{"id":4448,"date":"2024-01-01T09:49:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T09:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?p=4448"},"modified":"2025-04-09T12:40:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T12:40:25","slug":"direct-access-appoints-new-managing-director-and-bid-team-for-uk-as-international-growth-accelerates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/direct-access-appoints-new-managing-director-and-bid-team-for-uk-as-international-growth-accelerates\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct Access appoints new Managing Director and bid team for UK as international growth accelerates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4448\" class=\"elementor elementor-4448\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb4f78c 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2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90b9a44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90b9a44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19ad44a\" data-id=\"19ad44a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e48ef0 elementor-widget 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He is sat in a green desk chair wearing a brown sweater.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-03-at-12.02.51-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-03-at-12.02.51-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-03-at-12.02.51-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70163c5\" data-id=\"70163c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f1fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3f1fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Direct Access is excited to announce the appointment of Peter Brassington to the new role of Managing Director for Direct Access Consultancy in the UK.<\/p><p>With full responsibility for the leadership and development of Direct Access\u2019 UK business, Peter will take Direct Access to the next stage of success.<\/p><p>Established in 2004 as an accessibility and inclusion consultancy, the Nantwich, Cheshire-based firm with seventeen staff, the majority of whom have a disability, undertakes architectural design reviews of new builds and accessibility audits of established premises. These enable building owners to identify ways of improving access for disabled people.<\/p><p>Peter\u2019s background in the packaging manufacturing industry will be instrumental in growing Direct Access\u2019 new tactile map team \u2013 creating 3D maps and tactile models for blind and neurodiverse visitors to museums, stations, and recreational facilities. Peter will be joined by a new bid writer in mid-January as part of an enhanced business development team covering all aspects of UK business.<\/p><p>The new Managing Director role enables Direct Access\u2019 founder, Steven Mifsud MBE, to focus on international growth. Over the last five years, Direct Access has facilitated accessibility for several high-profile projects from the World Exposition Expo 2020 Dubai to a new headquarters for the United Nations in Geneva to multiple new build projects across Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9e6cb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9e6cb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b7b458\" data-id=\"2b7b458\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a61dc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4a61dc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-834b18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"834b18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">In the United States, Direct Access works with municipalities, housing authorities, and state departments from Texas to Massachusetts with a team of disabled people based in Boston.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Commenting on the appointment, Steven Mifsud MBE said \u201cI am delighted Peter is joining us in the new role as Managing Director. Peter\u2019s knowledge and experience in the manufacturing of medical packaging will be valuable in growing our tactile map and model division to meet client demand for access solutions. Our established UK consultancy operations will also benefit from<br class=\"simplyweb-checked\" \/>Peter\u2019s management expertise.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Peter added \u201cI am honoured to have the opportunity to lead a strong team of people who provide specialist consultancy services for organisations that want to be inclusive but are unsure how to start their journey. It is an exciting time as we grow our access consultancy market share in the UK\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc1fab0\" data-id=\"fc1fab0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cab912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4cab912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-156f7c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"156f7c0\" 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