Bellway South Midlands has appointed a new land manager as part of an ambitious growth plan across the region.
Christy McLean has joined the housebuilder, which has its regional headquarters in Coventry, as the division sets its sights on increasing the number of houses it builds every year from 352 to 500.
The division is looking for land opportunities throughout Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire and West Northamptonshire as it seeks to expand its housebuilding operations.
Christy, 27, from Solihull, said: “I am delighted to be joining Bellway which has an enviable reputation as a national housebuilder of high-quality new homes. These are exciting times as the industry, and the country as a whole, starts to bounce back from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
“But these times are particularly exciting at Bellway South Midlands because the division has recently moved to new offices in Coventry and has assembled a new land team to help achieve its growth targets. I have just joined the team while the Land Director Dan Forrester has only been in his role for a while and land graduate Alice Fish has also recently been appointed.
“The aim is to expand our operations so that we are increasing the number of houses we build from 352 last year to 500 a year within the next few years. That is an increase of 42 per cent which represents an ambitious target and a real challenge for us as a team.”
Christy, who was formerly a land manager at another housebuilder, is looking forward to his new role which will include sourcing land, conducting land appraisals, negotiating land deals and using his knowledge and skills to secure new sites for development.
“I spotted the job advert on LinkedIn and thought it was time for me to take a step up in my career,” said Christy. “The first challenge was to get the job which I did and now the next target is to help the land team at Bellway South Midlands grow and hit its annual build numbers.”
Bellway South Midlands is currently building new homes at nine sites in Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Worcestershire and Northamptonshire. For more information about the homes visit https://www.bellway.co.uk/new-homes/south-midlands.
For more information about careers with Bellway visit https://www.bellwaycareers.co.uk.
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- Christy McLean, newly-appointed Land Manager at Bellway’s South Midlands offices in Coventry
- Christy McLean and new land graduate, Alice Fish, at the new Bellway South Midlands divisional office in Coventry
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About Bellway Homes
Bellway Homes is a FTSE 250 Index listed residential housebuilder based in Newcastle upon Tyne, employing almost 3,000 staff across 22 Divisions across England, Scotland and Wales.
Bellway began as a small family business in the North East in 1946 – with a passion for building exceptional quality homes in carefully selected locations, inspired by the needs of real families. We are proud of our heritage in the North East, and remain one of the region’s largest employers, with our Head Office still being located in Newcastle upon Tyne.
To this day, we maintain these same core values, combining our decades of expertise with the level of personalised care that Bellway is known for.
We are delighted to have been awarded 5 star builder status by the Home Builders Federation for the fifth year running, with 9 out of 10 customers saying they would recommend us to a friend.
