Carter Jonas has bought Oxfordshire planning and development consultancy Kemp & Kemp, based in Abingdon on Thames.
Founded in 1954, the agency has worked on schemes including the Diamond Synchrotron at Harwell Campus near Chilton, the Joint European Torus at Culham Science Centre in Abingdon and Müller UK’s headquarters in Shropshire.
It will join Carter Jonas’ national planning and development division, increasing its size to over 100 members of staff.
Mark Granger, chief executive, Carter Jonas, said: “The acquisition of Kemp & Kemp highlights Carter Jonas’ continued appetite to invest in our principal regional locations as we continue to build a market-leading position in Oxfordshire and across the UK.
“Oxfordshire and the surrounding counties are among our most important markets and with the addition of the team from Kemp & Kemp we become the largest independent property consultancy practice in the region.”
The consultancy is the third planning business that Carter Jonas has bought. Most recently it bought New Square Holdings which included Cambridge based commercial and planning consultancy Januarys.
The acquisition of Kemp & Kemp is effective from 1 May 2017, when it will trade as Carter Jonas. Steven Sensecall joins Carter Jonas as Partner, Chris Wilmshurst joins as a Consultant.
Steven Sensecall, partner at Kemp & Kemp said: “Having worked together on a number of major projects over the years, it is clear that both firms pride themselves on taking a joined up, multi-disciplinary approach to planning and development with the aim of realising the full potential of our clients’ property assets.
This approach has enabled Kemp & Kemp to maintain long-standing relationships with clients such as the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Berkeley Homes, Müller UK, CEG and Oxford Preservation Trust. We look forward to joining the Carter Jonas team and to maintaining these relationships and building on our core strengths and shared values.”
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