Retirement housebuilder makes key Scottish appointments
RETIREMENT housebuilding specialist McCarthy & Stone has boosted its Scottish office with two key appointments.
Jonathan Fair has been named managing director while Lorraine Paterson has been...
Savills UK confirms changes to senior management team
ANDREW Perratt will become head of residential for Savills UK at the start of January.
The move follows a four-year tenure as Savills head of...
Livingston-based electrical, mechanical and HVAC specialist appoints projects director
JOHN Heaney Electrical Limited (JHE), the Livingston-based electrical, mechanical and HVAC specialist, has appointed long-serving employee Barry Murphy to the board as projects director.
Murphy,...
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...
SES appointed to landmark University of Glasgow development
SES Engineering Services (SES) has landed a role on the £90 million learning hub project for the University of Glasgow.
The firm was appointed by main...
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...
Council says ‘hurdles’ placed in way of delivering new train station in Winchburgh
WEST Lothian Council has expressed its disappointment that 'hurdles have been placed in the way' of delivering a new railway station in Winchburgh.
Winchburgh is...
Balfour Beatty tipped to exceed previous expectations for 2018
BALFOUR Beatty has announced group performance for the year will be above previous expectations following an additional infrastructure investments sale in December.
The news was revealed...
Scottish construction consultancy expands into Asia Pacific with new Singapore office
SCOTTISH-based construction consultancy Soben has confirmed the expansion of its operations into APAC (Asia Pacific) with the launch of a Singapore office.
The move has...
Kingdom Housing Association names new finance director
KEN Tudhope has been appointed director of finance at Fife-based Kingdom Housing Association.
Currently occupying the same role at Weslo Housing, Mr Tudhope will take...
‘Final piece of the jigsaw’ secured at Aberdeen retail park
CBRE has secured an occupier for the last vacant unit at Berryden Retail Park in Aberdeen on behalf of Frasers Group.
The Food Warehouse, part...
Galliford Try confirms return to profitability
GALLIFORD Try has announced a return to profit in its half-year results for the period ending 31 December 2020.
Revenue fell to £542 million compared...
Galliford Try director appointed to Supply Chain Sustainability School board
THE Supply Chain Sustainability School has appointed Galliford Try's Andrew Spencer to its board of directors.
He is said to bring a 'wealth of experience...
Largest ever private sector investment made in Heriot-Watt University Research Park
CHARLES River Laboratories International has made what will be the largest ever private sector investment in Heriot-Watt University Research Park.
The global provider of drug...
Construction equipment sales rise slightly in Q3
SALES of construction equipment in the UK rose by 1% in the third quarter of 2018 compared with the same period in 2017, according...
UK construction activity hits ‘record’ levels in March but outlook is more challenging
NEW research has shown that later stage UK construction activity hit 'record' levels in March, but a drop in planning applications could result in...
SPOA slams failure to delay red diesel changes for construction
THE Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has accused UK chancellor Rishi Sunak of ‘failing to listen’ to the construction industry, following his Spring Statement.
Despite almost 16,000...
Major milestone marked in Capital Square project
A topping out ceremony has been held to mark a major milestone in Edinburgh's Capital Square office development.
The Right Honourable Lord Lieutenant, Lord Provost of...
Council delays project after only attracting one bid
MORAY Council has confirmed that repairs to a road near Keith wont be fixed this year, after the project only attracted one bid.
The A95...
Groups stress importance of pre-apprenticeship programme
THE Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) and Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) have stressed the importance of preparing the next generation of electricians...
