Balfour Beatty has appointed Martin Chown as director of procurement and supply chain development. Mr Chown has held a number of procurement roles and most recently was the director of government procurement projects in the Government Procurement Service.

'Martin joins us at an exciting time, with the opportunity to significantly drive our supply chain excellence programme forward, delivering efficiency and innovation for our customers,' said Balfour Beatty's chief finance officer, Barry Perrin.