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Rex Procter & Partners in north/south merger

Yorkshire based construction consultants Rex Procter & Partners has announced that it has merged with Rex Procter & Partners in Marlow.

The business separated to operate as two independent businesses in 1980.

The merger is forecast to increase Group turnover by at least 10% to a projected £10 million in 2014 and will also boost the firm’s geographical reach and sector diversity. Collectively the firm will directly employ over 100 people.

Andrew Cooper, Managing Director of Rex Procter & Partners based in Yorkshire said, “Over the last five years the business has maintained steady growth and we have become established as one of the largest construction consultants in the North of England. A robust business plan sets out our ambitions to increase business opportunities in the South and opening our London office in 2011 has already proved successful.

We have been working with the Director’s Gerry and Daren at Rex Procter & Partners in Marlow over the last few years and realised that our respective values and culture were very similar. It’s a natural partnership with exciting prospects.“

Daren Chessun, Director of Rex Procter & Partners in Marlow said, “The merger brings together the expertise of two very well regarded teams and will provide considerable new benefits to all of our clients. We have the benefit of additional resource and expertise to call upon and can expand the provision of specialist services such as Asbestos Management and CDM coordination. We will continue to deliver a hands on approach from senior management nationwide…something that is often lost with large corporate operators.

“The Rex Procter & Partners brand has been built on relationships and trust with 90% repeat business and we look forward to continuing this trend with our future growth plans.”

Collectively Rex Procter & Partners offers a complete construction consultancy service including quantity surveying and cost management, project management, employer’s agent, mechanical and electrical quantity surveying, contract advice, building surveying, CDM coordinator services and project monitoring.

Notable clients include British Land, FirstGroup, Valad Property Group, London Metric, DSGi, Marcol Group, Evans Property Group. The business has also maintained preferred supplier status for Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc for the over forty years and is now even better equipped to support the supermarket giant through its expansion in the South.

The newly merged Rex Procter & Partners reports a strong start to 2014 with a strong balance sheet and cash reserves with no external borrowing. It will continue to work with clients and partners as normal and maintains its existing commitment to develop home grown talent to achieve its targets.

Rex Procter & Partners was ranked the UK’s fifth largest quantity surveyor in terms of value of projects won in December 2013 according to construction market analysts, Glenigan. The business has achieved many property industry awards and accolades for its work that spans over 75 years.

Rex Procter & Partners in Yorkshire were advised on the merger by corporate partner Jonathan Asquez of Gordons and John Holroyd of Mazars and Rex Procter & Partners in Marlow were advised by Shiv Sibal and Laura Clark of Bond Dickinson.

Pictured - Executive Board Directors l to r: Gerry McGeough; Ian Tomlinson; Mark Cooper; Alex Blenard; Joe Deegan; John Crowther; Andrew Cooper; Daren Chessun; Paul Mackie

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Rex Procter and Partners .