Elgin businesses move into refurbished premises following shopping centre’s closure

SEVERAL businesses previously based in Elgin's now closed St Giles Centre have been relocated to refurbished premises in the town centre following an emergency...
Clive Dickin

NASC appoints new CEO

CLIVE Dickin has been appointed as the new CEO of the National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC). He has worked for more than 25 years...

New project director appointed at Countesswells

MARTIN Dalziel has been appointed project director to help drive delivery of the next phase of Aberdeen’s new £800 million Countesswells development. Martin, formerly of...

Collective Architecture to deliver Camphill campus project

COLLECTIVE Architecture has won the competition to deliver a £10 million capital investment development over two of Camphill School Aberdeen's three campuses. The firm was chosen...
Paul Dodd

Scotland’s public sector construction pipeline rises to £17 billion

THE number of building projects being submitted to the Construction Pipeline Forecast Tool continues to grow, with 12 more Scottish public bodies registering on...

New director joins Savills’ Edinburgh office

ED Crockett has joined Savills as a director in the Operational Capital Markets (OCM) division. He will be based predominantly in the firm’s Edinburgh office,...
Conor Fitzsimmons and Colin Tait

Harley Haddow launches geotechnical and geoenvironmental offering

ENGINEERING consultancy Harley Haddow has announced the launch of an in-house geotechnical and geoenvironmental capability, led by new senior engineer Conor Fitzsimmons. This move is...

CSIC names new senior business relationship manager

LUCY Black has been named senior business relationship manager at Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC). The former senior technology transfer executive at the Enterprise Europe Network will...

Canmoor seals £40m Westway Park deal

CANMOOR has announced completion of the acquisition of Westway Park in Renfrew for £40 million. The develop said it plans to make a "substantial development"...

New Waverley residential site acquired

QUEENSBERRY Properties Ltd (QPL) has acquired from Artisan Real Estate Investors the first residential site within the New Waverley project in Edinburgh’s old town. The...
Hardhats on desk

Hadden Construction enters administration

HADDEN Construction has entered administration after 'battling a number of headwinds in recent years'. Headquartered in Auchterarder, the contractor specialises in a wide range of...
Mackenzie Construction team

Glasgow-headquartered civils specialist continues English expansion

GLASGOW-headquartered civils specialist Mackenzie Construction has continued its expansion with the opening of a new regional hub in Stafford, joining other bases in Inverness,...

Furlough scheme extended until end of April

THE furlough scheme has been extended until the end of April 2021, the UK Government has announced. Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed the government will continue...
Andrew Dobbie, Danny Campbell and Amir Noori

HOKO adds new board members to help accelerate growth plans

HOKO, the Glasgow-headquartered architecture firm founded by architect and BBC Scotland’s Home of the Year judge Danny Campbell, has announced two senior appointments. The company...

Engineering consultancy announces raft of appointments in Glasgow office

HDR, an international engineering consultancy for the built environment, has announced five new hires at its office in Glasgow. Representing a 20% growth of the...

Construction skills charity completes purchases from East Lothian Council

A construction skills training charity has completed the purchase of Black Bull Close and Backlands Garden from East Lothian Council. The Ridge provides skill training...

Housing body welcomes first minister’s focus on reform of planning and regulatory landscape

HOMES for Scotland (HFS) has described first minister John Swinney's commitment to reforming Scotland’s planning and regulatory landscape as 'encouraging'. The organisation has responded to...

Groundforce appoints new UK and Ireland managing director

PAUL Donovan has been appointed Groundforce’s new managing director for the UK and Ireland. Paul was previously MD at TPA, the Vp plc temporary roadway business. There...

Savills adds to Aberdeen team

Savills Energy has announced that Scott Copland has joined the property advisers’ multi-discipline office in Aberdeen.  A Civil Engineer, Scott has built up a broad range...
David Frise, BESA

BESA suspends five members for failing to comply with audit process

THE Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has announced it has suspended five member companies for failing to comply with its independent audit process. The move...