Pictured above: (l-r) Jon Ennerson and Rob Detheridge

Heb, the Nottingham based firm of chartered surveyors, has opened a London office headed by former CBRE retail man, Rob Detheridge.

The office, based in Heddon Street in London's West End, is heb's first foray away from its home base of Nottingham.

The firm, which specialises in all aspects of commercial property and mixed use auctions, was established in 2003 and has become one of the most proactive firms within the East Midlands.

Partner Jonathan Emmerson, said: "Our range of work has increased greatly over the last 12 months, primarily due to our diversification of our services. We are now involved in national sectors including local authority advice, statutory body work, a far eastern investment fund as well as our more traditional roles such as retail and industrial and office agency.

"I have personally known Rob for several years from his CBRE days and he is an exceptional agent and is well connected throughout the London and south of the country. I am very confident our London office under Rob's stewardship will be a great success in terms of servicing current clients and expanding into other sectors."

Rob Detheridge said: "Jon and I have always had a productive work relationship and heb is a company I admired from my days at CBRE. heb's energy, communication and marketing skills coupled with their excellent agency and development expertise are attributes that will serve the London office well in the future."

heb's clients include Caffe Nero, Samworth Brothers, Pulp, KFC, Westfield, Sony and Sainsburys, Specsavers, Lloyds Banking Group, Aviva.