Stapleton International Ltd appoints David Ridley FRICS as a consultant
(19/11/2009)

Stapleton has announced the appointment of David Ridley FRICS as a consultant to the Company to help in the expansion and future development of the business with particular emphasis on London and the international market.

David trained as a quantity surveyor at the College of Estate Management, part of the University of London, before joining Faithful and Gould in 1971 where he spent the next 30 years developing the practice into the largest QS practice in the world. In 1996 the practice was sold to W S Atkins where David sat on the Management Board and represented F&G at the Plc board until his retirement in 2002.

Since this time he has formed a new company, Aspin International, of which he is Chairman and has been a non executive director of Severfield Rowen plc the largest fabricator and erector of structural steelwork in the U K based at Dalton in North Yorkshire. They have been responsible for projects such as The Emirates Stadium, T5 Terminal Heathrow, The Wimbledon sliding roof and The 2012 Olympic Stadium.

David has worked with some of the Directors in the past and brings a wealth of experience to the Company which will be called upon to make sure they maximise the potential of the upturn they are now experiencing around the world.

****** PRESS RELEASE ******