Persimmon has appointed Stephen Partington as its new regional strategic land director in Scotland. An industry expert with over 20 years’ experience in dealing with strategic land, Mr Partington joined the company from Stewart Milne Homes earlier this month.
Appointments
Inverness native Calum MacPherson, who is the currently director of Capital Projects for Robertson Group, has been appointed as the new CEO of Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport (ICFGF). Mr MacPherson was born in Inverness and finished his schooling at Charleston Academy before studying Law
Commercial real estate firm Ryden has brought on board Ben Dobson as associate to support the growth of its industrial property business in key markets, including Dundee, Perth, Inverness and North East England. The appointment will help fuel the expansion of Ryden's property acquisition and disposa
Avant Homes has strengthened its senior team in Scotland with the appointment of a strategic land and planning director to further enable the housebuilder’s regional expansion. Michaela Sullivan, who joins from East Lothian Council, has significant director-level experience in the construction
Law firm Burges Salmon has appointed Katy Wall as a new director in its construction and engineering team. Ms Wall joins the firm from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, where she was a senior associate in the firm’s commercial construction and engineering team.
Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has appointed Ewan Wyllie as head of principal designer services. Mr Wyllie is an experienced principal designer, having worked in construction health and safety for over 18 years with a track record spanning a variety of sectors, project size and comp
Dan Williams has been appointed as managing director of Skanska UK’s building services operating unit, which specialises in facilities management and mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) engineering. Mr Williams moves into the managing director role from his current position of opera
Avant Homes has strengthened its construction team with three new key appointments to further enable the housebuilder’s regional expansion strategy. Bryan Galloway has been appointed as construction director, while James Reid and Peter Forrester have joined the housebuilder as area constructio
Lauren Pratt is hoping to encourage more women to pursue careers in a traditionally male-dominated sector of the economy after being appointed vice-chair of the Scottish Civils Training Group.
Law firm Burness Paull has appointed Mark Kirke as a partner in its construction and projects team, as the firm seeks to address increasing client demand and to seize opportunities in a sector witnessing substantial investment. Mr Kirke, who is dual-qualified in English and Scots law and recogn
Morris & Spottiswood has won four affordable housing projects across the UK as the business bolstered its housing team with a senior appointment and continues to focus on its sustainability offering for clients. The firm has appointed Kevin McCulloch as operations manager to support the ongoing
Thomas & Adamson has promoted Alasdair Borthwick, Douglas Grant, Stephanie Pang and Rosslyn Rendall to associate director. Alasdair Borthwick joined T&A in 2021 working across various key projects including Peebles High School and the expansion of South Lanarkshire schools.
Tillicoultry Quarries has appointed three new directors, the first board appointments out with the family since the 1950s. Joe Hadnum, previously operations manager and Stewart Caine, previously health, safety & environmental manager, have both been appointed directors following respective 27-ye
Scottish construction consultancy Soben has appointed Tom Harrison, former global COO of Turner & Townsend (T&T), as its new strategic advisor. In his role, Mr Harrison will work closely with Soben’s executive team to help accelerate the firm’s global expansion. Harrison’s
The Donaldson Group has appointed Graeme Bell as operations director of the timber expert's Interiors division in addition to his existing position as director of Smith & Frater. In his new role, Graeme will be responsible for strategy development for the businesses within the Interiors division