developed a strong track record in Development Monitoring, with clients including Halifax Bank of Scotland, Barclays Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of Ireland, Abbey National, Westdeutsche ImmobilienBank, North West Development Agency, Allgemeine HypothekenBank, Allied Irish Bank, DEPFA Bank, DKW, ING, Legal and General, General Accident.
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