About Us - Meet the Team
Chartered Surveyors & Project Managers

Lawrence Foote BSc MRICS: Managing Director & Founder
Qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1986 and started Lawrence Foote & Partners in the same year. Lawrie thrives on driving the practice and the team forward with skill and enthusiasm, having built up successful working relationships with many of the industry's main players. For relaxation and leisure he enjoys spending time with his family and has a passion for sailing, cycling, skiing and entertaining.
lawrence.foote@lfpltd.com
Stephen Ahern BSc (Hons) MRICS: Managing Director - Lawrence Foote & Partners (London) Ltd
Stephen qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1996 and has over 20 years experience in all areas of construction including retail, commercial and residential schemes. Steve has a "can do" attitude and his ability to see the bigger picture and apply a strong sense of commercial acumen to projects ensures the requirements of his clients are achieved. Steve's interests include running, cycling and mountain walking.
stephen.ahern@lfpltd.com
Paul Rowland MCIOB: Director
Paul is one of our specialist Project Managers taking on the role of ensuring the clients expectations are met from concept through to completion. He has considerable experience in dealing with the whole design team and ensuring a smooth flow of information between the relevant parties. Paul has many interests outside of the office: skiing, sailing, flying and tractor driving to name but a few.
paul.rowland@lfpltd.com
Martin Hawkins: Commercial Director
With over 30 years experience within the construction industry Martin brings our team a wealth of knowledge and expertise.  The in-depth knowledge he has gained over the years has provided him with a reputation as a first class Project Manager.  Motor racing and golf are two of Martin’s main pursuits outside of the office.
martin.hawkins@lfpltd.com
Mark Ebbutt MaPS: Associate Director
Mark has 20 years experience as a surveyor and has specialist knowledge of planning supervision and is a member of the Association for Project Safety. He has earned a reputation for being thorough and meticulous. Mark is a keen golfer who enjoys travelling, the cinema and DIY.
mark.ebbutt@lfpltd.com
Angus Cockburn DipBE: Associate
Qualified with a Diploma in Building Economics at Portsmouth Polytechnic in 1973 Angus has extensive experience in pre-contract document preparation, tender procurement and post contract cost control. He has acted as project manager or employers agent on a number of large housing projects and has recently been heavily involved with remedial works management. Angus enthusiastically but unsuccessfully pursues clay pigeons. He also enjoys digital photography, sound processing and contemporary music.
angus.cockburn@lfpltd.com
Richard Sullivan: DipSurv MRICS
Richard has worked for a variety of private and corporate clients in health, broadcasting, leisure, commercial and civil engineering providing advice on cost planning, life cycle costing and post contract cost control. This has been both for traditional procurement routes and within such initiatives as PFI, LIFT and ProCure 21. Richard is very knowledgeable on contract law and provides our clients with claims, arbitration and adjudication advice . He became a Chartered Surveyor in 1993. Richard enjoys all sports connected with hills and mountains - rock and ice climbing, skiing, mountaineering and hill walking. He also cares passionately about the fortunes of Brighton & Hove Albion.
richard.sullivan@lfpltd.com
Ian Parkes: MRICS
Ian became a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 1988. He has a broad range of experience with private and corporate clients in housing, retail and commercial sectors. In particular, preparation of initial estimates, detailed cost planning, preparation of tender documentation and post contract cost control. Ian enjoys the odd round of golf as well as cycling, scuba-diving and strumming the guitar.
ian.parkes@lfpltd.com
Steve Hodder: MRICS
Steve has been a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors since 1975. He has considerable experience in the establishment of project budgets, controlling cost during the development of design, preparation of contract documents, particularly Bills of Quantities and cost managing projects through to completion. Steve’s hobbies include badminton and European travelling.
steve.hodder@lfpltd.com
Ian Donald FRICS
Ian has over forty years experience as a quantity surveyor. He has been responsible for the full range of QS services on a wide range of projects from inception to completion. Ian qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1972 and has worked with public, corporate and private clients. In recent years he has specialised in dispute resolution and contractual issues. In his spare time Ian is kept busy by his three grand-children, enjoys travel and has been a keen Chelsea supporter all his life.
Paul Hildyard ACIOB
Paul has 35 years experience in the construction industry working as a QS involved in the financial control of all aspects of a project from enquiry to completion including budget and profit forecasting, negotiation and agreement of contracts . He enjoys all types of sport especially golf and was made Captain of the Mid Sussex Golf Club in 2005.
Emma Hedley
Emma came to work in head office from our Birmingham office in 2003. She is responsible for the financial control and marketing at LFP. Her hobbies include painting, running and cooking.
emma.hedley@lfpltd.com
Nikki Steele
Nikki first started working for Lawrence Foote & Partners in 1998 and returned in 2005 after starting a family. She now has two young boys who take up the majority of her time although she sometimes finds the time to horse ride and ski.