FROM ACORNS G R O W. . . . . . . . . . .
DAVID GRAY Chairman Royal Agricultural College – Diploma in Rural Estate Management (1985) “Prior to setting up the Grays part of GSC Grays, I worked for a national firm of Land Agents in the south of England and then Edinburgh, before joining Smiths Gore, a firm that has since been taken over by Savills. At Smiths Gore, I was involved in all aspects of rural estate management, focussing mainly on Estate Management for institutional and private clients, together with valuations and sales. My current role at GSC Grays as Chairman is to be involved with a number of Estate Management clients in the north of England and helping to drive the business forward.”
GUY COGGRAVE Managing Director Harper Adams - Rural Enterprise and Land Management (2002) “After graduating I worked for a small firm of Rural Practice Chartered Surveyors for two years. In 2004 I set up my own business, GSC Chartered Surveyors, which later merged with Grays Rural Property Services to form GSC Grays. As an experienced Chartered Surveyor who has lived and worked in North Yorkshire for over 17 years, I am the Managing Director of GSC Grays and am responsible for the strategic growth and development of the business.
My background is in land agency and rural estate management. At the start of my career I was responsible for providing professional advice on agri environmental schemes; rural grants; compulsory purchase and compensation schemes; land letting; landlord and tenant issues including agricultural tenancies and contract farming agreements. Now, as well as my role running the business, I work with a number of private clients covering a diverse range of property types and specialise in providing rural consultancy advice to estates and owner occupiers across the north east of England.”
CALUM GILLHESPY Director – Head Of General Practice Harper Adams - Rural Enterprise and Land Management (1996) “I started my career with Smiths Gore, with whom I spent my placement year in their Lichfield office. On graduation, I joined them at Peterborough and on becoming chartered, I moved up to Darlington where I later became an Associate Partner. I left Smiths Gore in 2005 to help establish Grays Chartered Surveyors and in 2011 was instrumental in the merger which created GSC Grays. Coming from a background of estate management for private and institutional clients, my current role involves dealing with strategic housing sites along with commercial, tourism and farm development schemes. In addition, I also deal with contentious landlord and tenant matters, valuations and dispute resolution work, be that in the spheres of mediation, arbitration or expert witness evidence.” . RECRUITMENT 2021 • 13
