Appointments

Members of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) have elected Jan Etchells as their new national president. The appointment, which came at the virtual AGM on September 18, sees Ms Etchells from Syntonic Kitchen Technicians Limited begin her two-year term as FMB president at a challe

Scottish housebuilder Avant Homes has bolstered its senior management team with the appointment of Andrew Gawthorpe to the newly created role of regional director for Scotland. Andrew originally joined Avant Homes as commercial director in the Yorkshire business in 2018 ahead of taking up the positi

Fit-out, refurbishment and property upkeep company Wates Smartspace has today announced the appointment of Sam Hagans as commercial director. The announcement follows the recent promotion of former commercial director Scott Camp to the position of managing director. Sam’s appointment

Specialist plant provider HHH Equipment has named Andy Martin as its new business development manager as part of strategic growth plan for the firm. A newly created position at the company, Andy officially joined HHH Equipment on September 1 with a clear remit to grow the business in the south of Sc

Infrastructure services company FM Conway has announced the appointment of Adam Green to CEO as Michael Conway MBE steps into the role of chairman. Michael Conway MBE has been at the helm of FM Conway since 1981 when he bought the company from his father, Frank Conway. The company started from very

Former Halcrow civil engineer Alison Atkinson is to join the board of Kier, the construction group announced today. Ms Atkinson is the chief executive officer of AWE plc, which she joined in 2005 having previously worked for Halcrow Group as an engineer and a project manager. She has held

Kevin Hamilton BSc CEng MCIHT has been appointed as Scottish Road Works Commissioner. A Chartered Engineer with over 28 years’ experience in roads engineering, Mr Hamilton will leave his role as head of roads at Glasgow City Council to take up the position.

Donald W Orr has been elected as the new president of SELECT, the trade association for the electrotechnical industry in Scotland. As managing director of Unitech Services Ltd in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Donald has been a long-standing SELECT member and serves on a number of committees as well as repre

Clyde Valley Group (CVG) has appointed John Duncan to the role of development and property director. John will lead on the strategy and delivery of CVG’s ambitious investment plans, including building another 700 new homes over the next two years, strategic asset management and planned and rou

Michael Laird Architects (MLA) has announced a number of promotions as part of a wider review of the internal structure of the business.

RICS has announced Richard Burnett FRICS, director at Montana Management, as the new chair of the RICS Scotland board. Having served on the Scotland board for several years, Richard Burnett has now taken over as chair from John Edwards FRICS (July 2019 – July 2020). He will continue the focus

Shonagh Morgan has been appointed to the role of sales manager for Cruden Homes (West). Shonagh brings over 20 years of experience from the housebuilding and property industry having previously worked for housebuilders Miller and Cala and property specialists Savills and Knight Frank.

A new managing director has been appointed to Tayside Contracts. 

Wates Group has continued its series of organisational changes with the appointment of a new managing director of its £145 million specialist fit-out and refurbishment division, Wates Smartspace. Scott Camp, currently the division’s commercial director, will take up his new role from Sep

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has appointed development expert John Maclennan as its innovation manager to drive collaborative innovation projects in the Highlands, Islands and North East regions. John joins the CSIC team from Scottish Enterprise, bringing a wealth of experienc