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Asite appoints new head of supply chain management

Asite has appointed Jas Mann as its new head of supply chain management.

HS2 confirms 1,000 new jobs on Birmingham’s biggest construction project

HS2 Ltd has confirmed that over 1,000 jobs will be created by the joint venture that will build HS2’s landmark station in the centre of Birmingham, helping the UK to ‘build back better’.

Stewart Milne managing director to chair timber industry body

Stewart Milne Group managing director for strategic development, Alex Goodfellow, has been appointed as chair of the Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI).

Orbit Homes appoints new assistant site manager

Orbit Homes has appointed its first female assistant site manager, Jayne Carabott, who will be based at the upcoming Felix Park development in Soham.

Asite opens new office in Amsterdam

Construction cloud collaboration provider, Asite has opened a new office in Amsterdam, as part of continued expansion in the European market.

Birmingham training provider lands £2m HS2 contract

Birmingham training provider, Auctus Management Group has secured a £2m contract to deliver bespoke induction training programmes for new starters on HS2.

Wates Residential appoints new head of partnerships

Wates Residential has appointed Andrew Savege as its new head of partnerships to play a crucial role in bidding for new developments.

Leadership changes at Keltbray’s engineering consultancy

Wentworth House Partnership, Keltbray’s in-house engineering consultancy, has appointed Stuart Vaughan and Tim Lohmann as joint managing directors of the company.

BRE Trust appoints new chairman

The BRE Trust has appointed Phil Wilbraham as its new chairman, to replace Sir James Wates CBE, who has been chairman of the Trust since 2014.

Amey wins place on £300m South East Wales services framework

Amey Consulting has won a place on a £300m technical and professional services framework to support training opportunities and employment in Wales.

Winners announced for 2021 KCACTF awards

Concluding its fifth year as a Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) sponsor, Vectorworks, Inc. announces the winners.

Network Rail takes on placements under Government’s Kickstart scheme

12 young people have become the first to join Network Rail under the Government’s Kickstart scheme, working across all areas of the business – including HR, communications, finance and project management.

Balfour appoints former ITV chief executive as chairman

Charles Allen, Lord Allen of Kensington, CBE, has been appointed as the next chairman and a non-executive director of Balfour Beatty.

NFRC suspends BLM British Lead for one year

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has suspended HJ Enthoven Limited (trading as BLM British Lead) as a supplier member for one year, for breaching the competition clause of the NFRC’s Code of Practice.

Legal & General appoints new head of sustainability 

Legal & General Capital (LGC) has appointed John Alker, former UKGBC director of policy, as its new head of sustainability.

Tilbury Douglas appoints head of social value

Tilbury Douglas has appointed Lucy Davies as head of social value to develop the company’s CSR activities, including apprenticeships, community volunteering, local employment and supply chain engagement.

Balfour faces ‘looming industrial action’ over ‘insulting’ pay offer

Manuel Cortes, general secretary of TSSA, has warned of “looming industrial action” at Balfour Beatty where union members are being balloted in a dispute over pay.

HLM Architects appoints new head of MMC delivery

HLM Architects has appointed Dan Brown as its new associate, head of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) delivery.

Henry Boot shakes up senior management team

Simon Carr of Henry Boot Construction and Giles Boot of Banner Plant will be retiring from their roles as managing director on 30 June 2021.

Keltbray Lagan Power completes management buyout

The founders of Keltbray Lagan Power, a part of the Keltbray Group since 2018, have completed a management buyout of the business.

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