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| Property specialists CKD Galbraith merge with Donalds Chartered SurveyorsLeading Scottish property consultants CKD Galbraith have announced details of their expansion in Ayrshire with the amalgamation of Donalds Chartered Surveyors.
Donalds is a diverse practice including land agency, development consultancy and cottage lettings. The merger, which will take effect from 1 September this year, will result in an expansion of the range of rural and residential property services offered by the firm. All staff at Donalds Chartered Surveyors will be retained by CKD Galbraith and will continue to serve the needs of their clients as a fully integrated part of the enlarged firm. Residential lettings are an important part of the business of both firms, and the expanded lettings department in Ayr will manage well over 300 properties and provide a comprehensive service second to none. Bob Cherry, partner and head of CKD Galbraith’s Ayr office, said: “We have been working in conjunction with Donalds on various projects and instructions over many years, and we very much look forward to building on our successful relationship in the Ayrshire property market. Donalds has a similar ethos to ours and we strive to provide the highest quality of personal service that clients have come to expect.” Tom Donald of Donalds Chartered Surveyors, who will become a consultant at CKD Galbraith, said: “The Donalds team welcomes the opportunities this merger will provide, and is confident that all clients will benefit from it.” CKD Galbraith’s Ayr office is currently handling sales in excess of £45million with property types ranging from cottages and conversions to country houses, farms and estates. About CKD Galbraith CKD Galbraith is an independent property consultancy specialising in serving the needs of private clients. It employs over 180 people in offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, Cupar, Inverness, Aberfeldy, Castle Douglas, Ayr, Elgin, Galashiels, Kelso and Peebles. The partnership provides the full range of property consulting services across the commercial, residential and rural sectors throughout Scotland. The company enjoys a successful relationship with its associate firm in London, CKD Kennedy Macpherson. The company’s rural arm specialises in farm sales and purchases, the management and sale of estates and woodland, valuation, professional work and building surveying work. About Donalds Chartered Surveyors The firm was established by Tom Donald in 1991, continuing a family tradition of five generations’ Although concentrated in the west and central regions, the firm’s client base extends to most areas over Scotland. THE ELITE AYRSHIRE BUSINESS CIRCLE The Ayr Office of CKD Galbraith is a founder member of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle. The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle is an association founded in 2007 by some of the top companies in Ayrshire. Its purpose is to publicise its members, and to celebrate and promote the rich diversity of industry, commerce and business services available within the county boundaries of Ayrshire. Members include the Clydesdale Bank, Ayr Racecourse, Western House Hotel and South Ayrshire Council. and member company activities include broadcasting, building and construction, architectural practice, estate agency and land management, chartered accountancy, insurance broking, legal services, golf club management, marketing services and brand creation, web design and public relations consultancy. Norman Geddes, senior partner at Ayr-based Frazer Coogans Solicitors, is executive chairman of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle, and Murdoch MacDonald, proprietor of public relations consultancy Fame Publicity Services, is managing director. For further information about The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle and to apply for membership, e-mail eliteayrshire@ Website: http://www.eliteayrshire.com Contact: CKD Galbraith 7 Killoch Place Ayr KA7 2EA Ayrshire, Scotland Contact: R A Cherry BSc MRICS Tel: 01292 268181 Fax: 01292 292300 E-mail: bob.cherry@ckdgalbraith.co.uk Web: www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk Issued by: Murdoch MacDonald Fame Publicity Services 10 Miller Road AYR, Ayrshire Scotland KA7 2AY Telephone: +44 (0)1292 281498 Mobile: +44 (0)7833 667322 E-mail FamePublicity@ Web: http://www.famepublicity.co.uk # # # Wherever you are in the world, no other public relations consultancy, PR firm or publicity company can offer you a better or more cost-effective worldwide news distribution service, combined with search engine optimisation techniques that will drive customers and qualified sales leads to your company's website. Fame Publicity Services was founded in September 2003 by husband and wife team Lilian and Murdoch MacDonald Murdoch is one of Scotland's top PR consultants, having worked successfully in the profession for more than 35 years Use of our groundbreaking and cutting edge PR techniques is guaranteed to help your company to source new business in these difficult times. End
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