THE Association for Project Safety (APS) has announced the appointment of Andrew Leslie as interim chief executive.
Initially joining as one of the association’s earliest members in 1995, combining architecture with CDM, then moving from architecture to CDM consultancy, before joining the HQ team in 2014 as technical and standards manager, Andrew played a key role in crafting the APS Principal Designers Handbook.
He further honed his skills in consultancy, focusing on CDM support services and training for regeneration projects in London, during which time he was involved in post-Grenfell developments leading up to the Building Safety Bill.
He returned to APS as head of membership in 2021 and has, together with APS president Mark Snelling, helped navigate the construction industry through the complexities of the Building Safety Act and ensuring APS’s voice was heard in various regulatory consultations.
Andrew Leslie said, “These are exiting times for APS. The recent changes to building regulations in England has opened opportunities for APS to develop competence schemes and membership development scenarios which impact the whole industry.
“Wales will follow as will Scotland where a different regime is planned for building safety risk management, and eventually Northern Ireland will follow. These opportunities and developments will provide APS with a firm foundation for the future, and I am delighted to be involved with initiating this next step in the development of APS.”
