Scots consultancy launches new service to help reduce embodied carbon in construction
CONSTRUCTION consultancy Soben is urging industry-wide improvements to how carbon is calculated and reduced, as the firm launches a new carbon cost management service.
The...
Sector-wide survey launches to discover how Contractor Design Portion use can be improved
A survey has been launched to find out how Contractor Design Portion (CDP) can impact more positively on construction quality.
Led by the Construction Quality...
Burness Paull strengthens energy team with appointment of renewables lawyer
BURNESS Paull has appointed renewables development lawyer Nicola Scott as a partner in the firm's energy team.
Scott advises clients in the renewables sector on...
CBRE strengthens Aberdeen team ahead of business rates changes
REAL estate advisor CBRE has strengthened its rating team with the appointment of Jemima Seinuah at the firm's Aberdeen office.
Jemima joins after completing a...
Green light for Glasgow office development
MOSAIC Architecture + Design has been granted Planning in Principle approval for the Carrick Square office development in Glasgow on behalf of the Soller...
Diversity: it is a real agenda item
By Emma Marriott, a Construction Scotland Innovation Centre board member
Tokenistic. Tickbox. Lip Service. These are just a few of the words that are commonly...
Graham + Sibbald appoints new associate
CHARTERED surveyors and property consultants Graham + Sibbald has promoted Mary Leitch to the role of associate.
Mary has over 13 years' valuation experience, qualifying...
Call for Scottish budget to immediately address housing crisis
DJ Alexander has called on the Scottish Budget to detail immediate actions to address the country's housing emergency.
The lettings and estate agency said that...
Cundall adds to Scottish team as demand for sustainability services ‘skyrockets’
MULTI-disciplinary engineering consultancy Cundall has claimed that demand for sustainability services in Scotland has 'skyrocketed'.
Demand for services including ESG strategy, net zero carbon design,...
Muir Group appointed main contractor for next phase of Westway development
CANMOOR has confirmed the appointment of Muir Group as main contractor for the next phase of speculative development at Westway, adjacent to Glasgow Airport.
The...
Most Scottish trades businesses have grown since lockdown
NEW research has revealed that trades businesses across Scotland have delivered some of the strongest growth in profit across the UK.
A study by BigChange,...
DM Hall launches in-house drone surveying service
DM Hall has announced it is rolling out an in-house drone surveying service across its nationwide building surveying teams.
The firm has been running a...
Annual report shows another year of ‘great success’ for hub South West
HUB South West has announced another 'outstanding' performance in the year to 31 March 2020.
The organisation - one of the five Scottish hub territories...
Cream of the crop: new base gives NPC scope for Scottish expansion
NATIONAL Pile Croppers (NPC) is targeting growth in the Scottish market after opening a new depot in Airdrie.
The company specialises in hiring hydraulic pile...
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...
ACE chief executive to leave for senior role at Mace
THE Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has announced chief executive Hannah Vickers is stepping down to join consultancy and construction firm, Mace.
She will join...
Repair and maintenance work ‘propping up’ UK construction industry
THE Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has claimed a 2.2% rise in UK repair and maintenance building work in the three months to October...
St John’s High Income Property Fund acquires Eurocentral warehouse
REAL estate advisor CBRE has advised St John’s High Income Property Fund on the acquisition of a distribution warehouse at Eurocentral.
30 Coddington Crescent offers...
Bid and tender specialist strengthens senior team
AM Bid has appointed Philip Thomson (53) as bid director.
He becomes the first company director appointed to the business since MD David Gray in...
Knight Frank bolsters Scottish team with new partner
KNIGHT Frank has added to its consultancy services in Scotland with the appointment of experienced project manager David Robertson as a new partner.
David joins...
