Pictured: Steve Didcott has joined property consultants DBK
as a senior partner, leading its London operations
Property consultants DBK has appointed Steve Didcott to lead the
company's London operations as it continues to expand its business
across the capital, it has been announced.
Steve, a former managing director at Arcadis, has more than 35
years' experience within the construction market. He has worked for
both developers and occupiers and has been responsible for over six
million sq ft of HQ office, mixed use, data centre and residential
space.
He said: "We are going through a time of massive change in the
service sector to the construction industry and I see a very bright
future for DBK as a respected owner-managed business. We have a
strong portfolio of clients and experience, national presence and
great people.
"We are planning steady growth and a broadening of the London
business at the same time as keeping it personal - an attractive
proposition to ambitious professionals and our clients alike."
Welcoming him to DBK as a senior partner, managing partner Steve
Kelly said: "I am very pleased that Steve has joined our team in
London and will lead our drive to secure a greater share of
business in the south east. He is a proven leader with
international experience and a reputation for innovative solutions.
I know he will prove to be an extremely valuable asset in
delivering our growth strategy.
"We are currently working on a series of high profile London
residential, office and mixed-use developments, providing our range
of cost and project management services. We have recently completed
some major schemes in London with companies including St Modwen,
Redrow and European Land and we are determined to continue to
increase our business activity throughout the capital with a
commercial focus."
Notable clients Steve has worked with include Legal and General,
HBOS, Cisco, American Express, Quintain, Nortel Networks, Carnival,
Norwich Union and Computer Associates. Most recently he acted
as development manager for an industrial bio-jet fuel facility to
manufacture 'green' aviation fuel for British Airways sufficient to
service all requirements at London City airport.
Before joining Birmingham-based DBK Steve, from Great Missenden,
Buckinghamshire, was managing director of the buildings division of
international property, environmental and infrastructure
consultants Arcadis UK. He joined AYH in 1988, and was part of the
team that acquired the business in the late 90s and was a director
at the time of the merger with Arcadis in 2005. He is married with
three daughters and enjoys cycling, sailing, motorsport and playing
the guitar.