Contractor wanted for next phase of £3 billion A9 dualling project
THE procurement process for the most northerly section of the Scottish Government's £3 billion programme to dual the A9 between Perth and Inverness has...
DBA lands role on ‘transformative’ Ayrshire development
CONSULTING engineer Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) has revealed the firm has landed a 'significant' contract at a development site near Ayr which, in its...
Aberdeen office scheme now at full occupancy
KNIGHT Property Group has announced that St Swithin Row in Aberdeen's west end is now fully let.
Q&A Law Practice has agreed to lease the...
Contractor adds to senior team with new operations manager
STEPHEN Sharpe has been appointed operations manager at akp.
Sharpe has been involved in a number of multi-million pound fit-out projects around the world and...
Persimmon making ‘good progress’ on customer care improvement plan
PERSIMMON has stated it is anticipating the group's pre-tax profits will be 'in line with our market consensus' when final financial results for 2019...
Scottish surveying conference highlights skills crisis facing sector
HUNDREDS of surveyors, legal professionals, and sector leaders from across Scotland came together recently in a show of collaboration and professional leadership at the...
Union seeks “urgent” Carillion talks after profits warning
THE Unite union has called for "urgent talks" with Carillion over the company's future, after the contractor issued a profits warning and revealed it...
Trade body claims ‘woeful’ planning statistics are ‘simply unacceptable’
NEW statistics showing a major drop in planning applications for major housing developments have been described as 'woeful' and 'unacceptable' by trade body Homes...
MAPP appointed to manage Scotland’s largest trading estate
FRASERS Property UK has appointed MAPP to handle all facilities and property management services at Hillington Park trading estate.
The move, which consolidates property management...
Exhaust ventilation specialist develops system to reduce manufacturing energy use
AN Ayrshire company has created a new system which is said to 'dramatically' reduce energy use in manufacturing and also protect workforce health.
Compliance LEV,...
Balfour Beatty names another new director
STEPHEN Billingham has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director at Balfour Beatty.
Stephen has over three decades of business and management experience, including 11 years...
Aberdeen experiencing ‘two tier’ commercial market
ABERDEEN is seeing the emergence of a two tier commercial market, Savills has said, where rents and terms are holding up for ‘best in...
Allied Surveyors Scotland confirm promotions in Edinburgh commercial department
ALLIED Surveyors Scotland has promoted Bernadetta Majewska MRICS to associate director. The move follows Stewart Gorman MRICS also being promoted to associate director in...
City of Edinburgh Council launches major housing services recruitment drive
A recruitment drive has been launched by the City of Edinburgh Council in a bid to hire over 80 recruits in its housing service.
Adverts...
Budget response: Scots builders want “level playing field”
SCOTLAND'S builders have called for a "level playing field" north of the border after UK Chancellor Philip Hammond, in his Budget speech, announced an...
Kier lands £14m Edinburgh College of Art contract
KIER Construction Scotland has been appointed by the University of Edinburgh to undertake refurbishment work on the College of Art.
The firm said work will be carried...
New senior team installed at Fife timber specialist
FIFE-based timber specialist James Donaldson & Sons has announced its new senior team, as Andrew and Michael Donaldson take over as CEO and chairman,...
Businesses move fast as City South nears capacity
DANDARA City South Business Park has reached a major milestone with phase two now fully sold and fewer than half of the final phase...
Sauter Group acquires majority shareholding in Emtec Group
THE Sauter Group has acquired a majority shareholding in Uddingston-headquartered M&E contractor and maintenance provider, Emtec.
Established in 2003, Emtec has enjoyed year on year...
M Squared makes ‘seven-figure investment’ in Glasgow-based EBS
COMMERCIAL landscape and groundworks specialist M Squared has completed a seven-figure investment into Glasgow-based repairs and maintenance specialist, EBS Construction Limited (EBS).
EBS has over 50...
