After gaining his degree from the University of the West of England, Colin spent the first six years of his career working as a quantity surveyor for three firms in the South East.

He then joined Walker Management Ltd in 1996 and worked as a Project Manager, Employer’s Agent and Quantity Surveyor and became a director of the company in 2001.  Colin worked on numerous Social Housing projects, his favourite being the Raines Dairy development for the Peabody Trust – the UK’s first modular constructed shared ownership scheme; an innovative design on a restricted site next to a railway line.

Colin joined Sandwood as Commercial Director in November 2005.

He is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Colin volunteers his time and advice to help the Huddleston Centre in Hackney, a centre for disabled young people.