Contractors

Jeremy Eavis and Neil Franklin have been promoted to construction directors in HBG Construction's southern region. Paul Goodall has been made surveying director in the region.

Clugston Construction has promoted Tim March to regional director in the northern region; Keith Bevan, Rod Fry, Martin Kellerman and Gary Schofield become regional managers and Peter Popely has been appointed regional marketing manager in the same region. Peter Deakin has joined as regional director in the firm's southern operation, Matthew Mercer and Ann Pugh become regional managers and Peter Dobson has been appointed regional marketing manager.

South-west contractor Stansell has appointed John Holland construction manager in its Poole office.

Housebuilder

Glyn Mabey has joined Swan Hill Homes West as regional managing director. In the same region, Tim Larner becomes technical director and Mike Emmett joins as land and planning director. Barry McGrath has been promoted to contracts manager in the southern division.

Consultants

Surveyor and architect DHP has appointed Matthew Sane to head the new building services division at its Weybridge office. Barrie Tankel Partnership has launched Barrie Tankel Project Management and appointed project managers Duncan Trench and Ian Court to the firm.

Tim Nicholls and Paul Cook have been promoted to senior associate at multidisciplinary practice Design Research Unit. Valerie Cooper, Finn Butler and Ben Emmens become associates.

Andrew French and David Welsh have been made partners in BPTW's architectural department. Bob Silcock becomes partner in the quantity surveying department; Joe Austin, James Ryan and Nigel Howard are made associates.

Quantity surveyor Contract and Cost Management has made John Green, Andrew Jeffery and Alasdair Thompson associate partners.

Institutions

The Building Research Establishment has appointed Pal Chana, formerly of Imperial College, London, technical director of concrete structures at its Centre for Concrete Construction.