Welcome to Derby

Welcome to Derby branch on Interact. We are a well-established regional property networking group with members including clients, contractors and property professionals. We meet at least four times a year with guests to make introductions and share knowledge and opportunities. For more information, please contact the current Branch Chair, details below.

Branch Chair

Mark Richardson

Partner


Mark is an owner of BB&J Commercial/Boxall Brown & Jones. He has over 30 years’ experience as a Chartered Surveyor, and he has worked around Derby and the East Midlands for almost all of that time. As an RICS Registered Valuer and Accredited Expert Witness, Mark carries out a broad array of property valuations for a variety of private and public sector clients, including many commercial banks, pension funds, Local Authorities and Charities as well as for Court purposes. As well as being a partner at BB &J Commercial he is also a Director owner at the Burton upon Trent based specialist commercial property firm Rushton Hickman Ltd.

Since 2020 Mark has been a Trustee at the Derby based Charity Safe and Sound and since 2022 has served as Chair of the Board of Trustees. The charity provides essential support to victims and young people affected by sexual and criminal exploitation In Derby and Derbyshire. You can find out more about their essential work here: https://safeandsoundgroup.org.uk/

He is also part of the team helping to steer the Friends of Derby 500 Club, who have adopted a national fund-raising concept and brought it to Derby to help those in need. The Club is made up of 500 members who pay just one pound a week so that £500 a week can be given to a worthy cause or individual in urgent and immediate need. See https://friendsofderby500club.com/ to find out more about what they do.

Branch News

30/08/2022

Derby Interact continue to support local charities!

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09/03/2020

Interact Derby raises a record-breaking £10,000 for The Laura Centre

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Derby Members

Becky Garton

Office Principles North

Director

Fit Out Contractor

Becky Hall

Mercer Building Solutions

Business Development Manager

Construction

Ben Miller

1BDM Ltd

Director

Development and Residential Investment

Carrie Booth

BSP Consulting

Business Development Manager

Civil & Structural Engineer

Charlotte Hopewell

Dalkia Uk

Business Development Manager

Construction

Craig Waldron

Couch Perry Wilkes

Director

M&E Consultants

Dan Stack

Chevin Homes

Director

Property Developers

Darren Severn

FHP

Director

Commercial Property Consultants

David Brookes

Wheeldon Goup

Director

Housebuilders

David Tidy

Tidyco

Director

Distributor

Ewen McFarlan

A&S Mechanical Ltd

Director

Construction

Graham Banks

Geldards

Partner

Lawyers

Holly Smith

Holly Smith Legal Limited

Consultant

Legal

James Baker

Invise Limited

Director

Chartered Surveyors

James Payne

Litton Properties

Development director

Real Estate Advisors

James Thomson

GCA Consulting

Director

Consulting Engineers

Jenny Foot

JLL

Associate Director

Real Estate Advisors

Julie Brough

ABA Consulting

Director

Consulting Engineers

Justin Smith

JSA Architects

Director

Architects

Karen Hargrave

KH Legal Ltd

Director

Laywers

Ken Carter

Buckler Consulting

Director

Consulting Engineers

Kriston Harvey

Rodgers Leask Ltd

Director

Consulting Engineers

Les Needham

GF Tomlinson

Director

Building Contractors

Lewis Charity

Lovell Partnerships Ltd

Land & Technical Director

Construction

Lewis Kirkman

ARC M&E

Director

M&E Contractors

Lisa Poole

Gunnercooke

Solicitor

Commercial Property Law

Marissa Sudar (Worcester)

Worcester Lloyd Limited

Director

Architect

Mark Gowdridge

GT3 Architects

Director

Architect

Mark Richardson

BB&J Commercial

Partner

Property & Land Agents

Matthew Montague

Matthew Montague Architects

Director

Architects

Nick Hosking

Innes England

Director

Commercial Property Consultants

Nicola Slater

Cube Construction Consultants

Director

Business Consultants

Nigel Huish

Idom Merebrook

Chief Operating Officer

Consulting Engineers

Paul Knifton

Pick Everard

Director

Construction

Penny Mitchell

Overbury

Business Development Manager

Fit Out Contractor

Peter Newman-Earp

Morrison Design Ltd

Director

Architect

Phil Cooper

Sustain Consult Ltd

Director

Richard Dobbs

Morgan Sindall

Pre Construction Director

Construction

Richard Hall

Planning and Design Group (UK) Limited

Managing Director

Town Planning & Urban Design

Sally Walters

Armsons Barlow

Director

Construction

Sam Shepherd

Flint Bishop

Partner

Solicitors

Shari Setayesh

YMD Boon

Director

Architect

Simon Ellis

Pure Construction (Midlands) Ltd

Managing Director

Construction

Stephen Pratt

Godwin Group

Director

Property Developers

Steve Basran

Sigma Architects

Director

Architects

Wayne Thomas

Bates Weston

Partner

Accountants