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A new chief executive has been appointed to the firm that oversees the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI). Amanda Long will take over CPI Ltd, a company owned by trade body the Construction Products Association (CPA), which is responsible for a new code of conduct for manufacturers and suppliers…

Housebuilder Lovell Homes has announced two senior appointments in the North West. The firm, part of the £3.6bn-revenue Morgan Sindall group, promoted long-serving John Roach to head of operations in the region. It also revealed that Paul Challinor was joining from rival housebuilder Stewart Milne to become managing director in…

Former Construction News journalist Sandi Rhys Jones has been appointed president of the Chartered Institute of Building. Rhys Jones, who worked as a reporter at CN in the mid-1960s, takes over from Michael Yam as the body’s 120th president. Taking on her new role at the CIOB members’ forum this…

Higgins Group has announced that a new generation of the Higgins family will take over its leadership – while a restructure will also see a reduction in the number of staff roles. Brothers Richard and Martin Higgins – the group’s chairman and director respectively – are set to retire in…

Mount Anvil's chief financial officer Katie Rogers has left the business after less than two months in the job. Rogers joined the developer and contractor in May, following an 11-year stint at Telford Homes, but has now departed following differences in “culture and approach”. It comes as the company reported…

Laing O'Rourke has appointed nuclear stalwart Cameron Gilmour as unit leader at its engineering business Crown House Technologies (CHT). Gilmour (pictured) spent 32 years at energy contractor Altrad Babcock, formerly known as Doosan Babcock, where he worked on new-build projects including Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C and rose to…

US-based modular giant Volumetric Building Companies (VBC) has expanded its UK management team as part of what it described as “aggressive” growth plans. Tim Uttley has joined the firm as commercial director for the UK and special markets. He will lead VBC’s business development activities in the UK, as well…

SES Engineering Services, part of the Wates Group, has named Rob Clifford managing director as part of a major shake-up that will see the creation of four targeted divisions. Clifford, previously managing director of the group’s integrated construction services business, will head up two new geographical divisions focusing on the…

Scaffolding veteran Des Moore has stepped down from Trad Group after three decades to launch his own consultancy. Moore became chief executive of Trad Group after the £100m business was acquired by Altrad Group in 2013. Prior to that, he was managing director of the group for more than 15…

Wates has appointed former Balfour Beatty project director Matt Johnson as regional director for its construction business in the Midlands. Johnson brings more than 20 years’ experience within the construction industry, most recently as operations director for Wates in the Midlands. Before he joined Wates in 2022, he worked as…