The engineering firm contracted to complete the groundworks for the £90 million Monks Cross development has appointed its first non-executive director.

Gary Lumby, former UK director of SME banking at Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank, has joined the board of Leeds based Howard Civil Engineering.

The £17 million construction company has posted a 70 per cent increase in turnover in the last 12 months, with Mr Lumby tasked with driving further expansion.