Muse announces new appointments to further growth in the North-west

Regeneration specialists and Stockport Council’s development partner on Stockport Exchange, Muse, have announced two new senior appointments to its teams in the North-west.

Joining the team based in Salford, Matt Whiteley, has been appointed as Senior Development Manager. He joins Muse from Harworth Group working on residential and commercial regeneration projects across the North-west, including a 900-home scheme in St Helens, and 1.2 million sq ft employment opportunity at Chatterley Valley in Staffordshire. Since focusing on regeneration in 2016, Matt has helped secure planning approval from over 1,700 homes and nearly 4 million sq ft of employment space.

In his new role at Muse in the North-west, he will support on delivery of the firm’s regional pipeline, including the transformation of St Helens’ town centre, and the £30 million regeneration at Earlestown.

Also joining Muse is Adam Bennett, who has been appointed as Senior New Homes Manager. He joins the developer from Vistry, and previously has worked at Nikal, Hillcrest Homes and Duchy Homes. Adam will lead on the concluding stages of residential projects in the North-west through from inspections, new home management, client relationships, and the delivery of high-quality customer service to home buyers.

Phil Marsden, Managing Director at Muse – North West, said:

“Matt and Adam bring a wealth of experience to the team.

“Matt’s experience delivering transformative projects across the North West will be invaluable as we progress our regeneration plans in St Helens and across the region. He will play a key role to ensure we deliver community focused new places of which the community can genuinely be proud.

“Adam will then be crucial in helping us deliver on our end-to-end ambitions as a place maker, ensuring that high quality standards are maintained to the conclusion of a project and that people receive quality aftercare as they move into their new homes.”