BESA’s health and safety chief elected chair of SHEP
REBECCA Crosland has been elected as the new chair of the Safety and Health Engineering Partnership (SHEP).
She succeeds Christopher Buxton, CEO of the British...
Frameworks help Esh step up social housing drive
ESH Border Construction has announced it is at the heart of Scotland's social housing drive following a raft of new framework partnerships.
The Livingston-based firm has teamed up with Link Group,...
Bowercross Construction establishes financial accountability with biometric solution
Hamilton-based Bowercross Construction are the latest construction company to reap the rewards after implementing the Causeway Donseed biometric labour management solution on site.
Balfour Beatty ‘on track to deliver earnings growth’ in 2024
BALFOUR Beatty expects its order book to grow by over 5% this financial year, driven by momentum in markets including UK energy and US...
Unbranded Finance completes £2.5m Glasgow bridging loan
UNBRANDED Finance has completed a £2.5 million bridging loan on behalf of Courie Investments Limited, secured against a Glasgow City Centre office building with...
Clark Contracts appointed to £300m property maintenance and refurbishment framework
CLARK Contracts has been appointed to Scotland Excel's £300 million property maintenance and refurbishment framework.
The contractor has been appointed to the multi-trade lot of...
Bill amendment risks ‘significant damage’ to student accommodation investment
THE Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has warned that Scotland’s Non-Domestic Rates Bill risks 'significant damage' to investment in the booming student accommodation sector.
Student accommodation,...
Farrans launches graduate recruitment drive
CIVIL engineering and building contractor Farrans Construction has launched its application process for 50 new positions on its graduate programme, with intake dates in...
Wemyss Properties completes first industrial property development acquisition
WEMYSS Properties has completed its first industrial property development acquisition at Hagmill Road, adjacent to Centrum Business Park in Coatbridge.
The 1.81-hectare site was purchased...
Akela Ground Engineering appoints contracts manager
AKELA Ground Engineering has announced the appointment of Jon Goodman as contracts manager.
Jon has almost a decade of experience in contract management and engineering...
SMEs urged to ready themselves to benefit from public procurement changes
SMEs have been urged to prepare themselves for the UK Government’s planned overhaul of procedures for the awarding of public sector contracts – or...
Savills Edinburgh confirms double leadership appointment
SAVILLS Edinburgh Residential Sales has appointed Ben Fox as director of new business and promoted John Forsyth to head of Edinburgh residential sales.
Ben Fox,...
New research highlights sector’s productivity ‘crisis’
NEW research from Turner & Townsend has laid bare industry concerns around political instability, a lack of confidence in the market to invest in new...
Sector-wide survey launches to discover how Contractor Design Portion use can be improved
A survey has been launched to find out how Contractor Design Portion (CDP) can impact more positively on construction quality.
Led by the Construction Quality...
Housebuilder targets further growth in Tayside
STEWART Milne Homes has revealed it is actively looking to acquire land in Tayside, after a new community in Dundee became one of the...
Lovell targets further Scottish growth with senior appointment
SARAH Fenton has been appointed regional commercial director for Lovell as the partnership housing developer targets further growth in Scotland.
Sarah joins Lovell’s Scotland office...
17 suppliers appointed to Scottish social housing ‘disruptors’ framework
17 suppliers have secured places on the latest Social Housing Emerging Disruptors (SHED) framework, which supports Scottish local authorities and housing associations to procure...
Campion Homes appointed to Edinburgh’s social housing framework
CAMPION Homes has secured a place on the City of Edinburgh Council’s new build housing framework.
The Dunfermline‑based housebuilder has been appointed to Lot 1.1...
TSL launches new utilities division
TSL Contractors has launched its own utilities division, with the move described as enabling the firm to provide a full range of Water Industry...
Timber specialist poised for new era as MD steps down in 2020
SCOTT Cairns will leave his role as group managing director at James Donaldson & Sons in July next year, and be succeeded by Andrew Donaldson.
As...
