Appointments

Global strategic real estate advisor Avison Young has made two senior appointments to its building consultancy and land and development teams. Stewart Taylor joins as a principal to lead and take forward the land and development function in Scotland, while Iain King joins as lead director of a 15-pe

McTaggart Construction has appointed Janice Russell as its new managing director as part of a management restructure which sees current MD Gary Climson take up a new post as non-executive chairman. The long-established business, which builds high-quality affordable housing across Scotland, rece

The Wee House Group has appointed Richard Reid and Emma Robertson as (acting) chief executive officer and chief financial officer, respectively. Jennifer Higgins, current CEO of the group, will take a step back at the end of this month when her maternity leave begins.

Drum Property Group has promoted Ian Gracie to the role of construction director, taking over from Gordon Milne who has moved to the newly created role of technical director for the group. Mr Gracie has been with Drum since 2019, leading and coordinating large design and construction teams across th

Legal and tax advice firm Turcan Connell has secured two strategic hires for its land and property team with the addition of Murray Soutar and Lesley Roarty. Murray Soutar re-joins the firm as a partner having established a career as a specialist advisor in rural property. He first began his career

Property and construction company Thomas & Adamson (T&A) has announced the promotion of Heather Holbrook to Partner. The director has been promoted after an incredibly successful decade at the company, which has included leading on some of the highest profile projects in T&A’s port

Wates Group has appointed Eoghan O’Lionaird as its new chief executive. Eoghan joins the company on 20 February 2023, from his previous role as chief executive at FTSE-listed marine services company James Fisher and Sons plc. He will sit on the Wates Group board.

Avant Homes Scotland has appointed Andrew Statham as a senior land manager to further enable the housebuilder’s nationwide expansion. Mr Statham, who joins from property investment firm Manse, has 15 years’ experience in residential and commercial property acquisitions. In his new role,

Kier Group has appointed Louisa Finlay as its chief people officer and part of the group’s executive committee with effect from March 6. Currently Kier Construction’s clients and markets managing director, Louisa will take over from Helen Redfern, who will be leaving Kier after ten succe

Sector body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has announced the promotion of planning team members Liz Hamilton and Richard Lewington. Liz Hamilton becomes director of planning and Richard Principal is the body's new planning adviser.

Real estate developer and investment company Simply UK has made several senior management promotions and a key new addition to its board of directors. Linda Meston has been promoted to Simply Care group managing director overseeing the Morar and Portland portfolios.

Borders-based estate agency Paton & Co has appointed Fiona Pagett as Partner. Ms Pagett joins from Rettie & Co, where she was a senior sales negotiator and valuer.

JR Group site manager Stephen Robertson has been promoted to the new role of contracts manager. Stephen, who has worked as a site manager for The JR Group since joining the team in August 2018, received the promotion following his success on delivering high quality projects to an exacting standard -

Glasgow-based electrical business A Alexander Group has created two new management roles following the company’s continued growth. Gordon Anderson has been appointed electrical small works manager and Alex Lawther has become fire & security service manager.

CHAP Group has added Derek Shewan to its board as a non-executive director. A well-known and respected character in the Scottish construction industry, Mr Shewan has spent over 40 years working for tier-one contractors, latterly in the role of CEO.