Mace chair Reynolds awarded CBE in New Year Honours list
Written by admin on January 2, 2026
Mark Reynolds
Mace Group executive chairman Mark Reynolds has been made CBE in the New Year Honours list.
Reynolds (pictured) was honoured for services to business and the construction industry.
He was chief executive of Mace from January 2013 to December 2024 but retained his group chair role, which he has held since January 2022, after he stepped down.
Reynolds has also served as co-chair of the Construction Leadership Council since June 2022.
“The award is really a reflection of the exceptional work of everyone at Mace and the thousands of people across the industry who support the Construction Leadership Council,” he said.
“It’s a privilege to be part of an industry that makes such a significant contribution to the world. As a 16-year-old leaving school and entering my working life with Lovell Construction I could never have imagined how much the industry would change and what opportunities it would offer.”
Other construction and engineering figures recognised in the King’s New Year Honours include Roni Savage, chief executive officer and founder of geoengineering specialist Jomas Associates.
She has been awarded an OBE for services to young people, business and the construction industry.
“I look forward to continuing this mission with renewed energy and even greater purpose,” she said.
Simon Boyd, managing director of Dorset-based structural steel contractor REIDSteel, has gained an OBE for services to British steel manufacturing and to SMEs.
Hywel Davies, head of technical insight at the Chartered Association of Building Engineers, was named as an OBE for services to building safety and standards.
The same honour has been given to Julie Feest, chief executive of the Engineering Development Trust, for services to young people; and Philip Ind, senior engineering manager at nuclear weapons facility AWE, for services to defence.
MBEs in the New Year’s list include Peter Brewin and William Crawford, directors and co-founders of materials firm Concrete Canvas.
They were both honoured for services to engineering materials innovation.
Peter Farrell, construction management professor emeritus at the University of Greater Manchester, has been awarded an MBE for services to higher education and to the construction industry.
Alexandra Knight, founder and chief executive of not-for-profit social enterprise STEMAZING, was recognised with an MBE for services to diversity and inclusion in engineering.
William Scott, founder and chairman of two Northern Irish firms – heating and plumbing contractor Scott & Ewing and Woodvale Construction – gained the same award for services to construction in Northern Ireland.
Other MBEs went to Ruth Shilston, global practice lead at consultancy Mott MacDonald, for services to sustainable engineering; and Andrew Windass, senior engineer at mechanical and electrical design consultancy AGH Engineering, for services to rail engineering.
