Appointments

UK steel frame building solutions provider Embrace Steel Group has today appointed Ross McAdam as its new CEO. Outgoing CEO Martin Kelly will remain with the business in a non-executive capacity to support the transition and future growth of the group. Simon Longfield is also joining the board as a

Persimmon Homes East Scotland has appointed Sarah Carruthers as its new technical director. Set to begin her role in mid-November, Sarah joins the East Scotland business from Persimmon North Scotland, where she has worked since 2020. Beginning her career there as an architectural technician, she ros

BE-ST (Built Environment – Smarter Transformation) has welcomed eight key figures in the built environment and construction sectors onto its board.

Knight Frank has bolstered its commercial valuations offering in Scotland with the recruitment of experienced surveyor Thomas Morton as an associate. Thomas adds nearly a decade of experience to the Knight Frank team and joins the independent commercial property consultancy from Lambert Smith Hampto

Real estate advisor CBRE has appointed Stuart Jolly as director in its Scottish valuations team in Glasgow. Mr Jolly joins CBRE in November after almost 10 years at Avison Young, where he led the valuations team in Scotland for the past five years. Prior to that, he spent nine years at Cushman &

DM Hall is once again significantly investing in its talent pool with a record intake of graduates to the chartered surveying profession. The 128-year-old firm, which has been expanding into the wider UK from its established base of offices across Scotland, is bringing in 15 new graduates, the large

Lloyds has appointed Tony Hable as its new head of infrastructure & project finance. Tony will lead Lloyds’ Infrastructure & Project Finance business and report to James Ranger, managing director & head of debt solutions. Under Tony’s leadership, the business will focus on pr

Specialist property and private client law firm Matheson Lawson has made a new appointment to its property team. Rebecca Quinn will work across both residential and commercial property matters, supporting a diverse client base of homeowners, developers, investors and businesses.

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has appointed David Chalmers as its new director of development. Set to take on the role in early January 2026, David joins SBHA at an exciting time in the organisation’s journey, with a new-build programme now firmly established and ambitious plans

Knight Property Group has appointed James Barrack Jnr to the business as director, marking a new chapter for the family-founded business.

Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) has appointed Jo Parry-Geddes, director at Mill Architects, to its board of trustees. An RIAS Advanced Conservation Accredited Architect with more than 25 years’ experience working across Scotland’s built heritage, Ms Parry-Geddes brings to the BEF

Kier has appointed Martin Staehr as its new group managing director for its construction division. Martin will sit on the group’s executive committee and be responsible for the Regional Build, Strategic Projects, Kier Places and KME businesses.

Aberdeen-based CHAP has appointed Jim Clark as its new chairman, following the passing of founding director Alasdair Craigie in January. Mr Clark, who previously served as a non-executive director with CHAP, brings with him a wealth of experience spanning several decades in business leadership acros

Persimmon Homes North Scotland has welcomed Jamie Hudson as its newest customer care coordinator – just months after he first became a Persimmon customer. The 28-year-old from Perthshire bought his first home with Persimmon in March 2025 and quickly developed a passion for the company and its

Housebuilder Springfield Properties has today announced the appointment of Alasdair Gardner as a non-executive director. Mr Gardner brings over 35 years of banking and finance experience from his career at Lloyds Banking Group. His previous roles included head of industrials and commercial banking S