Having been successfully selling and renting properties for more than 180 years, Bridgfords have become the brand of choice for selling and letting property in the North. Our reputation has been built on expert local knowledge, excellent customer care, and a passion for innovation.Our network of branches are all computer linked, providing our clients access to thousands of potential buyers and tenants across the North.List your property with Bridgfords and enjoy: Cutting edge buyer and tenant sourcing technology Excellent customer service Innovation and flair Expert local knowledge Highly trained staff trained to an externally accredited standardBridgfords’ extensive high street presence provides unrivalled coverage for our sellers and landlords enabling them to reach out to a wider target audience and tap into a combined database of over 35,000 buyers and tenants. We offer sales, lettings, mortgage, conveyancing, and survey services from each location all provided by staff with expert local knowledge. Why instruct one office to market your property when you could instruct an entire company? We have invested substantially in the latest computer technology that can match a sales property to any suitable buyer, regardless of which branch they originally contact.Bridgfords is part of the Countywide Group, the largest estate agency business in the UK. With around 1,400 branches nationwide, Countrywide gives access to a huge cross section of re-locating buyers and provides a bigger marketplace for your property.Those buying or renting through a Countrywide estate agent or renting through a letting agent can rest assured they are working with an long established forward thinking highly reputable company that has helped thousands of individuals achieve their property goals.

Managing and consulting the safety and security of over 200 expats and 350 nationals working in the oil and gas construction industry within a remote and often hostile environment.Key Achievements:Prepare, maintain and frequently review the security plan for the entire oil & gas plant in accordance with corporate standards and guidelines laid down by Saipem based out of San Donato, Milan.Coordinating local government agencies in crisis management scenarios.Conduct thorough criminal and security investigations, at the request of the Group Security Coordinator or Project Manager.Provide weekly/monthly assessments, highlighting security deficiencies and potential threats to project and personal security.Carryout weekly induction presentations to new staff and vendors on personal security awareness and safety matters, highlighting areas of none compliance to the Project Manager.Supervise the local security team and guard force act appropriately within Humanitarian International guidelines

Embedded within the Deputy High Commission Lagos, providing security advice to the resident diplomats and their staff. Key Achievements:Manage and supervision of 100+ security guards and mobile civilian police; providing command & control to the CCTV operations room.Provide bespoke security to high profile events and visiting dignitaries related to British Diplomatic interests.Developing and delivering a security skills training syllabus for the local guard and police force.Delivering guidance and security advice on journey management operations for all British diplomats.Gathering local intelligence; using previous experience within the region to offer comprehensive advice on future or ongoing security issues; using this information to implement an effective evacuation plan. Carry out regular security reviews of all the residential compounds within our AO.Deputise for the Chief Security Officer in periods of absence.

Co-ordinated the delivery of the organisations strategic aim as directed by the senior executive officer and managed the organisations administrative requirements and doctrine.Key Achievements:A key member of a project team managing a large overseas validation exercise and foreign liaison officers for the team.Procurement manager for a recent project to equip, arm and train the MOD civilian guard service in Northern Ireland, in reaction to the renewed terrorist threat.Managed the out sourcing of multiple projects to local businesses, injecting large amounts of money into the community.NVQ assessor and mentor to 10-15 staff.Responsible for the coordination of 150+ annual and mid-term appraisal reports.

Working alongside the Foreign & Commonwealth Office embedded within the High Commission in Abuja/LagosKey Achievements:Part of a two man training team delivering courses to Nigerian military forces deploying to Somalia and Darfur.Facilitating high ranking military and Governmental dignitaries from several African countries on a variety of UK based courses as part of UK efforts to stabilise Sub-Saharan Africa.Controlled and provided transparency of a 7.5 million budget used for training and equipping the Nigerian military on behalf of HM Government.Represented the High Commission as the Permanent Airport Security Officer; fast tracking visitors through immigration and acting as first responder in the event of airline disasters.Managed 25 local staff; including their job descriptions, pay roll and appraisal reporting.Carried out risk assessments, planned secure routes and drove details for VIP visitors in to the country, making use of the armoured vehicles within the fleet for movement through particularly high risk areas.Audited the finance department accounts on a monthly basis to ensure that colleagues were complying with HM Government regulations.

Worked within a discrete UK Government operation involving an indigenous force. Managed the day-to-day running of current and future infrastructure and administrative projects.Key Achievements: Project managed the construction of a multi-million pound runway including support buildings and necessary infrastructure. The project was finished on time and on budget in a particularly hostile environment.Supported the indigenous chain of command and gave advice on to how to establish a professional structure and organisation that would be self-sufficient. That enabled them to become highly effective, producing outstanding and sustained results.Carried out recruitment of local staff, helping vet and screen on suitability for employment. Offered personal advice to help maintain the excellent working relationship on a day to day basis.

Provided a live overview of friendly forces embedded within the Area of Operations. Updated Headquarters operational map with known enemy localities on behalf of the senior executive officer in order for him to give clear and concise instructions on the mission.Key Achievements:Assisted in the implementation of an operational move to Iraq from both UK and Germany of a split organisation using air and sea passage.Prepared accurate and relevant operational overview briefings for high ranking Government dignities.Coordinated the live video conferencing facilities used for briefing Whitehall and Washington. Managed the deployment and return of the organisation overseas. Managed health and safety procedures and prepared the organisation for internal/external audit.Maintained staff lists, organisation flow charts for the headquarters.