Stewart Milne Homes has appointed three new senior team members as part of its plans to build hundreds of new homes across the Central Belt.

Stuart Henderson, Gary Milne and Grant Kirkhope have all been selected by Managing Director (MD) Gerry More as the housebuilder plans to deliver 500 new homes in the region every year.

Mr Henderson will work in the nearly created role of Design Director to lead the company's goal of being at the forefront of designing the very best homes and neighbourhoods across central Scotland. As a qualified architect, Mr Henderson has worked at Stewart Milne Homes for 17 years.

Former Land Director Gary Milne has been appointed Technical Director to head up a team which provides engineering support to the land, design and construction parts of the business. A Chartered Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Mr Milne joined the Group in 2001 and sits on the company Board.


Elsewhere, Grant Kirkhope moves from a strategic group role to join Stewart Milne Homes as Land Director, responsible for identifying, appraising and delivering land opportunities across the region. Mr Kirkhope joined Stewart Milne Group from Persimmon Homes in 2014.

The appointments follow the recent selection of of Bryan Galloway as Construction Director.

Over the next six months, Stewart Milne Homes has eight land acquisitions scheduled and will be investing significantly in purchasing land for new developments, securing planning consents and starting on sites which have been granted permission such as Cathcart on the Southside of Glasgow, which will have 77 flats and townhouses, and Pentcaitland in East Lothian, with 68 detached family homes.

MD Gerry More said: "These changes now ensure that we have a robust structure to fully capitalise on the new opportunities in the Central Belt, where we are adding attractive sites in the east of Scotland to our strong pipeline of developments in the West.

"With distinct teams in design and technical, working closely with the land team, we will have an increased focus on the front-end of our business to make sure site infrastructure works start in an effective and efficient manner. Ultimately, this will accelerate the delivery of much-needed homes across the country in line with government policy."

Image: (L to R) Gary Milne, Grant Kirkhope, Stuart Henderson and Gerry More.

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