Appointments

Construction and property consultants Summers-Inman has strengthened its senior management team in Scotland with the promotion of Angus Macdonald to director. Based at the firm’s Scottish headquarters in Edinburgh, Mr Macdonald will focus on expanding the quantity surveying side of the busines

Just weeks after appointing Derek Bertram as its new construction manager, Muir Homes has further strengthened its team with the appointment of Gordon Cunningham as technical director. Gordon brings over 20 years of technical knowledge and expertise as a professional in residential site procure

Dandara East Scotland has appointed Jamie Scott to the newly-created role of commercial director to strengthen the housebuilder's ambitious growth plans across the central belt of Scotland. Jamie Scott is highly experienced, having previously worked for major developers Taylor Wimpey, Miller Ho

A sharp rise in demand for sustainability services like ESG strategy and governance, net zero carbon design and building performance measurement has led multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Cundall to expand its sustainability offering in the Scottish market. With a three-fold rise i

Rural business organisation Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has announced three new appointments to its regional network. Mairi MacLeod Coleman has been appointed as the new chair of the Highland region, with Rob Whitson becoming vice-chair. In SLE’s Central region, Antony Gifford has been s

Springfield has announced the appointment of Tom Gibbs as the group’s first quality, environmental and sustainability manager. Tom, who brings more than ten years’ experience in sustainability mostly within construction management roles, will lead on the activation and development of Spr

Offsite construction specialist Premier Modular has made two new appointments to increase its presence in Scotland. Based in Renfrew, Paul Kyle has more than 30 years’ experience in the offsite sector gained from holding senior roles for a number of modular building specialists. He r

Dr Stuart Black has been unveiled as the next chief executive of development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Taking up the post in January 2022, Dr Black has led the economic and community development agency’s Moray team since February 2020. Earlier this year, he took on ad

Fife-based housebuilder Muir Homes has appointed Derek Bertram as construction manager. Part of the Muir Group, the family-run firm has more than 45 years of experience building new homes across Scotland. 

Richard Prime has been appointed as managing director of Major Projects at BAM Nuttall. Following a 20-year career with the company, Richard Prime will lead BAM Nuttall’s teams, working in collaboration, to design and build some of the UK’s most sustainable, significant infrastructure p

Commercial property consultancy FG Burnett (FGB) has appointed Corrie Deans as a director within its property management department. Mr Deans brings extensive facilities management experience to the business, having worked for OCS Group in a key FM role. In his new position with FGB, Corrie wil

Morris & Spottiswood has appointed Brian Pettigrew as director of its housing division, incorporating private housing arm Crosbie Homes. Bringing a wealth of experience from across the industry, Mr Pettigrew's addition to the team will allow Morris & Spottiswood to increase focus on dev

Planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore has announced the promotion of Colin Lavety to partner in its Scotland office. Michael Ward has also been appointed as an urban design director in Scotland as part of the UK-wide appointments and promotions round.

Renfrewshire-based City Gate Construction (CGC) has announced the appointment of Walter Matthews as facilities management operations director. The firm said it was a "pivotal" appointment and would support its growing order book across the UK.

Ron Fraser has been appointed as the new chair of Construction Scotland Industry Leadership Group (CSILG) from November. Mr Fraser has extensive experience in the UK’s construction sector, having worked in the industry for over 40 years. A chartered civil engineer, he has acted as designer, co