Story Homes makes key Lancashire appointments

Housebuilder Story Homes has appointed Paul Fleet as regional managing director and expanded its Chorley based commercial team.

Paul has worked for the company for 19 years and was previously group land director. In his new role, he will oversee projects across the Lancashire, South Cumbria, Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside.

Joining Paul’s team is commercial director John Lee and a team of quantity surveyors, estimators and buyers. The team has been appointed to provide commercial support to all the stages of its development process, improve efficiency and subcontractor performance.

Supporting Paul and the ambitious growth plans of the company are land and planning director Adam Galleymore and strategic land and planning director John Winstanley. Their focus is on bringing forward new land opportunities that deliver value to landowners, local authorities, communities and home buyers.

Story Homes has had a successful start to the financial year with three developments launched across Lancashire in the last couple of months, which will deliver a total of 393 new homes across Kirkham, Lancaster and Grimsargh, as well as a number of planning applications in the pipeline across the region.

Paul Fleet said: “This is a really exciting time for the region, and I am proud to be heading up a strong management team who are delivering an ambitious development and business plan. This year is set to be an extremely positive one for Story Homes."

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