Appointments, promotions and achievements in the Cumbrian business community

TEAM LEADER

Carlisle-based consultancy firm, Prospus Group, has appointed Paul Scott to lead its civil engineering team.

Paul is a degree-qualified civil and transportation engineer with more than 25 years’ experience in the construction industry as well as in the residential, commercial, healthcare, and renewables sectors.

Prior to joining Prospus Group, Paul was the lead civil engineer on the SSE framework providing the civil engineering design for several electrical substations in remote areas of Scotland, along with designing wind farm access tracks over challenging and environmentally sensitive terrain.

He said: “One area that attracted me to the business is the fact that their projects are as diverse as their people, from modular holiday accommodation, and innovative energy solutions using heat pumps and Solar PV, to master planning for motor racing tracks! I’m excited to offer my expertise to all aspects of Prospus’ projects and grow the engineering services we can provide our clients.”

MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

Napthens law firm has made seven new appointments to its team in Kendal.

The appointments are legal director rural law Kate Seymour, real estate solicitor Sophie Ward, senior associate solicitor litigation David Tew, residential conveyancing executive Rebecca Coombes, litigation legal assistant Jodene Conway, private client services legal assistant Jo Pritchard, together with business administration office apprentice Jodie May Eldon under the firm’s Flourish programme.

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Jonathan Hird has been promoted to Associate Director at H&H Land & Estates. Jonathan began his career with H&H Land & Estates as a placement student in 2015, returning as a graduate surveyor two years later. He was brought up on a beef and sheep farm on the edge of the Lake District and now lives on a farm near Wigton.

NEW CHARITY ROLE

Brendan Donnelly, who recently had to fold his business Coniston Stonecraft, is joining Cumbria Deaf Association to help them launch their 130-4-130 project.

The project involves getting 130 donors to donate £130 each to celebrate the charity’s 130th anniversary.

CEO Caroline Howsley said: “We are delighted to have Brendan helping us to achieve our commercial aims, we have so much that we want to do for the county’s deaf and hard of hearing community and we can only do this if we generate enough revenue, I’m sure that Brendan’s focus, connections and enthusiasm will be a massive help to our great work.”

APPRENTICE ROLE

Rebecca Fox has been appointed as a marketing assistant at Cumbria Chamber of Commerce. Rebecca is from Workington and has just graduated with merit from a Business T Level course at Lakes College. During her T Level she completed work experience at The BidBase and Nixons of Maryport.­­­ She will continue her studies by doing a marketing apprenticeship with Oxford College of Marketing while working at the Chamber.