Appointments

With the retirement of chief planner John McNairney and the recruitment process for John’s successor underway, the Scottish Government has moved to appoint Dr Fiona Simpson as interim chief planner until the position is filled on a permanent basis. Dr Simpson has taken on that interim role wit

Ogilvie Construction has appointed Kirsty Kirke as development manager for social housing to lead its expansion in the sector. Kirsty brings over 25 years of experience in the delivery of mixed-use residential developments across the UK and will lead the programme to build on the company’s suc

Cushman & Wakefield has announced the promotion of Priya Kharbanda, Ewan Stewart and Adam Watt to senior surveyors within its Scottish operation. They are among 44 promotions across a range of markets, skill lines and functions across the UK.

The Wates Group has announced the appointment of a new senior team focused on expanding the group’s work in healthcare construction. The team will be headed by Simon Kydd, currently head of healthcare at WSP. Simon takes up his new role as head of healthcare from 1 September 2021. He will be j

Building and construction firm The JR Group has made another key appointment to cement its growth strategy. Carol Cameron has joined the firm as group business development manager, who will be the direct liaison with customers old and new, as well as working with the senior team on its strategy for

Law firm Balfour+Manson has made an addition to its property team as the market continues to pick up rapidly after the Covid-19 slowdown. Sylvia McCullagh brings her wide-ranging and extensive conveyancing experience to the team, joining as an associate. She will work with partner and head of reside

Glasgow construction firm City Building has announced the addition of three new quantity surveyors after two former apprentice joiners and a former apprentice plumber graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University. Karen Morton, Mark McColgan and Christopher McCunnie each joined City Building as appre

Steve Dunlop, the former chief executive of Scottish Enterprise, has joined Crosswind Developments as a non-executive director. Crosswind Developments is the firm behind plans to build 2,500 homes and create more than one million square feet of commercial space on an area around a decommissioned run

KSN Project Management (KSNPM) has announced the appointment of two new directors in the United Kingdom. Following the successful completion of Oxley and BM’s £1 billion, 3,350 unit Royal Wharf Development, Derek Martin and Gary Sweeney have joined KSNPM, following senior management

Real estate advisor CBRE has announced two new appointments to expand its project management and building consultancy department. Kyle Faichney joins the firm as an associate director in the project and cost management team and will be based in the Glasgow office. Previously he was an associate dire

Morgan Sindall Construction's managing director for Scotland, Stuart Parker, has been appointed to lead on procurement for Construction Scotland. Mr Parker joins the body's Industry Leadership Group (ILG) and assumes the role of chair of the procurement subgroup at a pivotal time, as the organisatio

Scotland’s national provider of artist studios Wasps has appointed two new trustees to its board of directors. Architect Nicola Walls and chartered surveyor Alasdair Tweedie were appointed to the charitable institution’s board at its most recent meeting of trustees.

Sharon Craig has joined building services and construction contractor McGill as director of finance with responsibility for supporting the continued rapid and profitable growth of the business. McGill has bolstered the top team in recent months in response to rapid and significant growth of the

West Ranga Property Group has appointed David Reid MRICS as its new development director. David joins from CBRE where he was head of the industrial & logistics team in Scotland.

Safety and handling equipment provider MGF has expanded into the lifting sector with a new range of products and services. An initial phase of products will feature slings, loose lifting equipment, hoisting, blocks, winches and crane site equipment.