Housing association secures £10m credit facility
KINGDOM Housing Association has confirmed it has agreed a revolving credit facility agreement with Lloyds Bank during the Covid-19 period after an open tender...
17 suppliers appointed to Scottish social housing ‘disruptors’ framework
17 suppliers have secured places on the latest Social Housing Emerging Disruptors (SHED) framework, which supports Scottish local authorities and housing associations to procure...
Building preservation specialist launches Inverness base
RICHARDSON and Starling is creating seven new jobs to service its new office in Inverness.
The building preservation firm is searching for five technicians and a...
Housebuilder adds new sales and marketing director
BANCON Homes has appointed a new sales and marketing director.
Joanne (Jo) Skinner has joined the Aberdeenshire housebuilder from Barratt Homes, where she held the post of sales...
Fall protection specialist merges four Scottish-based businesses into one
KEE Safety, a global supplier of fall protection solutions and safety railing systems, has announced a new venture that sees four of its Scottish-based...
SELECT offers members new professional indemnity insurance scheme
SELECT has revealed it has teamed up with one of the UK’s largest independent professional indemnity (PI) insurance brokers to offer its members business...
Timber specialist poised for new era as MD steps down in 2020
SCOTT Cairns will leave his role as group managing director at James Donaldson & Sons in July next year, and be succeeded by Andrew Donaldson.
As...
Thomas & Adamson strengthens London team with new appointments
THOMAS & Adamson, part of Egis Group, has expanded its London team with a series of strategic appointments.
The London office has expanded steadily in...
New research highlights fall in enquiries for small building firms
NEW research has found that almost half (47%) of UK master builder companies reported a fall in enquiries for new work in Q4 2023,...
Robertson hails year of ‘positive progress’ as financial results released
ROBERTSON Group has reported a £588 million turnover for the year ending 30 June 2021 and a pre-tax profit of £16. 9 million.
Turnover in...
New report highlights CIOB’s social value
A new report highlighting the Chartered Institute of Building's (CIOB) social value has been published by the organisation.
The findings show that, for every £1...
Covid-19 still leaves ‘uncertainty’ for construction despite ‘build, build, build’ promise
THE full impact of Covid-19 on the UK economy is expected to spell 'uncertainty' for the construction industry, according to the Construction Products Association's...
Construction law specialist urges government intervention to safeguard sector
A Scottish solicitor has warned that government intervention will be required to prevent the construction industry facing major long-term difficulties.
Roddy Cormack, accredited specialist in construction...
Housebuilder hails ‘strong’ performance but warns of weakening consumer confidence amid challenging economy
BARRATT has hailed a 'strong operating performance' after the housebuilder posted interim half-year results for the six months ended 31 December 2022.
Revenue is up...
Wemyss Properties completes first industrial property development acquisition
WEMYSS Properties has completed its first industrial property development acquisition at Hagmill Road, adjacent to Centrum Business Park in Coatbridge.
The 1.81-hectare site was purchased...
Housebuilder posts increased revenue as interim financial results revealed
SPRINGFIELD Properties has reported an 85% increase in revenue to £161.9 million for the six-months ending November 2022, compared with the same period 12...
Fire protection business is aiming high with expansion plans
A family-run Dundee fire protection business has expanded into Manchester after its commitment to securing the highest levels of third-party accreditation and training helped...
Glasgow firm secures funding to help adapt to new ways of working
PVP Developments, which is currently delivering a £10million luxury apartment scheme in Yorkhill, Glasgow, is planning to re-open sites in the coming weeks after...
Balfour Beatty bags multi-million pound overhead line and cabling works
BALFOUR Beatty has been awarded two contracts for the Beauly to Keith 132kV modernisation programme, totalling around £43.5 million.
Both contracts were awarded by Scottish...
Bell rings true at DM Hall
CHARTERED building surveyor Philip Bell has joined the building consultancy arm of DM Hall.
Philip, who will be based in Edinburgh, is a member of...
