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New research highlights fall in enquiries for small building firms

NEW research has found that almost half (47%) of UK master builder companies reported a fall in enquiries for new work in Q4 2023,...

Online hub Club participants enjoy skills and productivity sessions

HUB South West has held its final online event of 2020, featuring almost 60 Zoom-based participants from companies in construction and related sectors based in...
David Robertson, Knight Frank

Knight Frank bolsters Scottish team with new partner

KNIGHT Frank has added to its consultancy services in Scotland with the appointment of experienced project manager David Robertson as a new partner. David joins...

Report claims Scottish construction firms are growing at slower rate than rest of Britain

SCOTLAND is trailing the rest of Britain when it comes to construction performance, according to new research published by Henderson Loggie, part of the...

High oil price boosts office activity in Aberdeen

ABERDEEN'S office market is picking up following a 'subdued' start to the year, according to new research from Knight Frank. The commercial property consultancy found...

St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies strengthens senior team

ST Andrews Timber & Building Supplies has appointed Brian McVeigh as its first group key accounts manager. Most recently sales director with Woodbridge Timber, an...

WYG appoints new regional director in Scotland

WYG, part of global consulting and engineering firm Tetra Tech, has appointed Ken Munro as regional director in Scotland and head of defence cost...

Wallace Whittle moves into new ‘state-of-the-art’ Aberdeen office

WALLACE Whittle has relocated its Aberdeen team to a new office space in the city's Marischal Square. The building services consultant has secured a suite...
Innes Smith

Springfield reports ‘record’ annual profit and revenue

SPRINGFIELD Properties has announced a 19% rise in revenue to £257.1 million for the financial year ended May 31, 2022. In what was a record...
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Aitken Turnbull staff members celebrate milestone anniversaries

FIVE employees from Aitken Turnbull Architects have celebrated milestone anniversaries, endorsing the firm’s legacy to 'nurture, grow and invest' in its team across four...
Richard O’Donnell, Property Repair Group

Property Repair name returns following business restructure

EDINBURGH entrepreneur Richard O’Donnell has announced a corporate restructure of his business portfolio to facilitate ongoing growth. Mr O’Donnell runs four specialist companies in the...

Hilton to open 200-room hotel at new AECC

Aberdeen City Council and Hilton Worldwide have signed a franchise licence agreement to open a 200-room hotel at the new AECC. Hilton Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference...

Edinburgh building and project consultancy makes double appointment

PARAGON has announced the expansion of its Edinburgh team with two new appointments. The building and project consultancy has brought in Paul Lafferty as an...
Tim Balcon

CITB to invest over £100m in training grants this year

THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has revealed it will invest more than £100 million in grants this year to help train construction workers. From...

Cushman & Wakefield confirms Scottish promotions

CUSHMAN & Wakefield has strengthened its Scottish operation with two promotions. Claire Peebles and Conor Nisbet, who are both based in the Glasgow office, have...

Linear Group on course for £85 million turnover this year

CONTRACTING and fit-out specialist Linear Group has announced that turnover grew to £73 million in 2021 as the business increased its workforce to 151...
Jim Johnston, Sophia Westerhuis Marshall, Phil Kerr and Robert Hamilton

Tillicoultry Quarries strengthens board with four new directors

TILLICOULTRY Quarries has appointed four new directors to its board in a move described as marking a 'significant step' in positioning the business for...

Commercial development marks Shawfair milestone

THE new town of Shawfair, which has been described as the biggest urban expansion near Edinburgh in modern times, has reached another milestone with...

Turnover doubles in twelve months

ROBERTSON Group has seen its Timber Engineering business experience its most successful year in the past five years thanks to a string of new...

Easing of Scotland’s Covid restrictions sees change to self-isolation rules

CLOSE contacts of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 will no longer be automatically required to self-isolate for ten days from August 9,...