Builders’ merchants value sales down 5.2% in May
THE latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales in May were down 5.2% year-on-year.
Volume sales fell 7%, while prices...
Balfour Beatty chief to use university post to tackle skills shortages
BALFOUR Beatty Group chief executive Leo Quinn has been appointed visiting professor at the College of Business and Social Science at Aston University, Birmingham.
He...
27 firms secure places on £20m fire safety framework
A wide range of businesses have secured a place on a new eight-figure framework aimed at safeguarding social housing and public buildings and their...
HIE and Great British Energy sign partnership agreement
HIGHLANDS and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Great British Energy (GBE) have signed a partnership agreement to work together to accelerate the UK's transition to...
Clark Contracts re-appointed to £1.5 billion residential framework
CLARK Contracts has announced it has been re-appointed to Scotland Excel’s £1.5 billion New Build Residential Construction Framework.
The contractor has been appointed to all...
Knight Frank appoints new head of Glasgow office agency team
KNIGHT Frank has announced the appointment of Simon Capaldi as the new head of its Glasgow office agency team.
Simon has been with the commercial...
Edwin James Group adds Peak42 to its business
GLASGOW-headquartered Edwin James Group has snapped up control and automation technology services specialist Peak42.
The move follows the firm's recent purchase of Jex Engineering, now...
Carluke ground maintenance firm secures new deal with NHS Forth Valley
CARLUKE-based ground maintenance specialist Complete Weed Control has landed a year-long extension to its initial one-year contract to clear snow and grit roads within...
Scottish businesses appointed to £80m roofing framework
20 roofing and construction businesses - including 11 in Scotland - have been appointed to an £80 million framework to carry out public sector...
Robertson Group confirms senior finance appointments
ROBERTSON Group has appointed Irene Wilson as chief financial officer and Colin Mitchell as group finance director.
Irene has been with the business for 20...
New Aberdeen base aids firm’s expansion plans
PARKER Technical Services has opened a new office in Aberdeen and announced it has launched a recruitment drive following new contract wins totalling £3.7...
Hub North appointed to £2.1 billion Highland Investment Plan
HUB North Scotland has been appointed by The Highland Council as delivery partner for implementing the new £2.1 billion Highland Investment Plan.
The move will...
BESA marks ‘historic day’ in battle against late payments
THE Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed the Small Business Protection (Late Payment) Bill announced in this week’s King’s Speech.
BESA said late and...
Savills takes ‘natural’ step to help rural businesses
SAVILLS has announced the launch of a new service in Scotland to help rural businesses enhance their natural assets whilst reducing the environmental impact...
Tradespeople more in-demand in Glasgow than any other UK city
TRADESPEOPLE are more in-demand in Glasgow than any other city in the UK, a new study has revealed.
The research, by BestHeating, found that one...
Construction equipment giant opens Inverness depot
CONSTRUCTION equipment rental giant Sunbelt Rentals has extended its operations in Scotland with the opening of a new depot in Inverness.
The base serves the...
Graduate apprenticeships have key role to play in Scotland’s economy
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By Jen Henderson, head of talent partnerships at Heriot-Watt University
Graduate Apprenticeships are a key way to develop and retain skills and talent for business...
Chair of Cushman & Wakefield’s Scottish business to retire
DAVID Davidson, chair of Cushman & Wakefield’s Scottish business and head of capital markets Scotland, will retire in March. He will be succeeded as...
Former Strathclyde student’s £50m donation to aid build of new campus building
A £50 million donation to the University of Strathclyde from a former student is to be used to support the construction of a new...
Liquidators warn Carluke firm’s collapse a ‘worrying sign’ for sector
CARLUKE-based Iain Potter Construction (IPC) Ltd has ceased trading following a 'severely constrained' cash flow position.
The firm's 33 staff members have since been made...
