Capital&Centric gear up for growth with senior appointments

Social mission developers Capital&Centric have made a slew of team changes as they gear up for growth and hunt for more people to join the team.

Scott Mallinson, an experienced property leader, has been brought on board to deliver their design-led communities in and around Greater Manchester. Scott joins from DeTrafford, where he led on delivery of 400+ home projects in Manchester city centre. At Capital&Centric he’ll head up game-changing projects including the rebirth of Farnworth Market in Bolton, as well as Ancoats Works and the restoration of Talbot Mill in Manchester.

It comes as the growing team relocate to a bigger HQ at the recently-acquired Chapeltown Warehouse, the historic textile building in Piccadilly East that they plan to transform into 20,000 sq.ft of stripped-back workspace for creative businesses. They’re also actively looking for Development Managers to join the team.

At the same time, existing team members John Moffat and Tom Wilmot have been made Joint Managing Directors. They’ve been team members for 6 and 5 years respectively and take up the senior roles having been key to delivery of high-profile projects including Weir Mill in Stockport and Goods Yard in Stoke-on-Trent, both now on site.

They’re joined by new recruit Jonathon Nolan. As Development Manager, he’ll build on his project management experience at consultancy RPS to support on the building of Ferrous, new homes and garden spaces at Manchester’s Piccadilly East.

The company, founded by Tim Heatley and Adam Higgins, is readying for a further period of sustained growth. Fresh off the back of completing their acclaimed Manchester projects Crusader Mill and the Kampus garden neighbourhood, construction is now underway at communities in Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent and Stockport.

Newest team member Scott Mallinson said:

“I’ve always admired Capital&Centric from afar and kept tracks on the cool stuff they were up to, so it’s brilliant to now be part of the team. The last few years I’ve spent in development, but my background is in management of big construction contracts. With the sheer scale of the regeneration projects coming up, it’s the perfect time for me to get stuck in and deliver the design-led communities that have become our hallmark.”

The next projects to get going will be Farnworth in Bolton and Littlewoods Studios in Liverpool, with more schemes in the offing. The Manchester-based developers are approaching spending £3 million a week on regeneration, up from £2million in the last few years with four live construction sites averaging £50m each.

It’s set to be another year in the spotlight too, with their Eyewitness Works project in Sheffield set to be the home of a new interior design show, to air on Channel 4 next year.

The co-founder at Capital&Centric, said:

“It properly feels like the next chapter for Capital&Centric. We’ve got new team members, a new home in Chapeltown Warehouse and we’re underway with some mega projects that will show the breadth of what we’re capable of. Ultimately, we’re showing that northern communities deserve awesome design and vibrant places to live and work, just as much as those who choose to build a life in London. Our solo work as well as partnerships with local authorities are delivering that in spades.

“Lets be honest, it’s an uncertain time and things aren’t easy – with rising costs left, right and centre. But we’re doubling down and are determined to bring to fruition a varied set of projects that not only create anchor developments in the places we’re working but deliver genuine social value.

It’s also set to be a big 12 months for their wider social impact initiatives. Embassy Village – plans to give homeless people in Manchester their own front door with a pioneering new safe and secure purpose built community on a derelict site below the railway arches between the Bridgewater Canal and River Irwell – were recently fully funded by the Moulding Foundation, clearing the way for construction.

Elsewhere, the not-for-profit Regeneration Brainery they established to fire up young people about property careers is now engaging 3,000 young people a year having branched out beyond Manchester to places like Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham and London.