{"id":3770,"date":"2019-03-07T09:35:37","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T09:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=3770"},"modified":"2019-03-07T09:35:37","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T09:35:37","slug":"former-balfour-beatty-boss-heads-facade-specialist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/former-balfour-beatty-boss-heads-facade-specialist\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Balfour Beatty boss heads facade specialist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Specialist commercial glazing contractor Fa\u00e7ade &amp; Glazing Solutions has appointed Balfour Beatty&#8217;s former gas and water\u00a0operations boss to head the business.<\/p>\n<p>Craig McGilvray has joined as chief executive officer of FGS UK, which was\u00a0formerly part of Saint-Gobain\u2019s Glassolutions Installation business and was\u00a0acquired in August 2018 by private investment firm CoBe Capital.<\/p>\n<p>He will work alongside Dirk Jaspers, director of operations Europe at CoBe Capital who is acting managing director of FGS following the acquisition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"94603\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.viewpoint.com%2FEMEAQ12019ConstructionEnquirerMPU.html%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strife-Twitter-Bans-300x250.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>McGilvray said: \u201cI\u2019m joining FGS at an exciting stage in its development.\u00a0 It has been operating for more than 25 years partnering with main contractors, facilities managers\u00a0and property owners to provide a complete \u2018glazing\u2019 building life cycle solution.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now as an independent company it can continue to develop into a sustainable and successful business in the long term, delivering the best outcome for its customers and staff alike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"165577\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.haki.com%2Fproduct%2Fhaki-stair-towers%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_HAKI-MPU_SEPT18.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Previously as managing director of Balfour\u2019s gas and water business, he was responsible for the leadership, strategy and growth of the \u00a3350m-revenue contractor delivering engineering and project services to major UK and Irish utilities.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to this, he was CEO of Emprise Services, a UK-based cleaning and security contractor, where he nearly doubled revenue and increased profitability.<\/p>\n<p>Before that he was CEO of Alfred McAlpine&#8217;s<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>business services arm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>from Construction Enquirer https:\/\/ift.tt\/2SNnGHe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Specialist commercial glazing contractor Fa\u00e7ade &amp; Glazing Solutions has appointed Balfour Beatty&#8217;s former gas and water\u00a0operations boss to head the business. Craig McGilvray has joined as chief executive officer of FGS UK, which was\u00a0formerly part of Saint-Gobain\u2019s Glassolutions Installation business and was\u00a0acquired in August 2018 by private investment firm CoBe Capital. 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