Civil engineering and infrastructure specialist Barhale has announced the appointment of Lee Hollywood as the new lead for its Scottish operation.

Lee originally joined Barhale in January 2020 and moves into the role from his previous position as senior contracts manager for Scotland. He previously held positions at Morgan Sindall, Farrans and Balfour Beatty Construction. He takes up his position as regional manager immediately.

Originally from Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Lee has a BEng (Hons) in civil engineering from the University of the West of Scotland.

Barhale director Andy Flowerday welcomed the appointment.

“We are very pleased that Lee has agreed to take on the leadership of our business in Scotland,” he said. “His excellent understanding of site operations, commercial management and a track record of working across the country mean he is ideally suited to the role.

“Barhale has ambitious plans for development in Scotland. Our philosophy is grounded in working closely with clients to develop innovative, cost-effective solutions. We are already seeing benefits from this approach which is enabling us to develop long term relationships with both the key utilities and also with the public sector.”

Lee Hollywood believes that Barhale is well placed to continue its recent progress and further develop the business in Scotland.

“We have built a very solid name as a problem-solving business that’s not afraid of difficult civil engineering challenges,” he said. “I am keen to build on that reputation and look forward to driving the continued commercial success of our operations.”