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Graham Lumby
Managing Director
Yet
another 6 months have shot past since I wrote
the last lead article for the Bell Ingram Review
and like most of us I struggle to see exactly
where the time goes. The firm has had another
busy half year and we have again tried to cover
subjects within the Review, based on our
experiences, which are both topical and relevant
to you.
This
time last year Mary Murray, one of our Perth
based architects and a divisional director,
wrote in the Winter 06/07 Review about ‘Climate
Change, Energy Efficiency and Microgeneration’
and this generated an enormous amount of
interest from readers and clients alike. Now
exactly 12 months on we have employed the
pioneering services of Joe Fergusson, our
Microgeneration Consultant, who is one of the
country’s leading experts in this field. It is
also the first appointment of its kind for a
firm such as ours that I am aware of and enables
us to provide first class independent advice on
energy efficient systems and energy generation
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building scale. You can read Joe’s first Review
article on page 2 and we have also updated our
website with the latest information on climate
change and microgeneration which can be viewed
at
www.bellingram.co.uk/climate-change
Bell
Ingram’s roots date back to 1899 since when
rural land and estate management has remained
our core business. Within these ever changing
times however it is often difficult for an
estate or farm owner to visualise the best way
forward and our land agents are continually
tasked with helping clients to plan and secure
their future interests. Mike Thompson, director
in charge of our rural land management division,
has penned a thought provoking feature on ‘Where
go’eth we’ in which he offers an invaluable
insight into what to consider when planning for
the coming years and what can be done now to
maximise your assets.
We also have an excellent guest article from
Viscount Charles Dupplin of Hiscox Insurance;
arguably the country’s leading insurer of
individuals and private properties. Charles’
speciality is fine arts and antiques and he
regularly lectures across the globe on his
favourite topic. In his Review feature Charles
provides valuable information on the worrying
trend of underinsurance.
I hope you enjoy this latest edition of the Bell
Ingram Review and as we are now in the season of
Advent, may I take this opportunity to wish you
a very Merry Christmas with best wishes from us
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