SCOTTISH CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANCY IS EXPANDING INTO ASIA

Scottish construction consultancy Soben has announced the expansion of its global operations into the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, with the launch of its Singapore office, supported by two new senior appointments.

Andrew Murie will take the role of APAC chief executive, with Callum Agnew joining as director for mission critical. Soben’s new APAC team will be focussing on clients in various sectors including data centres, infrastructure, life sciences and renewable energy.

Murie brings over 30 years of experience in the construction industry, 20 at senior management level in both commercial and operational roles for organisations in the UK and Australia including AMEC, Laing O’Rourke, and most recently as business unit director at Altrad in Aberdeen.

Agnew, formerly a director with Turner & Townsend, has more than 13 years’ experience in construction consultancy managing high-level projects across locations in Australia, Indonesia and Singapore.

Soben’s construction solutions include cost management, estimating, commercial management, project controls and bills of quantities.

To date, Soben has completed commissions on projects such as Vauxhall’s One Nine Elms, Euston Station and High Speed 2, as well as with confidential clients on data centre projects in the UK, US, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, Mexico and Chile.

Murie said: “I am extremely proud and excited to lead the Soben APAC business into 2022 and beyond in this next chapter of our journey.

“We will provide our clients, both existing and new, with a best in class offering, individually tailored to their specific requirements, and delivered by passionate professionals the Soben way.”

In 2021, Soben began its global expansion with the launch of its North America office. Headquartered in Chicago, the US operation is led by North America chief executive Joe Cusick, leading a team of consultants serving clients in the US, Mexico and Chile.

Soben founder and group chief executive Scott Smyth said: “The launch of our APAC office in Singapore is the next phase of our global expansion plans for Soben, following on our move into North America in April of last year.

Expanding into APAC will allow us to further support current clients and build new relationships in a region that is experiencing high levels of growth, particularly in mission critical projects.”