GB-based Colin Courtney has strong credentials in both public and private sector
Leading offsite modular construction company, The McAvoy Group has appointed Colin Courtney as non-executive director to help deliver on its ambitious strategic development programme.
Colin Courtney comes with an impressive cv including extensive senior management experience across the UK and international markets in both the private and public sectors.
Colin is passionate about sustainability, innovation, training and health & safety.
He holds an MBA and a BSc. (Hons) Degree in Civil Engineering as well as being a Chartered Engineer and Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE).
He was recently appointed by the Secretary of State (Defra) to the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Conservation Board.
In 2013 he assisted the UK Government with the development of the joint Government / Industry strategy for construction – Construction 2025. He is also a past member of the Government’s Green Construction Board and Chair of its Promotion Working Group.
During his time as Strategy and Business Development Director of J Murphy & Sons the company achieved UK ‘Superbrand’ status and enhanced its reputation and culture of innovation.
Colin has also worked in various senior roles within construction giant, Skanska.
McAvoy Group Executive Chairperson, Orla Corr OBE said the appointment was reflective of her company’s desire to attract the industry’s top talent at all levels.
“We are delighted to welcome someone of Colin’s undoubted calibre to McAvoy as we seek to continue to roll out our ambitious strategic plan. We have seen a number of important successes in recent years including achieving placements on several major UK frameworks and delivering some great work across the UK and Ireland. We are also proud to be the first offsite modular company to be represented on the recently established Offsite Management School and to have been the first offsite construction company in the UK to achieve Building Information Management (BIM) Level 2 certification. These are important milestones for McAvoy as we seek to consolidate our position in the marketplace and pursue excellence across all aspects of our business.”
With two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, McAvoy has the capacity to deliver large fast-track projects throughout the UK and Ireland. It has delivered more than 3 million m2 of modular accommodation for the education, health, commercial, infrastructure and hospitality sectors using its ‘Think Smart, Build Smart.’ mindset.
McAvoy’s innovation processes are framed by the challenges set out in the UK Government’s Construction 2025 Strategy.
During its 44-year history McAvoy has completed modular projects in less than eight weeks, built a school from scratch in just 22 weeks, installed classrooms on the top of a three storey Victorian building and a high-tech theatre on top of a roof. Its expert team also built the largest modular building in Ireland.