Allianz has announced plans to grow the engineering workforce at Allianz Engineering Inspection Services to more than 800 and to make it the biggest engineer surveyor team in the UK. It aims to do this over the coming four years.

As part of the expansion, AEIS will create an engineering inspection distribution and trading team. Jonathan Oldfield (pictured) will lead the new team, which will support brokers.

Oldfield said: “Allianz's focus on growth and service excellence is underpinned by our commitment to delivering market-leading inspection services and expanding our consultancy offerings to better serve our customers.”

He added: "The establishment of a dedicated distribution team for inspection and consultancy services, along with the appointment of a UK operations manager, reflects our dedication to driving growth and enhancing service delivery in the engineering Inspection business.”