Three members of staff in global real estate company Colliers International’s Bristol office are among 16 promotions across its UK operations.
Ben Jones, who leads the holiday parks team, becomes a director, while Tom Watkins from the industrial & logistics team has been made a senior surveyor and George Yates has been promoted to planner.
Ben is one of five senior staff at Colliers to be elevated to director in the latest round of promotions and the only one outside London.
He studied at Aberdeen University, gaining a Master’s in Land Economy before joining Colliers’ sports, parks and marinas team in 2006 as a graduate. He was made an associate director in 2012.
His latest promotion makes him one of 17 directors in Colliers’ Bristol office in Templeback.
Tom Watkins joined Colliers in Bristol in 2014 as a graduate surveyor from the UWE after completing a sandwich year with the industrial & logistics team in 2012 as part of his degree in Business in Property.
George Yates joined the office last year as a graduate planner and has recently passed his MRTPI (Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute) exams.
Bristol office head Tim Davies said: “These promotions are a reflection of the high professional standards in the Bristol office, and in particular of the impressive levels of expertise and commitment that Ben, Tom and George bring to their respective roles.
“Most pleasingly, all three joined Colliers as graduates so it’s really satisfying when we see developing.
“Their promotions enhance the depth of offering that the team at the Bristol office provides for clients, and strengthens our position in the commercial property sector across the South West and South Wales.”
Pictured, from left: Ben Jones, director, Holiday Parks; Tim Davies, head of Colliers’ Bristol office; planner George Yates and Tom Watkins, senior surveyor, industrial & logistics team
