A Chartered Engineer and fellow of CIBSE, with over 25 years’ experience in the engineering, manufacturing and commercial sectors including leading DfMA at Laing O'Rourke and head of design at Crown House Technologies, Mr Sneyd joins the company from Portakabin Group, where he held the board position of design and engineering director for two years.

During a nine-year spell as head of design at Crown House Technologies, Mr Sneyd was elected president of BESA (Building & Engineering Services Association) in 2014/15.

David Denver, M+W Group, managing director Northern Europe said: “We are delighted to announce Andy as the managing director of Hargreaves. His experience across a variety of roles and sectors will benefit the growth and development of Hargreaves and we welcome him to the senior management team”.

Mr Sneyd said: “Hargreaves Ductwork  is one of the most specialised and experienced HVAC companies in the country. I’m looking forward to working with all stakeholders including our valued staff and customers, alongside our parent company, M+W Group to maintain and grow our reputation as the leading bespoke HVAC, ventilation and containment solution provider.

'Hargreaves has a history of working on high profile nuclear projects across the UK as well as the Chernobyl New Safe Confinement project in Ukraine and I’m pleased to take this role in developing the business to deliver further successes in the years to come.”