(l to r) Denis Burn and Stephen Lipfriend
of Colliers CRE
Director
Denis Burn has joined the Bristol office of Colliers CRE as a non-executive director.

Retirement
A businessman who has helped shape the future of a Wiltshire town is to retire in March. Brian Fitchett, who will be 63 at retirement, will be stepping down after more than 40 years as a commercial property agent.
Initially as a partner running the commercial property division of Halletts estate agents in Bath, and subsequently trading as Brian Fitchett Commercial, Mr Fitchett was involved in negotiations for the development of many of Trowbridge’s major business schemes. Colin Scragg, who has worked alongside Mr Fitchett since he started his firm, will continue to run the Trowbridge office of Dreweatt Neate providing a commercial property service in west and north Wiltshire, Devizes and Frome, Somerset.

Design team
A new architectural and interior design service for commercial schemes has been launched in London and Bristol.
Vista has been formed as a niche division within Colliers CRE, bringing together its architectural and interior design expertise to provide clients with creative building design.
Vista will operate from offices in Marylebone Lane, London and Broad Quay House, Bristol with plans to open further offices later this year.

Solicitor
Newly qualified solicitor Karen Thomas has joined the commercial dispute resolution team at Withy King solicitors in Bath.
Karen, who trained with the firm, has worked in the employment and commercial property sections of Withy King as part of her training.

Chairman
Property Solutions Ltd has announced the appointment of Alan White as chairman. He will succeed Edmund Costelloe who retires from the position after five years and will continue as a non-executive director.