Contractors

Brian Cullum has joined Higgins Construction as business manager.

Try Interiors, the interior fit-out division of Try Construction, has appointed Barry Couzens sales and marketing manager.

Andrew Crispin and Andrew Postlethwaite have been promoted to directors at fit-out contractor Walter Lilly, part of YJL.

Housebuilders

Lovell has appointed Marcus Keys, formerly of the Housing Forum, partnering manager for London.

Chris Tyrer (right) has joined retirement homes specialist McCarthy & Stone as managing director of its North-west region.

Consultants

Contract consultant Trett Consulting has appointed Paul Blackburn senior associate in the Leeds office.

Nick Roberts has joined law firm Bevan Ashford as associate in its construction department in Bristol.

Chartered surveyor Cluttons has made Paul Chilton and Mark Aylmer partners in its building surveying and project management department.

Pam Allardice (right) has joined Gateley Wareing Solicitors to develop its Leicester construction department. Sam Pancholi has been made assistant solicitor in the property department.

John Green has joined cost consultant Franklin + Andrews as partner in the Western business unit.

Alan Renfree has been promoted to area manager in the Nottingham office of cost consultant Turner & Townsend.

Ray Moore has joined engineer White Young Green as regional director in the Belfast office.

Suppliers

British Gypsum-Isover has promoted Graham Ost to northern industrial sales manager.

Michael Tattam has been made southern divisional sales manager at aircrete firm H&H Celcon.

Rugby Cement has appointed Nick Powell business manager.