McLaren Property has appointed Jon Mangham as Construction Director, responsible for overseeing a growing number of development opportunities in the North across McLaren Property, Living and Regeneration.

Jon joins the construction delivery team, reporting to Matthew Cova, Managing Director – Delivery and working alongside Construction Directors Mark Tunstall and Rob Auld.

Joining from Equans, part of Bouygue, Jon was Regional Director and had responsibility for setting up a Major Project Division within the Student Accommodation Sector. With over 35 years within the construction industry Jon has a proven track record of delivering large and complex projects.

Prior to Equans, Jon held the position of Regional Operations Manager at Wates Construction Ltd, with earlier experienced gained at Willmott Dixon Construction, Shepherd Construction and Costain Construction.

Matthew Cova, Managing Director – Delivery, McLaren Property, commented:

Jon brings with him extensive experience and knowledge of delivering high profile projects and is a great addition to an already strong team, joining Mark and Rob. The expanded team will support the growth and delivery of our exciting pipeline of projects across the whole of the UK, strengthen our capability in delivery and bringing forward £5.5bn of student accommodation, Build-to-Rent homes, mixed-use town centre redevelopments and city centre regeneration.

McLaren Property, Living and Regeneration projects include York Central, one of the UK’s largest and most exciting city centre regeneration schemes, set to transform 45 hectares of brownfield land into a brand-new quarter for the city; Wellington Square in Leeds which will deliver 464 build-to-rent homes and 364,000 sq ft of workspace and Upper Brook Street in Manchester, which will bring forward 737 student beds and 216,000 sq ft of life science space developed by Kadans Science Partner.

For further information, please contact:
Naomi Galt, FTI Consulting: + 44 (0) 7703 332 326 naomi.galt@fticonsulting.com

Notes to editors:

McLaren Property, Living and Regeneration

McLaren Property, Living and Regeneration, is collectively bringing forward an exciting £5.5bn pipeline of development, with c8,500 beds of student accommodation and c.6,500 Build-to-Rent homes, along with mixed-use town centre redevelopments and city centre regeneration.

McLaren Property specialises in market leading purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and mixed-use commercial developments. McLaren Living leads on residential development, with a focus on the build-to-rent and co-living markets, frequently working alongside McLaren Property. While McLaren Regeneration focuses on urban regeneration in UK towns and cities, delivering projects and investments that aim to revitalise underutilised assets and redistribute opportunities, increasing urban prosperity and quality of life.