Derek Bostock has been elected as national president of the Federation of Master Builders, succeeding Ron Storer, who held the office for the past two years.

Mr Bostock began his career in construction as a trainee quantity surveyor with J Searson Ltd of Sutton in Ashfield and eventually became an assistant director. In 2002 he set up HBC Building Management Ltd, a company specialising in estimating and quantity surveying for builders and civil engineering contractors in the Yorkshire and Humberside area.