Insurance firm Brunel Group has opened a new office In Devon as it plans to double the size of its team in the area.
The Bristol-headquartered company has relocated its operations in the county to Newton Abbot, having previously been based in Bovey Tracey on the edge of Dartmoor National park.
The independent broker, which provides financial services for more than 8,000 professional clients, said its new home in the Kingdom Business Centre on Brunel Road would improve its accessibility for customers in Devon and Cornwall.
It added the move would allow it to provide jobs for the local community, and it was already recruiting for two new positions.
Group chief executive Russell Lane said: “We have invested throughout the pandemic to support our clients and have seen rapid growth.
“Now, we are delighted to relocate our Bovey Tracey office to Newton Abbot offering a more accessible location for many of our southwest clients. We are excited to be providing more job opportunities and expanding our client base in the South West with this move.”
Director Dave Brown, who will head up the Newton Abbot office, added: “This move brings us closer to the Teignbridge business community that I have been working with for the last 27 years.
“It improves our accessibility for existing clients and visibility to prospective clients. We are very much looking forward to taking this next step and seeing the company progress further.”
Brunel was established in 2005 and has since become one of the UK’s fastest-growing, independent insurance and financial planning groups.
The commercial arm, Brunel Insurance Brokers, was founded in 2017 by Mr Lane and managing director Matt Harlin to provide a fully independent commercial broking service to businesses of all sizes.
Since then, Brunel has also launched three specialist businesses to provide employee benefits, personal insurances and financial planning solutions to their clients.
The firm currently employs 90 staff across the UK, with other offices in Weston-super-Mare, London, Coventry and Stockton.
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