Gilson Gray appoints experienced commercial property partner

GILSON Gray has bolstered its commercial real estate team with the appointment of new partner Stephen Dick. Stephen has more than two decades of experience...
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Glasgow workspace welcomes new tenants following major refurbishment

LEGAL & General has announced two new tenants at its 140 West George Street office development in Glasgow city centre. Real estate adviser, CBRE, acting...

£86 million MOD storage facility to deliver jobs boost in Scotland and Cumbria

MCLAUGHLIN & Harvey has landed an £86 million contract to help deliver a new 75,000-metre-squared MOD storage facility in Longtown, Cumbria. Designed to enhance the...

Sustainable construction products manufacturer reports record year as demand soars for green solutions

DURA Products, which manufactures sustainable road kerbs and drainage solutions using recycled polymers, has recorded its most successful year yet. The firm revealed it has...

Construction firms had highest uptake of Scotland’s £2.9 billion Covid-19 support

CONSTRUCTION firms had one of the highest uptakes of the £2.9 billion UK Government funding made available to businesses in Scotland amidst the Covid-19...

Barratt reports ‘strong’ half year financial results

BARRATT Developments has reported 'record' first half year completions in its half year financial results to December 31 2020. The housebuilder has completed 9,077 homes during...
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Scottish construction activity outlook ‘positive’ but shortages and costs challenges remain

NEW research has highlighted the impact of skills shortages and material costs on Scottish construction activity despite rising workloads. The Q1 2022 RICS UK Construction...
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FMB reports fall in construction enquiries among members

NEW research has revealed a 'sharp decline' in workloads, enquiries, and employment amongst small building companies in the UK. The State of Trade Survey from...

Ashwood Scotland appoints new construction director

Ashwood Scotland has named Graeme Hadden (51) as its new construction director. He will succeed Brian Mackay (54), who has decided to take semi-retirement at the...
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Firms appointed to ‘robustly’ test Mackintosh rebuild plans

THE Glasgow School of Art has appointed two architecture firms to 'robustly' test its plan to rebuild the Mackintosh building Reiach and Hall and Purcell...

Research shows ‘significant’ increase in UK construction activity

ALL construction sectors in the UK showed signs of increased activity in July, according to the latest research from industry analyst Barbour ABI. The total...
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Knight Frank strengthens Scottish project management division

KNIGHT Frank has expanded its project management team in Scotland with the appointment of Abbie Brown. Abbie joins the commercial property consultancy as a project...

Timber specialist appoints new CFO

ARLENE Cairns has been appointed chief financial officer (CFO) at James Donaldson and Sons. She has joined the timber specialist from Aviva, where she was chief finance...

GLM expands in the west with opening of new office and senior appointment

ARCHITECTURE and building surveying practice Gibbon Lawson McKee Limited (GLM) has announced its expansion into the west of Scotland and a focus on commercial...

Balfour Beatty to sell Heery for £42 million

BALFOUR Beatty has announced it has reached an agreement with a subsidiary of CBRE Group to sell Heery International, its US professional services business. The...

Balfour Beatty appoints CEO of infrastructure investments business

BALFOUR Beatty has confirmed the appointment of Gavin Russell as CEO of its infrastructure investments business. He will have responsibility for the company’s £1.1 billion...

Clark Contracts named main contractor for next phase of Bellshill logistics park

CONSTRUCTION is progressing at Knight Property Group’s £55 million speculative scheme in Bellshill, with Clark Contracts appointed as the main contractor to deliver the...

Scots housebuilder helps address English housing shortfall

SCOTTISH housebuilder Stewart Milne Homes has announced it has secured £11.5 million of funding from Homes England to help deliver almost 500 new homes...

Soben appoints construction sector ‘titan’ as new strategic advisor

SOBEN has announced the appointment of former global COO of Turner & Townsend, Tom Harrison, as its new strategic advisor. Mr Harrison spent 43 years...

Bellway Homes welcomes new apprentices and graduate

BELLWAY Homes has welcomed two new apprentices and a graduate to its Scotland west division in Hamilton. Junior Boyd-McKee, from Carluke, joins as an apprentice...