{"id":532920,"date":"2025-11-19T11:01:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T11:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/?p=532920"},"modified":"2025-11-19T11:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T11:01:06","slug":"galliford-try-names-new-md-for-building-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/peoplemoves\/galliford-try-names-new-md-for-building-division-19-11-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Galliford Try names new MD for building division"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"232\">Galliford Try has promoted Cliff Wheatley to divisional managing director of its Building division, ahead of Ian Jubb\u2019s planned retirement in mid-2026.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"442\">Wheatley, currently managing director for the North East and Yorkshire building unit, will take up the role &#8211; and a position on the contractor&#8217;s executive board &#8211; from 1 January 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"442\">He will succeed Jubb as division lead following a six-month handover period.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"572\">Wheatley joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/contractors\/galliford-try\/\">Galliford Try<\/a> in 2008 after its acquisition of Miller Construction and was promoted to his current role in 2014.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"691\">Operations director Jeremy Barnett will succeed Wheatley as managing director of Galliford Try Building North East.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"843\">Chief executive Bill Hocking said the internal promotions reflected the business\u2019s focus on succession planning and its strategy for long-term growth.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"1033\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Jubb will retire after 19 years with the business.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"1033\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Galliford Try credited him with \u201ca significant and instrumental role\u201d in leading the expansion of its Building Division and contributing to its wider sustainable growth strategy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"1033\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/contractors\/galliford-try\/galliford-try-share-price-hits-record-high-as-it-rejoins-ftse-250-29-09-2025\/\">FTSE 250-listed contractor<\/a> was ranked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/sections\/long-reads\/cn100-2025-cultivated-growth-25-09-2025\/\">11th in this year&#8217;s CN100 index<\/a>, based on its 2024 revenue of \u00a31.77bn.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"1033\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/contractors\/galliford-try\/galliford-try-doubles-profit-as-sector-rebalance-reaps-rewards-17-09-2025\/\">most recent accounts for the year to 30 June 2025<\/a>, the firm more than doubled its pre-tax profit from \u00a319.2m to \u00a344.1m. 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