About

Graham Coombs - Chairman - MA, MSc

Graham is a founder of the company and its guide for over forty years. He is a graduate of Pembroke College Oxford and completed an MBA at London Business School. He is also deputy chairman of S&U PLC and sits on the board of several charities.

E: graham@grevayneproperties.co.uk

T: 07860 516401

Anthony Coombs - Director

A founder of the company in 1972, Anthony has spent his career in property and financial services. After graduating from Oxford, he worked for Arthur Andersen accountants before focusing on development and consumer finance. He has served as a Councillor on the Birmingham City Council planning committee, and then as a Member of Parliament with a special interest in housing and planning matters.

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He currently serves on the board of a number of charities.

E: Anthony@grevayneproperties.co.uk

T: 07767 687150

Graham Lewis MCIOB – Construction Director

Graham started his career in 1980 as a trainee Quantity Surveyor with W S Try (now Galliford Try) in Uxbridge. After moving to Lovell Construction, in 1988 Graham qualified as a Chartered Builder with the Chartered Institute of Building.  Soon after this he became a freelance Project Manager and QS working mainly in the Midlands.

In 1990 Graham founded his own housebuilding and development company, Avoncroft Homes, which at its peak was building 50 homes a year.

In 2018 Graham successfully supervised the building of two sites for Grevayne Properties Ltd; following this, Graham was invited to join the board of Grevayne as Construction Director to oversee and deliver their increasing portfolio of new sites throughout the Midlands, a role to which he is looking forward very much.

Outside of work Graham is married with a family and he is a keen squash player, golfer and walker.

E: glewis@grevayneproperties.co.uk

T: 07850 847662

Martin Frarey - Quantity & Investments Surveyor

Martin Frarey is the Senior Quantity & Investment Surveyor for Grevayne Properties holding previous positions as a Commercial Manager with over 25 years of experience in the construction industry, also gaining international experience spending nine years in Qatar, five years of which have been specifically on the Al Wa’ab City Development and Doha Oasis Project.

Martin is a Chartered Commercial Manager and a member of both the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and Chartered Institute of Building. With an excellent well-rounded understanding of all commercial and contractual aspects of the industry having practised for Consultancies and Contractors and several years of property & residential development experience.

Outside of work, Martin enjoys participating in most sports, going to the gym, and following his football team, with minimal satisfaction. His other passion is travelling, with his family.

E: martin@grevayneproperties.co.uk

T:07816 675421

Andrew Dudden – Land & Development Consultant

Andrew Graduated from Nottingham Polytechnic in 1992 having studied BSc (Hons) Residential Development. Since then he has held various Land Management posts within the Housebuilding Industry.

Andrew comments “ I have always enjoyed the role that land buying offers, from interaction with landowners and agents to pulling together a team to deliver a site for development. The reward of seeing the result of our hard work is the finished project. Buying land is an Art and a Science, the Art is to have the vision for what can be done, and the Science is to deliver it”

Outside of work Andrew is married with a family, he follows football, enjoys cooking, reading and travelling to new places.

E: andy@grevayneproperties.co.uk

T: 07884 110120

Jonathan Bidwell – Senior Site Manager

Born in Warwick, and originally trained as a carpenter, Jonathan brings to Grevayne over forty years of experience in the residential building industry. In a career initially as site manager for Tay Homes and Alfred McAlpine, Jonathan progressed to managing all building contracts for Avoncroft Homes where he focused on high quality building for eighteen years.

A Warwickshire man to his core, Jonathan serves as a local church warden and, through his hobby of wood working, brings the same high standards and passion for detail to his private as he does to his professional life.

T: 07815 905332

Pamela Allen – Accounts Manager

Pamela Allen is the Account Manager having joined the company in 2020.

Pam has worked in Accounts for over 25 years including 12 years previous experience within Property Development and the Construction Industry. She is the point of contact for all Accounts matters and assists with the company’s rental portfolio.

Outside of work Pam enjoys travel, walking, netball and socialising with family and friends.

E: Pam@grevayneproperties.co.uk