Appointments

Construction industry diamond blade and core drill supplier Diatech has appointed two new staff members as it looks to achieve its ambitious growth plans of £8 million turnover by 2022. The Perth-based business, established in 1994 by entrepreneur Jeremy Burgess, counts engineering and bu

Developer Parabola has appointed architect Chris Milan as an associate director. Mr Milan was a former associate director at Dixon Jones, which was masterplan architects on Parabola’s Edinburgh Park development.

Consulting engineers Will Rudd has appointed two new managing directors to lead its Glasgow and Edinburgh offices. The appointments of MJ O’Shaughnessy and Gillian Ogilvie mark a new chapter for the successful privately-owned engineering consultancy which employs over 80 staff in Scotland

Savills has added to its engineering and design consultancy team with the appointment of Nadeem Khan in Glasgow who joins as a director in the firm’s property management division. Nadeem specialises in providing engineering consultancy services within the real estate market, and has advised on

Edinburgh-based Custom Build Homes (CBH) has appointed John Baird as its new enabling coordinator. Assuming his new role, Mr Baird will support the company’s mission which is to diversify the supply of new homes by making it possible for everyone to design and customise their own home, resulti

Professor David Adams and Megan MacInnes have been reappointed as Scottish Land Commissioners. Land reform secretary Roseanna Cunningham MSP made the announcement of their reappointment this week.

Daniel Billinge has been appointed as BAM Construct UK’s head of procurement, a new role which will support closer working between BAM companies and accelerating the uptake of modern methods of construction. Mr Billinge is responsible for developing a ‘best in class' procurement function

Residential property, conveyancing and estate agency firm Simpson & Marwick is going out on its own following a mutual and amicable de-merger from law firm Clyde & Co.

Property consultancy Galbraith has appointed eight new graduate surveyors to its rural business division, working in offices across Scotland and the North of England. Joining the Inverness office are Claire MacDonald and Rachel Urquhart who have respectively completed a BA (Hons) Rural Bus

Utility network design and construction firm Energy Assets Utilities (EAU) has created two new roles to spearhead its business growth plans. The company has promoted Gary Smith to head of residential sales and Craig Downie to head of commercial sales to help drive the implementation of a sector

In a planned and phased succession from current incumbent Mark Stockton, ISG has appointment divisional finance director Karen Booth to the role of chief financial officer (CFO) from next year. Ms Booth is promoted from her existing role as financial director (FD) of ISG’s Engineerin

Quantity surveying and commercial management consultancy Soben has launched an MEP (Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing) division, to be led by newly appointed operations director Matthew Lopacki. Matthew, who has over 40 years’ experience in the MEP Services bidding and estimating

Neil McKay, the managing director of regeneration firm Urban Union Ltd, has been appointed to serve on the board of social landlord Abbeyfield Scotland Ltd. Mr McKay, who has been at the helm of Urban Union since 2016, has been elected onto Abbeyfield’s board due to his experien

Pat Ward has announced his intention to retire as group chief executive at Breedon and a director of the company next year. It is anticipated that he will be succeeded by Rob Wood, Breedon’s group finance director.

Dr Willie Mackie has been named as the new chair of hub South West Scotland Limited, succeeding John McClelland CBE. Mr McClelland, who has guided the construction hub over its seven years in operation in Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway, is retiring.