DM Hall is set to open a new branch office in Truro.

The leading independent firm of chartered surveyors is expanding its presence in Cornwall.

The new office will be located at the Cornwall Innovation Centre in Treliske, Truro, and will open in the first week of September.

It is currently recruiting Cornwall-based professional and administrative team members.

The Truro office will be managed by DM Hall director, Scott Harrington.

He is a highly experienced chartered building surveyor, primarily involved in de-risking high-value projects for clients to achieve budget confidence.

Mr Harrington undertakes high-value pre-acquisition surveys, which often lead to project management commissions.

He has also acted as an expert witness in several construction and boundary dispute matters, helping clients resolve issues while also undertaking a wide range of other building surveying work.

Mr Harrington is transferring from DM Hall’s office in Carlisle, having been a co-founder of Hyde Harrington, chartered surveyors, some 30 years ago, before it was acquired by DM Hall in 2023.

He said: "Having holidayed in Cornwall for the last 20 years, I have reached the stage at which I had a real yearning to relocate there.

"I have thoroughly researched the market in Cornwall and made a compelling business case to my colleagues, which tells us that we can build real market presence by focusing on the type of work that I have been involved in for many years.

"There are some great surveying firms in Cornwall, but with my experience over the last 40-plus years, I hope to provide a slightly different approach, and in some ways a complementary service in the South West."

John McHugh, DM Hall’s managing partner, said: "We are excited by this new development and have high hopes that Scott’s opening of a DM Hall office in Truro, at the other end of the UK from our long-established Scottish operation, will demonstrate that we continue to be a dynamic, innovative professional firm with an unquenchable ambition always to be the best we can be.

"We have pledged our full support to Scott and his new team and have no doubt that his expertise, combined with our support, will build a new, successful DM Hall office in the South West".

DM Hall has a network of offices across Scotland, Cumbria and the recently launched South West office.