Trade body calls for ‘decisive and timely’ action on apprentice numbers
THE Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned that the year-on-year decline in construction apprenticeships threatens the UK’s ability to ‘build back better’ from Covid-19.
Responding...
Construction cost consultancy expands EMEA team
CONSTRUCTION cost consultancy Soben has announced the appointment of Robert McQueen and Max Elswood as project directors for Soben Consultancy UK & Europe.
A quantity...
Evelyn Partners moves Glasgow teams to sustainable office development
EVELYN Partners, a wealth management and professional services group created from the merger of Tilney and Smith & Williamson, has taken 30,000 sq. ft....
Falls in ONS construction output ‘not reflected in industry surveys’
THE Office of National Statistics (ONS) today reported falls in construction output for Q4 of 2014 and Q1 of 2015, suggesting that the construction industry...
Industry urged to work together to ‘radically rethink’ Scotland’s construction skills shortages
SCOTLAND'S Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) has urged the construction and built environment sector to pull together to 'radically rethink' about how workforce and skill...
Former primary school in Fife with conversion potential to go under the hammer
A former primary school in Fife with conversion potential is set to go under the hammer in a live streamed Shepherd commercial property auction...
New study shows strong support for building industry to be licensed
ALMOST nine in ten SME builders want the UK Government to introduce new measures to help stamp out rogue traders.
In its latest State of...
Building materials merchant unveils expanded Kilmarnock facility
BUILDINGS materials merchant PDM has unveiled a major upgrade to its Kilmarnock branch.
The facility now occupies a total area of almost 1.5 acres, with...
Scottish commercial property market conditions expected to improve
SURVEYORS anticipate that commercial property market conditions in Scotland will improve, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) commercial property monitor.
A...
SRA Ventures acquires Dundee industrial estate
SRA Ventures has acquired a 2.5-acre multi-let industrial estate in Dundee, with plans to retain and refurbish two existing industrial buildings while also developing...
Gary Bushnell appointed MD of Robertson Capital Projects
GARY Bushnell has been appointed MD of Robertson Capital Projects (RCP), following ten years as chief executive of hub East Central Scotland.
In his new...
Livingston event to provide details of new £20m public sector framework in Scotland
PUBLIC sector organisations across Scotland are being invited to an event that will share information on a recently launched framework designed to improve the...
East Lothian Council to help local firms bid for contracts in the region
EAST Lothian Council has launched a new initiative to support local trades and construction firms in bidding for contracts in the region.
Coming as part...
Balfour Beatty accounts show solid progress
BALFOUR Beatty has reported an underlying pre-tax profit of £7 million for the half-year ended July 1 - a dramatic improvement on the £130 million...
DM Hall appoints two directors and four associates
DM Hall has announced the appointment of two new directors and four new associates from within its ranks.
Calum Riach and Lesley Coghill, who are...
Latest Hillington Park refurbishment programme completed
THE latest project in a planned refurbishment programme at Hillington Park has been completed, bringing the total invested by Frasers Property in modernising existing...
Royal High School Preservation Trust confirms senior appointments
THE Royal High School Preservation Trust, which was set up to protect and sensitively develop the Thomas Hamilton building below Calton Hill in Edinburgh, has appointed...
Stirling firm rebrands and moves to larger premises
KEVIN Wilson Joiners & Building Contractors has announced it has rebranded its business and moved to new premises.
The Stirling-based company is now known as...
SELECT appoints new director of employment affairs
CATHERINE Gillon, an HR professional with almost 30 years’ experience, has been appointed director of employment affairs by construction trade body SELECT.
Most recently HR...
Encouraging growth in Scottish commercial property investment
INVESTMENT in Scottish commercial property rose by 35% compared to the same period last year during the first six months of 2021, new research...
