Bad weather sees average tradesperson lose out on £1,300 annually
THE average tradesperson loses £1,300 per year due to bad weather, research by IronmongeryDirect has found.
Amongst the trades that are impacted by bad weather...
Cruden hails ‘bright outlook’ after weathering pandemic storm
THE Cruden Group has reported a 22nd consecutive year of profitable trading despite the firm's financial results being 'significantly impacted' by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cruden...
Barratt trading update hails ‘robust’ financial position
BARRATT Developments has issued a trading update for the year ended 30 June 2023 in which the housebuilder has hailed a 'strong' operational and...
Glasgow developer bolsters senior management team
SIMPLY UK, a Glasgow-based real estate developer and owner of care home provider Morar Living, has announced an expansion of its senior management team.
Andy...
Firm reveals pride at securing Granton Gasholder refurbishment contract
MCLAUGHLIN & Harvey has brought on board Taziker as structural steelwork refurbishment subcontractor on the restoration of the Granton Gasholder project in Edinburgh.
The B-listed...
Scottish Labour calls for action to avoid ‘tidal wave’ of construction job losses
SCOTTISH Labour has urged the Scottish Government to include construction workers in any Scottish Jobs Guarantee Scheme and consider targeted support or risk a 'tidal...
Webinar to focus on cash flow and contracts in construction
FOLLOWING the success of its first webinar, the Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has announced it is immediately staging a follow-up event and may...
Will Rudd opens Inverness base and confirms raft of appointments
CIVIL, structural and conservation engineering practice Will Rudd has announced a raft of senior promotions and new appointments across its Glasgow, Dublin and newly...
Perthshire timber business secures new funding package
GLENALMOND Timber has received £600,000 in CBILS funding from Royal Bank of Scotland to help safeguard the future of the business following the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Perthshire-based...
Perthshire construction firm launches new website
PERTHSHIRE-headquartered MAK Contracts has announced the launch of the firm's new website.
The construction company offers a range of building services including groundworks, timber kit...
Argyll and Bute Council local procurement spend tops £71m
ARGYLL and Bute Council's local procurement spend for 2025/26 was £71.8 million, with just over 25% of all contracts being awarded to local suppliers.
This...
Architecture firm extends paid maternity and adoption leave to tackle sector gender ‘disparity’
GLASGOW-based firm Threesixty Architecture has announced it has introduced six months full pay maternity and adoption leave, in a bid to tackle ‘systemic’ gender...
Edinburgh surveyor returns to where it all began with senior role
AN Edinburgh surveyor has come full circle after he rejoined the company that kickstarted his career.
Lloyd Anderson joined Trident Building Consultancy after graduating from...
Scottish prime office rents ‘reach new heights’
OFFICE rents in Glasgow and Edinburgh have been pushed to 'new heights' this year despite wider economic uncertainty, according to new analysis from Knight...
Levenseat confirms new regional IBAA distribution partnership
SCOTTISH waste management specialist Levenseat has announced a new distribution partner in the form of Leicestershire construction supplier Midland Rock.
The partnership was formed to...
National Timber Group appoints new chief executive
NATIONAL Timber Group (NTG) has appointed Scott Cairns as the new group chief executive.
Well known to many across the timber industry, NTG said Scott...
Developer targets further growth in Scotland
DEVELOPER HBD has marked a period of 'significant investment and growth' in Scotland with a new senior appointment and promotion at its Glasgow base.
Matt...
Construction accountancy quadruples staff numbers due to ‘soaring’ demand
EMPOWERED By Cloud, a Scottish Cloud-based construction accountancy specialist, has announced it has more than quadrupled its workforce in the last year to meet...
Defibrillator installed at Capstone Construction’s Inverness base
CAPSTONE Construction has installed a defibrillator at its head office in Inverness to ensure round-the-clock access to the life-saving equipment.
The defibrillator has been strategically...
Slowdown in Scottish construction market as rising costs and uncertainty weigh on expectations
THE marked slowdown in the Scottish construction market continued in the latest quarter, with surveyors now pointing to the weakest period of growth since...
