Contractors

Kevern Jenkin has joined EBC Construction as regional manager in the Bristol office.

Leeds-based Holmes Building has appointed Chris Patterson regional director of its southern division. Mark Rich joins as business development executive for the North.

John Walsh has joined North Midland Construction as senior site agent. Richard Coldron and Tim Riley have been appointed junior site engineers, Mandy McCartney has joined as site quantity surveyor and Dave Pascall has been promoted to area manager for the northern region.

Housebuilders

Stephen Murray has been appointed managing director of Beazer Homes. He replaces John Low, who has been made Beazer Group chief executive.

Fearnley Construction Group has promoted Robert Bath to managing director of Fearnley Social Housing.

Jonathan McCormack has been made sales manager at Bellwinch Homes.

Consultants

Alec Smith has joined e-commerce firm Cadweb as operations director.

Law firm Garretts has made Caroline Foster senior manager of its Midlands construction and engineering team.

David Harding has been promoted to building surveying director at MacConvilles’ London office. Andrew Smith, Malcolm Gordon and Charles Haywood have been made senior associates, and David Hutchison and Stuart Keen become associates at the firm’s Brighton office.

EC Harris has appointed Les Gerrelli private finance initiative director of its new PFI /public-private partnership business unit.

Institution

Douglas Kell has been appointed business centre manager of the North-east branch of the National Federation of Builders.

Suppliers

Keith Duffell has been made sales and marketing manager at software firm Tracer Management Systems.

Graham Kidd has joined facade systems supplier Hunter Douglas as area sales manager for south London and the South-east.

Gareth Kaminski-Cook has been made sales director at insulation supplier British Gypsum-Isover. Neil Shaw has been promoted to marketing manager.