Contractors

Andrew White, managing director of special projects at Alfred McAlpine, has joined the company’s board as an executive director. Christopher Collins, chairman of Hanson, has been made a non-executive director.

Richard Clay has been promoted to surveying director at Hertfordshire-based Ashe Construction. Andrew Morris has become commercial director. David Ainge has been made contracts director.

Simon Jewell has been promoted to surveying director at Crispin & Borst (Kent). Kvaerner Construction has appointed Neil Moore (right) environmental health and safety manager.

Housebuilder

Robert Dean has been promoted to national sales and marketing director of social housing specialist Lovell Partnerships.

Consultants

Clive Gilliam, formerly with MVA, has joined Arup Transport Planning as senior transport consultant in London. Gibb Developments has appointed John Harding principal architect. He will head the architecture and design group in the London office.

Lisa Derbyshire has joined the intellectual property litigation team in the Manchester office of law firm DLA & Partners.

Michael Hagan has joined Arambol Associates. He will head the company’s new Leeds office.

Consulting engineer White Young Green has appointed Mario Donnetti director of overseas operations.

Oscar Faber & Partners has appointed Simon Witney regional director. He will head the engineer’s environmental planning and development group.

Multidisciplinary engineer WSP has appointed Ron Warner technical director. He replaces Peter Drenon, who is now running the firm’s Newcastle office.

Property consultant Torpy Management has appointed Peter Barton divisional director at its head office in Bristol.

Institutions

Graeme McCallum, managing director of Alfred McAlpine’s homes division, has been made a director of the National House Building Council and chairman of its standards committee.

David Lodge, managing director of Lodge and Sons, has been elected chairman of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings.