Anwyl Homes promotes duo to director roles

Family-run business Anwyl Homes has promoted Oliver Johnston to commercial director and Gareth Haslam to technical director, bolstering its Cheshire and North Wales division based at its Flintshire headquarters.

Oliver, who joined Anwyl in 2023, brings a strong background in construction and quantity surveying, having previously worked at Taylor Wimpey. Meanwhile Gareth, with a career spanning architectural and technical roles, joined Anwyl in 2020 and has been instrumental in driving design innovation.

Oliver said: “My primary focus is to drive commercial efficiency and quality across our projects, ensuring we meet growth targets while maintaining our commitment to high standards.

“We’re positioned strongly in the land market, and a key priority will be delivering on our upcoming developments in 2025, with robust systems in place to manage build costs and material availability effectively.

“Anwyl Homes stands out for its dedication to quality - not just in the homes we build, but in the culture and people behind them. I’m eager to work closely with our talented team to bring our new projects to fruition.”

Gareth added: “I’m excited to take on the challenge of leading the technical department, working with a strong team of people with a breadth of both engineering and architectural design talent.

“Our main priority is bringing new sites through the planning system, which has its challenges both in England and Wales, but we are well placed to meet those.

“We have built strong relationships with local authorities, backed by the quality of the Anwyl product, which has outstanding kerb appeal.”

These promotions are part of Anwyl’s broader strategy to develop talent and achieve ambitious growth targets over the next five years.

Additional promotions within the commercial and technical teams further highlight the company’s commitment to career progression. Within the technical team, Hannah Edwards has been promoted to architectural technician, Gareth Rogers to utilities manager and Craig Ogden to development engineer. 

Tom Grundy, managing director for Anwyl Homes Cheshire and North Wales, added: “Oliver and Gareth are both established and committed members of the team and they each bring a wealth of experience to their new roles as directors.

“I look forward to working with them both as we push on towards meeting our growth targets and increasing the number of homes we build each year by 50 per cent. 

“Last year, 50 of our colleagues successfully completed development, coaching and leadership programmes, including Oliver and Gareth, which has been invaluable in supporting them to take the next step in their careers.” 

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