I am the Development & Procurement Director for Eco-Res Limited who are a groundbreaking environmental consultancy who operate as an integrated design and cost service to clients in the property and construction sector. Our clients are typically universities, housing associations, developers, funders and investors operating predominantly in the residential sector. This encompasses student accommodation, housing, hotels, key-worker accommodation and the private rented sector amongst others. Our guiding principal as Eco-Res is to provide sustainable but critically affordable building solutions for our clients. Members of our team are involved in providing a significant portfolio of projects delivered to BREEAM Outstanding criteria.

Martyn joined Telford Hart Associates (a Carlisle-based Chartered Quantity Surveying and Cost Consultancy firm) in 1968 becoming a partner in 1976. Jack Telford Hart, Martyn’s father, founded the Practice in 1946. Telford Hart Associates has been involved in a variety of notable schemes in Cumbria including the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick and the Rheged Discovery Centre near Penrith. As Senior Partner at Telford Hart, Martyn provides strategic development advice to external clients and partners, including assembling and co-ordinating multidisciplinary professional teams. He manages overall delivery of Cost Consultancy, Project Management and Planning Supervisory services on key projects. Martyn is a previous Chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Cumbria Branch and a Board Member of RICS North West.