Shetland contractor to revamp warehouse to support growth in Lerwick

SHETLAND-based G A Leask Builders has purchased a large warehouse in Lerwick to support its growth ambitions. The premises will be converted into four units,...
Campbell McGregor

AIM appoints specification manager for Scotland and northern England

AIM Acoustics & Insulation Manufacturing has appointed Campbell McGregor as specification and sales manager for Scotland and northern England. Commercial director Ian Exall explained that...
Port of Greenock

Peel Ports Group appoints 18 contractors to £750m construction framework

PEEL Ports Group has appointed a host of contractors into its new construction framework, covering a major programme of works across the UK and...
Francesco Mele

Scottish property management firm sets out expansion plans

A newly relaunched Scottish property management company is targeting 4,000 additional homes under management within the next two years, as it looks to ramp...

Barratt helps “meet the squeeze” on housing in Scotland

BARRATT Developments has announced it delivered a £298 million boost to the UK economy for the year ended 30 June 2017. During that period, the business,...
Battersea Power Station

Mabey Hire becomes part of PERI Group

FORMWORK and scaffolding specialist PERI has taken over UK-headquartered Mabey Hire. The PERI Group is a family-owned company based in Weissenhorn, Germany, with approximately 9,000...

JLL adds senior building surveyor to Glasgow team

JLL Scotland has appointed Louise Bell as senior building surveyor within its Glasgow building consultancy team. Louise joins from GVA where she began her career...

CICV Forum welcomes appointment of new Construction Leadership Forum chair

THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has welcomed the new chair of the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) - Scottish Government minister Ivan McKee. At...

DM Hall confirms raft of senior appointments

DM Hall has announced the appointment of three new partners, eight new directors and six new associates. The new partners are Jonathan Hunter (Musselburgh residential),...

New division aims to help high-rise owners meet regulations

TÜV SÜD UK has announced the launch of its building advisory service division, described as providing advanced data management and analytic services for owners...

Damaged sections of historic viaduct to be removed from River Spey

A tender for the removal of sections of a historic viaduct from the River Spey is set to be published in February. Built between 1883-86,...
140 West George Street, Glasgow

Glasgow workspace welcomes new tenants following major refurbishment

LEGAL & General has announced two new tenants at its 140 West George Street office development in Glasgow city centre. Real estate adviser, CBRE, acting...

Key appointment for Alan Grant Grampian

Mike Paterson has joined the Alan Grant Grampian Board to reinforce the company’s growth strategy. Mike, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building, joins...

Springfield confirms raft of senior appointments

SPRINGFIELD Properties has announced a raft of new appointments to its senior management team. The housebuilder revealed Martin Egan takes on the role of chief...

Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation names new sales director

POLYPIPE Civils & Green Urbanisation has appointed Clark McAllister as its new sales director. McAllister, who has been with Polypipe for 27 years, joins from...

Scottish surveyors remain ‘cautious’ about construction outlook

SCOTTISH construction activity fell in the first quarter of 2024 according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Monitor. The research found...

University to calculate true cost of Scottish construction site waste

THE 'true cost' of waste on construction sites in Scotland is to be calculated in a bid to get contractors to change their working...

Zenith completes hat-trick of new hires

EDINBURGH-based Zenith Group has bolstered its team with three new hires. The announcement comes as the provider of specialist access and repair solutions marks its...
Neil Kirk

Allied Surveyors Scotland appoints land and development specialist

ALLIED Surveyors Scotland has announced the appointment of Neil Kirk as a land and development surveyor. He joins the business following a spell at Certus...

Marley names new MD

Billy Baird has been named the next managing director of Marley Contract Services. Having spent 15 years as projects director for the roofing and cladding...