Work restarts at Fife housing development following contractor’s insolvency

WORK has restarted at a council housing project in Fife after a new contractor was mobilised last month. The build of 97 new social rented...
Northwood Edinburgh office

Property management specialist relocates to larger Leith premises

NORTHWOOD Edinburgh, which provides lettings, estate agency, and property management services across the city and the Lothians, has relocated to a larger office in...

SSEN Transmission welcomes 3,000th employee

PERTH-headquartered SSEN Transmission has welcomed its 3,000 employee as its growth continues across Scotland. John Ataarem joins the business as the offshore planning manager based...

Highlands set for jobs boom to support £9 billion wind farm build

UP to 180 new jobs are to be created in the Highlands to support the delivery of the world's largest offshore wind farm, SSE...
Philip Hoare, Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty hails ‘strong’ trading performance in first half of 2026

BALFOUR Beatty has hailed a 'strong' trading performance for the first half of the year, with full-year performance now anticipated to be 'slightly ahead'...
Vincent Goldie

Newton Property Management completes acquisition of PMC

NEWTON Property Management has acquired full ownership of PMC Property Management, a factoring business headquartered in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire. PMC manages a portfolio of over 10,000...

CCG welcomes largest intake of apprentices since before the pandemic

CCG Group has welcomed 21 new trade apprentices in what is its largest single-year intake since before the pandemic - and up six on...

Conquip Engineering Group targets Scottish growth after opening new Livingston base

CONQUIP Engineering Group is targeting growth in Scotland after opening a new base in Livingston. The firm specialises in design-engineering and manufacturing equipment ranging from...

Paul Mitchell becomes new chair of Construction Industry Collective Voice

PAUL Mitchell has been announced as the new chair of the Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV). MD of the Scottish Building Federation (SBF), Paul succeeds...

Historic Aberdeen office building to be revamped as it welcomes law firm

LAW firm Shepherd & Wedderburn has secured a 5,000 sq ft suite on the third floor of The Capitol in Aberdeen. Ryden announced the letting...

Warmworks and Scottish Federation of Housing Associations renew partnership

WARMWORKS and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) have renewed their strategic partnership for 2026-27. The move enables Warmworks to build on its existing...
Craigtoun Park

West Coast Estates secures ‘extremely rare’ development opportunity in St Andrews

ABERDEEN-based property development and investment company West Coast Estates has completed the acquisition of a major commercial opportunity in St Andrews. Craigtoun Park, which has an...
Jamie Kerr, St Andrews Timber and Building Supplies

St Andrews appoints new branch manager at Edinburgh HQ

ST Andrews Timber & Building Supplies has announced the appointment of Jamie Kerr as the new branch manager of its Edinburgh headquarters, succeeding the...
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Overall construction activity stagnates in Scotland despite rise in infrastructure workloads

OVERALL construction activity in Scotland was 'relatively stagnant' in the second quarter of 2026, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...

Aberdeen City Council seeks contractor for £1.39m Beach Ballroom upgrade

ABERDEEN City Council is to publish a tender document detailing £1.39 million of investment works for the historic Beach Ballroom. The move, which forms part...
SELECT apprentice survey cover

Electrical firms highlight financial ‘double whammy’ hampering apprentice ambitions

NEW research has revealed that high wages and a lack of employer funding are the biggest obstacles to Scotland’s electrical businesses recruiting apprentices. The findings...
John Muir

Muir Group reports increased turnover as profits soar

MUIR Group has increased turnover by 30% to £113.9 million for the year ended January 2026. Pre-tax profit has also soared from £320,000 to...
Duncan Winter, SIG

SIG Roofing commercial director elected chair of NFRC committee

SIG Roofing commercial director Duncan Winter has been elected chair of NFRC's Roofing Suppliers Group Committee. The announcement was made at a recent NFRC board...
RMHD's Edinburgh office

Property and construction consultancy relocates to new Edinburgh home

PROPERTY and construction consultancy Reid Mitchell HD (RMHD), has relocated its Edinburgh office from Manor Place in the west end to new premises at 3...
Concrete being poured

Demand continues to weaken for housebuilding materials in the UK

NEW research has revealed that demand for key construction materials needed to build new homes weakened further during the first half of 2026. The latest...