New construction chief for Cornwall developer

Persimmon Homes Cornwall & West Devon have appointed one its own as its new Construction Director.

Phil Moir, until now the Construction Manager for the last year, will lead the team throughout the region, which stretches from Helston to Bideford to Plymouth. It also has sites in Newquay, Liskeard, Falmouth, and Okehampton.

Prior to his promotion, Phil had also served as the Contracts Manager. He previously worked at Vistry Group for five years as Area Build Manager, Area Build Director, and as a site manager. He was Area Manager at national electrical contractor Clarkson Evans before then.

After leaving school aged 16 to enter an electrical apprenticeship, Phil has worked across the South-West of England ever since.

Commenting on his new role, Phil said:

“I am delighted to be taking on this new role for the Cornwall & West Devon business. I’ve really enjoyed making the most of the Contracts Manager and Construction Manager roles in the last two years and am looking forward to doing the same as a director.

“We have high standards to which we hold ourselves at Persimmon and further embedding that into our working practices is something I am more than keen to do.

“With so much to be getting on with, I look forward to working closely with senior management at Persimmon to achieve our mission of building high-quality homes for local people across the region.”

Persimmon Homes Cornwall & West Devon’s managing director, Andy Hill, added:

“I want to give Phil a huge congratulations on a thoroughly deserved promotion after impressing us in a couple of different roles over the last two years.

“The Cornwall & West Devon business has several live and upcoming sites, so having someone of Phil’s calibre leading our construction plans is a huge boost for the team.

“We look forward to him accomplishing even more with the business in this new role.”