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Rider Levett Bucknall has lured the man who helped set up Mace鈥檚 QS business to head up its public sector business.

Steve Gillingham joins RLB as a partner and remains in Manchester where he has been since 2005, helping roll out Mace鈥檚 cost consulting business into the regions.

He joined Mace in 2004 and helped set up Mace鈥檚 QS operations in the capital and said his proudest achievement with the firm had been establishing the QS business outside London. 鈥淭he easy option would have been to stay London focused,鈥� he said.

He headed up Mace鈥檚 consultancy business for the north and Scotland and joined Mace鈥檚 property board in 2013.

Gillingham (pictured) will be based at the firm鈥檚 100-strong Manchester business where its clients include the city council, local property developer Mulbury, the Co-op Bank and Manchester Airport.

He is also joining RLB鈥檚 Manchester management team which is led by managing partner Russell Bolton.

Manchester is one of RLB鈥檚 three main offices in the UK alongside London and Birmingham with the firm having moved into new offices near St Ann鈥檚 Square in the city centre earlier this year to cope with growing workloads.

RLB UK board director Dean Sheehy said: 鈥淸Gillingham鈥檚] appointment as national head of public sector will continue to strengthen our relationships with local authority clients across our UK business. He will be a fantastic addition for RLB.鈥�