Galliford Try has named new managing directors for two different divisions within the group.

Chris Scoffield has been promoted from commercial director of the rail, aviation & environment business unit within the infrastructure division of Galliford Try as its new managing director.

Meanwhile, Sean Egan joins from Home Group to be the new managing director of Galliford Try Partnerships North.

Succeeding Nick Salt following his promotion to managing director of the infrastructure division last month, Mr Scoffield joined Galliford Try as head of work winning as part of the acquisition of Miller Construction in 2014. He graduated from Loughborough University with a degree in commercial management & quantity surveying in 2004 and is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors.

As development director of Home Group, Mr Egan was in charge of a £1.2 billion programme to build 10,000 new homes. Over the past seven years he has worked on eight joint ventures with Galliford Try, including the £350m Gateshead Regeneration programme.