Neil Bowler

Development Manager

Neil commenced his surveying career with Hillier Parker (current CB Richard Ellis) in 1988, in their London Office, opening their Manchester office in 1995. He furthered his career with Mason Owen & Partners, in Liverpool, leaving in 1998 to establish the North West Retail & Leisure department of King Sturge, Manchester until 2000. These 3 roles encompassed retail agency, leisure and development consultancy to both regional and national clients. Neil's present role is Director, Jenics Ltd, a niche leisure practice based in central Manchester, joining fellow Director Jeremy Collins in 2000.

Neil was retained by Travelodge in 2003. His role is Development Manager incorporating site finding, negotiation of terms for freehold or leasehold transactions, securing funding and liaising with planners and contractors, up to unconditional exchange of the individual projects. Key hotels include: Trafford Centre, Manchester; Manchester Central and Sportcity developments and notably the recent agreement for a 124 bed lodge at Blackpool Football Club.

Interests

• What Animal: Aardvark
• Room 101: 18 pleat baggies and a double fronted short from the ultravox collection
• Desert Island Disk: wild thing
• Favourite Actress: Jessica rabbit
• Favourite Team: Man Utd
• Most Embarrassing Moment: First encounter after a long night on the pop with the father in law to be
• Biggest Weakness: Believing what people tell me
• Best Travelodge Deal: Trafford Centre for location for sheer bloody mindedness Blackpool football club

Jenics

Jenics was established in 1998 by Jeremy Collins. Neil Bowler joined Jeremy in 2000, each having over 18 years experience in the leisure property sector throughout the UK. The practice provides a specialist urban leisure agency, with particular involvement in the hotel and high street leisure market, the practice specialising in the North West of England. Both directors' long association with operators, coupled with a clear understanding of developer's requirements, has enabled Jenics to provide an 'edge' in advising development clients.

Within the last 2 years Jenics has completed, or are in legals on over:

• 1500 budget hotel rooms, together with forward funding;
• £100 million worth of mid-market/upscale hotels.