Nine newcomers to Warwick strategic land business

From the left, Jackie Gloster, Aritz Kaushik, John Klimczak, Simon Taylor, Carmen France, Gregg Wilkinson, Natasha Brand, Sean Round, Tony Jay and Russell Crow from L&Q Estates

A leading UK strategic land company has continued to strengthen its expertise by adding nine members of staff to its expanding business.

Warwick-based L&Q Estates continues to identify, acquire and promote strategic land throughout the UK.

John Klimczak, aged 61, has over 35 years’ experience in civil, structural and infrastructure engineering in the private and public sector.

The Associate Project Director at L&Q Estates also has extensive experience on multi-disciplinary projects including residential, retail and commercial developments.

Associate Engineering Director Aritz Kaushik, 37, has built up 15 years’ experience by being responsible for the delivery of transport planning consultancy advice and assisting in the management of multi-disciplinary projects.

Simon Taylor, 29, is looking forward to assisting his colleagues in developing new design management procedures and contributing to the continued delivery of high-quality serviced land to the market as Associate Technical Director.

The member of the Institution of Civil Engineers has experience in delivering large-scale infrastructure projects for HS2, Network Rail and Highways England and was involved in delivering the M1 Junction 19 Improvement Scheme.

Sean Round has been appointed Project Manager after working his way up the career ladder from trainee civil engineer to assistant civil engineer at a multi-national engineering firm.

The 32-year-old, who achieved a First Class BSc (Hons) in Civil Engineering while working part-time, also has experience of working on major infrastructure projects and the engineering, geotechnical and utility aspects of schemes.

Strategic Land Manager Natasha Brand, 25, moved to L&Q Estates from a land agency in the South West while 29-year-old Engineering Technician Tony Jay was a trainee AutoCAD Technician before gaining experience at a multi-disciplinary engineering, environmental and mining consultancy as an AutoCAD Technician.

Carmen France, 42, joined as a Project Accountant after previously working as the country accountant for a financial services company and finance manager for an accountants and business advisors while Jackie Gloster has become part of the highly-valued receptionist team.

Russell Crow, 35, who has been appointed as Planning Director, has experience in the public and private sector as a consultant, working most recently as a Regional Director at Richborough Estates in Birmingham.

Gregg Wilkinson, Group Managing Director at L&Q Estates, said these are fantastic additions to the team.

He said: “We have built up an enviable track record of delivering medium and large-scale development sites across the UK with our focus remaining on creating communities.

“We continue to invest in our people and are strengthening our teams across the business to ensure we remain a pro-active company that provides high-quality developments.

“It is great to welcome everyone to L&Q Estates and I know they will bring their own knowledge and skills to help our expansion.”