B4 like to see a sense of urgency about developing the town centre and understand anything we can do to accelerate this development.”
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Roundtable attendees
Councillor Philip Love “To work together. We have to make sure that everyone works with everyone else. The next four or five years are going to be difficult with the development but Maidenhead now has an Economic Development Strategy for us to work to.” Peter McArdle, Managing Director, Pike, Smith and Kemp “To learn about what’s happening in Maidenhead. Our company was set up in 1947: I bought it in 1987 and it has grown since. I specialise in the identification of land. We currently have over 400 homes in development in Bucks, Berks and Oxon. We have blocks of flats and one site has 180 homes. It’s a broad practice including letting property and a rural department. We sell and manage farms and deal with rural planning and also act for the number 1 and 2 polo teams in the world.”
Greg Humphreys, Partner and Head of the Commercial Team, Gardner Leader
Olu Odeniyi, President, Maidenhead & District Chamber of Commerce
Richard Buckeridge, Partner Commercial Property, Gardner Leader
Bob Dulson, Executive Chairman of Maidenhead Civic Society and PROM (Partnership for the Rejuvination of Maidenhead)
Michelle Di Gioia, Partner, Dispute Resolution, Gardner Leader
Bill Higgins, Chairman, London & Aberdeen Group
Philip Love, Councillor
Mark Allaway, Commercial Director, Sorbon Estates
Diane Yarrow, Partner, Corporate and Commercial, Gardner Leader
Jon Reekie, Trustee and Company Secretary of Maidenhead Waterways Group
Peter McArdle, Managing Director, Pike, Smith and Kemp
Greg Rowlinson, Senior Relationship Manager, Nat West, Slough
Olu Odeniyi, President, Maidenhead & District Chamber of Commerce “I am interested in the business in the community and issues like housing and the impact that has on the town and also the non-retail areas. I am also keen to attract inward investment in to the area. We have Crossrail which is great but we mustn’t be complacent so we need to consider inward investment.” Greg Rowlinson, Senior Relationship Manager, Nat West, Slough “To come away with a better understanding of what is likely to happen to the housing market in Maidenhead and how this will effect NHS and employment.” Jon Reekie, Trustee and Company Secretary of Maidenhead Waterways Group “To learn about what’s happening in Maidenhead and share how waterways can add to regeneration projects”. Diane Yarrow, Partner, Corporate and Commercial, Gardner Leader “I work in the Maidenhead office with Richard working with business owners to help them manage risk and grow. I only joined in January and so excited to be a part of the team. It feels that the town is really becoming a much more attractive place. I want to find out how Gardner Leader can really embed itself in the local community and what the future holds for all of us.”
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