Balfour Beatty “transformation” gathers pace
Balfour Beatty has announced a return to profit following two years of losses. The contractor posted an underlying pre-tax profit of £60 million for 2016,...
Business as usual for Thomas & Adamson following acquisition
Egis recently acquired Edinburgh-based Thomas & Adamson, a provider of cost and project management, building surveying, and principal designer services. Founded in 1935, Thomas...
Consultancy calls for greater planning and controls to tackle capacity crunch
TURNER & Townsend is calling for stronger project controls and upfront programme planning to combat a sector-wide capacity crunch.
The call comes as 'cooling demand,...
CCG confirms new board appointment
CCG (Scotland) has announced the promotion of long-serving employee Gary Weir to the role of technical director.
Gary first joined CCG in 2006 as a...
New CECA Scotland chair appointed
MARK Bramley of Alness-based Pat Munro has been appointed chair of the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) Scotland.
He succeeds David Ross, MD of George...
Elgin housebuilder reports period of “strong growth”
SPRINGFIELD Properties has reported a 38% rise in revenue to £75.7 million in the housebuilder's interim financial results for the six-month period ended November...
Dundee demolition contractor switches to employee ownership model
DUNDEE-based demolition specialist Safedem has completed its move to an employee ownership business model.
The move is designed to secure the future of the award-winning...
Cushman & Wakefield welcomes 11 new appointments
CUSHMAN & Wakefield has expanded its Scottish operation by welcoming 11 new appointments to the team.
Scott McKenzie joins as an associate director within the...
Hurstwood Holdings completes £2.9m acquisition of Edinburgh casino
HURSTWOOD Holdings’ subsidiary AM Sci Tech, has completed the acquisition of The Maybury Casino in Edinburgh for £2.9 million.
The acquisition of the Art Deco...
Robertson confirms senior civil engineering appointment
BRYAN Glass has been appointed executive director of Robertson's civil engineering business.
Born and trained in New Zealand, he is a chartered civil engineer who...
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...
Balfour Beatty to back CITB Consensus
BALFOUR Beatty has announced it will vote in favour of CITB Consensus - just weeks after suggesting the business was "likely" to vote against...
SPA reports ‘record-breaking’ year following surge in partners and projects
THE Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) has revealed a 'record-breaking' year in its annual results.
The not-for-profit organisation supported more than 270 new projects in 2023/24,...
Troon sawmill in recruitment drive after landing new forestry contract
A Troon-based timber processor is set to create 25 new jobs after securing a contract from Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS).
The move supports the...
Construction output increases, but challenges remain
THE latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures on construction output have provided more 'encouraging' news for the sector.
Construction output increased by 0.4% in...
Newly-elected MSPs pledge support for regulation of the electrical industry
SELECT has wasted no time in continuing its campaign for regulation of the Scotland's electrical industry by securing the backing of two newly-elected MPS.
SNP...
Ross is registered
JULIE Ross of the Edinburgh office of design consultant Turley Associates has been accepted as a registered practitioner in urban design by the Urban...
Inverclyde-based builders’ merchant acquires Lanarkshire business
RODGER Group Limited, parent company of M&J Builders Merchants (M&J), has acquired South Lanarkshire Building Supplies (SLB).
The merger has been tipped to enable SLB...
Contractors to get major Scottish housing contract opportunity
THE Scottish construction sector is set to receive a £1.5 billion contract opportunity to deliver new build housing.
Scotland Excel will publish the Invitation to Participate...
Balfour Beatty announces two senior promotions
BALFOUR Beatty has confirmed two appointments to its digital, procurement and supply chain senior leadership team.
Jon Ozanne has been promoted to chief information officer...
