Contractors

Building and civil engineering contractor Dean & Dyball has promoted Adrian Dyball to managing director of construction.

Barry Seeley and Peter Walton have been promoted to directors of Dover-based Barwick Construction.

Alfred McAlpine Construction has made Andrew Nash business development manager for civil engineering work in London and the South-east.

Housebuilder

Alex Wood has joined Redrow Homes as senior land manager.

Consultants

Planning and urban design consultant David Lock Associates has appointed Eric Gates associate director. Andrew Hiorns and Nick Freer join as senior associates. Michael Doyle has been appointed associate.

WSP Group has appointed Alan Gilham and Peter Sharratt to head a new team that will advise clients on sustainable development. Ian Viney joins WSP Environmental as regional director.

Michael Craik and Charlotte Scourfield have joined the construction team at law firm Martineau Johnson.

Martin Gosling has been promoted to associate partner at management consultant Hornagold & Hills.

Stuart Strachen has joined the building surveying division of Arambol Associates.

Institutions

Professor Peter Roberts has been appointed chair of the Town and Country Planning Association. He succeeds Sir Peter Hall. Julien Parrott has been appointed chief executive of the Institute of Building Control.

Mike Gower of consulting engineer Maunsell has been elected chairman of the Corrosion Prevention Association.

Wharton Construction’s commercial director Jeff Cutting has been elected chairman of the Northern Counties Smaller Builders Group of the National Federation of Builders.

Suppliers

Tony Messenger has joined heating product specialist PMP as national sales manager.

Chris Richardson has been appointed head of marketing and business development at Essex-based Halstead Boilers.