Based at SES鈥� Birmingham offices, Steve Tovey takes charge of the building services contractor鈥檚 拢300m growth strategy across the Midlands and Southwest regions.
He joins Wates subsidiary SES after a 40-year career at Haden Young, Balfour Beatty Engineering Services and its offsite manufacturing facility Modular Systems+, and most recently the Balfour Kilpatrick mechanical and electrical (M&E) division.
As part of his new role at SES, Mr Tovey will also oversee SES鈥� Prism offsite manufacturing business in the regions.
鈥淪ES really is ahead of the game when it comes to complex technical projects and embracing emerging digital engineering practices,鈥� he said. 鈥淎fter 40 years, in which I鈥檝e seen the M&E sector be transformed beyond belief by innovation first-hand, SES is a truly exciting place to be.鈥�
SES managing director Jason Knights said: 鈥淪teve brings substantial knowledge, experience and enthusiasm to the business and we are confident that through the ongoing implementation of our regional growth strategy, we can continue to build on our impressive portfolio of high-profile projects under his guidance.鈥�
Current SES projects in the Midlands include a 拢43m contract on the new 拢300m Defence & National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) at the Stanford Hall estate near Loughborough, where Interserve is the main contractor.
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