People

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.

His unwavering commitment to the people and the best outcomes demonstrates his highly considerate and collaborative style.  This is regularly seen in his drive for the optimum approach to HSE matters and also the wellbeing of the team.

Having worked at Linear Group for 25 years, Gareth has played an integral part in the growth and development of the business and he prides himself on the strength of his commitment and a consistently honest approach.

 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.

Dale then joined Linear Projects to establish the sub-contract business in Manchester in 2008. Dale continues to oversee the growth and development of the sub-contract business on a day to day basis, whilst adding his experience and support to our principal contractor offering, LDC. He does this with a consistently transparent and proactive approach in every aspect of the business and its delivery. His commitment is rooted in a highly motivated, decisive, and positive outlook which has enabled a clear focus on fulfilling the business ambitions in the North West of England and beyond.

In her current role of Estimating Director, Kate’s focus is on leading high value, complex bids that encompass multiple packages and which require extensive pre-construction work. This sees her working across a variety of specialist areas and a diverse range of clients.

A key highlight for Kate was the end-to-end delivery, from tender to practical completion, of the FIS Gold Award-winning new Macallan Distillery and Visitor Experience fit out with Robertson and leading architects, RSHP.

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

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.

With a keen eye for coordination and detail, he has been instrumental in the success of multiple high profile projects. Beginning his career with Blyth and Blyth as a Structural & Civil Engineer, which included 3 years a resident Engineer, Graeme moved into design management with Sir Robert McAlpine followed by Kier.

Graeme’s wealth of experience in industrial/distilleries, leisure, commercial and most recently heritage/historic building refurbishment has seen him work extensively throughout the lifecycle of many projects, from inception through to handover.

This breadth of practical knowledge enables Graeme to bring a comprehensive approach to the LDC team. As Head of Design, Graeme leads all project preconstruction and design stages. He is also instrumental in supporting all of our projects at construction stage and handover to ensure that the quality of design feeds through into the construction stages.

Over the next four years he gained invaluable experience, as well as successfully completing a degree in Construction Management.   In 2017, Jason sought to broaden his knowledge and made the move into fit-out contracting with Thomas Johnstone.

Joining the Linear Projects team in 2018, Jason has risen from Buyer to Procurement Manager in just three years, demonstrating his instrumental  role in advancing the business’s supply chain and the implementation of processes to maximise efficiency.

In this role, Jason oversees the entire Procurement and Purchase Ledger function for all companies across Linear Group.  Whilst controlling all live material and plant requirements across the UK, he works collaboratively with the Estimating and Surveying departments to provide assistance in crucial areas of key tenders and manages the supply chain alongside developing supplier and sub-contractor relationships.

Over the next seven years, he acquired strong first-hand experience of main contracting, whilst studying part time which saw him successfully complete an Honours Degree in Quantity Surveying in 2012.

After starting his career in the QS field, Andrew made a major change in 2014.  Moving into the subcontracting world saw him acquire new skills in drylining, partitions and ceilings, and also relocate to the North West of England.

Joining Linear Projects in 2019, Andrew returned to Scotland to become part of a team he had worked with on two major projects whilst at Laing O’Rourke. This homecoming saw him take up the post of Senior Quantity Surveyor responsible for the commercial management of three flag ship projects in and around the greater Glasgow namely University of Glasgow Research Hub, Cameron House at Loch Lomond and Project Grant at Buchanan Wharf, Glasgow.  

A passionate and enthusiastic operator, Andrew’s contribution to the business saw him promoted to Commercial Manager after just a year’s service. In this role he oversees the smooth operation of the commercial function within Linear Projects and ensures clients receive value for money as well as the highest quality outcome.  In 2024, Andrew’s commitment and expertise was once again recognised as he was appointed Commercial Lead.  Now a key senior member of the team, he is focused on driving growth and excellent delivery, as well as the ongoing fulfilment of client needs.