Pictured above: Claire Hill, James Hanson, Matt Revill and Anna Kirk

Whilst many of the UK's commercial property markets have had a difficult year, Nottingham is benefiting from its own micro-climate, with King Sturge's Park Row offices continuing to grow and expand.

Four new recruits have joined the team in the past couple of months, further strengthening and developing King Sturge's specialist areas including valuation, plant & machinery, development/regeneration and building consultancy.

Anna Kirk, age 23 and Matt Revill, Age 20 are both from Nottingham Trent University.  Anna worked with King Sturge on placement as part of her degree in Real Estate Management before being accepted onto both the companies internship and graduate programmes.  Matt is currently on a 9 month placement as part of his degree.

Claire Hill, age 26 and James Hanson, age 39, bring with them experience in building surveying and plant & machinery.  Claire has worked extensively with clients managing refurbishment and relocation projects, whilst James has a vast knowledge in the preparation and management of onsite and online auction sites.

The 20 strong team now looks set to build on its success in the East Midlands, brokering many of the regions' landmark deals this year including one of the UK's largest office lettings and the region's biggest shed transaction. The agency team also recently won East Midlands Agent of the year.

Mike Hanson, partner in charge of the Nottingham office says, "Despite being a relative newcomer to the East Midlands, setting up five years ago with just 4 people, the King Sturge team has prospered and grown against a backdrop of recession".

"We've delivered exceptional results under tough conditions and look set to increase our market share in 2010. To continue this path, investing in people is crucial and we are fortunate to be able to recruit at a time when many companies are considering cuts.

"Whilst being part of a national practice, our strength is in our depth of local knowledge combined with our ability to draw on  our specialist services to provide a more rounded service."

Mike Added, "The East Midlands commercial property community has seen some significant deals and been relatively active compared to many other regions. This includes Nottingham City Council's acquisition of Loxley House, the sale of the former Innovate Cold Store in Derbyshire and the recent pre-let to E.ON".

"Clearly sizeable deals such as these aren't always going to be around however we continue to benefit from our more creative approach to seeking out opportunities and offering strategic analysis of clients needs to improve running costs and reduce their carbon footprint by managing their assets more effectively or relocating to greener space."