Buckland welcomes new Alconex CEO

Dr Steve Farmer has been announced as the new Chief Executive Officer of Alconex Infrastructure and Solutions, a Buckland Group Company. 

He joins from the Specialist Services Division of Dalkia EDF, where he was Managing Director, and has led large scale projects with experience in data centres, pharmaceutical and life science clean rooms, and the energy transition sector including solar and green hydrogen. 

Paul Bragg, Managing Director of Buckland Group, said:

I am extremely pleased to welcome Steve as CEO of Alconex. He brings great experience and leadership skills to help us to navigate the company’s future and capitalise on the significant market opportunity.

Steve Farmer commented:

I am delighted to be joining the group at what is a really exciting time to catalyse major growth opportunities aligned to the residential and energy transition sectors.

Dr Farmer was previously the Managing Director of Balfour Beatty Plant & Fleet Services and the UK CEO of Mabey Hire. He was originally trained by Yorkshire Electricity as an electrical engineer with over 30 years’ experience across the construction and rail sectors. He holds a Doctorate in Business Administration.