LAW firm Ellis Jones has made company and commercial law expert Grant Esterhuizen a partner. It brings the number of partners at Ellis Jones to 10.

Grant is a qualified UK solicitor and South African attorney who specialises in working with SMEs as well as larger multinationals. He is also a member of the UK Immigration Law Practitioners Association.

Ellis Jones has amalgamated its business team under one roof at 99 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, after acquiring further office space to accommodate its civil litigation and employment team.

Former Channel Island windsurfing champion Neil Lewis is Barclays' new area personal customers director for Dorset. He has worked for Barclays for more than 20 years and began his banking career in Jersey. Before that he worked for Barclays International Banking in Knightsbridge and is FPC and Banking Certificate qualified.

Bournemouth & Poole College has appointed Roger Simons vice principal for its strategic business development role.

He was formerly head of work-based learning, including apprenticeships and management training.

On February 1 Andrew Rizza, of Dream Design, Christchurch, will learn if he has triumphed in the Bathrooms & Kitchens Industry Awards, being held at London's Grosvenor House Hotel.

Andrew is shortlisted in the Designer Award for Bathrooms category, sponsored by Qualceram Shires.

His design involved installing a bath in a bedroom - yes, bedroom - at a £3 million waterside property with panoramic views over Poole Harbour.

Dorset law firm Coles Miller has promoted practice accountant Martin Ford-Horne to director of finance. He joined in April 2003 with more than 20 years' of financial experience with opticians Melson Wingate and lava lamp manufacturer Mathmos.