BUSINESS EXPANSION IN THE NORTH

Simon is a property consultant and Chartered Surveyor with over 25 years of experience in land agency, estate management and residential development. He offers the rare combination of having worked for both developers and the landowning and farming sectors.

James has worked as a farming and sporting estate manager in North Yorkshire for 17 years and his role includes business reviews, enterprise budgeting and monitoring, BPS and grant applications, as well as core farm management advice.

The offices in Kirkby Lonsdale and Penrith have been opened in response to customer demand and will provide innovative business advice across different service sectors including land, farming, property management, planning and development, renewables and environmental management. The team is headed up by Sam Cole, a land agent with an upland specialism that sees him well placed to meet the requirements of our clients in the region.

Joining Sam is Holly Story, our Head of Environment and Sustainability, along with three new recruits in Simon Waller, Director, James Bush, Associate, and Sarah Howe, Graduate Environmental Consultant.

With an increasing demand for advice on eco-system services, Holly’s nationally recognised expertise will help the company advise on the opportunities being presented to all landowners but especially those in the uplands.

David Gray, Chairman at GSC Grays said:

“These are exciting and challenging times. Our ambitious expansion plans are designed to deliver our expertise to an ever-increasing number of clients."

"What sets GSC Grays apart is that our offices are staffed by experts who live and work in the local area which means they really do understand the requirements of the regions they are serving. We now employ over 130 members of staff in 12 offices across the North of England, but we believe it is our local approach which adds real value and long-lasting relationships.”

Further expansion is underway with the development of a new office in the Driffield area as we push further into the south and east of our region.