Contractors

Ballast Wiltshier has appointed David McEvoy, formerly of Bovis Construction Scotland, construction director. Mike Burns has joined as project manager.

Paul Sealy has been appointed managing director of Bristol-based contractor CW Duke & Sons.

Mike Elliott has been made finance director and Neil Bracken has become director of quantity surveying and company secretary at the firm.

Housebuilder

Country and Metropolitan Homes has appointed Nish Malde group finance director.

Consultants

Steve Miller has been made a director of Gleeson Group's engineering division.

Interiors contractor and project manager Churchfield has appointed Peter Mullen group sales and marketing director. Daniel Green has joined as sales and development manager and Annette Tribe has been made sales and marketing manager.

Paul Kelly and Mike Magrath have been appointed directors of Gleeds Management Services.

Calford Seaden Partnership has appointed Mark Sears building surveyor and Rebecca Coxon assistant building surveyor in its Orpington office. Daniel Prothero and William Beck have joined the firm's Southampton office as assistant building surveyor and architectural technologist respectively.

Surveyor and development consultant Saxon Law has promoted Matthew Cunliffe to associate director.

David Burton has been appointed director of the contract and procurement group at High-Point Rendel.

Institutions

Cyril Sweett chairman Francis Ives has been appointed vice-chairman of the Joint Contracts Tribunal.

Phil Anders has been appointed chairman of the Federation of Recruitment and Employment Services' technical division.

Suppliers

Yorkshire-based furniture manufacturer Symphony has made Alan Kinnes and Larry Kelly sales directors of its social housing and private housing divisions.

Birmingham-based Carter Planned Maintenance has promoted Neil Gibbard to commercial and projects manager.