New banking facility boosts group’s growth strategy
STEWART Milne Group has secured a £185 million banking facility with Bank of Scotland, part of Lloyds Banking Group.
The business said it is pursuing a strategy of "focused...
Building materials merchant unveils expanded Kilmarnock facility
BUILDINGS materials merchant PDM has unveiled a major upgrade to its Kilmarnock branch.
The facility now occupies a total area of almost 1.5 acres, with...
Work complete on build of £10m Wickes store in Aberdeen
WORK has been completed on the build of a new £10 million Wickes store in Aberdeen's Kingshill Park.
The purpose-built 25,000 sq ft store, along...
Rettie predicts Scottish house prices will rise 1.5% this year
PROPERTY firm Rettie & Co is forecasting that Scottish house prices will rise by around 1.5% this year, with overall residential property transaction activity...
Delivering Growth in Scotland
AS the construction sector continues to evolve, the role of logistics in delivering major infrastructure and building projects has never been more important. For Tarmac, logistics is the backbone that keeps materials moving safely, efficiently and reliably to customers across the country, and now, the business is looking to grow its logistics team to support increasing demand.
Dozens of jobs go as Lambert Contracts enters administration
PAISLEY-based Lambert Contracts has gone into administration, resulting in 77 redundancies, after experiencing cash flow issues.
The firm, a specialist in insurance reinstatement and fire...
M Squared makes ‘seven-figure investment’ in Glasgow-based EBS
COMMERCIAL landscape and groundworks specialist M Squared has completed a seven-figure investment into Glasgow-based repairs and maintenance specialist, EBS Construction Limited (EBS).
EBS has over 50...
Fife construction accountancy consultancy marks turnover milestone
A Fife-based construction accountancy specialist is targeting further growth after posting a record turnover of £1 million.
Empowered By Cloud has recorded a 45% increase...
Building services contractor appoints estimating director
ARC-Tech (Scotland) has appointed Stuart Pattison as estimating director.
The Glasgow-based building services contractor revealed that Stuart first joined the firm as senior electrical estimator...
CCG records “most successful” year to date
CCG has recorded a record turnover of more than £144 million - an increase of 6.2%.
The Cambuslang-headquartered construction and manufacturing business revealed pre-tax profit...
Ryden hails ‘record’ year of transactions across Scotland
RYDEN has revealed it has delivered one of its strongest years to date, after completing more than 3.2 million sq ft of industrial transactions...
‘Subdued’ growth in construction output
CONSTRUCTION output in the UK rose by 0.1% in the three-month on three-month all work series in August 2019, as revealed by the latest...
Core vision and values leave Emtec well placed for growth
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EMTEC Building Services are pleased to report a number of significant changes and developments within their Scottish Region as they continue to strive to...
Tenderer shortlist unveiled for facility able to ‘double’ UK’s electricity storage
SSE Renewables has unveiled the tenderer shortlists of contractors for the civil engineering and mechanical and electrical works on its hydro storage scheme at...
Baxter on board – Wardell Armstrong appoint new associate director
JAMIE Baxter, a civil engineer with 23 years’ experience in structural engineering, has joined Wardell Armstrong as associate director. Working from the engineering and...
Fears over inflation causing lack of investor confidence in projects
NINE in ten construction professionals are concerned about rising inflation draining confidence in the market and threatening future projects, a new report by Gleeds...
Significant development site on Dundee’s East Dock Street launches to market
A prominent development site neighbouring the highly anticipated Eden Project in Dundee has been brought to the market by CBRE on behalf of Nynas...
Glasgow office building welcomes latest tenant
REAL estate advisor CBRE, alongside joint agent Ryden, has announced it has secured the National Federation of Self Employed and Small Businesses Limited (FSB)...
How to take over the family trade business
RECENT research from IronmongeryDirect has found that two in five (38%) tradespeople work for a relative's company.
Many of the firms have been passed down...
Software tool could speed up commercial property deals
AN Edinburgh-based property investment firm has teamed up with a software start-up to create a tool tipped to speed up commercial property transactions.
SRA Ventures has partnered with...
