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RSK completes acquisition of Octavius Infrastructure

RSK Group has completed the acquisition of Octavius Infrastructure from Sullivan Street Partners. Octavius is a civil engineering and electrification transport infrastructure business, with over...

St Andrews Timber and Building Supplies launches new landscaping division

St Andrews Timber and Building Supplies has announced the launch of a new landscaping division as part of a £1 million expansion. The firm serves...
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Glasgow-based M Squared tighten timekeeping with biometric solution

What was once a very manual process through paper timesheets, prone to human error and inaccuracies, is today fully automated by using biometric technology

‘Unique’ Edinburgh city centre building brought to market

THE category B-listed Edinburgh Filmhouse building has been brought to the market by Savills on behalf of Chad Griffin and Tom MacLennan, joint administrators...

GRS completes acquisition of ground stabilisation ‘disruptor’ Soil Science

CONSTRUCTION materials group GRS has acquired start-up ground stabilisation and enabling works contractor Soil Science Ltd in a multi-million pound deal. The bolt-on acquisition is...

CCG hails “incredible” year as group posts record turnover

CCG has reported a record turnover of £134 million - an increase of 18% on 2016's figures. The Glasgow-based construction and manufacturing business revealed pre-tax...

Scotland 5G Centre makes three key appointments

THE Scotland 5G Centre has announced the appointment of three new business engagement managers to its S5GConnect team. S5GConnect is the centre's 'core programme' deploying...
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Budget constraints and higher interest rates continue to hamper Scottish construction activity

SCOTTISH construction market activity fell for the third consecutive quarter with all sub-sectors now seeing either flat or falling workloads, according to new research. The...

Morrison secures place on £250m University of Strathclyde framework

MORRISON Construction has been appointed as a primary contractor on the £250 million University of Strathclyde major building works framework. The framework is for an...

Savills adds associate director to Scottish planning team

JOANNE Plant (MRTPI) has joined Savills as an associate director in the planning team in Scotland. Based in the firm’s Glasgow office and focusing largely...
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Fast growing property specialist appoints new sales director

GLASGOW-based Ronald Ross Lettings and Estate Agents has appointed Gillian Lamont as its new sales director. The growing business, founded and led by directors Kimberley...

Glasgow agency acquires property stock from liquidated competitor

GLASGOW agency Rosevale Letting has increased its portfolio of managed properties after acquiring a number of letting properties from Ross Sales & Lettings, which...

Double deal sees SRA Ventures expand property portfolio

AN Edinburgh property investment firm is to regenerate two industrial estates after snapping both up in a multi-million pound deal. SRA Ventures – founded and owned by...

Momentum growing over protection of title for electricians

THE campaign for protection of title for electricians has received the backing of the UK's largest union. Trade body SELECT commissioned a report on the...
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Galliford Try ‘pleased’ with performance in first half of financial year

GALLIFORD Try Holdings has revealed the group is 'performing well' and trading in line with the board expectations. The announcement was made in a trading...
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Refurbished Glasgow office secures global brand letting

PwC has secured the top two floors of Glasgow’s Aurora at 120 Bothwell Street, with the building recently achieving practical completion of a major...

New survey launched to identify skills gaps in the finishes and interiors sector

THE Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) has launched a new census questionnaire to assess the current status of the workforce and address skills shortage. The...
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Spencer Bridge Engineering secures three major Scottish contracts

SPENCER Bridge Engineering, part of the Spencer Group, has secured three new projects on major bridges across Scotland. The Yorkshire-based engineering specialist, which has carried...
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Galliford Try hails increased revenue and divisional operating margin

GALLIFORD Try has reported a 65% rise in pre-tax profit to £11.7 million before exceptional costs for the first six months of the financial...

Robertson appoints commercial director for west of Scotland

TOMMY Hamilton has been appointed commercial director for Robertson's central west region. Robertson announced he has joined the business from McLaughlin & Harvey, where he...