SPF welcomes Scottish Government extension of business rates relief
THE Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has welcomed the decision by the Scottish Government to extend its business rates relief for the retail, hospitality and...
Construction law specialist joins Burness Paull
BURNESS Paull has announced the appointment of Mark Kirke as a partner in its construction and projects team.
Kirke, who is accredited by the Law...
Rising costs impacting confidence as stats show fall in UK construction output
THE Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has described the 1.4% fall in UK construction activity in June as a 'growing concern' for small builders...
Anderson Strathern launches new specialised construction dispute team
INDEPENDENT law firm Anderson Strathern has strengthened its construction dispute resolution offering with the addition of a new specialised team.
The four-strong team, led by...
Firms gear up for seventh Meet the Buyer North event
THE seventh annual Meet the Buyer North event is to be held on September 11 at The Music Halls in Aberdeen from 10am until...
Frameworks help Esh step up social housing drive
ESH Border Construction has announced it is at the heart of Scotland's social housing drive following a raft of new framework partnerships.
The Livingston-based firm has teamed up with Link Group,...
New UK commercial VP for Lyndon SGB by BrandSafway
BrandSafway has appointed a new regional vice president of the UK commercial business.
Centin Baxter will be the figurehead of scaffolding, hoist & mastclimbers brand,...
M&E specialist appoints new operations manager
MULTI-disciplinary M&E business, A. Alexander Group, has announced the promotion of David Hart to the newly created role of operations manager.
Previously contracts manager, David...
Balfour Beatty sustainability director joins Supply Chain Sustainability School board
BALFOUR Beatty's group sustainability director, Jo Gilroy, has been appointed to the board of the Supply Chain Sustainability School.
The Supply Chain Sustainability School seeks...
Investment secured for new Gretna retail facility
CRUCIBLE Alba Group has secured a £555,000 investment to build a new retail development in Gretna.
The property developer and asset management firm has revealed...
Diversity: it is a real agenda item
By Emma Marriott, a Construction Scotland Innovation Centre board member
Tokenistic. Tickbox. Lip Service. These are just a few of the words that are commonly...
Concrete admixtures specialist to offer recycled glass product
OSCRETE has been appointed the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for Stikloporas JSC, a Lithuanian producer of expanded glass granules.
Granulated expanded glass is described as...
Residential construction activity in February increased by 20 per cent year on year
RESIDENTIAL activity across the construction sector continued its hold at the top of the industry in February, contributing £1.6 billion worth of contracts by value...
Scottish workplace design consultancy adopts employee ownership model
WORKPLACE design consultancy Space Solutions has completed a move to an employee ownership model, with 100% of the business now held in trust.
The company's...
East Kilbride consultancy adopts employee ownership model
East Kilbride-based civil and structural engineering consultancy Grossart Associates has adopted the employee ownership business model.
Scotframe aims to treble English turnover
SCOTFRAME has launched its new English-based showroom as the Inverurie-headquartered offsite timber specialist aims to treble its turnover south of the border.
The firm, which...
Cushman & Wakefield confirms Garment Factory office move
CUSHMAN & Wakefield has announced its new Glasgow office will be at the Garment Factory in the city's Merchant City area.
The Garment Factory takes...
Bid and tender specialist posts record turnover
AM Bid has reported a record turnover in excess of £1 million for the second year in a row.
The bid and tender specialist revealed...
Units at Hamilton’s Regent Shopping Centre brought to market
PROPERTY development and asset management group Evergold has instructed Shepherd Chartered Surveyors to bring to market 50 units at Regent Shopping Centre in Hamilton...
Center Parcs’ plans a ‘significant boost’ for Scotland’s construction sector
CENTER Parcs’ plans to build its first Scottish resort have been heralded as a ‘significant’ boost to Scotland’s construction sector.
The short break specialist has...
