The National Specialist Contractors' Council (NSCC) has elected Hamish MacGregor, Managing Director of MacGregor Flooring Company Ltd, as its new President.

Hamish, who founded MacGregor Flooring in 1985 following a management buyout, has been active in the flooring industry for many years and is a Past President of the Contract Flooring Association (CFA).

Hamish succeeds Simon Bottomley of Balsham Buildings Ltd, a member of the Rural and Industrial Design and Building Association (RIDBA), who has led NSCC since November 2006.

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Hamish said: "It is an honour to be elected to the position of NSCC President, and I look forward to working with NSCC members to take NSCC from strength to strength.

"The focus of my Presidency will be on progressing NSCC's three key issues, namely the NSCC Fair Payment Campaign, a solution to the problem of pre-qualification via the Builder's Profile, and safeguarding the future of the industry by training the workforce and in particular apprentices."

David Jones of Classic Excel, President of the Association of Interior Specialists (AIS), becomes NSCC Senior Vice President.

(GK/JM)