Appointments

James Donaldson & Sons Ltd has appointed Luke Roberts as managing director for Fife- headquartered Donaldson Timber Engineering (DTE). DTE is the UK’s largest and longest established manufacturer of roof trusses, engineered joists, beams and spandrel panels, with over 30 years of experienc

The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has announced Robin Blacklock as its next chair following the trade association’s annual dinner last night. Mr Blacklock, who is the managing director at Dowbrae Property Consultancy, said he comes to the role seeking to emphasise the positive contributio

Gary Milne, technical & design director for Stewart Milne Homes Central Scotland, has been appointed to the board of Homes for Scotland (HFS). In this role, Milne will represent the housebuilder and join 20 other leading industry professionals, where he will help to support and inform the agenda

Sandy Gilmour MRICS is to join Rettie & Co. as an associate director in the land & development team. Bringing over twenty years’ experience in the Scottish market, Mr Gilmour will join the firm from Graham & Sibbald after most recently heading up its national in

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has appointed James Beckwith as an associate quantity surveyor in its Glasgow office. An experienced and commercially astute quantity surveyor, project manager and construction consultant, Beckwith qualified as a chartered quantity surveyor in 2008, wa

Clyde Gateway has set up a new location advisory team to support businesses looking to find a home in the area.  (from left) Lisa Miller, Amy Wimpenny, Martin McKay, Clare Ferry and John Jackson 

Dundee building services company McGill has unveiled plans to open an Aberdeen depot and made an appointment to its board of directors. McGill won deals for smoke detector contracts with Aberdeen-based Langstane and Castlehill housing associations worth £1.6m and also has a contract to re

A building development expert with a strong track record in the public and education sector has been appointed as head of construction for the University of Edinburgh. 

Highland Council has appointed Malcolm Macleod as executive chief officer - infrastructure and environment and Mark Rodgers as executive chief officer - property and housing. The new appointments are part of the council's redesign programme.

Building consultancy practice Whitecross has announced the appointment of senior building surveyor Paul Shanahan. With more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry and having worked with clients across a range of sectors, Paul is skilled in numerous areas including feasibi

Household names from the world of construction will help develop the standards for a new ‘kit of parts’ which will be used to create the next generation of government projects like schools, hospitals and prisons. The Construction Innovation Hub has appointed a new Design Standards B

The woman credited with opening up the legal profession to commercial ownership has been appointed to lead the new Standards and Regulation Board at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Dame Janet Paraskeva - former chief executive of the Law Society - will have responsibility and ac

A new operations director, head of technical operations and senior head of inspection have joined the leadership team at NHBC. The internal promotions see Diane Marshall appointed to the newly created role of operations director from her prior role as head of technical operations. Diane has held man

Construction industry integrated services provider eGroup said it has strengthened across all areas of the business with a raft of new appointments to support further growth in its key markets. (from left) Kerry Stewart, John Skinner, Elaine Titmuss, Daniel Cow, Phillip Murphy, Mark Tartaglia, Kelly

ISG has promoted Zoe Price to replace Gordon Kew as chief operating officer (COO) for its UK Construction business. Ms Price has more than eight years of experience at ISG, most recently as group director for public sector frameworks.