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17/05/2023

Avant Homes Scotland Appointments Strengthen Construction Team

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Avant Homes Scotland has announced three new appointments to its construction team, which will enable their regional expansion strategy.

Bryan Galloway has been appointed as construction director, while James Reid and Peter Forrester have joined the housebuilder as area construction managers.

Bryan Galloway returns to Avant Homes having previously held the same position in 2017. He has 38 years' experience in the housebuilding industry, having previously held similar positions at other peer companies.

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James Reid joins from Muir Homes where he was contracts manager and has 23 years' experience in the housebuilding industry, he also previously worked at Keepmoat Homes as construction manager.

With over 35 years' experience in the housebuilding industry, Peter Forrester also joins as contract manager. Prior to his appointment he worked as a freelance consultant and was previously operations director at Robertson Homes and construction director at Keepmoat Homes.

Avant Homes Scotland managing director, Iain Innes, said: "These appointments in our construction team will play a pivotal role in achieving our ambitious growth plans for the region.

"They all bring a wealth of experience with them to Avant Homes from a variety of backgrounds and I look forward to working with the new senior construction team to help deliver our expansion strategy."

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