New website and subscription service launched by SBCC
The Scottish Building Contracts Committee (SBCC) has created a new website that offers visitors a range of practical advice and help.
Jobs go as north east firms enter administration
HUNTLY-based Deveron Homes and Deveron Construction have entered administration after "market conditions and contract delays" caused the businesses to cease trading.
Five of the firms'...
Scotland Excel signs up to new Buy Social Scotland Pledge
SCOTLAND Excel has joined a national initiative designed to strengthen opportunities for social enterprises within supply chains.
The centre of procurement expertise has signed up...
Shepherd welcomes 14 new partners to facilitate growth plans
SHEPHERD Chartered Surveyors has announced a raft of new partners as its five-year strategy for growth and succession continues apace.
The practice has welcomed a...
Contractor celebrates hat-trick of major project wins
MUIR Construction has announced it has secured three significant contracts worth over £25 million in total.
The contractor will deliver a new bottling hall for...
Foreign investment to create ‘at least’ 30,000 new UK jobs
FOREIGN investment totalling £9.7 billion will see 'at least' 30,000 new jobs created across Britain, the UK Government has announced.
Westminster said that the package...
Budget response: Scots builders want “level playing field”
SCOTLAND'S builders have called for a "level playing field" north of the border after UK Chancellor Philip Hammond, in his Budget speech, announced an...
Contracts awarded on SP Energy Networks multi-billion-pound strategic framework
BALFOUR Beatty has secured a place on SP Energy Networks' multi-billion-pound strategic agreement for overhead line works framework.
The firm joins Morgan Sindall Construction, M...
McTaggart Construction appoints new MD as part of management restructure
MCTAGGART Construction has confirmed the appointment of Janice Russell as the firm's new MD.
The move forms part of a management restructure of the family...
Build of further units underway at Fife industrial park
WORK is underway on the build of eight new industrial units described as being suitable for a range of businesses at West Way in...
Rents and capital values tipped to rise in Scotland’s commercial property sector
NEW research has revealed rents and capital values in Scotland’s commercial property sector are expected to increase in the short-term, thanks to low availability...
UK construction output set for ‘gradual recovery’ this year and next
NEW research has revealed that UK construction output is set for a 'gradual recovery' this year and next, following two challenging years that have...
Kitchen manufacturer opens ‘flagship’ showroom in Stirling
OPTIMA Kitchens has announced the opening of a new showroom in Stirling.
The manufacturer of bespoke kitchen ranges has relocated from Grangemouth to Springkerse Trading...
Graham + Sibbald opens new Melrose office
CHARTERED surveyors and property consultants Graham + Sibbald has opened a new office in Melrose High Street to better serve clients in the Scottish...
Shetland contractor to revamp warehouse to support growth in Lerwick
SHETLAND-based G A Leask Builders has purchased a large warehouse in Lerwick to support its growth ambitions.
The premises will be converted into four units,...
GRAHAM appointed to all three collaborative partner lots on £4.3 billion civils framework
GRAHAM has secured a place across all three collaborative partner lots for the £4.3 billion Pagabo national framework for civil engineering, infrastructure and enabling...
Goodson Associates appoints new managing director
GOODSON Associates has announced the promotion of Raymond Slaine to managing director.
Mr Slaine has been a director at the civil and structural engineering consultants...
Major names added to hub South West Tier 1 contractor stable
HUB South West has announced it has welcomed BAM Construct UK and Robertson Construction to its stable of Tier 1 contractors.
The move is part...
Engineering specialist reports ‘strong’ set of financial results
EDWIN James Group has reported 'strong' trading as the engineering and technical services business said growth has been experienced across all core market sectors.
The...
Concerns grow despite record output
NEW figures show a record output for the Scottish construction industry - but industry chiefs have warned that current growth levels are not sustainable...
