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Lendlease selects new chief executive for Europe post

Lendlease has confirmed Neil Martin as its new chief executive officer for its European business, reporting to Steve McCann, Group CEO and managing director.

Considerate Constructors Scheme appoints new chief executive

CCS has announced that Amanda Long will join as chief executive from 16 September, Amanda will succeed chief executive Edward Hardy.

Galliford Try and Bovis to combine housebuilding businesses

Galliford Try plc has announced it has reached preliminary agreement on high-level terms to combine its Linden Homes and Galliford Try Partnerships businesses with Bovis Homes plc.

Interserve appoints new managing director

Interserve announced the appointment of Paul Gandy as the new managing director of its UK construction business, effective 1 October 2019.

CITB launches consultation on 1,000 construction training standards

CITB is seeking industry views from across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on more than 1,000 new and existing construction training standards.

Mott MacDonald appoints new MD for UK & Europe role

Mott MacDonald has appointed Ken Norbury as managing director of its UK and Europe built environment business.

CIOB releases new code of quality management

The CIOB has now published its Code of Quality Management, following two years of work by the CIOB’s Construction Quality Commission, which was launched in response to a number of incidents highlighting construction defects in the UK.

Actis director chosen as Women in Construction ambassador

Actis regional sales director Jemma Harris has been selected as a Women in Construction ambassador by London Olympia’s London Build Expo.

Apprentices gain experience from building new school

Aylesbury’s St Michael’s Catholic School has proven to be a learning experience for the team that built it, following a construction education.

CSCS ends exemption to HSE test requirements

CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) has ended an exemption that applicants could previously use to get a CSCS card without passing the Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) Health, safety and environment test.

Higgins signs Armed Forces Covenant to support the community

Higgins has signed the Armed Forces Covenant, pledging to support veterans to contribute their skills to careers in the construction industry.

CSIC appoints new business relationship manager

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has appointed Ross Cairns as its business relationship manager for the North of Scotland.

APM & Highways England support emerging project professionals

Highways England is introducing two new certificates for emerging project professionals which will align with Association for Project Management’s (APM) frameworks and standards.

Interserve appoints Ken Hanna as a non-executive director

Interserve Group Limited has announced that Ken Hanna will join the Board as a non-executive director and chairman of its equipment services business, RMD Kwikform, from 2 September 2019.

Actis appoint new specification manager

Actis continue to expand their team and has appointed a new regional specification manager, Jason Docherty, to work with builders and specifiers in the South East.

GBHP hosts construction insight event for WOMENSTEC

Graham-Bam Healthcare Partnership (GBHP) recently hosted a construction insight event at its Royal Victoria Hospital Maternity site, to support WOMENSTEC.

Priestley Construction appoints two new company directors

Leeds-based specialist construction company, Priestley Construction, part of the wider Priestley Group, has appointed two new board-level directors.

Kier to fund supply chain apprentices through apprenticeship levy

Kier is the first contractor to transfer funds from its apprenticeship levy to its supply chain in Liverpool.

Lendlease names new managing director

Lendlease has named Simon Gorski as its new managing director for Construction in Europe.

Manchester College launches Architectural and Construction Engineering Scholarship

The Manchester College is launching a brand new industry-sponsored Architectural and Construction Engineering Scholarship in Construction and The Built Environment for 16 to 18 year-olds.

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