Man appointed regional technical manager for Vistry Group

James Hammond, from Puttenham, near Guildford, has been promoted to the position at Vistry Thames Valley, which has its headquarters in Reading.

The 33-year-old first developed an interest in architecture at the age of 12 and has since worked his way up within the housebuilding industry.

Mr Hammond said: "I’ve always been inspired by architecture and buildings and with Salisbury Cathedral adjacent to my school, there was inspiration to be taken from at an early age.

Newly promoted regional technical manager for Vistry Thames Valley James Hammond (Image: Vistry Group)

"This fed through to the subjects I learned in school and ultimately, I knew that I wanted to work in the building industry."

Mr Hammond joined the building industry as a graduate trainee in the technical department at a housebuilding company.

He joined Bovis Homes, now part of Vistry Group, in 2018 and was promoted to technical manager and senior technical manager in quick succession.

As regional technical manager, the father-of-two now manages a team of seven in the technical department at Vistry Thames Valley, which is building new homes across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, and Buckinghamshire.

Trevor Wicks, managing director of Vistry Thames Valley, said: "James is a great leader within a great team."