Appointments

Balfour Beatty has today appointed Lee Hewitt as its UK health, safety and environment director.

Agency specialist John Grewar has joined Standard Real Estate Ltd as asset management and leasing consultant. Based at the firm’s Glasgow office, Mr Grewar has taken control of letting activity, asset management and portfolio renewals from 1 August.

Timber expert Donaldson Group has appointed Steve Galbraith as managing director of two of its merchant retail and distribution subsidiary businesses. Mr Galbraith will take on the management of independent timber merchant MGM Timber and insulation material and specialist building product supplier J

Three new members of staff have been added to the Glasgow studio of Page\Park Architects. Page\Park said Craig McCracken, Helena Hebecker and Tyrese Tackie have all joined the practice, bringing "energy, enthusiasm, and a variety of new skills".

Heriot-Watt University has today announced the appointment of Professor Gabriela Medero as associate principal for enterprise, a strategic new role which will help to drive engagement with entrepreneurial talent as part of the successful delivery of the University’s Shaping Tomorrow Together s

Architecture practice CDA has announced a number of key promotions within the office.

The National House Building Council (NHBC) has strengthened its alternative residential team with the appointment of Niki Kyriacou and Andrew Milsom. Both join NHBC as customer relationship managers. Ms Kyriaco will lead on Build to Rent (BTR), while Mr Milsom will head-up integrated retirement

Glasgow-based Bell Building Projects has announced the promotion of David Gillespie to construction director. Mr Gillespie joined the business in 2019, having previously held roles with Pacific Building, akp Scotland and other companies.

Fife plumber Rab Fletcher has been elected as president of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) for 2022/23. Mr Fletcher, manager of the mechanical services team in Fife Council Building Services, succeeds Neil Brackenridge, who steered BESA through the pandemic during his two-year t

Six new trade apprentices have been recruited by Clark Contracts and will now join the contractor’s academy. The new recruits will complete their apprenticeships over the next four years, alternating between on-site training and studies at college, while being supported by a dedicated mentor.

DM Hall Chartered Surveyors has announced the appointment of two directors, Steven Dale and Greg Fisher, and six promotions to associate status. Mr Dale joined DM Hall as a graduate surveyor in September 2013 after completing an MA (Hons) in property at the University of Aberdeen in 2012. He be

Lam-Art (Dundee) Limited has appointed Dave Urquhart as the company’s director of contracts. Mr Urquhart has been with Lam-Art as contracts manager for three years and in that time has seen the company’s turnover increase significantly by winning several major projects throughout Scotlan

James Harris is to succeed Mike Haigh as group executive chair at Mott MacDonald, who retires from the role after 42 years with the global engineering, management and development consultancy. Cathy Travers will take over from James as group managing director, with both set to beg

Kier Group has appointed Chris Browne as a non-executive director to its board. The appointment will take effect on 15 September 2022. Chris will be a member of the Environment, Social and Governance Committee, the Nomination Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Risk Management and Audit Co

A leading voice on climate action in the built environment has joined Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) helping to accelerate decarbonisation and expand the innovation centre’s reach across the UK. As lead impact manager for retrofit programmes, Sara Edmonds will support