Read leads in Nottingham for Arup

Engineering and design consultancy Arup has appointed John Read as Nottingham office lead.

Read joined Arup in 1987, moving to the Nottingham office in 1990. He has experience in leading ommercial, leisure, education, healthcare, manufacturing, industrial and nuclear projects, both in the UK and overseas.

He said: “I am delighted, following two years leading the team here in an interim capacity, to be appointed as the leader of our Nottingham office. It’s an exciting time in the East Midlands, as more investment and key developments are underway and demand for our services remains strong.

“I would like to thank Robin Lee, who stepped down from leading our Nottingham office in 2017, for his valued contribution to skilfully steering the direction of our office over many years.

“The appointment will mean that I continue to lead on supporting our growing team and our ability to develop new skills and service offerings for our clients. Integration of disciplines is integral to our work at Arup, and we align all our skills to deliver coordinated high-quality projects across Nottingham and the East Midlands, as well as having specialisms here in Nottingham that are valued internationally.”

The growing Arup team in Nottingham has more than doubled in the last five years and is on track to reach 100 employees by the end of this year.