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16/03/2020
Sweco Bolsters Buildings Team
Sweco UK has strengthened its buildings team with a new senior appointment.
Peter Hender has joined the engineering, environment and design firm as an operations director for building services. He brings with him more than 35 years' experience in the engineering sector, including more than 15 years of project management experience in the UK and overseas.
He joins from Peter Brett Associates and has previously worked as a director with Ramboll UK. In recent years, he has contributed to projects such as University College London's Person-Environment-Activity Research Laboratory (PEARL), Canary Wharf's Dollar Bay residential development and the redevelopment of West London's Riverside Studios.
In his new role at Sweco, Peter will work alongside other senior members of the buildings team to support project delivery, including the Tottenham Hale development and the mixed residential, retail, hotel and restaurant development on the south site of Arundel Great Court in central London.
Geoffrey Palmer, Sweco UK's director of buildings, said: "Peter's extensive experience in large project design and delivery, strong technical skills and knowledge of cutting-edge technological solutions, such as BIM, makes him a huge asset to the team.
"His arrival will only further the quality of the consultancy and services we provide to our clients and help us continue planning and designing the sustainable cities and communities of the future."
Peter Hender, operations director, Sweco UK, added: "Two professional focuses of mine are to reduce the impact of our built environment on the planet and to ensure that we create buildings that offer healthy, comfortable and practical surroundings for their occupants. The fact that both play a major part in Sweco's approach to design – coupled with the business' strong reputation – made it a great fit.
"There's some really exciting projects underway and I'm looking forward to working closely with the rest of the buildings team. I'm also excited at the prospect of tapping into Sweco's international network to deliver the best possible solutions that leverage its Nordic expertise."
Peter's appointment will be followed by as many as 10 new hires at Sweco in the coming months to boost the buildings team.
(CM/JG)
Peter Hender has joined the engineering, environment and design firm as an operations director for building services. He brings with him more than 35 years' experience in the engineering sector, including more than 15 years of project management experience in the UK and overseas.
He joins from Peter Brett Associates and has previously worked as a director with Ramboll UK. In recent years, he has contributed to projects such as University College London's Person-Environment-Activity Research Laboratory (PEARL), Canary Wharf's Dollar Bay residential development and the redevelopment of West London's Riverside Studios.
In his new role at Sweco, Peter will work alongside other senior members of the buildings team to support project delivery, including the Tottenham Hale development and the mixed residential, retail, hotel and restaurant development on the south site of Arundel Great Court in central London.
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Geoffrey Palmer, Sweco UK's director of buildings, said: "Peter's extensive experience in large project design and delivery, strong technical skills and knowledge of cutting-edge technological solutions, such as BIM, makes him a huge asset to the team.
"His arrival will only further the quality of the consultancy and services we provide to our clients and help us continue planning and designing the sustainable cities and communities of the future."
Peter Hender, operations director, Sweco UK, added: "Two professional focuses of mine are to reduce the impact of our built environment on the planet and to ensure that we create buildings that offer healthy, comfortable and practical surroundings for their occupants. The fact that both play a major part in Sweco's approach to design – coupled with the business' strong reputation – made it a great fit.
"There's some really exciting projects underway and I'm looking forward to working closely with the rest of the buildings team. I'm also excited at the prospect of tapping into Sweco's international network to deliver the best possible solutions that leverage its Nordic expertise."
Peter's appointment will be followed by as many as 10 new hires at Sweco in the coming months to boost the buildings team.
(CM/JG)
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