Stephen Holmes

CEO

Scott Paterson

Commercial Director, MRICS

Andrew Shankland

Managing Director

Martin Muirhead

Contracts Manager

Garry Willis

Group Health, Safety & Sustainability Lead

Claire McKenna

Operations Manager
Stephen Holmes
CEO
profile

Beginning his career in construction within his family’s business, Stephen has remained at the heart of this business and now operates as CEO.  His commitment to an honest and thoughtful approach is reflected in all aspects of the business today.

With over 30 years’ experience, Stephen was appointed Managing Director of Linear Projects with a clear vision to develop the business into a full supply and fit out company working directly with leading main contractors across the UK.

Appointed CEO of Linear UK Group in 2018, Stephen oversees all of the group businesses with a clear focus on both short and long-term planning and decision making.  Working with the senior management team, Stephen helps drive the evolution of the business, its people and its projects to the very highest standards he sets for the Group.

Scott Paterson
Commercial Director, MRICS
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Scott has worked for some of the UK’s leading principal contractors, focusing very much on the commercial aspects of project development and delivery.

 In 2017, Scott was appointed Commercial Director of Linear Group to oversee the commercial strategy for the group. In this role, his focus is varied and touches on all aspects of the operation. From managing risk, compliance and budgeting, to optimising bid offers and leading negotiations, Scott calls on his commitment to collaboration and honesty to ensure the right values and behaviours are embedded into the organisation.

Scott works closely with all the Project Managers to ensure he has visibility and insight into the numerous projects ongoing at any one time. This enables him to adopt a value adding and diligent perspective, focused on quality and efficient client delivery.

Andrew Shankland
Managing Director
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With a diverse construction career spanning over 31 years, Andrew worked for drylining and main contractors delivering large scale projects across a range of sectors in the UK, prior to joining Linear as Project Director.

Following his promotion to Managing Director of Linear Building Compliance (LBC) in 2020, he is now tasked with developing the business, leading and managing the team to drive forward the quality, safety and delivery reputation of LBC.

Martin Muirhead
Contracts Manager
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A certified Fire Door Inspector, with extensive qualifications and experience in the specialist area of fire doors, Martin confidently ensures that detailed specifications are fully compliant and optimised for fire resistance.

Martin supports the specialist LBC team, focusing on existing properties, as well as driving awareness amongst clients. His far-reaching role ensures that existing projects and clients benefit from the very highest standards of installation.

Garry Willis
Group Health, Safety & Sustainability Lead
profile

With over 35 years of experience in the construction, energy and utilities sectors, Garry Willis brings exceptional expertise and knowledge to Linear Group

A systems thinking practitioner, innovator and leader in his field, Garry holds an impressive range of qualifications, including the NEBOSH Diploma, City & Guilds in Education and Training, IOSH Leading Safely,  Lead Auditor, Mental Health Instructor, NLP Practitioner, and is an Executive MBA candidate in Sustainable Energy Futures at the University of Strathclyde.

Garry has successfully developed award-winning transformational change, leadership and coaching programs while effectively implementing and maintaining integrated management systems.

At Linear Group, his role is to nurture, develop, and achieve excellence through a high-performance team culture, achieved by coaching leadership teams and colleagues, to ensure sustainable solutions are implemented every time.

Garry has overseen the development and implementation of safety and environmental management systems externally accredited to ISO 45001 and 14001 and leads the group’s transformational sustainability strategy.

He continues to provide his experience and knowledge to help steer the continual development of Linear Group’s culture, ensuring we are a sustainable, future ready business.

Claire McKenna
Operations Manager
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Since joining in 2013, Claire has been pivotal in all areas of compliance across the business, including the continuing re-certification of ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 to latest standards across all UK offices and operations.

As Group Operations Manager, Claire is responsible for ensuring the development and smooth running of all business functions within Linear Group. In carrying out her varied and overarching role Claire now oversees the Compliance Team as well as engaging with Business Unit leaders, Group Directors, Linear HSE function, HR, Business Governance and Office Management.

Claire’s commitment to excellence has fostered a culture of continuous improvement and has been vital to the business as it strives to attain the highest level of customer satisfaction.  It has also meant a strong focus on all aspects of compliance across the business, ensuring it is fundamental to, and highly valued by, every team in the Group

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