Sale completes on former Macdonald Marine Hotel staff accommodation building

A staff accommodation building at the former Macdonald Marine Hotel in North Berwick has been sold for an undisclosed sum. Chicago-based AJ Capital Partners purchased...
Tilbury Douglas construction worker

Tilbury Douglas trading performance is ‘ahead of five-year plan’

TILBURY Douglas has reported a rise in revenue and profit in the group's 2025 accounts, revealing that a focus on 'disciplined execution' of its...

Construction work to begin on Perth-headquartered firm’s first Italian projects

PERTH-headquartered SSE Renewables has marked another milestone in its continued European expansion after making the final investment decision to proceed with the build of...
Judy Hegarty

Willmott Dixon Group confirms trio of MD appointments

THE Willmott Dixon Group has announced three MD appointments to lead key parts of its business. Judy Hegarty has been promoted to MD at Fortem,...

Grants worth up to £20m available in bid to decarbonise public sector buildings

THE Scottish Government has launched a new funding scheme offering up to £20 million in grants to support the decarbonisation of public sector buildings. Local...

Paisley contractor lands £40m of new business

CLARK Contracts has announced the business has secured over £40 million of new orders in the first trading quarter of 2021. The contracts include the...

GAP’s joint MD in the frame for top director accolade

GLASGOW-based construction equipment hire giant GAP has announced that its joint managing director Iain Anderson is in contention for a top business award. He has...

Construction output continues to grow, latest ONS figures show

CONSTRUCTION output has continued to grow, following a relatively weak start to the year with the latest ONS statistics showing 3.3% growth in the three...

Trade body slams ‘shocking’ new planning application stats for major housing developments

HOMES for Scotland (HFS) has described new planning application statistics as 'shocking', after figures revealed a 46% drop in the volume of applications for...
Dougall Baillie Associates senior team

Management buyout complete at civils specialist Dougall Baillie Associates

ENGINEERING consultancy Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) has announced a management buyout by three of its directors. Civil engineering director Scott MacPhail, structural engineering director Alan Ferns...

Scottish Property Federation appoints new chair

KEVIN Robertson has been appointed chair of the Scottish Property Federation (SPF). The MD of KR Developments succeeds Michaela Sullivan RTPI, who joins East Lothian Council as head...

Council sells inner-city Glasgow site for build of 112 homes

MORE than 100 homes are to be built in Glasgow following the sale of an inner-city site to Wheatley Homes. Glasgow City Council's sale of...

Expanding Edinburgh building firm takes on first apprentice

EDINBURGH-based building firm The Garage Conversion Company has launched the initial phase of a planned programme of growth with the recruitment of its first...

Glasgow property rental business rebrands as Rosevale Letting

GLASGOW property business Newton Letting is rebranding as Rosevale Letting, following the conclusion of a licensing period which permitted former employee Riccardo Giovanacci to...

SPF calls for action on business rates in Scottish Budget

THE Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has called for a number of policy areas to be addressed in this week's Scottish Budget. The organisation has written...

UK construction output dips but businesses continue to invest for a bright future

UK construction output fell by 1.8% in October 2021 - the largest monthly decline since April 2020 following the pandemic-related lockdown. Figures released by the...

Lockerbie-based concrete specialists CWP add a new offering to their portfolio

Lockerbie-based concrete product specialists CWP have hit the ground running following the industry-wide COVID-19 shutdown.

UK manufacturer accredited for energy management systems

FOLLOWING an external auditing process by LRQA, Building Product Design has achieved ISO 50001 accreditation for both its production facilities. The firm said the move...

Scotland vs England in the new build property market

AS Scotland and England get set to face each other on the football pitch this Friday, new research has compared how the two fare...
Grant Hunter, Fraser Hopkins and Ian McCann

BTO adds new partner to its construction & engineering team

BTO has announced that Ian McCann has joined the law firm as a partner in its construction & engineering team, headed by Fraser Hopkins. Ian...