Further support announced for small businesses in Scotland
SMALL businesses which share properties but do not pay business rates are now eligible to apply for grants to help with the impact of...
Latest Building for Growth programme moves to online format
HUB South West has announced that its eleventh Building for Growth programme is to get underway.
This edition will be online only due to Covid-19...
Builders bemoan Spring Budget as ‘missed opportunity’
THE Spring Budget has been hailed as a 'missed opportunity' by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) to build new homes and improve current...
Glasgow construction business hails milestone revenue figure
GLASGOW-headquartered Lochlie Construction has announced that the business has achieved a £10 million revenue milestone.
The firm, which delivers construction and refurbishment projects, steel buildings and...
Kitchens installed to dish up free school meals
THOUSANDS of children throughout Primary schools in Edinburgh can now enjoy free school meals thanks to a collaboration between City of Edinburgh Council and Kier...
Brodies’ infrastructure team set for school projects
BRODIES LLP has announced it has been appointed to advise hub South East Scotland on a number of primary and secondary school projects in...
Galliford Try continuing to perform ‘strongly’ as firm increases full-year expectations
GALLIFORD Try has hailed a 'strong' operating performance after reporting increased revenue and profit for the year ended 30 June 2023.
Revenue is up 12.6%...
Wills Bros awarded Naver Bridge replacement contract
WILLS Bros Civil Engineering has been appointed by The Highland Council to deliver the Naver Bridge replacement project.
Set-up works will start later this summer....
House builder bucks trend to push up sales
A house builder has achieved a near 20% increase in sales in the first quarter of the year to underline its belief that confidence...
Balfour Beatty reports increased profits
BALFOUR Beatty increased pre-tax profit to £138 million (2018: £123 million), the contractor's 2019 full-year results have revealed.
Revenue has topped £8 billion, while the...
Largest ever private sector investment made in Heriot-Watt University Research Park
CHARLES River Laboratories International has made what will be the largest ever private sector investment in Heriot-Watt University Research Park.
The global provider of drug...
Balfour Beatty names new health, safety and environment director
BALFOUR Beatty has announced the appointment of Lee Hewitt as UK health, safety, and environment director.
Lee is set to take up the new role...
Investor interest from Asia Pacific in Highlands and Islands at ‘all-time high’
INTEREST in the Highlands and Islands from investors in Asia Pacific is at an 'all-time high', Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has said.
Stuart Black,...
CITB confirms lower levy rate ahead of consensus vote
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) in Scotland has confirmed it will cut the levy it collects from employers in 2018-20.
The levy will be...
Research shows Edinburgh office take-up moving in ‘positive’ direction
EDINBURGH'S office market is ‘moving in a positive direction’, despite a dip in take-up during the summer, according to research from Knight Frank.
The commercial...
Balfour Beatty poised for year of ‘profitable managed growth’
BALFOUR Beatty has provided a trading update in which it states the business is 'on track' to deliver 'profitable managed growth'.
The contractor expects full...
BAM creates new Scottish hub with opening of Kilsyth office
CONSTRUCTION giant BAM has created a new hub in Scotland with the opening of an office in Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire.
The move is designed to...
25 jobs lost as steel firm enters administration
COWDENBEATH-based structural steel fabricator Rippin Limited has gone into administration, with the loss of 25 jobs.
The company experienced cash flow difficulties due to a...
CCG enters joint venture with care home provider
CCG and Morrison Community Care Group have formed a joint venture to deliver luxury care homes across Scotland in response to increasing demand for...
The Kingdom Group completes acquisition of construction training specialist
THE Kingdom Group has completed the acquisition of construction-related training courses and vocational qualifications specialist Competence Matters Ltd.
The senior leadership team at Competence Matters...
