Gateley Vinden bolsters building consultancy team with new London director

Gateley Vinden, the specialist built environment consultancy arm of professional services group, Gateley, has strengthened its building consultancy team in London with the appointment of Matt McGettigan as a director.
Chartered building surveyor and construction manager, McGettigan, brings over 18 years of experience to the team, including roles with Ridge and Partners and Savills. He has extensive expertise in core building surveying and consultancy services, including project management, dilapidations and technical due diligence spanning the commercial, retail, leisure, healthcare and insurance sectors. McGettigan also has a background of advising portfolio holders and private investors.
At Gateley Vinden, McGettigan will work closely alongside director, Adrian Gladstone, bolstering the building consultancy team’s comprehensive national offering across a range of sectors, including fire safety and cladding, hotels, industrial and commercial premises.
Commenting on his appointment, McGettigan said: “Gateley Vinden boasts an impressive offering for the built environment which combines surveying and lead consultant services with legal expertise from within the wider Group. This seamless service provision is unique, and there is definitely a large appetite for this within the market, so it’s a really exciting time to be joining the consultancy.”
Tim Aitchison, director and head of building consultancy at Gateley Vinden, added: “Matt joins us as a strategic hire to support with the continued development of our services, and build on recent expansion as we look to further grow our team in London to meet the evolving needs of the industry. He brings an impressive work and management track record and is a great addition to Gateley Vinden.”
Gateley Vinden specialises in consultancy services for all aspects of the built environment, with its comprehensive offering comprising building and quantity surveying, cost and project management, fund monitoring, dispute management, surety bond claims support, corporate and insurance services. Based out of offices located in London, Manchester, Birmingham and Nottingham, the team provides straight-talking advice to clients and stakeholders to help them achieve best value and mitigate risk on construction projects.