Team success and growth for WYG, Manchester
Press release
19 June 2014
Team success and growth for WYG, Manchester
Multidisciplinary consultancy, WYG has announced a new Head of Planning for its Manchester office and has awarded a number of promotions to employees within its Planning team in recognition of their efforts in growing the business in the North West.
Paul Shuker is promoted to Head of Planning after more than a decade with the company. His role will include providing planning advice to a range of private and public sector clients on retail, residential and mixed-use development. In addition, Paul is currently advising on the £37.5m RE:NEW project to deliver Chester’s new theatre, library and cinema.
Manchester also welcomes other promotions at their office base including: Richard Shepherd, who moves to Associate Director; Mike O’Brien to Associate; Catherine Johns to Principal Planner and Angela Scarr to Principal Planner.
To meet the increasing demands of workload, WYG has also appointed Elinor George, who joins from Persimmon Homes and Matthew Britton, who joins from Cotswold District Council, both as Town Planners.
The Manchester Planning team now incorporates 12 fee earning members of staff.
Paul Shuker, Head of Planning (Manchester) said: ‘I welcome Elinor and Matthew to our team and look forward to the contribution they will make in helping us to continue the successful delivery of projects currently underway. The promotions are well deserved and I look forward to leading the team forward to exploit additional opportunities as the market continues to recover.’
ENDS
Lisa Butler, PR and Communications Executive
WYG GROUP LTD
Arndale Court, Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 2UJ
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Notes to Editors
One of the top-ranking global consultancies employing around 1,400 people, WYG is behind some of the world’s most challenging projects. Our specialists provide expert advice and project management support that is helping shape landscapes, infrastructure, society and culture in the developed and developing world.
We advise on planning and transport, provide engineering and environmental services, consult on waste and resource management, and deliver support to enable economic and social reform.
By engaging with clients at an early stage we ensure that decisions are made which will maximise a project’s potential and deliver our client’s strategic objectives. In turn, this builds strong and lasting relationships with clients in each of our seven core sectors:
• Defence & Justice
• Energy & Waste
• Environment (including Waste & Waste Water)
• Transport
• Commercial Development & Urban Regeneration
• Mining & Metals
• Social Development & Infrastructure
WYG has an international presence with offices throughout the UK, and in Eastern Europe, the Middle East & North Africa, and South Africa.
