QUANTITY surveying consultancy the NAP Partnership has appointed seven associates.

The move comes three months after the partnership, based in Middlesbrough, acquired Hyams and Brownlee, in Stockton.

Managing Partner Graham Walker said: "NAP Partnership has grown at an unprecedented rate during the past 18 months and, particularly in light of the merger with Hyams and Brownlee, it was essential that we implemented a broader management structure to consolidate that growth and strengthen the foundations for the continued development of the company."

The seven new associates are Mike Dawson, Dave Hornigold, John Kane, Nick McPartland, Bill Masters, Geoff Shaw and Derrik Summers.