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Pennycook appointed as housing department minister
Labour has appointed its former housing and planning minister as a junior…
Bam’s northern director departs
Bam Construction is looking for a new northern regional director after incumbent…
Mace names new science and tech directors
Mace has promoted two staff to lead some of its fastest growing…
Balfour Beatty names new construction boss
Balfour Beatty has hired Alstom Transportation’s UK and Ireland managing director to…
Plant-hire body names new chief executive
Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) chair Steven Mulholland is to become the trade…
Ray O’Rourke to hand chief executive reins to son Cathal
Laing O’Rourke has announced that group chief executive Ray O’Rourke is to…
Home Builders Federation appoints chief executive
The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has appointed Neil Jefferson as its new…
Iacobescu retires from Canary Wharf Group
Sir George Iacobescu will retire from the board of Canary Wharf Group…
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Ex-Galliard and Inland Homes boss to lead Battersea development
Former Galliard Homes boss Donagh O’Sullivan has been appointed chief executive of…
Wates picks former Lendlease boss to join exec committee
Wates has appointed former Lendlease veteran Brian Long as its new group…
‘Inconsiderate’: outrage as Considerate Constructors Scheme dumps monitors
The Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) has summarily axed 20 of its monitors,…
Election 24: ‘Make construction important’ pleads outgoing Wates boss
Construction deserves a bigger focus in government and is too often viewed…
Former Morgan Sindall exec appointed as Akela Construction MD
Former Morgan Sindall executive Robert Ogg has been appointed as managing director…
HS2 names former Crossrail boss as chief executive
Former Crossrail boss Mark Wild is to become chief executive of High…
Election 24: Mace director launches bid to become Labour MP
A senior Mace executive is looking to swap construction for legislation by…
TopHat MD announces departure
TopHat managing director Andrew Shepherd is to leave the troubled modular housebuilder,…
Mark Reynolds to step down as Mace chief executive
Mark Reynolds is stepping down as chief executive of Mace after more…
Galliford Try creates new infrastructure director post
Galliford Try has appointed a former HS2 chief as its first divisional…
Enerveo names new leader after sale back to SSE
Mechanical and electrical (M&E) contractor Enerveo has announced the departure of its…
Government confirms Mak as construction minister
Alan Mak has been formally appointed as construction minister, the Department for…
Mace appoints new engineering chief
Mace has appointed a new head of civil and structural engineering. Martin…
Watkin Jones finance chief replaced months after new boss joins
Watkin Jones has replaced its chief financial officer (CFO) with a finance…
Parliament renewal programme leaders quit
Both client-side bodies running the programme to repair the Palace of Westminster…
National Highways commercial boss departs
The head of procurement at National Highways is to stand down after…
East West Rail boss stands down
East West Railway Company interim chief executive Beth West is to stand…
HS2 land and property chief joins Sir Robert McAlpine
HS2’s land and property director has left the project to take up…
New roles for key figures at Gratte Brothers
Gratte Brothers has promoted company stalwart Remi Suzan to managing director of…
Former Laing and Lendlease chief takes reins at Bam
Royal Bam Group has named former Lendlease finance chief Kim Sides as…