McLaren Construction has expanded its Midlands and North presence with a trio of senior hires.
The three new senior hires for McLaren’s Midlands and North division include, operations director – Luke Arnold, divisional director – Darren Harding, and regional commercial director – Adam Craven.
Arnold joins with 25 years experience, formerly at ISG for 14 years before its collapse in September, most recently as regional director.
He will work alongside managing director Gary Cramp to help expand the region’s business by developing into new sectors through public sector frameworks, alongside building the current teams to deliver success.
Harding has more than 40 years experience in the industry and will be responsible for the full day-to-day responsibility of all PBSA (Purpose Built Student Accommodation) schemes across the regions.
Craven, meanwhile, will lead and oversee the commercial function within the regional business, bringing more than 22 years’ experience to the role.
His position will include ensuring that consistent commercial performance is delivered within the commercial team, at both pre-construction and delivery stages.
Craven will also provide commercial and management support to the regional director to ensure that the financial performance of the region meets profitability targets, as well as supporting the group commercial director.
Luke said: “I am extremely proud of my client relationships and my ability to develop long standing relationships with supply chain and customers.
“it’s exciting to have the opportunity to work with Gary and develop the Midlands and North region and I look forward to bringing new opportunities to the business.”
Harding said: “In my new role I will continue to reinforce my client relationships across the Midlands and North region, whilst pursuing a variety of varied workload opportunities.”
Craven said: “I will be pushing to support and develop our people and will be part of continued growth, ensuring it is done so in a sustainable and profitable way.
“Whilst the business has already demonstrated its success and resilience over many years, what really appealed to me and differentiates Mclaren Construction Midlands & North was the empowerment given to me to influence and make a meaningful difference to an already successful business, as we seek those marginal improvements which will make all the difference.”
“With the quality of the existing skillset within the business, together with developing the right recruitment strategy, this will enable us to diversify our workload and allow for controlled, sustainable, and profitable growth.”
Gary Cramp, managing director at McLaren Construction Midlands and North, said: “We are pleased to welcome Luke, Darren and Adam into their respective roles and are confident that their expertise and capabilities will drive the positive change we are spearheading, as part of the division’s growth strategy.”
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