Alasdair joined BAM as a graduate engineer in 1996 and has worked his way up through a variety of operational and business leadership roles across BAM. He is well known as an advocate of purpose-led business, believing that the best and most sustainable financial results are achieved when the things we build add value to society. He holds sustainability, safety, quality, inclusion, and collaboration as key tenets of what makes a good business and is delighted that he sees all these things on a daily basis at BAM. Alasdair is actively involved in policy development in the industry and is a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and a fellow of the Institute of Quarrying. He is a visiting Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Strathclyde, with active research interests in low-carbon alternatives in construction, including biomineralisation for ground engineering, colloidal nano-silica and cementitious injection grouting.