ARC Partnership appoints first MD

ARC Partnership, the joint venture developed by public sector owned built environment specialist Scape Group and Nottinghamshire County Council, has appointed Daniel Maher as its first managing director.

Maher will oversee the delivery of Arc’s £200m programme of built environment projects and services for the county council and will expand the organisation’s public sector client base in the region.

He joins Arc from leading contractor Kier Group, where he served as partnership director with responsibility for operations, managing public sector partnerships and joint ventures with local authorities.

Maher has worked in a number of roles including head of human resources for Kier’s Building Maintenance division and National Business Development director.

He said: “Arc represents a genuine step-change for public-private collaboration and innovation.

“Public bodies are increasingly looking to take a more ‘hands on’ approach to management of their public estates, but want to retain the very best capability and flexibility that the private sector offers. Through Arc, we are putting the public sector in the driving seat, offering commercial acumen with a social conscience and public service ethos.

“Our first priority is to deliver Nottinghamshire County Council’s ambitious £200m capital investment programme, which is of vital importance to the local community.

“We will also set out our plan for sustainable growth and explore how we can utilise Arc’s expertise to deliver collaboration and efficiencies on projects for the wider public sector.”