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Nick Boles appointed minister

Former planning minister Nick reshuffl e, with Matthew Hancock However, it means that the Boles will take the construction handed the construction brief as construction minister will not now portfolio within the business part of his wider ministerial be attending Cabinet meetings, as department, rather than Matthew responsibilities. was the case when the brief was part Hancock, writes Allister Hayman. But BIS last week updated Boles’ of Hancock’s portfolio. The Department for Business, responsibilities in the business Brian Berry, Federation of Master Innovation and Skills (BIS) last week department to include the retail, Builders chief executive, said the added construction to the construction and rail business construction industry “deserves responsibilities of Nick Boles, who sectors, as well as skills. cabinet-level representation” so it was moved from his role as planning Hancock, who took on the role after was disappointing that the brief had minister in the communities Michael Fallon was appointed low-carbon economy. been taken away from Hancock. department to a new role straddling defence secretary in the reshuffl e, The change means Boles will take But he added: “Boles is a highly the business and education straddles the business and energy Fallon’s seats on the Construction capable minister and, having come departments as part of David departments, and leads on Leadership Council and the Green straight from his brief as planning Cameron’s reshuffl e last month. infrastructure, nuclear, and Construction Board, and will lead minister, he is someone with whom Boles (pictured) was initially renewable energy as well as on the implementation of the we already have a great working named as skills minister in the advanced manufacturing and the government’s construction strategy. relationship.”

Balfour Beatty services boss switches to APPOINTMENTS The boss of Balfour Beatty’s services business Kevin Craven he has been the chief executive of Balfour Beatty Services. Clients has quit the fi rm to join Serco. In this role, he has been responsible for 16,000 employees, Persimmon Homes has made a number Serco confi rmed it has appointed Kevin Craven as chief leading a business with revenues of over £1.6bn, covering of appointments in its south Midlands executive of its UK central government division, which in 2013 sectors such as facilities management, rail and utilities. business. Andy Peters joins as managing had revenues of £1.6bn and employs more than 23,000 people. Craven also sat on the executive committee of Balfour Beatty. director, Andy Harper joins as Craven will join Serco on 1 September and will be a member Craven said: “I am extremely excited to be joining Serco. I construction director and Alastair of the group’s executive committee. see real potential for the business to move forward and grow Parsons joins as sales director. Craven joins from Balfour Beatty where, for the last four years, with a unique portfolio of services to central government.” Saxonby has appointed Alastair Stewart planning consultant.

Big Data Institute Contractors Make’s Big Data Institute building, Balfour Beatty has appointed Heather the architect’s fi fth project at Oxford Bryant director of health, safety and University, has been given planning environment. permission. The Big Data Institute (BDI) will stand between two other has made a number of Make buildings on the Old Road appointments in its Environmental+ Campus – the Kennedy Institute of business. Joe Read is appointed Rheumatology and the NDM operations director, Lawrence Beckett research building. The BDI will store, joins as operations director, analyse and process vast amounts of Mandy Parkinson joins as customer health-related digital data with the relationship manager and Bruce Penrice aim of providing new insights into becomes solutions director for the illnesses and treatments. Make has area. also designed the Oxford Molecular Pathology Institute and the Old Road Wilson James has appointed former Campus Research Building. Morgan Sindall London boss Peter Jacobs a non-executive board director. aSend your project images to [email protected] Consultants WSP has appointed Peter Bone, Richard Gubbins, Andrew Jones, Mike Hewett, Stephen Checketts and Simon McKee technical directors and has appointed Ross Harvey, James Bodicoat and Chris Cumberland associate directors.

22.08.2014 BUILDING MAGAZINE

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