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New managing partner James Beckly Ward Williams has a strong west of England presence but is looking to grow nationwide – this is James Beckly’s mission. He is in line to take over as senior partner on the retirement of Andy Snapes in November 2023. Mr Snapes said: “It is fantastic to have someone of…

John Hartnett In a planned succession, John Hartnett is taking over from John Wilson, who retires at Christmas after 24 years with the business. At the same time, Phil Brown is joining the board of Eric Wright Construction as surveying director. Group managing director Jeremy Hartley said: “John Wilson has done an excellent job leading…

FI Modular delivered this social housing in Banbury for Cherwell District Council in 2017/18 Ashley House, parent company of Powys-based F1 Modular, secured a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) in July to protect it from creditors while negotiating a rescue. There were discussions with Midlands house-builder Piper Homes, involving a reverse takeover that would enable Piper…

Paul Wheelhouse The Scottish Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (SIETF) is open to industries where energy usage makes up a significant part of production costs. Scottish businesses can apply for match funded grants of more than £125,000 to invest in energy efficiency and low-carbon technologies. The fund will prioritise helping the most energy-intensive industrial sectors to…

Kwasi Kwarteng is now minister in charge of construction Nadhim Zahawi, construction minister since July 2019, was last month given the job of overseeing the roll-out of Covid vaccines at the Department of Health & Social Care. Although he remains a junior minister at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), most of…

At the moment, if you’re not on the list, you don’t get it. Soon, the list if approved suppliers will not be set in stone. From July 2021 a new dynamic purchasing system (DPS) will replace the current delivery partner panel (DPP3). The DPS will change how Homes England procures housebuilders, it said, “increasing flexibility…