Appointments

And after spending seven years at a specialist engineering company doing work for Gillette UK, Andy Williams joins Ridge’s Oxford office as senior engineer.

Kevin White joins the Reading office of Ridge as procurement advisor within property consultancy. He has worked as a supply chain development manager before coming to Ridge.

Davis Langdon new associates

Gerard Dawes of Davis Langdon Schumann Smith, has been appointed associate, as have Alan Wallace and Spencer Wylie in Bahrain, Chesham Akoush in Cairo, and Stuart Feeney in Doha.

Drivas Jonas

Natasha Demirbag, Jonathan Halfpenny and Philip Munson have all been appointed associate partners in the firm’s London office.

Alex Black has been promoted to senior surveyor in London.

Ruth Hoddinott and Jeff Wilson have also both been appointed senior surveyors.

RLF makes King a partner

RLF has promoted Jonathan King to associate partner. He became an associate in 2000 and will work to continue development in the quantity surveying division.

David Pratt has been promoted to associate in RLF. He joined in 2001 and works to expand the health and safety division.

Two ex-contractors have been appointed associates. Nigel Hinks and Graham Black both joined RLF within the last two years.

RLF has also promoted one of its associates, Stephen Cheesman, to associate partner. Cheesman, who has been with the firm for the last four years, is part of its rapidly expanding Brighton office. He began his career working for BLB Southern in 1985, where he stayed for 10 years before moving to Northcroft in 1995. In 2000 he joined EC Harris and moved on to RLF in 2001, where he was promoted to associate in 2003.