Baker Mallett Aquire R H Duns
27-04-2007
BAKER MALLETT is proud to announce the acquisition of R H Duns, a well established firm of Chartered Quantity Surveyors based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Acquiring R H Duns further more strengthens Baker Mallett’s profile within the North East as Consultants to the built environment.
Both R H Duns and Baker Mallett were founded in the early 1900’s and have strong ties with the North East construction industry. With its excellent reputation and strong client base R H Duns provides the ideal opportunity for Baker Mallett to supplement the services offered by R H Duns and facilitate expansion into the Tyneside region.
Walter Jonas, Sole Principal with R H Duns became a Partner with Baker Mallett on 1st April 2007 and will hold day to day responsibility for the operation of the Newcastle office.
Ashley Temple, Partner with overall responsibility for the development of the Newcastle office, states: “We have always considered Newcastle and its surrounding region as an area of great strategic importance to the practice. The acquisition of R H Duns gives us the ideal foil to further develop our client base within this dynamic region and further shows Baker Mallett’s commitment towards development and growth”.
Baker Mallett currently operates Nationwide in a wide range of sectors including; engineering, social housing, education, home office, local authority and speculative development.