Steve Potter
Financial Controller (Cilldara)

steve.potter@corballygroup.com
01564 333 111

Steve Potter is a highly experienced Chartered Accountant with 40 years of expertise spanning both the accounting profession and industry. Based in the Midlands, Steve’s career includes 12 years with a leading international Corporate Finance advisory team, as well as senior management roles within the agricultural and materials handling sectors.

At Cilldara Group, Steve plays a pivotal role in preparing management information, including statutory accounts, while also lending his extensive commercial experience to ad-hoc projects. Additionally, he oversees all financial operations for KSW Holdings, drawing on his extensive background to ensure robust fiscal oversight. His strategic insight and financial acumen make him an invaluable asset to both organisations’ operations and growth.

Jack Casey
Senior Land Manager (Lone Star Land)

jack@lonestarland.co.uk
+44 (0)1564 781735

Jack joined Lone Star in 2017 as a placement year student and returned following completion of his BSc (Hons) in Property Finance & Investment where Jack graduated with a First Class Honours Degree. Jack has since risen through the ranks to Senior Land Manager, having delivered various sites and planning permissions into the portfolio.

Outside of work, Jack enjoys participating in most sports, travelling and socialising with friends.

James Martyn-Smith
Managing Director (Graftongate)

jmartyn-smith@graftongate.com
+44 (0)121 200 2886

James is the Construction Director at Graftongate and is responsible for overseeing the design, procurement and delivery of our development portfolio across the UK.

He has a background in consultancy, having previously worked for both plc and privately owned organisations, leading the delivery of project and cost management services across a variety of sectors.

He has extensive knowledge of the construction market and through his expertise and understanding of the whole development life cycle, is well placed to identify opportunities and manage risk.

James has a past in elite sport having represented Great Britain Rowing at U23 level.

Nowadays he takes a more leisurely approach to fitness and enjoys spending time with his young family, as well as the odd round of golf.

Alex Thomason
Investment Director (Graftongate)

athomason@graftongate.com
+44 (0)121 200 2886

Alex is a Director at Graftongate.

He specialises on the sourcing and appraising of new developments opportunities throughout the UK. He also focuses on the management and letting of speculatively built units, as well as the day-to-day management of existing development sites

Alex has previous experience as a portfolio manager, where he was responsible for fund acquisitions, disposals and asset management initiatives on behalf of a real estate investment trust listed on the FTSE. Alex enjoys surfing, running and is a supporter of Shrewsbury Town Football Club.

Jamie Hockaday
Development Director (Graftongate)

jhockaday@graftongate.com
+44 (0)121 200 2886

Jamie is a Director and part of the management team. He is responsible for the national development programme and has extensive experience in feasibility, land promotion, speculative, multi-let, build-to-suit and refurbishment.

Recognised within the development sector as a market specialist, Jamie has a personable, forensic approach, priding himself on long-term relations.

Jamie’s current project responsibilities include the delivery of 700,000 sq ft of market leading sustainable space at Bedford Link Logistics Park, a complex £30 million logistics facility for Leonardo in the South West, and a number of multi-let schemes throughout the wider Midlands region. In his spare time, Jamie rears sheep on his farmstead, reflecting his passion for the outdoors and country lifestyle.

Paul Hanley
Development Director (Graftongate)

phanley@graftongate.com
+44 (0)121 200 2886

Paul is a Development Director at Graftongate, focusing on Industrial development throughout the UK.

Paul has been involved in the acquisitions, development and leasing of over 7m sq ft of industrial real estate with a value in excess of £2 billion during his career, working throughout Greater London, the Southeast, the Midlands and also within the United States.

Paul is a qualified Chartered Surveyor who started his career in consultancy and has worked for both listed and privately owned property development businesses.

In his spare time Paul enjoys spending time with his family and is a supporter of Chelsea Football Club.

Reuben Bellamy
Planning Director (Lone Star Land)

reuben@lonestarland.co.uk
+44 (0)1564 781735

Extensive planning knowledge having over 20 years of public and private sector experience. Recent successes include the inclusion of Long Marston Airfield as a 3500 homes Garden Village in the Stratford-upon-Avon Core Strategy.

Richard Burke
Managing Director (Lone Star Land)

richard@lonestarland.co.uk
+44 (0)1564 781735

Richard has over 20 years experience within the development industry, having worked within the housebuilding and strategic land promotion sectors.

His strong track record includes the identification, securing and delivery of several large scale residential and mixed-use development schemes.

This has included multiple land assembly and overcoming complex technical issues in order to bring projects to fruition.

Richard’s philosophy is to adopt a ‘win-win’ approach with landowners and developers to unlock and deliver opportunities.

ABOUT US

A successful trinity of businesses offering the very best in class service as a commercial and residential land promotion company

KSW comprises a triumvirate of 3 businesses to form an equal shareholding, joint venture, mixed-use specialist land promotion and acquisition company.

The 3 entities have worked together in various guises for approximately 15 years. KSW formalises these relationships, providing a platform for offering our combined skillsets to the market place, through a single entity, whether it be for land promotion or site acquisition.

The business was created to utilise our extensive experience and to create an unparalleled market facing, mixed-use promotion business that promotes sites confidently through the planning system, whilst dealing with numerous potential end-user requirements and opportunities. KSW retain the ability to develop out commercial elements of planning permissions should the situation dictate.

KSW is currently promoting over 1200 acres for mixed-use development purposes.

Jim Kelly

Managing Director, Cilldara

A real estate investor with a successful track record in a multitude of facets within the property industry.

Phil Silk BSc MRICS
Principal – Managing Director, Graftongate 

A commercial real estate investor and developer, specialising in industrial and logistics developments.

Andy Wilkins
CEO, Lone Star Land

A ‘best in class’ land promoter with a successful track record in the residential and employment development sectors.
OUR APPROACH

A team of experts specialising in creating thoughtful planning strategies and applications, while developing innovative solutions.

Practical and creative

As soon as we have been selected as the preferred Partner, we work quickly and positively to enhance the process, taking a practical and creative approach to secure a solution that offers real value.

Strategic and prepared

To ensure we adopt the correct strategy, we prepare material fastidiously, analysing key policy and political factors, and work with our professional consultant team that we carefully select for each project, to realise the site’s potential.

Thoughtful applications

We insist on the submission of high quality planning applications that address the site’s opportunities and constraints, whilst incorporating sound urban design, sustainability, biodiversity and social inclusion principles.

ABOUT US

Key People

Richard Burke
Managing Director (Lone Star Land)

Reuben Bellamy
Planning Director (Lone Star Land)

Paul Hanley
Development Director (Graftongate)

Jamie Hockaday
Development Director (Graftongate)

Alex Thomason
Investment Director (Graftongate)

James Martyn-Smith
Managing Director (Graftongate)

Jack Casey
Senior Land Manager (Lone Star Land)

Steve Potter
Financial Controller (Cilldara)

Environmental, Social and Governance 

Delivering not only for our customers but also for the local community and the environment

Climate and Carbon

A net zero carbon approach to our portfolio and assets

Wellbeing

A positive impact on the climate and natural world within which we operate

Social Value

Responding positively and proactively within the community that we operate

Sustainable Buildings

We aim to design and build eco-friendly, socially responsible, and economically viable structures

NEWS

News and updates

COMPANY NEWS
KSW launches new website

KSW are proud to unveil our newly updated website.

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PROJECT UPDATE
Daventry

KSW have exchanged on a Promotion Agreement with Christ Church College.

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