Industrial property developer and asset manager Chancerygate has announced five new appointments as the company continues to expand its operations throughout the UK.

Darren Jeal and Paul Stayte have joined as project managers and are based in Chancerygate’s Birmingham and Bristol offices respectively. The company’s finance team has been further strengthened by Mukkarram Ali who is operating from Chancerygate’s Milton Keynes office.

In addition, there have been two promotions. Jessica Aukim is now office manager and PA to directors whilst Katy Evers has become construction documentation manager.

Darren joins after five years at property consultancy JLL where he was an associate director in its Birmingham office. A chartered surveyor, he is responsible for managing the delivery and completion of Chancerygate’s industrial development projects throughout the Midlands.

Paul moves from nationwide property consultancy Gardiner & Theobald, where he worked as an associate director. Paul is responsible for the management and successful delivery of Chancerygate developments across the South West and South Wales.

Mukkarram arrives at Chancerygate from the audit and assurance team at Deloitte. A member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, he is responsible for group reporting and asset management in the company’s finance team.

Chancerygate managing director, Richard Bains, said: “These appointments will enable the continued implementation of our nationwide growth strategy building further on our record delivery of 1.7m sq ft across 15 schemes this year.

“I am delighted to welcome Darren, Paul and Mukkarram to Chancerygate. Jessica and Katy thoroughly deserve their promotions as they both play essential roles within Chancerygate’s infrastructure which underpin our operational capability.”

Founded in 1995, Chancerygate is the UK’s largest multi-unit industrial developer and asset manager and the only one operating nationwide across 23 sites ranging from Bournemouth to Edinburgh.

Chancerygate currently has more than 3.5 million sq ft of industrial space under construction or ready for development. The company also manages in excess of £325m of assets across more than five million sq ft of commercial space in over 460 units.