Consultants
International property adviser GVA Grimley has appointed Lance Taylor partner in its project management team.

Stephen Buckley has joined Hoare Lee Fire Engineering, a specialist division of Hoare Lea Consulting Engineers, as fire safety engineer. He will be based in the firm's Manchester office.

Nick Lloyd has joined multidisciplinary consultant Douglas Wallace London as project manager. He will work on projects for Asprey & Garrard, New Bond Street and Debenhams. Multidisciplinary consultant Whicheloe Macfarlane has promoted Stephen Beggs to associate.

Property consultant Colliers CRE has appointed Ian Whiteside (left) previously with EC Harris, building surveyor. He will be based in the Manchester office.

Tom Daley, previously of Haley Somerset Consulting, has joined contract consultant Berkeley Consulting's expert witness, adjudication and dispute resolution team.

Mike Birchall has been promoted to partner in quantity surveyor Brian Evans Associates.

Clients
Sarsen Housing Association has appointed Richard Kitson chief executive. He replaces Caroline Wilson who has been acting chief executive.

Institutions
The Construction Industry Council has appointed Turlogh O'Brien, deputy chairman of Arup Group, chairman. He takes over from Michael Dickson.

Suppliers
Industrial insulation supplier British Gypsum-Isover has made Graham Ost national industrial insulation sales manager. Carole Rayner has been appointed to the newly created role of business development manager.

Stuart Keeling has joined lighting specialist Lightgraphix to take up the newly created position of marketing director.