GMI Construction Group will strengthen its North East presence with the appointment of Gary Oates as divisional managing director
GMI Construction Group has announced that Gary Oates has been appointed to the newly created position of divisional managing director North East in recognition of the region’s growing importance to the business.
Gary initially spent more than 16 years with GMI Construction Group, starting as a site manager and progressing to contracts manager, before finally re-joining the company in October 2021 from TSL Projects where he was project director. Gary has also spent 14 months as North East operations director.
The appointment of Gary Oates is part of boosting GMI’s North East presence
Lee Powell, chief executive officer of GMI Construction Group, said: “The North East is hugely important to this business and there are many exciting projects in the pipeline that support levelling up across the region.
“GMI already has a proud history in the North East and is excited to be delivering the infrastructure necessary to achieve economic growth and prosperity.
“Appointing Gary to this new role of divisional managing director underlines our commitment to the North East while recognising Gary’s outstanding contribution in further strengthening our presence here.”
Strengthening local economies through contractors and supplier relationships
Gary Oates said: “I’m excited to be given the opportunity to continue delivering major projects in the North East and ensuring that GMI is the go-to construction partner for clients.
“This company is also dedicated to working with the local supply chain whenever possible and I look forward to strengthening our relationships with suppliers and contractors across the region.”
GMI is currently principal contractor on several North East projects, including 362,600 sq. ft of commercial units at Hillthorn Business Park, Washington, the 650,000 sq. ft Connect warehouse and logistics scheme at the Integra 61 development near Bowburn, whilst recently completing the construction phase of North Durham Retail Park, near Durham’s Arnsion Centre.
