BNP Paribas Real Estate has made a raft of promotions in the UK. There are new directors in Toby Root, London rating; Richard Wood, Sheffield building consultancy; Viv Burnett, HR; Niall Cassidy, Birmingham lease advisory; and Aidan Baker, Newcastle agency. New associate directors include Simon Phillips, Bristol property management; Henry Donnelly, London corporate real estate; and Dulcie Bolland, Manchester lease advisory. Senior surveyors appointed include Jacqueline Lawton, Bristol valuation; Tim John, South East office agency; James Horrocks, London industrial agency; Stuart Mitchell, national investment; Peter Monks, Birmingham agency; Caroline Guest, London retail agency; and Claire Tildsley, Edinburgh property management. Finally, Claire Harron has been promoted to senior planner in Sheffield and Peter Burton to senior administrator, Birmingham rating team (020 7338 4000).
Specialist developer United House has named Sean Cahill group marketing manager (01322 665522).
Bruce Johnson has been made director of technical services for Leeds & Yorkshire Housing Association, to help meet the high demand for social housing (0113 278 3335).
Nottingham Regeneration has brought in Mike Taylor as a regeneration director in its specialist team. He joins from Jones Lang LaSalle (01159 155493).
Driver Jonas has announced that surveyor Dr Nick Buck has become one of the first BREEAM accredited professionals in the country, able to advise design teams on optimising BREEAM credits (020 7896 8000).
CS2 has promoted chartered building surveyor Chris Rainbow to associate director and named Chris Darney building surveyor in the Bristol office (0117 924 5477).
Commercial property agent Coke Gearing has appointed Nick Bullock a senior surveyor. He previously worked with NB Real Estate (01279 758758).
Strettons has strengthened its presence in the M11 corridor by appointing Nick Fell the new head of the Harlow office (020 8520 9911).
Planning consultancy NJL has made Chris Jones a partner, responsible for development (0845 362 8202).
Philippa Keogh has joined the management and professional services division of Alpha Browett Taylor as a surveyor (020 7471 0420).
Smiths Gore Maidstone partner David Slack has been elected chairman of the global RICS rural professional board (01732 879053).
Primmer Olds has appointed chartered building surveyor Richard Kirby an associate (023 8022 2292).
Start-ups
Martin Crosthwaite has formed his own practice, Crosthwaite Commercial, to provide agency, investment and development advice across South Yorkshire and the East Midlands from premises at Queens Buildings, 55 Queen Street, Sheffield S1 2DX (0114 272 3888). www.crosthwaitecommercial.com
Ben Hudson, formerly with CB Richard Ellis, has joined contractor CJ Furey and its housebuilding arm, Oakfield Developments, to set up Revitalise Homes, an affordable housing development company. Head office is at 678 Pershore Road, Selly Park, Birmingham B29 7NR (01926 800400). www.revitalisehomes.com
Jay Grant and Adam Wellfair, formerly with Cluttons, have set up surveyor and consultancy Cavendish Maxwell, specialising in valuations in the UAE. They are at 102 Bedaia Building, PO Box 118624, Al Barsha, Dubai, UAE (+971 4 341 6343). www.cavendishmaxwell.com
