Brunel Group opens Newton Abbot office
Brunel Group has opened a branch in Newton Abbot, relocating staff from Bovey Tracey, and plans to double the size of the team in the new location.
The business suggested that the move extended its reach into the South West of the country.
Group CEO Russell Lane commented: “We have invested throughout the pandemic to support our clients and have seen rapid growth. Now, we are delighted to re-locate our Bovey Tracey office to Newton Abbot offering a more accessible location for many of our southwest clients.
“We are excited to be providing more job opportunities and expanding our client base in the southwest with this move. Our team are also looking forward to getting involved with local charities and support the wider community.”
Access
The Newton Abbot office will be headed up by director Dave Brown.
He said: “This move brings us closer the Teignbridge business community that I have been working with for the last 27 years. It improves our accessibility for existing clients and visibility to prospective clients. We are very much looking forward to taking this next step and seeing the company progress further.”
Brunel was established in 2005. Its commercial arm, Brunel Insurance Brokers, was founded in 2017 by CEO Russell Lane and MD Matt Harlin.
Growth
Since then, Brunel has also launched three specialist businesses to provide employee benefits, personal insurance and financial planning solutions. Lane sold Brunel Professions, its London Market business, to Aston Lark in 2020.
The Newton Abbot team is now recruiting for two positions, a personal lines account broker and account handler.
The business employs more than 90 staff and has offices in Bristol, London, Stockton, Weston-super-Mare, Newton Abbot and Coventry.
The Stockton office was opened in 2020. In the same year the business bought Coventry-based Inman & Associates.
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