The Scottish Construction Centre has announced the appointment of Malcolm Horner as its new Centre director. This is the first senior appointment the SCC board has made since its creation in August 2008.

Professor Malcolm Horner is seconded to the SCC from the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Dundee where he has successfully carried out important industrial and applied research studies whist leading the department for several years.

Mark Sharp, SCC director of the lead partner (CIRIA) said: "Malcolm has been a fully committed member of the SCC from its inception and is highly respected both within academia and industry. We are delighted that he has accepted this appointment and I am convinced that Malcolm will be taking the centre to new heights as he identifies exciting funding and delivery opportunities for a performance-based approach within the whole of Scotland's construction sector."


Malcolm has a wealth of experience in a wide range of business areas and is highly regarded by both Scottish industry and government.

Malcom said: "The SCC is playing a leading role in helping the Scottish Construction industry to further enhance its performance. Never has this been more important than during these difficult financial times.

"Working alongside the Scottish Construction Forum, the Centre provides support to industry and Government in a wide range of activities including Sustainability, Lean Thinking, Whole Life Costing, Health and Safety and is rapidly becoming the first port of call for those who require information or advice about the Scottish Construction industry.

"Its web site is increasingly proving to be a source of high quality learning material, which will shortly be augmented by an information portal providing not only immediate advice, but signposting where additional information can be found."

Malcolm will be taking on his new role on 1 July 2009.

The Scottish Construction Centre, driven by genuine needs within the Scottish construction sector promotes innovation while encouraging best practice, improving research, and developing more fluent communication across the sector.

As the new lead, Malcolm will be focusing on reinforcing the SCC mission-statement while planning the future strategy for the centre and its associated approach to funding in order to ensure a sustainable future for the centre.

(GK/JM)