Mr Tant, who will be based at Shepherd’s London office, joins after a 29-year career at Willmott Dixon, the last eight years of which were spent as managing director for south London and the southern home counties.
As managing director of Shepherd’s south division, he takes charge of the contractor’s growth strategy across the southeast and home counties.
Mr Tant said: “I am delighted to join Shepherd Construction at an exciting time for the company which is increasingly being regarded as a national player in the market and is forging ahead with expansion across London and the southeast.”
Shepherd Construction opened its London office at the start of 2011 and relocated its team from Slough to be based nearer potential clients, business partners and consultants. Regional md at that time was Ian Cheung.
Projects currently being handled by the Shepherd’s south division include The Atrium, a £27m project delivering luxury apartments on Park Road near Regents Park; a £58m new school at Holland Park, and a £110m project to deliver new facilities for the Institute of Animal Health at Pirbright in Surrey.
Shepherd Construction has principal offices in London, Leeds and Manchester, a head office in York and regional offices in Birmingham and Darlington.
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