Appointments

Construction and property consultancy Thomas & Adamson has appointed Vincent James to the newly created role of business development director. To be based in the company’s Haymarket office in London, James is responsible for raising the profile of the South East team with both public bodie

Fairhurst has expanded its traffic and transport planning service in Scotland with the appointment of John Craft to the position of principal transport planner. To be based in the firm’s Glasgow office, John has worked in traffic and transport planning consultancy in the city for the last 31 y

John Edwards FRICS has been announced as the new chair of the RICS Scotland board. Having served on the Scotland board since 2013, PMP director John Edwards has now taken over from Ian Fergusson FRICS who served as chair from July 2018 – June 2019.

Indursty turnaround veteran Alan Lovell has been appointed as the next chairman of Interserve Group. With an executive career including time spent at Tamar Energy, Infinis and Jarvis, Mr Lovell brings considerable expertise working across the construction and energy sectors.

Prefabricated modular home designer nHouse is coming to Scotland following the appointment of Scottish property expert Graham Scott.

Inverurie-based offsite timber frame specialist Scotframe has appointed Danny Johnson to the new role of business development manager for the North of England in response to growing demand for timber frame homes in the region and across the UK. Danny has enjoyed a successful 15-year career spanning

John Norfolk has been elected to serve as president of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) for 2019/20. He was confirmed in his role at last week’s annual general meeting and takes over from Tim Hopkinson of E Poppleton & Son, who served for two years.

Glasgow-based hotel designers ICA have announced that Susannah Macneill has been promoted to director. In making the announcement, Executive Chairman Ian Burleigh said: “Susannah has been a major player in the growth of ICA over the past ten years. This is the first new Director to be app

Architect Christoph Ackermann has been appointed as principal at inter-disciplinary design practice BDP. Christoph will join Scott Mackenzie in the firm’s Glasgow studio where he will take more of a visible and pro-active senior leadership role in strengthening the design capability and the gr

Scott Cairns has announced his decision to step down as group managing director for James Donaldson & Sons in July next year.  As the first ever non-family member to lead the group, Scott’s tenure has seen the 160-year-old family business double in turnover to almost £200 millio

Chartered surveyors DM Hall has added to its expertise in the country’s most northerly mainland region with the appointment of a highly experienced Thurso-based professional.  Lesley Coghill will share her residential property expertise with clients in Caithness, north Sutherland and the

A new project manager has been appointed to oversee the continued progress of Aberdeen’s Countesswells community. Chartered civil engineer, Ryan Swan, will manage the ongoing development of the £800 million town, as plans for its first bus service, new school and neighbourhood centre pro

Balfour Beatty has unveiled Steve O’Sullivan as its new head of aviation responsible for providing strategic leadership to the company’s portfolio of aviation projects across its UK Construction Services business. With over 35 years’ experience in the industry  and the success

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of Mark Colquhoun as a senior associate in its real estate team. Mark has specialised in advising on a wide array of commercial real estate issues for over 15 years. His client base includes a range of institutional investors, funds, local developers,

An employability programme led by Robertson and West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has resulted in two Glasgow residents securing full-time employment in the construction industry. William Purcell and Kieran McIntyre, both from Glasgow, completed the Trade Taster Employability Programme, wh