Allianz Engineering Inspection Services has revealed its ambitious plan to become the biggest engineer surveyor team in the UK by growing its workforce to over 800 in the next four years.

Under its new plans, the company is introducing a dedicated distribution team for inspection and consultancy services, and is establishing a specialised engineering inspection distribution and trading team. Jonathan Oldfield (pictured) will lead this team in the newly-created role of head of distribution and trading, engineering inspection, reporting directly to Graham Gibson, chief claims officer.

The new team will oversee a range of specialist functions, including a team of inspection business development managers led by Stuart Bell and Raj Poselay as distribution manager in the North and South respectively. The direct inspection team will be led by Chris Williams; and the customer relationship management team by Simon Cuthbert.

Allianz will also be appointing a UK operations manager to oversee and enhance service delivery to brokers from the inspection underwriting team.

"Allianz's focus on growth and service excellence is underpinned by our commitment to delivering market-leading inspection services and expanding our consultancy offerings to better serve our customers," said Jonathan Oldfield, head of distribution and trading, engineering inspection at Allianz. "The establishment of a dedicated distribution team for inspection and consultancy services, along with the appointment of a UK operations manager, reflects our dedication to driving growth and enhancing service delivery in the engineering Inspection business."

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