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23/08/2017

SES Unveils New Regional Director For Midlands And South West

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SES Engineering Services (SES) has appointed Steve Tovey as its new Regional Director for the Midlands and South West region.

Based at the company's Birmingham offices, Mr Tovey has 40 years' experience in the industry, having worked at Haden Young, Balfour Beatty Engineering Services and its offsite manufacturing facility, Modular Systems+ and most recently its Kilpatrick mechanical and electrical (M&E) division.

In his new role, he will be responsible for leading the implementation of SES' £300 million growth strategy across the regions. In addition, Mr Tovey will also oversee the continued expansion of SES' pioneering Prism offsite manufacturing business in the regions.

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Jason Knights, Managing Director of SES Engineering Services, said: "We welcome Steve to the team and he joins us at a very exciting time for the business as it goes from strength to strength both in these regions and nationally.

Steve 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."

Speaking on his new role, Mr Tovey said: "There is a real desire to grow the business in both the Midlands and South West regions, pushing the boundaries with a market-leading commitment to digital engineering, with our dynamic three-year growth plan in place; I'm very much looking forward to working with the teams."

(LM)

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