Steel frame specialist appoints new CEO
GLASGOW-based Ross McAdam has been named the new CEO of Embrace Steel Group, a provider of steel frame building solutions.
Outgoing CEO Martin Kelly will remain...
Fife contractor moves to employee-owned model
FIFE-based contractor T&N Gilmartin (Contractors) has become the latest Scottish firm to transfer its entire shareholding to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), meaning that...
Barrhead Housing’s smart homes programme to be expanded
BARRHEAD Housing is to expand its innovative smart homes programme thanks to new funding awarded through Glasgow City Region's 5G Innovation Region (Smart and...
Persimmon profits rise 13% in half-year results
PERSIMMON has reported a pre-tax profit rise of 13% to £516.3 million for the first six months of 2018.
The housebuilder revealed new home sales...
Research reveals rise in demand and supply in Scottish housing market
THE latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey has revealed a busy start to the year for the Scottish housing market.
Surveyors...
Regeneration specialist adds four new recruits
REGENERATION specialist Urban Union has strengthened its Glasgow-based team with four new appointments.
Daniel MacDonald, Claire Ferris, Ashleigh Donnelly and Chloe Paterson will join the...
Online discussion offers optimism for construction SMEs
HUB South West has hailed the success of its first online get-together to help SMEs plan their future via Microsoft Teams.
Around 70 participants took...
Modular housing specialist lands role on Hub South East’s supply chain
MODULAR construction and affordable housing specialist Connect Modular has announced it has been named as a contractor on Hub South East’s Tier 1B supply...
Narro confirms boardroom changes
STRUCTURAL and civil engineering consultancy Narro has announced a raft of boardroom changes.
Andrew Brown is retiring from the board following an engineering career spanning...
Fleming Timber Structures announces hat-trick of new business wins
FLEMING Timber Structures has announced three new contract wins for a variety of main contractors across Scotland.
Spanning education, sport and funeral care, the...
CBRE research reveals office market performance in Glasgow and Edinburgh
REAL estate advisor CBRE has released its latest figures on the office markets in Glasgow and Edinburgh during the third quarter of 2023.
Take-up for the...
£1 billion Business Support Fund opens in Scotland
The Scottish Government has opened its £1 billion business support fund to help companies impacted by the Covid-19 outbreak
Report reveals ‘significant’ progress of £1.13 billion Glasgow city region deal
THE Glasgow city region partnership has continued to accelerate economic transformation, a new report released today has revealed.
The report sets out progress in the...
Scots housebuilder eyes English expansion
A Scottish housebuilder is targeting further growth south of the border after an “encouraging” start to the year.
Stewart Milne Homes has doubled sales in...
Aberdeen Council to review major projects amidst global supply chain issues
MAJOR Aberdeen City Council capital projects are to be reviewed and reprofiled due to the risk of potential delays due to supply chain issues...
Burns & McDonnell appoints new UK transmission & distribution MD
ENGINEERING and construction firm Burns & McDonnell has promoted Jason Chandler to the role of transmission & distribution MD for the UK.
He will be...
Relocation gives Cruden Homes and Hart Builders room to grow
CRUDEN Homes East and sister company, Hart Builders, have rebranded and moved to the South Gyle Business Park in Edinburgh as part of the Cruden's...
112,000 new UK trade firms created since the pandemic
OVER 112,000 trade firms have been set up in the UK since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research has revealed.
The study, conducted...
Build of new industrial development begins at Inchmuir Park
J. Smart & Co has commenced construction on a new industrial development at Inchmuir Park on behalf of Ryden.
The speculative development will deliver 58,628...
Family-run roofing firm moves into new Stirling premises
A family-run roofing firm has revealed it has relocated to new premises and been admitted to two industry bodies in recognition of its high...
