Ryden has appointed building surveyor Doug Garden as Head of Project & Building Consultancy in Aberdeen.

The firm has also made Mr Garden a partner at the company.

He will replace Ken Macpherson who is leaving Ryden to join Dunecht Estates.

Previously, Mr Garden led the Building Consultancy department of Knight Frank. As well as providing building consultancy services, he assisted the co-directors with the transfer of the Chesterton business in Aberdeen to Knight Frank in 2004.


With a history of design and project management of prominent new-build commercial properties in Aberdeen, Mr Garden is currently leading a team monitoring the £50 million Peterhead Port Authority inner harbour redevelopment project.

John Findlay, Regional Managing Partner of Ryden's Aberdeen office, said: "We are obviously disappointed to lose Ken but delighted to bring someone of Doug's exceptional ability on board.

"He is a leader in his field and his experience, client-base and personality fit extremely well with our firm. Doug's appointment reinforces our already strong Project & Building Consultancy team in Aberdeen and puts us in prime position to further develop this key area of our business and provide our clients with the best building surveying and project management advice."

(LM)