{"id":598117,"date":"2023-01-16T05:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/16\/costain-brings-in-navy-veteran-to-head-up-new-division\/"},"modified":"2023-01-16T05:45:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T11:45:00","slug":"costain-brings-in-navy-veteran-to-head-up-new-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/16\/costain-brings-in-navy-veteran-to-head-up-new-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Costain brings in navy veteran to head up new division"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wrapper_sleeve\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/Bob-Anstey-2_web.jpg\"   alt=\"Bob-Anstey-2_web.jpg\">        <\/p>\n<p>Bob Anstey<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>Costain has appointed a navy veteran to lead its newly combined defence and nuclear business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bob Anstey, who had a 36-year career in the Royal Navy, will head up the division. Anstey\u2019s long career in the armed forces led to him being awarded an OBE in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Costain managing director for natural resources Sam White said the company\u2019s nuclear work \u201ccontributes to protecting the UK from climate change\u201d. He added: \u201cOur work across defence supports the UK\u2019s most strategic systems and the service personnel that use infrastructure to live, work and train for operations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cTo continue to deliver efficient and practical solutions to complex client challenges, Bob will initially focus on the interrelations between defence and nuclear to bring about the best solutions to make infrastructure fit for the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Anstey said: \u201cAs a delivery partner to the defence and nuclear industry, Costain has used its heritage in complex project delivery to engineer solutions to some of the most complex problems in those industries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI look forward to collaborating with colleagues and supporting clients and partners who are truly protecting and powering people\u2019s lives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Defence is one of Costain\u2019s four main markets, alongside transportation, water and energy, the company<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/news\/financial-news\/costain-boosts-profit-despite-inflation-24-08-2022\/\"> <span>said in August when it released its latest financial results<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In those accounts, for the half-year to 30 June 2022, Costain<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/news\/financial-news\/costain-boosts-profit-despite-inflation-24-08-2022\/\"> <span>said all of its sectors \u201cremain resilient\u201d<\/span><\/a><span> with a positive pipeline of new business on the horizon. The healthy state of its work saw Costain\u2019s pre-tax profit jump from \u00a39.1m to \u00a311.2m, partly thanks to inflation-protection mechanisms written into its contracts.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Related articles<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/news\/peoplemoves-news\/costain-brings-in-navy-veteran-to-head-up-new-division-16-01-2023\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Joshua Stein<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob Anstey Costain has appointed a navy veteran to lead its newly combined defence and nuclear business. Bob Anstey, who had a 36-year career in the Royal Navy, will head up the division. Anstey\u2019s long career in the armed forces led to him being awarded an OBE in 2020. 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