Moray business Springfield Properties appoints new construction director from Elgin after retirement of long-time employee
Springfield Properties has announced the appointment of a new construction director following the retirement of one of the company’s first employees.
Elgin native Darren Thomson has been promoted to the position of construction director in the north of Scotland following the retirement of Eck Patterson who had been an employee at Springfield for nearly 30 years.
Mr Thomson, who has a background in civil engineering, started his career with the Moray-based firm as assistant project manager in 2016, rising through the ranks before his latest promotion.
He said: “My appointment has come at an exciting time for Springfield as we refocus on the north and the opportunities in the region, such as the investment from the green infrastructure improvements.
“An important part of this process is developing the construction workforce for the future.
“Supporting and developing staff is and always has been a significant part of our ethos.
“Like so many at Springfield, my predecessor included, I’ve worked with Springfield for a number of years and benefitted from development opportunities along the way to prepare me for progression.
“We currently have 12.6 per cent of staff either in higher education or employed as an apprentice.”
Mr Thomson’s appointment follows the launch of the firm’s apprenticeship recruitment scheme which advertised 21 positions across the business.
“Day to day, my focus will of course be to support our hard working and diligent site teams to ensure we are continuing to build high quality and energy efficient homes, across multiple tenures, for people who need them,” Mr Thomson said.
“It’s an exciting new chapter in my Springfield career, and I’m looking forward to getting started.”
Dave Main, Springfield managing director, added: “Having worked closely with Darren over the past eight years I am proud of his promotion to construction director and look forward to seeing him thrive in this new role.
“Darren is deeply committed to our business goals and values, and I have no doubt he will successfully lead our construction teams to ensure we continue to deliver the best quality homes for our customers.”
Springfield is currently building homes in Elgin, Forres, Inverness, Drumnadrochit and Dornoch with a new development recently launched in Buckie.
