News Policewarn of


rogue traders KENT Police are reminding resi- dents to be on their guard against rogue traders following suspi- cious activity inWalderslade. It is reported that at about


12.20pm on October 17, a pen- sioner living near Robin Hood Lanewas approached by aman of- fering to carry outmaintenance to her property. After the man knocked on the


victim’s door, he is said to have demanded £3,000 in cash to clear her drains. In efforts to persuade her, he claimed a neighbour had already agreed to have their drains cleaned and had gone to the bank to get money, but he then refused to provide details of who this was, citing data protec- tion laws. The woman refused to hand


over any money and police were called. The man is described as white and of broad build. He was about 6ft tall and was wearing a yellow hard hat, high-visibility jacket and dark trousers. Call 101 to report any problems


involving suspected rogue traders or call the Citizens Advice Con- sumer Services Consumer Direct on 03454 040506.


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Gallagherwelcoming newchief exec Lance


MAIDSTONE building giant, The Gallagher Group, has appointed Lance Taylor as its newchief exec- utive officer. Mr Taylor will have a substantial


hand over period with outgoing bossNick Yandle. He joins from Persimmon, where


he was regional chairman with re- sponsibility for operations across London, the South East, south coast andWales. He also ran St Modwen/Persim-


mon national joint venture, and a 400-person strong civil engineering and groundworks business. Collectively, these businesses turn


overmore than £1bn a year. Before joining Persimmon, Mr


Taylor spent over a decade at inter- national cost, project management and property consultancy, Rider Levett Bucknall,where hewas chief executive from2007 to 2014. There, hewas involved in a range


of major infrastructure and energy projects, such as the 2012 London Olympics and nuclear decommis-


sioningwork at Sellafield. He began his career in on-site en-


gineering, contracts and project management roles at Tarmac, Birse, and Sisk, beforemoving into project management at PCM and head of projectmanagement atGVA. Mr Yandle will remain with the


group for a two-month handover, departing at the end of this year as planned.


Gallagher Group chairman, Pat


Gallagher said: “After a thorough re- cruitment process,we are delighted to be appointingLanceTaylor as the group’s newchief executive. “He brings awide array of experi-


ence across our areas of operation and an enviable track record as a business leader. “It is an exciting time for our busi-


ness.This yearwe are celebrating 45 years of successful operation andwe have just concludedour latest finan- cial year making further positive progress,with strong trading across all our operations.” Mr Taylor said: “This is an excit-


ing opportunity to join a strong, well-established business. “There is a clear commitment to


set aprogressive future strategy and plan for the group’s further prof- itable growth, togetherwith its fam- ily-owners, the board and senior management team. I look forwardto getting to knowall facets of the busi- ness andthepeoplewho havemade it such a success.”


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