- Advertisement -
front cover of project scotland magazine
front cover of project scotland magazine
- Advertisement -
front cover of project scotland magazine
front cover of project scotland magazine

Tilbury Douglas appoints social value & sustainability director

TILBURY Douglas has appointed Lucy Davies as social value & sustainability director. Lucy has more than 15 years of experience in construction, most recently as...
Claudia Balmforth

Eight DM Hall surveyors secure RICS membership qualification

DM Hall has announced that eight more of the firm's surveying professionals have passed the final hurdle of their professional training. Claudia Balmforth (Irvine Residential), Helana...

Building preservation specialist launches Inverness base

RICHARDSON and Starling is creating seven new jobs to service its new office in Inverness. The building preservation firm is searching for five technicians and a...

Balfour Beatty sees profits rise 69%

BALFOUR Beatty has seen profits skyrocket by 69% as it posts its half-year results. The infrastructure group’s underlying profit from operations (PFO) has increased to...

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...

Robertson appoints new director of safety, health and environment

ROBERTSON has announced the appointment of Joe Guilfoyle as group director of safety, health and environment (SHE). Currently responsible for SHE within Robertson’s construction Group,...

Construction cost consultancy expands EMEA team

CONSTRUCTION cost consultancy Soben has announced the appointment of Robert McQueen and Max Elswood as project directors for Soben Consultancy UK & Europe. A quantity...

Firm creates senior recladding and façades role

INSULATION specialist ROCKWOOL has promoted Hedley Thompson to the newly-created role of recladding and façades sector manager. The firm described the move as the first...

Homes for Scotland urges wider support to tackle ‘chronic undersupply’ of housing

HOMES for Scotland (HFS) is calling for a rethink on how to address what it described as the nation's 'spiralling housing crisis'. Launching its new...

Glasgow’s Lighthouse building to become climate tech hub

SUSTAINABLE Ventures has secured a 99-year lease for use of the Lighthouse building in Glasgow city centre. Glasgow City Council said the long-term lease will...
Jane Wood

Scottish budget: builders react to ‘shocking’ cuts to housing and planning

TRADE body Homes for Scotland has described the level of cuts seen across the Affordable Housing Supply Programme and the planning system as 'quite...

Management buy-out complete at Livingston-based Empteezy Group

EMPTEEZY Group, a Livingston-headquartered designer, manufacturer and distributor of industrial safety products and solutions, has been acquired in a management buy-out. The move has been...

Recruitment process underway for Highlands and Islands Enterprise chair

THE recruitment process to appoint a new chair for the board of the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is underway. Applications are currently being invited...

Mactaggart & Mickel’s English expansion plans gather pace

Mactaggart & Mickel Homes England has submitted plans for the firm's second site south of the border. The Glasgow-headquartered housebuilder is hoping for permission to...

Kier announces £245 million loss

KIER has announced a loss of £245 million before tax for the year ending 30 June 2019, whilst also warning that Brexit could negatively...
Rachel Reeves. Image credit: Fred Duval / Shutterstock.com

Budget offers ‘mixed news’ for UK construction sector

THE UK construction sector has offered a mixed response to chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first budget since Labour’s General Election victory earlier this year. The rate...

Stewart Milne Group reports “strong trading performance”

STEWART Milne Group has reported a significant rise in both turnover and profit. The housebuilder and timber systems manufacturer said the results vindicate the "bold"...

Rocket Heritage & Archaeology confirms key Scottish appointment

ROCKET Heritage & Archaeology has appointed Dr Peter Klemen as principal archaeology consultant for Scotland. Dr Klemen will be based at the group’s newly opened...

Housebuilder targets new revenues with ‘more elegant, spacious and functional’ homes

STEWART Milne Homes has announced it has invested in a new range of homes to meet the changing needs of buyers and deliver 'significant'...
Amy Waite

Caledonia Housing Association strengthens management board

TWO new non-executive directors have joined the Caledonia Housing Association management board. Amy Waite, knowledge transfer and innovation manager at Innovate UK Business Connect, brings experience...