Climbing the ladder

Faz Zorriasatain

ISG has appointed Zorriasatain as technical director within its new build division. His new role will primarily focus on risk management and winning work. He was formerly

head of engineering for Trafalgar House and technical director at Warings.

Kate Skinner

Yorkshire-based Apple Homes has appointed Kate Skinner as a quantity surveyor to support its expanding development programme. Her new role will include monitoring costs, procuring subcontractors, buying materials, and producing development budgets.

Matt Bundy

Rok is continuing its expansion plans in the Solent area with the appointment of Matt Bundy as the new building and maintenance team leader at Rok’s Fareham office. Bundy will head up a 58-strong team specialising in negotiated and partnered projects.

Richard Firth

Linpave Building has appointed Firth as managing director. He was previously managing director of Bedfordshire-based national contractor Withey Contracts after spending most of his career with Simons Construction. Linpave is part of the Rand Group.

Also on the up

Newlife Regeneration and Construction chief executive John Montague has been appointed as chair of Youthbuilding UK, a national body which aims to encourage young people into construction.

Hall & Partners has appointed four new female staff. Sophie Lacey joins the business management team, Natalie Barber begins a year-out placement from Middlesbrough University as a trainee project manager along with Yolande Gaertner, while Caroline Cosgrove joins as an undergraduate quantity surveyor.

Persimmon Homes has made Ian Jeffrey managing director of its operation in Essex and Steve Matthews sales director for the east Midlands.