PBC is delighted to announce the launch of a new Development Monitoring Department, which will be headed up by Mark Merritt MRICS MAPM.

Mark, who has over 20 years’ experience in the industry, previously worked as Director of Project Monitoring where he was part of developing a dedicated department, growing this into a team of 18 project monitors. He has worked on a vast range of projects, across a broad range of sectors, including Local Authority and Super-Prime Residential.

In his previous role, Mark helped developed a robust procedures and processes that included developing efficiencies, in-house benchmarking, strict QA procedures and training. His background of Project Management and Cost Consulting also brings a wide breadth of knowledge and expertise to PBC.

In the new Department, Mark will be joined by Associate Director James Gregory, who has been specialising in providing Development Monitoring services within PBC for key bank and project funders for a number of years. Typical project values for his Development Monitoring instructions have ranged from £600,000 up to £30 million, and these have included prime and super-prime residential schemes for private bank clients within London, the home counties and Cotswolds with construction values up to £10 million, as well as a range of residential focused and mixed-use developments with construction values up to £30 million and hotel and student accommodation projects with construction values up to £25 million. James brings a vast private practice building surveying experience with commercial, industrial and residential properties for property companies, plcs, corporations, institutions, and banks to the new Department.

The new Development Monitoring Department will sit alongside PBC’s highly successful Building Consultancy, Project Management and Cost Consultancy Teams. It adds a new dimension to the range of professional services offered by PBC, and continues the company’s ongoing plans for structured growth that reflects the needs of both it clients and the industry as a whole.

Commenting on the launch, Mark Merritt said: “I’m delighted to be joining PBC as Head of Development Monitoring, joining a team with the wealth of knowledge and expertise already present, and to grow this base to be able to offer a dedicated and centralised service to our clients.”

For further information about PBC’s Development Monitoring capabilities click here or contact Mark Merritt on 020 3478 0635.