Movers and shakers
Contractors
Crown Construction and Interiors has appointed Martin Atkinson contracts surveyor. He will head the interiors division based in Reading.

North-west contracting specialist CLAN Contracting has promoted Damian Meyers to commercial director.

David Walker has been appointed managing director and chairman of Trent Concrete. He succeeds Mike Downing who has retired. Tony Orange and Chris Jones have been appointed commercial director and contracts director, respectively.

Midlands-based contractor Thomas Vale Construction has appointed Dr Richard O'Connor lean improvement manager.

Jerram Falkus Construction has made three promotions. John Foskett becomes construction director, William Jerram IT director and Simon Birnie construction director. In addition, Matthew Kingston has been appointed business development manager.

Robert Tudge has been appointed to the board of Ashford Construction as commercial director.

Housebuilder
Lovell has appointed Joan Cartwright as national sales and marketing manager based in Tamworth, Staffordshire.

Consultants
Morven Macauley has joined the quantity surveying team of Glasgow-based Burtenshaw Scotland.

Amelia Hall and Stephen Cheesman have been promoted to associates at construction and property consultant Robinson Low Francis, based in Brighton.

Nigel Rockliff has been appointed principal consultant in the Leeds office of multidisciplinary practice White Young & Green.

Tim Matthews formerly chief executive of the Highways Agency, has been appointed managing director of engineering and design construction management firm Parsons Brinckerhoff.