Construction firm Galliford Try has appointed David Lowery to Galliford Try’s Executive Board with effect from 1 July 2024, in the newly-created position of Divisional Managing Director of Infrastructure.

David, who has extensive UK and overseas experience comprising more than 24 years, will advance the Group’s Sustainable Growth Strategy within Galliford Try’s Environment (Water) and Infrastructure businesses.

The move follows Galliford Try's January Trading Update, in which the Group announced that it will update its targets to 2030, following good progress against its 2026 strategy. Details of the update will follow in a Capital Markets Event in May.


Since joining Galliford Try in 2021, David has been instrumental in raising Galliford Try's profile in the Highways sector, developing a high-performing capability across work streams for National Highways, Local Authorities and Major Projects, growing the business with a high-quality order book.

In his new role, he will continue to shape the development of this business unit, as well as overseeing the Environment division, which is one of the largest players in the water sector and has grown its capital maintenance and asset optimisation capabilities to position the business uniquely to tackle the water sector’s challenges of ageing infrastructure, climate change resilience, funding pressure and a stringent regulatory environment.

Glennan Blackmore will succeed David as Managing Director of Galliford Try's Infrastructure business unit in August, joining the business from Skanska, where he most recently led the highways sector.