Construction and maintenance specialist, Trail Group, has appointed David Humphrey as Operations Director. This is a senior position that carries operational responsibility for the Group’s Construction Division.

The appointment will support Trail Group’s sustained growth across both commercial and public sectors, including social housing, and its construction and refurbishment contracting business. 

With more than 25 years of experience in high-end housebuilding and construction working for tier one contractors, David has a proven track record in both commercial and operational project delivery. His background includes cost planning, contract administration, strategic procurement and subcontractor management, as well as direct operational oversight for major construction projects. 

Commenting on this appointment, Jon Crosby, Managing Director of Trail Group: 

David brings considerable commercial expertise, leadership experience and operational strength to Trail Group at a pivotal time in our growth. 

His background in managing major construction projects will be invaluable as we continue to expand our service offering and support clients in the public and private sectors with safe, compliant and high-quality delivery. 

We are delighted to welcome him to the business and to the Board.

In his new role at Trail Group, David is responsible for leading, shaping and strengthening the operational teams and managing the financial performance of the business. This includes ensuring robust commercial processes are embedded and that quality, compliance and customer satisfaction are delivered across all workstreams and every project – a cornerstone of Trail Group’s service ethos.

He will be supporting the Group’s wider commercial strategy, looking at new sectors and partnerships for business development and working closely with the Board to ensure sustainable growth. 

David will be overseeing all construction operations, from contract award to completion, ensuring projects are delivered to specification, on schedule and within budget. 

David Humphrey said: 

Trail Group is a business with real momentum. I was impressed by the entrepreneurial and customer-focused culture at every level; the high calibre of people in each division, and the genuine commitment to looking after its clients. 

Its teams have a really positive and proactive attitude, rarely shying away from a challenge, and consistently going the extra mile to deliver outstanding results. 

The opportunity to help shape and grow the business really appealed at this stage of my career – to build on these strong teams, strengthen commercial rigour, and open up new avenues of work with developers, public sector organisations, social landlords and commercial clients.

David has a degree in quantity surveying and during his career has held senior commercial and project director positions, working at both pre-construction stage and construction delivery, managing large multi-disciplinary teams and ensuring projects are completed on programme, on budget and to the highest quality standards. 

Trail Group’s services include passive and active fire protection, construction and refurbishment, security solutions, electrical testing and installations, and planned maintenance. 

The business works nationally with housing associations, local authorities, NHS trusts, emergency services, museums, large private landlords and commercial organisations to help optimise and maintain their built assets and achieve compliance in a changing legislative environment. 

For further information, visit www.trailgroup.co.uk, call 01322 370711 or email enquiries@trailgroup.co.uk.