McLaren Construction has appointed Vince Lydon from Sir Robert McAlpine as Managing Director to lead its new Construction Management and Specialist Projects division, focused on large scale real estate and public sector projects.
Vince has more than 30 years' experience in the construction management and construction sector, having spent nine years in his previous role of Deputy Managing Director for London at Sir Robert McAlpine after working for Balfour Beatty, Bovis and Lendlease, where he oversaw the delivery of major projects for BAA, Stanhope, Grosvenor, Land Securities, Soho Estates and The Crown Estate, among others.
Construction Management and Specialist Projects will work alongside other divisions within McLaren, including the rebranded Regeneration division. Regeneration is led by Managing Director John Butten and will continue to focus upon building safety, refurbishment, mixed-use and public/private sector regeneration projects. The division delivers existing projects for customers with long standing relationships such as Argent, Quintain, Greystar and Landsec.
McLaren Construction's London and South division is led by Managing Director Darren Gill, who has experienced steady growth in the education, healthcare, commercial and residential sectors. Darren is supported by Managing Director David Gavin overseeing industrial and logistics work and Managing Director Tony LaCroix overseeing data centre projects. Managing Director Gary Cramp will continue to lead the Midlands and North division, with a strong track record in all sectors.
McLaren's UAE division is led by Managing Director Mark Stephen Hunt, focused on commercial and data centre projects, as well as hospitality, retail and mixed-use developments in the region.
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