A HOUSEBUILDING firm has announced a major management change.

Gleeson Homes has split its Northern area division into a North West area based in Blackburn and a North East area in Sheffield.

The Blackburn office will come under the control of area managing director Ian Joyce.

"By forming smaller areas of operation we are able to focus on a tighter market giving us the opportunity to promote staff from within and raise motivation," said managing director Clive Wilding.

Gleeson has grown by 85 per cent over the last three years and builds around 600 homes a year with prices ranging from £40,000 to £1.7million.

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