Rob turns the tables

ROB Trevor will be leaving surveyors Jones Lang LaSalle to join clients Helios Properties plc, the leading distribution developer, as development director. Helios are clients of JLL's Manchester office. He leaves the firm after five years.

'5m saved

BAE Systems is celebrating saving an estimated '5m over 25 years on a single new-build project - simply for the cost of a '7,000 study from Bucknall Austin - which has an office in Salford Quays - and a '20,000 one-off investment. The Customer Solutions & Support (Royal Ordnance Defence division of BAE Systems estimates it will save '200,000 a year in running costs for the small additional investment on the new '15m insensitive munitions facility under construction at Glascoed, South Wales.

Go ahead

SHENTON Homes has been granted planning permission for the construction of an apartment development at 402-412 Liverpool Road, Eccles. The site will be redeveloped into new-build one- and two-bedroomed apartments of 450 to 650 sq ft with anticipated retail prices of between '89,950 and '129,950.

Moving up

CONSTRUCTION consultancy Sheppard Robson has announced the promotion of architects Gareth Banks and Rick Bowlby to associates. Gareth is based in the Manchester office, where he is currently responsible for the near completed Birmingham Ambulatory Care Centre and the recently won Sheffield Northern General Hospital. Rick is delivering education and science research projects in Manchester and Liverpool. Tweet