This week

Contractors

Durkan Group has appointed Jonathan Dean as investment director for its private residential arm, Durkan Estates.

Consultants

Knowles, a Hill International company, has appointed Paul Almond as executive director in its Warrington office.

Bruce Allan, former transport policy manager for Blackpool council, has joined JMP as an associate director in its Manchester office.

Architect Brodie Plant Goddard has promoted Dennis Adams, Keith Anderson, Richard Coggle, Zaid Nuaman and Mark Ruddell to the position of associates.

Gerald Eve has invited a new partner, Michael Robinson, to lead the firm’s national building consultancy team as a participating partner. He will join Gerald Eve’s Manchester office.

Stephen Maddocks has joined Cundall, the multidisciplinary engineering consultancy, as a partner specialising in healthcare, based in Manchester.

Suppliers

Catnic has promoted Christine Wilde to managing director after nine years as financial director, succeeding Malcolm Boyles, who has been appointed UK director for Corus Building Systems.