Appointments

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.

Façade, window and door designer, manufacturer and installer CMS Group has appointed Andrew Charters as group finance director. Mr Charters joins Maven Capital Partners-backed CMS from the Scottish Football Association (SFA) where he has held the post of director of finance and IT for the las

Stewart Mine Homes said it has underlined its commitment to people development by making with internal promotions within its sales team in central Scotland. Cautiously optimistic about the future, the housebuilder is experiencing strong levels of interest in new homes due to pent-up demand and consu

Graham + Sibbald has promoted Fergus Mair, Graeme Boyd, Dominic McCormick, Claire Galbraith, Kerri McGuire and Andrew Thomson to partner level. Fergus Mair became a chartered surveyor in 2007 and worked in the commercial sector in Newcastle before basing himself with Graham + Sibbald in Edinburgh wi

Metering and energy services business Energy Assets Group has announced two group-level promotions. Jen Faichney becomes group HR director while James Walker is promoted to group IT director as the company strengthens its senior leadership team in line with its ambitious growth plans.

akp Scotland has added to its senior management team in the shape of operations manager Stephen Sharpe. Stephen trained in construction management before commencing his career as a project planner, thereafter, as a project manager, going onto deliver numerous multi-million-pound fit-out projects acr

Heriot-Watt University (HWU) has appointed Dr Anas Bataw as director of its visionary Centre of Excellence in Smart Construction (CESC) in Dubai. Dr Bataw joins CESC with a wealth of experience and a proven track record in academia and industry collaboration in the Architecture, Engineering and

Kier Group has appointed Helen Samuels to a newly created senior role within its construction business. A Chartered Civil Engineer and fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Helen will join Kier as technical director in January 2021, from her current role as CEO of Bibby Marine.

Housebuilder Avant Homes has appointed Holly Richardson to the newly created role of area marketing manager as it looks to further strengthen its marketing function across its five regions. Holly Richardson joins the company with more than 18 years’ experience in marketing across a mixture of

BAM Construction has appointed Mark Nicol as its new commercial director. The construction firm, currently behind major healthcare schemes in Greenock and Clydebank, as well as some of Scotland’s largest speculative office developments at Capital Square in Edinburgh and Atlantic Square i

Euan Clark is to join the Contractors Legal Group (CLG) at the Joint Contractors Tribunal (JCT), the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) has confirmed. A commercial director at Ashleigh (Scotland) Limited, Mr Clark has been a director of SBF since earlier this year.

Members of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) have elected Jan Etchells as their new national president. The appointment, which came at the virtual AGM on September 18, sees Ms Etchells from Syntonic Kitchen Technicians Limited begin her two-year term as FMB president at a challe