Appointments

Davidson & Robertson (D&R), the firm of rural surveyors and consultants with offices across Scotland and Northern England, has strengthened its team with the senior appointment of Graeme Ferguson as a director within its Rural and Agency department. Graeme joins D&R with over 20 years of

Persimmon has appointed Colette O’Shea and Alexandra Depledge MBE as independent non-executive directors of the group as Simon Litherland and Joanna Plac unveiled they are to step down. Set to join the board on 1 May 2023, both Colette and Alex will join the housebuilder's nomination comm

Amit Oberoi has been appointed as the executive chairman of the Considerate Constructors Scheme - the organisation which works with the construction industry to improve its image. Amit takes on this role with effect from 1 March 2023, having held the position of non-executive chairman from July 2022

Law firm Burness Paull has appointed real estate lawyer David Stewart as a partner, bringing the firm's total to 86 partners across its Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow offices. Mr Stewart joins the firm from Morton Fraser and brings more than 20 years of experience, with a particularly strong backgr

Chris Howat has joined MAST architects as a senior architect, further expanding its growing team. Chris will assist the practice across multiple large-scale residential and build-to-rent projects drawing upon his considerable experience in these sectors.

Multi-disciplinary company The Rocket Group, which was set up to provide pragmatic guidance, advice and solutions in archaeology, heritage, ecology, architecture, construction, HR and electrical contracting, has achieved a multi-million-pound turnover in its first three years of trading following si

Oliver Chapman Architects in Edinburgh has marked its 25th year in practice by becoming an employee-owned business and making some new appointments. Martin Lambie has been made a director along with company director Oliver Chapman, and Cat Liggat and Anna McLuckie are now associates acknowledging th

Construction firm Morris & Spottiswood has appointed Stephanie Braithwaite as social value lead. To build on the delivery of the social value strategy, this newly created role will ensure increased collaboration with customers and communities, with the aim of developing more targeted outcomes ac

Multi-disciplinary M&E business A. Alexander Group has promoted David Hart to operations manager, a newly created post for the company. Previously contracts manager, David has been with the business for more than two years and held a number of senior roles within the industry including Training

Commercial real estate firm Colliers is extending its UK planning team with the recruitment of Lucy Moroney as senior planner. Colliers’ planning team works on a significant number of strategic sites across the UK, including three new garden communities. Lucy will be working with corporate cli

Kier Group has appointed Jamie McKechnie as managing director of Kier Places, its housing maintenance and facilities management business. Jamie McKechnie will take up his new role from 3rd April following the departure of Mark Whittaker who is leaving Kier to take up a role elsewhere in the industry

Persimmon East Scotland has added to its customer service operation with the appointment of Lisa Riley as its new head of customer care. Lisa joins Persimmon from Robertson Homes, where she was head of customer care, having spent five years with the firm. She brings with her a track record of m

Muir Homes has named Peter Shepherd as managing director of the Fife-based and family-owned house builder. He joins Muir following over 30 years’ experience in the housing development sector, predominantly with Mactaggart & Mickel Homes Ltd

Modular and offsite building solutions brand Algeco has appointed Keith Dorling as UK managing director. The announcement comes as increased demand and recent acquisitions open up new opportunities for the UK business and its customers.

Commercial real estate consultant Ryden has appointed Ron Liddell as an associate in its project management team in Aberdeen. With a proven track record of success across several sectors in the construction industry, Ron brings 35 years of extensive experience to Ryden, working previously as a const