Esh Border Construction’s expansion plans have been further boosted by the announcement of two new senior appointments to its Scottish operation.
Paul Devine has been named Construction Director while Paul Curran has been appointed Commercial Manager as the Livingston-based business continues to target fresh growth.
A Civil Engineering graduate of the University of Strathclyde, Mr Devine brings 20 years of construction industry experience from two decade-long managerial roles in the Central Belt.
The Gartcosh resident is expected to play a major role as Esh Border Construction looks to extend and enhance its vibrant and sustained pipeline of Scottish Successes.
Mr Devine will take the lead on the delivery of high quality developments and will help to drive the ambitious business forward.
New Commercial Manager Paul Curran meanwhile brings a wealth of knowledge following a succession of similar roles with UK companies across the past 30 years.
The Edinburgh resident will focus on bids for new work and contract negotiation, ensuring financial management to the highest standard.
They join a burgeoning senior team that was recently boosted by the internal appointment of Regional Director for Scotland, Gerard McMahon.
In tandem with Mr McMahon, the two fresh appointments are aimed at steering the company’s growth strategy, with both expected to play a leading role in shaping its long-term fortunes.
In recent times, Esh Border Construction has secured high-profile projects in the region of £2m-£10m such as Stirling’s Engine Shed and Edinburgh’s Calton Hill observatory – and both Mr Devine and Mr Curran hope to be instrumental in replicating and extending that success further down the M8 corridor.
Mr Devine said: “I believe there is huge potential here and that was one of the key aspects that attracted me to the Construction Director role.
“I’m in no doubt that Esh Border Construction can grow into a leading name in the Central Belt, becoming even more successful than it already is, and I hope that my own skillset can serve to enhance that.
“I aim to bring my two decades of experience, wide client base and supply chain know-how to the fore across a range of projects, including the refurbishment of Heriot Watt Library in Edinburgh – the first project for Esh Border in which I will be involved from commencement to completion.
“With the help of the fantastic team that is already in place at Esh Border Construction, I hope that there will be much more to follow as we embark on an exciting new chapter for the business.”
Mr Curran added: “I was immediately struck by the huge opportunity at Esh Border Construction – the people, the job, the culture, and the exciting variety of work.
“From the refurbishment of listed buildings at Calton Hill, to fast track steel frame projects, there is a real diversity of work on offer here.
“There’s also a huge Scottish market for social housing, the delivery of which I find to be genuinely rewarding.
“I’m really looking forward to delivering more in that vein and am thrilled to have been appointed to this senior role within such a forward-thinking business.”
Esh Border Construction has an extensive track record of successfully delivering projects across a variety of sectors for a wide range of clients, including education, retail, industrial, commercial, leisure, public, healthcare, and historic buildings.
It has significant experience of all forms of procurement and project delivery including joint ventures, framework agreements, and traditional tendering.
The company operates within a framework of fully ISO accredited Safety, Quality and Environmental Management Systems, supported by comprehensive internal operating procedures, and it has extensive experience in delivering ‘Very Good’ and ‘Excellent’ BREEAM Rated Projects.
Esh Border Construction is poised to embark on a fresh chapter for the business after announcing the appointment of a new Regional Director for Scotland.
Gerard McMahon will take over the role as the Livingston-based business continues to target fresh expansion.
The father-of-three initially joined the company as a Commercial Manager last year and quickly impressed with his outstanding work on key projects.
The company has quickly recognised his vital contribution with promotion to Regional Director, and he now hopes to extend and enhance Esh Border Construction’s vibrant and sustained pipeline of Scottish successes.
The internal promotion is aimed at steering the company’s growth strategy and Gerard is expected to play a leading role in shaping its long-term fortunes.
A graduate in quantity surveying from Glasgow’s Caledonian University – Gerard, who is from Coatbridge, Lanarkshire – brings extensive industry experience, having worked in various sectors including Commercial build, social Housing, education, healthcare, retail, refurbishment and Energy Services.
He believes that Esh Border Construction’s proposition as neither a national or small local construction business will allow it to continue growing the company’s position in the niche mid-market sectors in Scotland, helped by heavy investment in streamlining its proposition.
Esh Group has undertaken a £5m overhaul of its technology and IT systems, which the new Regional Director believes will help in its targeting of fresh wins in the Central Belt.
In recent times, it has secured high-profile projects in the region of £2m-£10m such as Stirling’s Engine Shed and Edinburgh’s Calton Hill observatory – and Gerard now hopes to replicate and extend that success further down the M8 corridor.
He said: “There undoubtedly continues to be a huge opportunity for an agile, mid-sized business like ours in Scotland and I hope to seize that after inheriting a fantastic workforce that’s desperate to realise its full potential.
“Across the past year, I’ve gained an intimate knowledge of the team’s key strengths when it comes to the delivery of both new build and refurbishment projects, and we now hope to harness those attributes in fresh ways.
“When I joined Esh Border Construction, I was immediately struck by the team’s can-do attitude and enthusiastic ‘Added Value’ ethos where community enhancement is at the heart of everything we do, and it’s a real pleasure to now be overseeing that for Scotland.
“It’s a very inclusive business which has invested carefully in its future thanks to an apprenticeship-led environment where we’ve been proud to see many young people coming through and excelling in a variety of ways. Indeed, we only recently achieved an Investors in Young People silver accreditation.”
Gerard added: “Last year, Esh Border Construction moved its offices in Livingston to bigger premises at Fairways Business Park with significant scope for further expansion amid more innovative ways of working. That marked an exciting new chapter for the business and we are now keen to see where it takes us.”
Earlier this year, the Livingston-based company was able to build on its social housing successes by signing up with Link Group, Kingdom Housing Association, Hillcrest Housing Association, Places for People, LAR Housing Trust, Thenue Housing Association, and City of Edinburgh Housing Assessment Management Framework.
The collective value of this work could mean over £100m value throughout the frameworks’ duration to the construction specialist – which has a strong history of working in the social housing sector – across the next few years.
Esh Border Construction has an extensive track record of successfully delivering projects across a variety of sectors for a wide range of clients, including education, retail, industrial, commercial, leisure, public, healthcare, and historic buildings.
It has significant experience of all forms of procurement and project delivery including joint ventures, framework agreements, and traditional tendering.
The company operates within a framework of fully ISO accredited Safety, Quality and Environmental Management Systems, supported by comprehensive internal operating procedures, and it has extensive experience in delivering ‘Very Good’ and ‘Excellent’ BREEAM Rated Projects.
