DUBLIN ESTATE agent Colliers Jackson-Stops is to trade in future as Colliers International Ireland.

To coincide with the new branding, Colliers has expanded its professional services division in Dublin with the setting up of a property and asset management department headed up by two experienced property managers, Aidan Grimes and Brian Cleary.

Grimes was involved in the establishment of Blanchardstown Town Centre and later held the post of property director at Dundrum Town Centre. Cleary has management experience in the office, retail and industrial sectors, and was also involved in the management of the Pavilions centre in Swords as well as with Athlone and Arklow shopping centres.

Declan Stone, managing director of Colliers International Ireland, said they had been keen to expand their management services for some time. “We know we got it right by appointing arguably the two foremost property managers on this island.”

Colliers International is now the third largest property advisory organisation in the world with revenues of £1.2bn (€1.4bn) offering a combination of global coverage, accountability and financial strength with degrees of local ownership.