Eddisons promotes two to director at Leeds HQ

L-R: Richard Temple, Joseph Fitzsimmons: new directors at Eddisons

Property consultant Eddisons has promoted Joseph Fitzsimmons and Richard Temple, both based in the firm’s Leeds head office, to director.

Joining Eddisons in 2015, Joseph Fitzsimmons is a specialist in the education sector and has been instrumental in the growth of the firm’s building and project consultancy team from four to 15 staff, with further hires planned for the coming months.

Since 2016 the team have worked with academy trusts to secure £50m of funding for school building refurbishment projects under the Government’s Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) programme, as well as delivering the projects on the ground. The building and project consultancy team is also involved in development monitoring work for lenders, as well as commercial and industrial fit outs and dilapidations.

Richard Temple is a key member of Eddisons’ plant and machinery team and joined the firm as a new graduate in 2007. He provides technical leadership, working with a range of clients including insolvency practitioners, insurers and private clients as well as providing specialist valuations.

Across the firm Eddisons has made six promotions this month including creating four new directors.