Past Presidents
SBF elects a President each year to oversee the operations of the Federation.
This individual commits many hours of hard work and dedication to SBF, working hard to uphold the standards set by the Federation and maintain the status of the construction industry as a whole.
Their main aim is to run a successful term(s) of office for the benefit of Members and the wider industry alike.
Below is a list of the Past Presidents of SBF from 1918 to present day.
1918-19 Thomas Graham
1919-20 Edward Bruce
1920-21 George Rome
1921-23 James A Baxter
1923-24 David Angus
1924-26 John Liivingstone
1926-27 J C Gilchrist
1927-29 W W Finlayson
1929-31 J Maxwell McPhie
1931-34 Robert Brown
1934-35 James Robertson
1935-37 Robert T Anderson
1937-40 A G Hutton
1940-42 John I Loudon
1942-44 Harry T Benzies
1944-46 William Gibson
1946-48 William T Porteous
1948-50 G L Orchard
1950-52 R S Gray
1952-54 J W Train
1954-56 James Leggat
1956-58 J B T Henderson
1958-60 J M A Gerard
1960-62 Alexander Sim
1962-64 J D Benzies
1964-66 R Smith
1966-67 A M MacDougall
1968 W T Paton
1969 W Nicol
1970 J M Fraser
1971 G D Campbell
1972 W Nicol
1973 W M Heaton
1974 Dr A Currie
1975 M A R Dunbar
1976 C M Ford
1977 Lord J D Goold
1978 R O S Miller
1979 R G Kelly
1980 W N Gordon
1981 R W Dunbar
1982 J C Boland
1983 D M Fergus
1984 R S Gray
1985 W G Stewart
1986 W G Robertson CBE
1987 S A Howard
1968 J Hamilton
1989 J W Haran MBE
1990 A N Duncan
1991 D H D Forsyth
1992 A N Duncan
1992 J Birnie MBE
1993 G W W Dunsire
1994 H F Smith
1995 J Birnie MBE
1996 J Birnie MBE
1997 I G Smith
1998 J C Scott
1999 R J Tait
2000 R D Cheape
2001 J Walker
2002 A M Connell
2003 M Levack
2004 F Murdo
2005 D Smith
2006 G Fraser
2007 B Kirkwood
2008 B Imlach
2009 I Robb
2010 J Pert
2011 R Cooke