Contractors

Richard Butler has joined Northampton-based Winvic Construction as project manager.

Birse Building has appointed Wendy Jones, previously with Payne Building Contractors, as marketing manager for the southern region.

Buxton has appointed two site managers, Sean Keenan and Mike Cotton, for contracts in the Midlands.

Housebuilders

Roger Brenan has been made managing director of Swan Hill's Bristol-based western region.

Redrow Homes has made the following appointments: Peter Harrison and David Faraday (right) have been promoted to financial director and assistant engineer respectively in Wakefield; Peter Hurst (right) has been promoted to technical manager in Cardiff; and Jason Newton has been promoted to sales director for the north-west.

Crest Nicholson Residential has appointed Graham Holland development director.

Andre Evans has been promoted to regional director for Scott Wilson in Plymouth.

Brian George has been appointed non-executive chairman of Bryant Homes. He will remain a non-executive chairman of Taylor Woodrow Construction.

Clients

Sir Malcolm Field and Malcolm Heald have been appointed non-executive directors of brownfield developer Linden.

Consultants

Building services company Shepherd Engineering Services has appointed Tony Sidwell company safety manager.

Commercial law firm Lewis Silkin has appointed Peter Morris partner and head of the firm's construction and engineering unit.

Aidan Cosgrave has been appointed partner in legal firm Watts and Partners' London-based commercial building surveying group.

Hala Lloyd, senior healthcare architect at TCN Architects has been promoted to associate.

Mike Riches has been appointed technical director of High-Point Rendel, the international business, management and technology consultancy.

Chris Symeonides has been appointed board director of Shepherd Engineering Services.

Suppliers

Mark Tomlin has been appointed divisional director of the newly formed South West division of Sheffield Insulations.

BCE Cellular Extrusion, manufacturer of PVC-UE roofline systems and associated products, has appointed Rob Hamblen national sales manager.

Brian Blanchard has been appointed managing director of plastic plumbing and drainage specialist Hunter Plastics.