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Galliford Try chairman doubles up on Ardent's board

1 Feb 16 Ardent Hire Solutions, the company formed by the merger of Fork Rent and One Call Hire, has appointed Galliford Try's Greg Fitzgerald as its chairman.

Greg Fitzgerald
Greg Fitzgerald

Greg Fitzgerald is non-executive chairman at Galliford Try, having stepped out from the chief executive post last year, is also a non-executive director of the National House Building Council and a governor of South Devon College.

Ardent Hire Solutions was formed following the recent acquisition of Fork Rent and One Call Hire by Searchlight Capital Partners and Duke Street together with key management.

Ardent chief executive Steve Corcoran said: “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Greg as our chairman and on behalf of the entire Ardent team I would like to welcome him to the group. With his long standing, extensive and wide ranging experience in the housing and construction arena, Greg will bring an invaluable in-depth knowledge of our markets and customer activities to our business.  We look forward to working with Greg with immense enthusiasm and are confident that he will bring significant value to the development of Ardent Hire Solutions.”

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