Engineering Consultancy, JPG Group, has appointed David Allwood as managing director of the business.

Allwood has been a director with JPG since 2018 and takes over the role from Chris Harding, who moves to a consultancy role after nearly 15 years managing the business.

Harding said: “Independence is one of the key drivers for the JPG team and it has been a great pleasure to guide the business to this next step in our internal succession planning.

“David has a wealth of industry experience and knows the business well and I am delighted to offer him my personal congratulations and to wish him every success for the future.”

A chartered structural engineer with over 25 years experience within the construction and commercial property sector, Allwood joined JPG as project engineer in 2007.

He has progressed a high-achieving career within the business that includes setting up the Midlands office. He also gained significant international experience in the Middle East region, where he lived and worked to establish the JPG office in The Sultanate of Oman as country manager.

Allwood is highly experienced with a proven track record in the delivery of complex schemes from conception which include education projects.

He said: “JPG has a proud heritage which spans nearly 40 years and I am thrilled to take up this new role, leading JPG into the next exciting chapter in our history.

“We have a fantastic business, and our can-do approach places us at the forefront in developing the built environment nationwide. I look forward to supporting the team on our continued successes.”

Established in 1988, JPG currently employs 45 people within its Leeds and Birmingham locations and provides civil and structural engineering consultancy services for clients throughout the UK.

It covers all major development sectors, with expertise in every aspect of civil and structural engineering from initial site investigation to detailed civil and structural engineering design and construction support.